The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-07

work can be done in the cities as well
as in the back counties. The organ
izer is our never-tiring friend and CO.
worker, DR.. R. H. Reemelin, who has
not only organized club, but sent
five dollars to help defray the ex-
penses of getting this work started.
The membership of DR.. Reemelin's
club is as follows: DR.. R. H. Reeme-
lin, sc Garfield place; Aug. Centner,
20S Longworth st., WINS Directory
Office; F. w. Browne. 80 Virgins blk;
e. G. Kohlbrand, 1902 Main ST.; VIM.
Centner, 1889 Gilmore st.. Bernard
Gahrband, 1907 Colerain ave.; Victor
Herold, % e. 18th; and G. A. Pfau,
22O Sothern ave. DR.. Reemelin Is Sec
rotary. The membership of this club
embraces physicians, attorneys, ma
chinists, cigarmakers, paper hangers,
accountant, and a civil engineer. The
intellectual standard of such an or
ganization is sure to be good DR..
Reemelin writes: II have written all
the Old Guards in Ohio, and so far all
but one have suggested referendum
vote for delegates at large to the ma
tional convention, and calling on the
congressional districts to name their
representatives"
Bro. ]. G. Rawls of Floresville, VIII
son county, Tex, comes forward with
the fifth club organized, with the fol-
lowing members: l. T. Bell, j. c.
Rawls, chairman; A. M. Dennis, S. M.
Lynn. Samuel Reed and w. P. Graves,
all of Floresville These are all good
workers in the cause and will speedily
build around them a large organiza-
ton.
The charters issued to all the above
organizations are of the Working Club
of the Allied Peoples Party; but II
the Springfield convention will do It's
duty and adopt the direct club system
of party government as the only OIL
cial organization of the party, these
charters will be replaced with those
drawn in accordance with the action
at Springfield. The Old Guards must
not feel too secure over the Spring
field convention, and must lose no
time in making it certain for a
straight, honorable populist policy,
and to keep the pledge made at Gin
cinnati to adopt direct nominations
and party government. We are Gel
tainly inconsistent if we go up and
down the land preaching direct legis-
lation and majority rule, when we ig-
more it ourselves. The plea of the
politicians in the party. that it is too
cumbersome and will not work is all
buncombe. What can be more sim
| pie yet more effective than the plan
we have adopted. See how nicely it
works:
The populists in each county join
the central organization; or where
there are enough to do so they join a
precinct organization and through
delegates to central body like the
county alliance used to De) send their
vote just as cast on matters to the
county, where it is consolidated like
the official returns in elections, and
forwarded to the national secretary.
When it comes to suggesting men fDr
the nomination each county organiza-
ton has a right to choose one canGi-
udIe LOT cdCu OIllc0 W UC ulleu, IueSe
names are then all submitted back to
be voted on. For instance one county
may suggest Watson for president; an
other Allen; another Howard; another
Burkhart, etc., but when the list is
made up a ballot with all suggested
goes back to the several lodges and
the numerical strength of each candI-
date is cast and returned for him, and
the one who is the choice of the most
of the people will be the nominee.
Whenever we adopt this system as
the only official organization recog-
nized by the party at all, then we will
have done away with the convention
and the power of tricksters and poll
ticians to betray and deliver us to the
old parties. Brothers. it Is the ony
way to do this. Don't be lulled into
fancied security that all differences
are over. Whatever may be the pledges
made by Mr.. Edmisten and others,
however sincere they may be, and |
do not question their sincerity. still
under the convention system pop
ular democratic candidate may sweep
the convention off ita feet override