The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-15

L. j. Gulce, member OF the national
committee for that state, was stricken
with paralysis on Friday night, Aug
ust rs. after having made lengthy
speech to the people of the southern
part of De Soto parish. Notwithstand-
ing he had the best medical attendance
he passed away Monday night August
29. AS his son truly says: HE died
in the harness working for the cause"
This will be a severe blow to the
movement in Louisiana because Mr..
Guice was beloved leader among the
populist forces OF northern Louisiana,
and there seems to be no one who can
fill his place. Leland M. Guice ex-
presses his intention to do all in his
power to aid the cause of populiSm,
and it is to be hoped that he may de-
velop the same qualities of leader
ship which his father possessed. He
has been chosen to fill the vacancy in
the Louisiana members of the national
committee.
National Committeeman w. +. Wood
ford Of Farmdale, Fla, writes that he
is sending copies OF Mr.. Watson's Lin
coin speech all over his section of Flor
ida. The Missouri World has printed
this speech in the form of pamphlet,
and is selling it at the rate of 10 for
10c. A great many populists over the
country are taking advantage of this
opportunity for scattering the siege OF
populism Mr.. Woodford says that he
believes Watson and Tibbles will poll
big vote in Florida. He reports that
ut tJ,ot tev ~
published in Florida that prints any
thing along the line of populism.
A J. Jones of Parlier, CAL, desires
sample copies of all the reform papers
for general circulation. He says there
is no populist paper published in Fres-
no county, and he thinks he could do
considerable good in the way OF Sc
curing subscriptions.
c. c. DE FRANCE.
(The formal notice." referred to by
Mr. De France. was pure fabrication
"a mere republican campaign fake.
No such formal notice was given to
the populist committee by any demo-
Gratis at all. 1t goes without saying
that should any such notice be served
upon the populist committee, Mr.. De.
Frances suggestion would very likely
be followed by the populist candidates
and the committee. For the populists
of Nebraska, reinforced by thousands
Of solid reform democrats are not at
all likely to allow handful OF Parker
democrats to dictate what they should
do regarding the national ticket. The
populists of this state as well as thou
sands of unmuZzled democrats are bent
upon the defeat of Parker, and they
desire the world to know it.-Associate
Editor O.
Gossip: James Hogan, the populist
nominee for governor of Illinois, was
one of the men who were imprisoned
with Eugene v. Debs, the socialist
nominee for president-back in the
days of the A. r. U. strike A. M.
Coleman. nominee for congress in the
Second Colorado, formerly ran a pa
per in Nebraska. w. B. Wolfe, nomi-
nee for treasurer in Indiana, is
brother of our "Uncle jake Wolfe of
Lincoln, Neb., former land commits
sioner. S. M. Holcomb, whom the In
diana populists nominated for attor-
ney general, is an uncle of Judge Silas
A. Holcomb, now on the supreme
bench of Nebraska. John b. Howarth,
one of the peoples party electors for
New York, is editor of the single tax
maoazine "What'S The Use