The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
Old Guard Club Work IN Texas

Abilene, Texas, July 1.-THE Editor of The
Independent It is yet too early for me to know
and report to populists through State Chairman
Eager the number and the location of all the
Old Guard clubs that were organized in Texas
on July Is. do know however, that large
number were organized and that, through them,
a great many more will be organized in the near
future. q ssA
To those who were not able to arrange for
club organizations in your school districts last
Saturday / wish to say that hope you will
not wait for the next call for club organizations,
but that, as far as practicable, you Will organize
your clubs and report to me by August l. IL only
two or three Of you shall he willing and ready
now to join club, l ask that the two or three
of you will do so at once, and that you will have
your secretary send report to me promptly. You
understand, of course, that what we are trying
to do now is to establish rallying point for popu-
lists and other reformers in every school dis
trict in Texas with little delay as possible.
In good time all the others in your district will
follow the example of the two or three ~
who shall make the first start.
I am asked if 1t Is necessary that
house meetings shall be called and held III the
purpose of club organizations. In reply have
said, and now say again, that 1t is not at all
necessary / do not ask you to leave your crops
or other business when they are needing your
attention Some one of you id each of your own
school districts has received from me set OF
Old Guard club organization papers. You will
know who has the set for your own school dis
tr1Ct 1 now ask OF MIN TO see as many OIL you
as he can conveniently and ask those of you
or whom he shall not be. able to call. to see him
as soon as practicable, and sign the enrolment
blank in his hands.
Letters being received by me from our
: friends outside of Texas, asking me to advise
them promptly of the number of clubs organized
on July L. The writer's the state and terri
torial chairmen secretaries of the peoples
party committees In their respective states and
territories and if my advice to them shall be
favorable they assure me that they will take in
charge at once the work of organizing clubs in
their said states and territories. II, therefore,
any of you have not reported to me the organiza-
ton of your clubs kindly do SO with little delay
as possible.
If for any any who have received
organization papers shall not have used them and
cannot or will not do SO, you are requested by
to return them to me- that may place them
in the hands of those of our friends who can and
will use them to the best advantage. l have only
a few sets Of the papers left and expect to be
able to use great many more sets during the
next ten days or two weeks.
To those of you who have already organized
clubs, wish to suggest that you select the school
districts near to your own, in which there are
populists and that you begin now to arrange to
have clubs organized in them in response to
State Chairman Eager's next call.
Thanking you very sincerely for what you
have already done, and in advance for what you
are going to do, am very truly yours,
H. L. BENTLEY.
President Texas Federation Populist Clubs.
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