The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-11

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the annual meeting as BONA FIDE
delegates. under this constitution,
n are practical and operative farm
ers, living OF their farms at the time
of their election; the secretary of the
county shall then make a list of the
same on blanks furnished by the
State Secretary, giving the name of
the county, the name and post office
address of each delegate, and the
number of his alliance. And when
the President of the State Alliance,
upon the opening of the Alliance
meeting, appoints a chairman for
said committee on credentials, so
composed of the chairmen elected
by the several counties represent
ed, it shall be the duty of each
county chairman to hand in
to such chairman of the committee
on credentials, the list of delegates
from his county. And these lists
shall constitute the report of the
committee on credentials, and shall
be handed TO the Chief Secretary of
the State Alliance as such report,
and preserved by him. If any dispute
arises as to the right of any delegate
from a county to a seat, and those
present from the county render a de-
cisiOn adverse to the claims Of the
party to sit in the State Alliance, he
shall have the right Of an appeal to
the whole committee on credentials.
and to be heard in his own behalf;
and if the decision of the whole com
mittee is adverse he shall have the
right to be heard by the State ALI
ance at the time the report is pre-
sented and considered.
Sec. II. Whenever the State Alli-
ance orders a vote by counties, it
shall be the duty Of the chairman of
each county, "a recess of the State
Alliance being taken for that pur-
pose), to call the delegates from his
county around him; and, after stat
ing the question before the house,
take their uic0 rOce vote upon the
same, and the secretary Of the coun-
ty shall record their votes by yeas
and nays, read them over to the dele
gates. and announce to them the re-
suit. And when the State Alliance
resumes business the chairman of
each county shall report to the Chief
Secretary the record of the vote as
made by the county secretary, and
the Chief Secretary of the State ALI
ance shall distinctly report to the
house the sum total of votes given by
the delegates from said county, for
and against the pending proposition,
or for any person or persons voted for.
II any member from any county de-
mand it, the Chief Secretary shall
read the list of names in said report,
showing how each delegate from that
county voted. The Chief Secretary
shall add up the sum total of all such
reports from the several counties, and
announce the result to the meeting.
The original reports shall be pre-
served by the Chief Secretary until
the next annual meeting, and shall
be open to the inspection of any mem
Der of the alliance.
Sec. 13. A committee consisting
Of one member from each congress
sional district, shall be appointed by
the President, as a committee on ap-
peals and grievances.
Sec. IA. Whenever a faction in
any subordinate alliance shall seek to
impede its progress by attempting to
sever its connection with the State
Alliance, by refusing to pay state
dues, ETC., a vote may be taken upon
such question, and members who
favor such measures. shall by
vote on said question, be expelled
from the Alliance.