The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-30
CONSTITUTION.
ARTTCJ.E. l


CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE l.
Section l. The officers of this league shall
be a president, vice-presdent, secretary
and treasurer, and executive board "on-
sisting of 39 members, as follows: The
president, vice-president secretary and
treasurer of this league and five members
from each congressional district, to be
chosen by the delegation from the sew
eral congressional districts, to be elected
annually at each state meeting.
ARTICLE H.
Section i. The president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer of this league, and
one member of the executive board from
each congressional district, to be elected
from and by the members from each dis
trict shall constitute an executive
committee of II, and the secretary of this
league shall he governed and directed by
said executive committee.
ARTICLE Ill
Section L. The executive board shall have
authority to appoint a state organizer and
local organizers, as it shall deem best
To provide for the payment of salaries
of secretary and state organizer
To provide headquarters and pay therefor
in their discretion.
! To raise money, purchase and distribute
literature.
TO encourage and sustain strong local
reform press throughout the state
To form local leagues throughout the
state.
To do and perform all other acts which
they deem proper for the good of the league.
ARTICLE ".
Section 1. No person shall be a member
OF this league unless he shall have become
member of some local league organized
under the direction of the executive board,
and all members of local leagues shall be
members of this league when the duly e.e.t-
| ed secretary of such local league shall for
| ward his name to the secretary of this
| league, providing also, that each member
| of local or township leagues shall be as
sessed the sum of ) cents per month, to be
paid into the treasury of the state league
ARTICLE V.
Section 1-Ea CHI delegation present at the
| convention held Jan. 8, 1895, shall be and
| constitute local league for it's county,
| with power to add to its numbers as ii
shall deem best; and the executive board
| shall take steps to organize local leagues
in every county, town, school district and
precinct in the state
ARTICLE VI
Section Irregular state meetings of this
league shall be called once year by the
executive board at such places as they
shall deem best, at any time during the
second week in January, but at least one
months notice thereof shall be given in
advance to each local league Such meet
local league. one for each 80 members or
ing shall consist of delegates from each
major fraction thereof, but each local
league shall be entitled to at least one
delegate.
ARTICLE VII.
Section 1-Whensver one-third of all the
members of this league shall petition the
president to call a special state meeting
for any purpose, it shall be his duty so to
do; and whenever one-ffth of the members
shall petition him to submit any PROPOSE
ton to the different leagues he shall do
so, and the ecision OF the majority on
such proposition shall be law and cannot
be disturbed, changed, modified or re-
pealed, except in the same manner; other
wise the executive board shall have full
| control, management and supervision of
! this league within the limits prescribed
| hereby.
ARTICLE VIII.
Section This constitution NAV be
amended at any regular meeting of the
| league, provided that two months notice
| thereof has been given to the secretary of
each local league.
Grover and the Blue Wagon.
written for the Representative.
| l looked to the East and l looked to the
West
And saw Grover Cleveland going his best.
He had blue wagon and four horse
team.
And was hauling his message to congress.
| ne Was travelling along at a very rapid
gait,
The blue wagon rolling and tossing;
| His horses on the run fast as they
| could go,
| He wanted to get back to go fishing.
III.
| Now Grover as a fisherman his fame was
mere out done.
! He could always fish veto, no matter
how they come.
! Unless it was tariff bill they brought for
him to sign.
| And then he'd keep on fishing his job lots
all the tine
be law in time.
| And he could not be blamed for what he
did not sign.
| For he knew that many people did not like
the ways and means,
Although there was a sugar clause in that
ar bill it seems.
| So you see there is more ways than one, a
skinning CT 2 cat.
| AS long Sherman's the deck and
Growers at the bat.
| For this heroic pair Will fish, and people
may cut bait,
| And imagine they are partners in an enor-
nous sugar estate.
JOHN SQUJNTLOCKFINGER
| The Modern He'll.
| The ancient hell of torments dire
| Was pictured forth with flames and fire,
| Where SHINING souls were swiftly sent
| To get their meted punishment.
| The modern hell--but my weak pen