The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-18
NEW PARTY PLAN
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to make at least one-half of their appoint
ments through the city and county commit
tee upon recommendation, as provided for,
and the acceptance of such nomination for
such an office shall be deemed such a pledge
SEQ In recommending persons TO ap-
pointments said city and county committee
shall act through and by said executive COM
mittee. but no one shall be so recommended
until the person so seeking Recommendation
shall have been approved by at least two
thirds Of the vote Of the precinct chairmen
OF the ward where such applicant resides.
ARTICLE 1s.
These articles may be at any time amended
~ the executive committee by an Affirmative
Iwo-thirds vote thereof.
ARTICLE II.
The executive committee shall prepare and
adopt bylaws for the more specific govern
ment. control and work OF said city and coun-
ty committee in all it's branches.
ARTICLE IS.
The said executive committee may at anv
time Incorporate the said city and county
committee. provided three-fourths o I the
members OF said executive committee shall
concur afirmatively therein, but the ofncers
and management Of said city and county com
mlUtee shall not be changed or modified by
such Incorporation.
SHOULD NOT BE FRACTIONAL.
P. D. Scannell wanted to know IL
proper notice had been sent out for
the meeting; that there were no longer
any factions. but it was desirable that
all parties be represe nted in order that
no one should be deprived OF his dele
gated rights.
Mr.. Barton urged those present to
take action at once: that il action was
not taken now it could not be in a
year or even next spring.
w. s. Hennessy urged the immediate
adoption OF some such plan, as It had
been demonstrated ip the late campaign
that one essential to success was or
| ganization-the votes would have been
forthcoming If they had been properly
looked out for In the county.
w. H. Murray ssld that he was an
autocrat in his beliefs so far as party
ruling was concerned, but such an i'm
portant matter as this should be prop
erly digested.
j. b. Covfngton thought that a refer
ence to a committee would be the real
thing. Geo. c. Lambert wanted to
know how the matter could be properly
gotten before the whole Democracy and
was referred to The G. / o be
+. II. Ellerbe thought that many Of
the Democrats would refuse to be
bound by an agreement that was made
by few men and thought IT should
be officially acted upon.
Mr.. Murray said that the whole peo-
pie would be advised If they read The
@ o b e, and If they didn't read The
G o b e they didn't deserve to be ad-
vised.
TO MEET AGAIN MONDAY
NJ. Hennessy moved, as a means of
properly and officially disposing Of the
articles offered that they be referred
to a committee composed of r. w.
Bell, J. G. Michael, Humphrey Barton
and four others to be named by those
three. the committee to report at
meeting TO be held in the club rooms
next Monday night, to which ali Demo-
Gratis should be invited.
There was q good deal of discussion
OH the motion. DR.. Stone said that no
wanted to explain the function OF the
Jefferson club, which, in no sense de-
sired to assume the functions Of the
Democracy. burt wanted to subserve the
interests of the party in everything. He
felt that every member Of the club
felt as he did and he hoped for unani-
nous actlon in some direction He
made an amendment which was after
wards substituted.
p. D. Scanned, ]. c. Michael. F. II.
EIIerbe, John H. Ives, Anthony Yoerg
and several others made some remarks
and Mr. Hennessy's motion was after
" ards adopted by a unanimous vote.
The additional membess Of the commit
tee were ramed by lie three indicated
so that it consists of Messrs. Barton.
Michael, Bell. Scannell. Yoerg. Ellerbe
and Lambert.
INDORSED THE GIG BE-
W. H Murray. in a speech eubogistic
OF the work OF The G o b in the past
campaign. moved that committee OF
three be appointed to draft resolutions
commencing The G b TO the Dem
ccrats OF the state for IT'S work in the
late campaign. and as a sound Demo-
cratic newspaper. The motion was
adopted with applause and the commit
tee appointed consisted OF w. b. Hen
messy. F. H. Ellerbe and D. F. Pee
bles.
The meeting adjourned until Monday
evening. when the report from the COM
r.littee on the articles viii be received
and acted upon
The Last From Peary.