The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-01
Minnesota Plan of ORGANIZATION.

as their aides and subordinate organ
izers.
10. Organizers-in-chief must be held re-
sponsible for the size of the vote in their
respective counties; keep a complete record
or CLUBS or precinct organizations existing
within their respective Jurisdictions, with a
full list Of names and addresses of men,
bers, officers and committees also time and
places of meetings held, distribution of lit
erature, etc, and report same to the state
central committee.
16. All members of the state central COM
mlttee shall at least once month hold a
successful public meeting in their respective
counties. or, In lieu thereof, have as often
provided as effective means for teaching the
cardinal tenetS Of Populism.
". FINANCE.
Il. All campaign money collected must
be deposited with the local treasurer
~. All committees shall severally and col
lect1Vely be responsible for all party funds
In the hands of their treasurer.
19 Inc treasurer shall pay out money only
on oroer signed by the chairman and secre-
tary pursuant to resolution passed by a
majority vote of his committee
70. The treasurer shall make an annual
report to his committee also monthly re-
ports during the four months preceding a
general election, showing the source of his
receipts and vouchers for disbursements
Il. organizers may In unorganized terri
'oiy ColleCt ana Spenu money Tor organizing
ana spreading our tenetS a their discretion
but must keep an accurate account of same
ana report same to the state central COM
mittee
2. Every candidate for any office must
receive a majority vote of all members Of
MS precinct club before he can be consid-
cred Where the nomination is for legisla-
1--WE districts the endorsement must be from
Two precinct clubs; for the judicial four
endorsements; for the congressional, six en-
oorsements, secured near as practicable
proportionately from the counties or county
constituting the district; and for the state
~ endorsements, no two from the same
county.
%. After securing such endorsements the
candidate shall file the same with the com
mlttee having jurisdiction of same nror to
dts annual meeting.
~ All standing committees shall have
jurisdiction over all nomina tons for their
respective localities. as indicated nv their
names, not inconsistent with No. 1 National
ran. Inc county committee of any county
consul tutlng legislative, judicial or con-
eresslonal district shall have turisdiction
over all nominations in such district
20 NO candidate belonging to either Re-
publican, Democratic or any other no1:tical
party snail, under any circumstances. be
endorsed in any manner whatever nv ono or
more men pretending in the least decree ~
voice the sentiments Of our party.
v. ELECTIONS.
70 Inc referendum ballots shall give
names addresses and position of candidates
as proposed by their respective clubs and
nave blank spaces for voter opposite each
name. e"oh
"a These ballots shall be prepared ,,ndor
direction of the state central committee and
distributed at least 80 days prey;ous 70 tho
primary election ~ VIC
20: Inc primaries shall declare by ballot
lheir cholce OF nominees to be voted for at
the next general election and elect COM
ihlItees for the next two years
~. The county committee shall moot on
the Thursday following the primary electton
10 canvass and certify votes cast in the
county. " 'iio
So The state central committee shall
nieet on the Tuesday following the meeting
VI the county committee to canvass and
certify votes cast in the state.
d. Ihese committees must orean;zo DC
thelr respective conventions, nominate those
persons who have received the highest NM
per or votes, and issue certificates of now
nations and file them with the resnectiv.
county auditors and the secretary of sta+a
vi. MISCELLANEOUS.
A circulating library may be established
IN every county having branch in everv
precinct club. oiS
Any change in these rules NAV ha n,odo
according to No. II National Plan.