Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
NEW REFORM PARTY IS BORN
Branch Of the National Organization Formed
in Nebraska.
NJ MENTION is MADE OF BRYAN'S NAME
Three Score Delegates rt Hastings
Plan 10 Do Entirely without the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conn
mittcc il Appointed.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COM
mittcc il Appointed.
HASTINGS. Neb., Dec. 2S.-(Special Tele-
gramJ-Under the banner Of the union re-
form party over three-score delegates met
at putton hall today and effected a state
organization. The old middle-of-the-road
element is behind the plan and the spirit Of
that branch of populism was rampant.
The convention was sprinkled with demo-
Gratis, but at no time during the conference
was Bryan's name mentioned.
Ordinances as fundamental law of party
organization and management were adopted
and channels laid out by which contribution
may reach national headquarters,
The national union reform party platform
was then read and adopted. A fervid dis
cussion followed the report of the commit
tee on plan of work, commencing the
designation union reform party" Some
objected to the word party" holding that
union reformers'' would be a better name,
and others wanted to cut loose from the
national organization, but these we're voted
down.
a state executive committee was selected,
composed of:
Asa Taylor of Douglas county, chairman;
c. Il. Bentley, l.. f.. Kellie, d. L.. Pond and
E. A. Gerard.
. On motion the committee was increased to
seven and the names of w. II. Briggs and
George Bischel added.
1t was voted to leave the appointment of
county central committees to the state
executive committee. The state executive
committee was also authorized to select
from its own number a state chairman,
state secretary and state treasurer.
Tho ,nrN.aptt,, ,rn, n,1ial - orl,. - ~
O'Clock this morning by Asa Taylor. E. A..
Gerard of Platte county was made tenn
porary chairman and D.. l.. Pond of Holt
county temporary secretary. A recess was
taken to allow all persons present who had
not done so to sign the call. thus permit
ting them to vote in the convention. When
the convention was again called to order
l.. +. Kellie of Kearney was elected assis-
tant secretary. After explanatory remarks
by Taylor this committee of five was ap-
pointed on plan of work: Taylor, Pend, c..
e. Bentley of Lancaster, IL. w. Biggs of
Madison and L. f. Kellie of Kearney. A
second recess was then taken until . o'clock
p. m. At the afternoon session about sixty
were present. The first business taken up
was the report of the on plan of
work. The committee reported as follows:
~ Laws of Party Organization.
I mat IN order to retain the permanent
management and control of the party or
! gan!zation by The whole membership of the
party, unaffected by the interests of those
in public service, il is necessary at the
outset of it's organization to establish these
ordinances as Fundamental law of party
organizat ton and management.
First-No person holding any office or po-
sit!On of profit, trust or emolument under
the federal, state, county or other govern
ment shall be eligible to sit or vote in any
convention or conference of this party.
Second-No such person shall be eligible
to an appointment as an officer in the party
management, to be on any committee of
the party or be in any way connected vita
the management of the party, other than
as an Individual voter in the management
of the party when taken by a referendum
vote.
Third->o chairman of any conference or
! convention of this party shall be allowed
to appoint any ommitte or officer without
the final and confirming vote OF the con
ference or convention. should the commi.-
man be rejected by a vote of the confer
ence or convention. then that committee
or officer shall be nom!natcd and elected
Fourth-No person shall receive a second
term nomination for office in any convention
of the Union Reform party unless he shall
receive a t1ree-fourths vote on the first
! ballot. Should such person not receive a
three-four1hs vote, then ms name stian 4 for
that office, nor shall he ever be renominated
for that office unless he shall receive the
REQUIRED three-fourthS vote.
organized as rapidly as possible in each
voting precinct. Questions of party man.
| for officers and similar questions shall be
submitted by the various executive com
state. county, township or other sub
division being interested therein,
How Members VIII Vote.
~Sixth-Each club shall keep the different
/ Headquarters Informed as to ats number OF
! members and when any question is TO oe
! submitted for a referendum vote printed
slips shall be sent to each club, one FOR eaCh
member, containing all propositions to be be
voted upon with space FOR his Vote' yes or
no. after each proposition.
| Seveuth-Thcre shall also be one extra
! ballot sent to each organization, on which
the president and secretary VII verify me
total vote for and against each proposition
and forward the same to tie next highest
clubs added and these totals sent on TO the
next highest headquarters, and so on.
Eighth-Each club shall have the right to
propose questions for a vote on party man
agement, platform, etc,
Ninth-Nhen nominations for officers are
to be made for party management or for
public office one ballot shall be sent to
each club. II shall contain the names of
! sary blank spaces in which to write the
names of the persons which each club may
decide to place in nomination, also a blank
space for each club to insert the total num-
Der of it's membership. When these ballots
are properly filled out tley shall! be re
turned 10 tine proper headquarters. The
names which have thus been nominated
shall be printed on the ballot, with the num-
Der of votes cast in nominating each, ana
sent out TO each club, one for each member
and one extra. as before. The vote shall
b. taken and be stated in the. official ballot
of each club as to their choice-irst, sec
ond. third and so on through the list of
candidates for each Office.
Money ior Referendum Votes.
Tonth-When each club is organized it
shall send in 10 the state headquarters 81
cents per member ana ; cents per mem
her thereafter at the time OF taking each
! referendum vote, to pay the expenses OF
taking the votes and of organization work.
( o~ne-fifth of which shall go to the national
/ headquarters. a similar arrangement shall
be adopted where a referendum vote Is
taken in a congressional. county or other
division. smaller than the stare, and the
same percentage shall be sent in to tho state
fund.
EIeventh-These clubs shall meet once
each quarter or on call, az votes are TO be
Y tal.rn or there IL business to transact