The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-15
TO FIGHT TRUSTS.
conference at Chicago Adopts
Plans for 4 National Or.
ganizatiOn.
Every Precinct in the United
States to Have \ Non-par.
tisan League.
Resolutions Adopted by the Con.
ference Constitute a I)eclara.
tion OF Principles.

CHICAGO. Feb. l5.-Upon the recon.
vsning Of the afternoon session of the
antitrust conference Chairman Monn.,t
ruled that the repor, II the commlt,se
ON national organi zation was privileged
business. He called upon the chairman
oi the committee. General J. b. Weaver
OF Iowa. General Weaver stated that
the report had been unanimously asrsed
to IN committee and asked the oouyen.
non TO adopt it in the same manner.
Secretary f. L. Norton of Alabama
then read the report which was in part
as follows:
The committee on national orHnnixa
tion report that they have considered
the question OF . national organi ization
- combat the evils of trust and mon.
opoly's power in the land They have
thoroughly considered the plan OF the
organization of the American Anti
Trust league aud lind tina, the plan Of
organization therein provided for n
amended by this committee. is admir-.
ably suited for the work before us; be.
ginning At the precinct league. and run.
ming up TO the township rgnnizssion
from that to the county organization
from tias up to the state organization
and from that up to the national organi
ration, the plan being adapted 10 tn.
easily massing together of the men o.
America opposed to monopohes and
trusts and thereby making their force.
effective in driving from the legislativ v.
halls Of the state and nation the tools 81
monopolies and trusts and putting in
their places men i'll sympathy with IN,
public welfare.
We therefore present to the confer
encc the following constitution and rec
ommend its adoption, and we recon
mend that the delegates from the severa
states here represented recommend from
their respective state u national vic
president, for their state and three mel
~ represent their state in the nationa
committee. and that the said body q
men composed of the national vice pres
ldcnts and three national committeemcl
cinct Of the United States Of Americ
into nonmrti>an anti.trus' leagues, Il
which the test Of membership shall y
that they shall subscribe 10 the consti
tuition and declaration Of principl,
adopted by this body.
The American Antitrust League.
The constitution recommends that tn
nam. Of this organization shall be III
American Antitrust League; an
American citizen Of satisfactory chara,
fer and qualifications shall bc eligibl,
/ local leagues to bc composed whereve
! formed Of not less than five member.
county leagues Of five or more locs
leagu rs: local leagues may form stat
| leagues on such basis Of Representative
a. convenient.
Until the first national convention
held the national league shall consist
the national committee. the nation'
legislative committee and the nations
officers Thereafter the national leaRu
ehall be composed Of delegates elocte
by popular vote III the members OF eac
state. Each state shall be entitled
one delegate to the national leaRr
and one delegate for each addition
200 members. A national president
hold Office two years is provided 70
with powers b. choose remaing onicer
Including national committee OF thr'
members from each state and tcrlto'
aud a national executive committee
lb. of which the league officers shall
members and which shall appoint
committee on ways and means to mi
necessary funds.
| Provisions for affiliating the loc
,earues with the national organizatit
aud leyies Of dues. etc, are made. 1t
,rovided that the national vice pre'
le,ts shall act rs chief organizers
,h. state leagues and shall appoint
chief organizer for each county. II
connty organizer may appoint orga
;~or. f,r thc subdivision of his teri
tory. nv,
Tb, rcport concludes: The exec
t;v, committee shall temporarily appoi
the vice president, and three nation
.,,mi,trrm,n and the delegates in I
,,,.r,nc, assembled shall make recol
,l,,,,us I, the committee for Il
,nrposr. and the vice presidents SO y
nointcd shall. as soon rs aa'iSao'' @
.t,,, League for the purposc Of eie'
49,, ,tn,r successors and perfccting I
, s,nt, organization. The vice rrcsldei
.o ,,noin,ea shall hold theis ala:es u