Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-08
State Organization of Marching Clubs;
Also Brigades, Regiments
and Companies.
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Dies MONIES, July S0.-The working
Republicans of the state are becoming
anxious for the organization of cam
paign clubs and to this end the Repub-
lcan State Central committee has pre-.
pared copy of a constitution which is
recommended for such organizations.
1t is as follows:
Article 1, Name and Object-Section 1.
The name of this organization shall be the
Mckinley and Roosevelt club of ..........
......... Sec. 2. The object and purpose
of this club shall be to promote the sue
cess of the Republican party.
Article III, Membership-Any person
over eighteen years of age, who believes
In the principles of the Republican party,
shall be eligible to membership in this
club.
Article III, Officers-The officers Of
this club shall be president, two vice
presidents, secretary, treasurer, and an
executive committee of five, of which the
president and secretary shall be members
exofficio All officers shall be members
of the club and shall be elected by ballot
ut such time as may be prescribed by the
bylaws.
Article w, Meetings-Section /. The
regular meeting of this club shall be held
at ........o on the ................
Sec. 2. Five members shall constitute a
quorum at any regular or duly called
meeting of the club.
Article V. Bylaws and Resolutions
All by laws and resolutions of this club
shall require majority vote of the mem
bers present at any regular meeting for
their adoption.
Article VI, Company Organization
The club may organize a Mckinley and
Roosevelt Marching company by the cleo
ton of a captain and other officers. All
officers of the company shall be members
Of the club and said company shall be
known as Company ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
of the Mckinley and Roosevelt Regiment
of ......... .......... County, upon fill
ing with the county chairman a complete
roll of the officers and members of the
same.
Article VII, Organization-The COM
panies orgai lied in each county shall con-
stitute a regiment, and the county chair
man shall appoint a colonel, lieutenant
colonel and other regimental officers.
Article VIII, brigade officers-The reg
iments of congressional district shall
constitute brigade, and the members of
che State Central committee shall appoint
Its officers in their respective districts.
Article IX-The president of the state
club organization shall be appointed by
the State Central committee, and shall
have charge of the work of organizing
said clubs and shall also be commander
in-chief of all marching organizations.
The committee urges that clubs be
formed Immediately in all parts of the
state, and it is their intention to per-
feet the state organization of marching
clubs as indicated above, as rapidly as
possible. so that the clubs may work in
unison and in that way aid materially
in awakening interest in the work of
the campaign, and especially, in getting
out the vote on election day. Applica-
tons for copies of this constitution
should be made to Chairman Weaver of
the Republican State Central commit.
tee at Des Moines.