The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26
PLAN OF PARTY ORGANIZATION.
BY \. =. Skinner, Secretary State Repub.
lican Committee.

is in concentration of its efforts. Around
some centre must all its strength be gather
ed. The force of an army is in its organi-
cation we have no better proof of this than
the late Spanish American war. While the
whole American people were clamoring for
war the President was going quietly along.
thoroughly organizing the army in the
minutest detail, and making every prepera-
ton possible. and as soon as this was eff
fcctcd Inc pushed the organized forces to the
front. aud in u few short weeks the strong
Spanish forces were completely demolished.
and our army aud navy won one of the most
signal victories recorded in history, and
place our people at the top of the roster OF
the nations. Our military success was due
to nothing more than u thorough and COM
plete organization of every detail of the
army.
80 with the success of a political party.
II must he a thorough and complete organi-
cation in every detail. The basis upon
which such AN organization should he
formed is the school district in the counties,
aud in the cities the block system. Each
scool district SHOULD have u school district
committee, composed of the chairman and
secretary, and four members, The district
should then be divided into four equal parts.
with one of the members residing i'll each
part. The duty of the school district chair
man is to preside over the committee and d-
rect its work The duty of each member is to
I.uu, frlI .l,u,m, .f tl,n sulaIitiainn nT ilta
district. to make II full aud complete poll of
every voter. showing his political aililation;
occupation. religious views, race. nativity.
etc. and whether n land holder. Besides, he
should make notation of any one moving in
or out of his district and notify the chair
man of his district aud keep the poll ut all
times up to date. As soon as the poll Is
completed the chairman should call n meet
Ing of the committee aud n complete poll of
the district should then be made mp by the
secretary from the polls of the subdivisions.
At this meeting the complete poll should he
devised to enlist the support of every
doubtful voter: and If the member of the
committee is unable to reach n certain voter
some one should he selected to have per-
sonal interview with him and cndaavor to
enlist his support. After the poll is can
vassed each member should appoint II cap
tain in charge of every five or ten voters,
whose business il should be to see every one
ersopnally and enlist their support for the
Republican ticket; and on election day to
see that every one who will vote the Repub-
lican ticket is at the polls to vote, and if he
has no way to get to the polls. it is the cap
tain's duty to provide "A way for him. AS
soon ms the school districts are completed it
is the duty of the chairman of the precint
committee to call II meeting of all the school
district chairman who compose the precinct
committee, when II complete poll of the pre-
cinct may be made up from the polls of the
different school districts in the precinct.
This poll should be carefully canvassed, and
ways and means devised by the committee
to put the entire organization to work en-
listing new voters for the party. The sec
rotary of the committee should prepare Il
complete copy of the poll for the challenger,
to be used on election day to check off each
voter as he votes and if it is found ut about
| or 2 O'Clock that some of the Republicans
have not presented themselves to vote, or
that a captain has neglected his duty in get