Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
LAWS TO GOVERN
COTTON MEETINGS
Separate Constitution for State
and County Organizations.
1T SHALL BIZ NoN.PoLlTlcAL
According to the Plans, Meetings VIII
Be Held in Every Precinct or Dis.
trct Feb. II; County Meetings Feb.
10th, State Meetings Feb. 21st.


Atlart, Feb. 9.-The subcommittee
on G IN of the Southern Cotton
assoI h has been in session
at the Piedmont hotel for the last two
days, last night completed its work
in connection with constitutions, and
began the consideration OF bylaws.
1t adopted separate constitutions for
the main organization, for state organ.
izations and for county organizations,
The reason for this is that the organ.
ization in the county and in the state
main organization and will require diff.
ferent machinery, yet its fundamental
law must conform to that of the main
association. For this reason the sub.
committee adopted constitutions for
these sub-organizatlons,
The constitution for state organiza.
tion sets forth the purposes in article
1. Article deals with the powers
of the organization. Article 2 pro-
vides that the organization shall not
violate any state or federal laws. AT
ticle 4 provides that the organization
shall be non-political. Article pro
vides that the members Of the state
organization shall consist of two mem
bers chosen by each county organiza.
ton. Article provides for the elec.
tion of a president, vice president
secretary, treasurer and such minor of
ficers as are needed. Article sets
forth the duties of the officers, and ar.
ticle 8 provides for raising revenue.
Each county organization is required
to turn over half of its revenue from
all sources to the state organization
Article provides for amendments.
Shall be Non-PoIiticaI.
All of the constitutions distinctly
provide that the organization shall be
strictly non-political. So strict is this
feature that any person holding Office
or who contemplates running for of.
fee is ineligible to become an officer
of the Southern Cotton association or
to serve on its executive committee.
Following is the section prohibiting
politics as it apears in the state con-
stitution:
Article 4, section 4.-This organiza.
ton shall in no manner lend its in
huence to party politics or party or
ganization. Should any officer of this
organization publicly announce him
self as a candidate for any national,
state or county office, such announce.
ment shall Immediately vacate his po-
sition as an officer, and no person Of
fering for, or holding any of the above
named political offices, shall be elligi.
BILE to ony official position in this asso.
citation.
To Choose New representatives.
According to the plans precinct or
district meetings will be held in every
precinct in every county in every cot
ton state on Saturday of this week,
Feb. II. At these meetings delegates
will be elected to the county meetings
to be held Feb. 16. The county meet.
ings will perfect organization, and
each will elect two delegates to the
state meeting to be held on Feb. 21 at
the capitol of each state.
At these state meetings each state
will choose it's members of the South.
ern Cotton association in accordance
with it's output of cotton, Georgia be.
| ing entitled to three members.
Thus a new association will be con
| stituted, and these members will be
known as the Southern Cotton associ
alton.
The subcommittee last night also
| adopted a form of constitution fol
county organization carrying out the
necessary details for the local gather
ing in each county.
These constitutions will be printed
in pamphlet form, and distributed
throughout the cotton states as soon az
| possible.
| When the work of adopting these
constitutions was completed last nigh
the subcommittee took up the matte
of bylaws for the general association
1t is expected that this work will b.
completed early Thursday.
Hold Cotton for eH Cents.
4 President Harvie Jordan, of thu
4 Southern Cotton Growers association
in an interview today, strongly urges
all farmers to hold for 91a cents cot
ton, aB he says this price will surel!
result unless heavy sales are made
| at lower rates
! President Jordan says: eve have
already added $25,000,000 to the south
ern cotton crop since the New Orleans
meeting, and / strongly advise al
farmers to hold for 91s cents cotton
no matter what may arise. We hav'
4 won this fight as certain as death, AM
it only remains for the farmers t
keep the fight won"
81 have been asked "a to whether