The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-08-18
Successful Conference Of Reform
Forces Launch Non-Partisan
Organization.

by special committee of which w. e.
McEwen Of Duluth was chairman, and
adopted unanimously by the confer
ence which organized this league at
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 13, 1905.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this organization shall
be the Initiative and Referendum
League of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
Section 1. The object of this league
shall be the re-establishment of the
peoples rule in government through
l. The immediate installation OF
the advisory initiative and the ad-
visory referendum in nation, state and
city.
2. A constitutional amendment
which shall make mandatory initia-
tive and mandatory referendum part
of the fundamental or organic law OF
the state of Minnesota.
8. Application Of the direct vote
system as rapidly as established.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be competent for
this league to aid incidentally in the
promotion or advocacy of direct elec-
ton of United States senator's, or in
any other reform which brings gov-
ernment more directly under the con-
troll of the people.
ARTICLE III.
Any person of either sex over 18
years OF age who Is a resident of the
state Of Minnesota and who is in
sympathy with the foregoing objects
is eligible to membership in this
league.
ARTICLE w.
The officers Of this league shall in
clude a president, vice president and
secretary-treasurer, together with an
executive committee of which the
above named officers shall be ex-
otficio members, and which shall in
clude not less than eleven other men,
oers. to be selected as this league may
| direct, one from each congressional
district Of the state Of Minnesota and
! two or more at large.
ARTICLE V.
This league shall have it's first reeu.
lar meeting for the election of officers
and the transaction Of other business
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1907, at such place as may be desiR-
mated by the executive committee Of
the league, and it shall meet. annually
ftnereafter or the sec6nd sMondday. Mddi II
January Of each year at a place 40
| designated and for like purposes; and
the officers elected at such meetings
shall hold office for one year and un-
til their successors shall have been
elected and qualified.
Sec. g. The officers elected at the
initial or organizing meeting Of this
league shall hold office until the first
annual meeting on the second Monday
in Janury, 1907.
Sec. 8. Special meeting of this
league may be called at any time and
place designated by the executive
committee of this league, and five
shall constitute quorum Of said COM
mlttee, for the transaction Of business,
ARTICLE vi.
The general duties OF the officers of
this League shall be the usual duties
of such officers in similar organiza-
! t1ons, and the meetings of this League
shall be governed by Roberts Rules of
| Order
1t shall be the specific duty Of the
Executive Committee of this League.
| through it's President, Vice-President
or Secretary or through the
! officers of county leagues, where such
! have been formed and 1t is deemed de-
| ton all candidates in the State Of Min
nesota, for the Legislature, for the
/ Governorship, and for the Senate and
House of Representatives in Conkress.
Candidates for the Legislature and
for the Governorship shall be Ques-
toned substantially as follows:
l. Will you If elected vote for and
| endeavor to have adopted at the next
session of the Minnesota legislature
| laws and rules Of procedure that shall
establish the advisory initiative and
advisory referendum for the voters OF
this state?
2. Will you, If elected, vote for and
endeavor to place upon the statute
books of this state, an act submitting
to the qualified voters Of Minnesota a
| constitutional amendment making the
! mandatory initiative and referendum
part Of the fundamental or organic
law Of the State Of Minnesota?
Candidates for Senator and for Rep
resentattves in Congress shall be ques-
| toned substantially as follows:
1. Will you, If elected, try to perfect
and have adopted by Congress a ma
tional system Of advisory initiative
and advisory referendum?
2. Will you, If elected. try to have
adopted constitutional amendment
providing for the election Of United
| States Senators directly by the voters
| OF the various states?
It shall be the further duty Of the
officers Of this League upon receiving
replies from candidates, to the above
inquiries to forward such replies to
the press Of the state with a request
that they be published, and to such
other effective means as may be
deemed necessary to place these re-
plies before the voters Of the state be-
fore each election. It is hereby de-
clared to be the object Of this League
and the duties Of its officers to pro-