Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-07-28
POLITICAL LEAGUE
Citizens Organize to Protect
Community

AbUut ~ cltlz3hS OF las Vegas met at
Eagles hail last Friday night and or.
! ganHed the Las Vegas Branch of the
Consolidated Political League of Lincoln
county.
/ J. q. Mcintosh acted as Temporary
chairman and outiined the purposes Of
the me-ting and proposed organization
in aa earnest and eloquent manner.
Briefly stated they are as follows: To
promote political reEorm in Las Vegas
and Lincoln couNty, to endeayor to
elect only honest and com petent men to
Office. regardless of t!Ieir partisanship,
and to work and vott. for the defeat OF
all members of the ring or clique which
now controls importaa[ local and cuunty
offices
vt the conclusion a the explanatory
address r. W ManHel was elected per
manent chairman a1d |. W. Botkin
secretary. \ committee of nine was
appointed to draft resolutions for the
! guidance Of the league.
+ General discussion oi plans resulted
i'll an agreement to the effect that all
members Of the Leag1e may participat"
in their respective party primaries and
conventions. After the nominations
have been pIade ilAe organization will
select the cap3I9t. to whom it will
throw its support
I While no names Mere mentioned,
sentiments expressed indicated clearly
that the league will have Il -bladed
axe ready fbr the present township Of
ficialS and M who have upheld them in
their practice. The gathering seemed
to be very much in earnest and some
tOrcible sentiments were expressed.
The committee met ct DIR. {. A.
Fuckers office sunday evening and
drafted resolutions. Following are the
members james Brown, Ed Won Tobel,
W. +. Hawkins, IL. NJ. Lillis, DR.. c.
A. Rucker, John Hopkins, IL. II. Far
rell, L. HolcGmb !. J. Sullivan.
ON TuceAE eyenl-g of this week the
League Net Srsi ad",ted the report OF
the comm ittee as ioiiows
Your tommttee ppointed to pre-
pare u t!ee4sraiion OF riorfnlae. - -
specially submit the foGF6wraseM sonl
consideration, that il to say; u
Section This organization shai
he known and designated as the La
Vegas Branch of the Consolidated Polit
ical League OF Lincoln County, Nevada
"Seetion 2-All male citizens OF La
Vegas precinct of the age of majority o'
upwards are entitled /" become mem
bers of tins league.
Section :5-The purpose for whnl
this lea,7le is formed is 10 purify as tal
as possible the politics OF LlncoiI
county, Nevada, and to cndeavor IL
elect honest, upright ana impartial mel
to be officials OF said county
Section THE members Ot this or
ganization hereby pledge themselves tH
attend the primaries of their respective
political parties and strive for the elec
ton of delegates to the various county
conventions men who will nominate
honest, upright and impartial men tol
the legislative and county tickets o
Lincoln County.
"Section 5-The officers OF this organ
ization shall be president vice-pres'
ident and secretary and such other OF
tcers and committees as the league may
designate
John W. Hopkins was elected vice
president OF the League.
Report was made that similar or
ganization had been perfected AT
Caliente.
J. o. Mcintosh was made official or
ganizer, and will visit Searchlight and
other points.
After some discussion and the tram
saction OF routine business the meeting
adjourned to Friday evening July 21th'
Bhssfull harmony prevails. At the
meetings the members designate each
other as brother" and listen patiently
to the most painful speeches.
The League has undertaken an I'M
porta-nt work and ii partisanship does
,-I..a som M