Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-08-30
The State
Committee
Proceedings

upon. Comrades decided not 70 take
any action tending to lower the income
of the state office.
Art 2 not altered. Art. 3-Motio1
carried that sections I, 2, 3 he stricken
out and the substitutes inserted, and
sections 4. 8, 6, Z, 3 stand as they are
Art. 4. words state cabinet" he in
serted in place of local quorum" Art.
5, motion carried that new article en-
titled Press be inserted as Art. ). and
present Art. 5 come under local orga-
nization, as Art. O. Motion carried that
in Sec. 10, Art. g, the word "may" shall
be inserted TO take place of the words
"shall Immediately Motion carried that
former Art. be stricken out. Art. 7
carried that amendment be accepted
Art. s remain unchanged.
Motion carried that these amend
ments he printed in the Montana News,
and be left open for six weeks for the
consideration of locals. After six weeks
IL no objections are made they stand as
amended. and the constitution revised
in accordance Herewith.
Report of committee on resolutions
heard. resolutions read. Motion carried
to adjourn until called TO order by sec
retary of state committee, giving re-
naming committees time to finish bus
mess.
Reassembled August %. 1900, at 4
p. m.
Meeting called to order by the sec
retary. Comerford elected chairman.
Report of auditing committee real by
NJ. f. King. Motion carried and report
adopted
Report of committees on press read by
Thomas Burns. Motion carried and re-
port accepted as read.
Report of campaign committee read
by Burns. Motion carried that Silver
Bow county be incorporated with other
counties named, to receive special at
tention. Carried that report be ac-
cepted as amended.
Motion that report of committee on
campaign be amended TO strike out the
last section, outlining the contesting of
the primary law in the courts lost.
Report of committee on finance read
by Burns. Motion that report be ad-
opted as read carried.
Report of state secretary. Motion
carried to adjourn until p. m.
1890 p. M:
Motion carried that report of state
secretary on Montana News be ac-
cepted and vote of thanks be ex-
tended State Secretary Comrade Gra-
ham.
Amendment-That at his leisure he
make a report to be sent to each local,
carried.
Motion-That state headquarters be
moved from Livingston TO Helena.
Questioned by Thomas Burns of
Butte, who eloquently disapproved OF
the headquarters being moved to Hell
ena. He said that it ought to be in
Butte. as that is the logical place for
the state paper, it being the labor CEN
ter and would be better supported, Mo-
tion amended by Burns to read that the
headquarters and Montana News be re-
moved 10 Butte. Burns, Hazlett, Com
erford and Mabie heard at length on the
question. Comrade Hudson took the
chair while Comerford addressed the
committee. Ayes-Peters. Burns, Com
erford and King. Nays-Hudson, Good
son, Horne, Castle, Mabie, Wesleder,
Mrs. Wells. Original motion, that
headquarters be moved TO Helena, car
ried.
Motion carried-All money over two
hundred dollars in treasury Of News
must be turned over TO the state treas
urer of the socialist party Of Montana.
And all money in News treasury must
be placed in bank designated by the
state cabinet in the name Of News, sub
iect TO managers call, and manager be
placed under five hundred dollars bond.
Motion carried that we proceed to
elect state secretary.
Motion carried that state secretary be
elected manager of Montana News. Com