The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-16

berS present ana VOtlnS at regular
meeting of the organization.
Section 5. The president shall be
ex-officio a member of all commit
tees, and the vice-president, secre-
tary and treasurer shall also be
members ex-officio of the executive
committee.
Section 6. Each committee shall
consist of one member from each of
the justices precincts of the county
of Ellis.
Section T. There shall be a dis
trict committee composed of the
members of the various committee
men of each district of which the
member on the executive committee
from such district shall be ex-officio
chairman.
Section g. The following named
committees shall be appointed:
An Executive Committee.
A Finance Committee.
A Membership Committee.
A Headquarters Committee.
A Speakers Committee.
A Banquet Committee.
A Press Committee.
ARTICLE ".
Section I The regular meetings
of this organization shall be held at
club headquarters at such time as
the president may designate.
Section 2. The president is author
Z! lied to call special meetings when
! ever occasion requires, notice of the
| same to be published in the local pa
pers. In the absence of the presi-
dent and vice-president, or in case
of their refusal to act, the executive
committee is authorized to call spe-
cial meetings.
| Section 8. twenty-five members
present at any regular or special
meeting shall constitute a quorum
to transact business.
ARTICLE V.
Section /. Any white male person
over the age of eighteen years, liv-
| ing within the county of Ellis, who
| is known to be a democrat and in
sympathy with the objects and pur-
poses of this organization, shall be
eligible to membership.
! Section 2. In order to become a
member of this organization, the ap-
plicant for membership must sign
the membership roll.
| Section g. Each member shall be
entitled to vote on all questions
which come before the club at any
regular Or special meeting, and a
majority vote shall be necessary to
sustain or defeat any proposed meas
ure, except amendments to the rules
of this organization.
| Section A. The rules or laws of
this organization may be amended
at any regular meeting, on vote
of two-thirds of members present
and voting, notice of such proposed
amendment first having been given
| by the secretary not less than three
weeks prior thereto by notice of the
| same being posted at the headquar-
tiers of the club.
cate the attempts of any body of men
i to submit the patriotic use of the
+, Bryan club to any state or local can
| didates or issues, or to endorse any
set of political candidates.
| A motion was made that the re-
| port be adopted. G. C. Groce moved
that the registration and polling
committee be stricken out as a reg
| istration of voters is not required in
Ellis county. The motion prevailed.
| J. L. Cannon offered a substitute
to section five of article five, the
adoption of which meant the placing
of the club on record as condemning
the conference of democrats held at
Waco on March 7, and also disap-
proving of certain acts of the Bryan
| club recently formed in Travis coun-
! ty. Up to this point the very best of
feeling had prevailed and perfect
harmony had marked the proceed
ings Of the meeting. Mr. Cannon
| substitute was an innocent looking
little thing, but it was loaded with
dynamite. The reading had not pro-
ceeded far before the full intent OF
the substitute dawned upon a large
number, and when reference was
made to the action of the Waco con-
ference and the Travis county Bryan
club vigorous protests began COM
ing from all parts of the house
Everybody in the house stood UP