The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
RATIFICATION COUNCIL FORMED
To Garry Vermont for the Federal Pro.
hibition Amendment.

| Two meetings OF the Voters Ratlilca
tion Council of Vermont took place a
montpelier Friday, one in the Afternoon
and the other in the evening, F. II
Brooks of st. Johnsbury presiding. Som'
time ago a committee composed of Mr.
Brooks, W. n. Cady of Middlebury, l.. P
Smith of Burlington, Elmer johnson ol
st. Adams, NJ. NJ. Taplin of Orleans anC
James A. Stacey of Hartford, was named
to draft the name, objects and govern
ment of the organization. This they did
and reported at the afternoon meeting
and the above name was adopted as the
organization under which they will work
Their object is set forth in the following
A non-partisan council of voters of the
state of Vermont is hereby formed to in
sure the ratification of the prohibitory
amendment to the federal constitution
by the state legislature of 1919.
This organization shall be known as
the Voters Ratification Council of Ver-
mont. The main object of the council
is to urge all voters to elect representa-
tives and senators to the next legislature
who will work and vote for ratification
during the next session of the Vermont
| legislature.
! Any citizen of the state of Vermont
who is interested in securing permanent
nationwide prohibition in America may
become member of the council. Per-
sons and societies within the state work
ing toward a common goal with the
council may be associated in membership
with the council, and their efforts CO.
ordinated so as to produce harmony and
prevent duplication of effort and ex-
pense.
Government: The council shall be ad-
ministered and governed by a board of
managers of IA persons to be chosen, one
from each county of Vermont.
1t shall be the function of the board
of managers to define the broad policy of
the council, to secure funds necessary to
carry on the work of the council effec-
lively, and to select an executive com
mittee of seven members with power to
act in their absence.
The chairman of the board Of manag-
ers shall be member of the executive
committee.
There shall be appointed by the board
of managers a campaign director of the
council who shall have it in charge to |
conduct an aggressive statewide cam
paign to insure the nomination and cleo |
tion to the next legislature of persons !
who are pledged to work for the ratifica |
tion of the prohibitory amendment to
the federal constitution. The campaign /
director shall act as the agent and ex-
ecutive of the board of managers and ex-
ecutive committee of the council; he
shall be provided with adequate head
quarters for the prosecution of his work
and with necessary clerks and assistants.
County organization: County and town
units of the council shall be organized for
the purpose of cooperating with the
board of managers and other council Of
fcers. Members of the board of manag
srs shall have membership upon their re-
spective county committees of the coun
Ill when these shall be organized.
Membership in the council shall not be
4 prerequisite to secure for any eandi-
late the Endorsement of his candidacy by
he council or any of its units.
The following committee was named
o select board of managers, Mr..
Brooks, George Russell of Irasburg, L. p.
Wheeler of Windsor, A. F. Stone Of ST.
Iohnsbury, who reported TO the meeting,
,ut the names of the board will not be
until it is known whether they
will accept the duties