The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
CONVENTION IS HELD
Delegates From Farmers Assembled
= o. Paul Adopt Permanent ArtI
slss Of Association, Giving
Absolute Control Of Or
1~anixation to Ito
Members. a&

tsation approve BY = direct referendum
Il which every member Of the League
4 the United States votes.
He 30 declared himself at q COZ
vsntion Of tho national executive con-
nittes OF the League, held In st. Paul
sscently. There were 45 delegates
present from - states. These were
authorized to select . president and
Asy unanimously selected A. c. Town
Icy. In q speech before the conven-
lion, he refused the honor, unless he
gets Z majority approval from the
nembers OF the League.
This election will be held In tho
very nea future, under the direction
Of q committee which the convention
selected. This independent committee
will nva every vote cast and
avery member will have equal voice
n the election. Every member Will
Be given a ballot on which he will
approve or disapprove of the continu-
ance Of Townley on the national COM
nittee.
Members Must VOTE.
'lfahis continuance on this committee
not approved, it will automatically
mean that he h not to be continued
IL president OF the League. This ar
rangement Is made to conform with
lhe new articles of association, which
the convention adopted. r
Under these new articles of sssoci-
alton, the League will be under the
most democratic management Uf any
organization Of its kind In the United
States.
Give 1aentbers Control.
The articles provide for the govern
mont Of the League in each state by
. state committee which shall be elect
Cd by League members in referendums
0f townships and precincts. The
shsez1su Of c2ch state committee
shall be . member Of the national
committee, making the national COM
nittee consist Of 40 many members
~ there are states in which there IL
D League Organisation.
The national executive committee
Df three Is to be chosen with tho ap-
prevail Of the national committee and
members of the national executive
committee are to select their cnair-
man. who will be the president Of tho
League.
Audit League Books.
Auditing of the books and accounts
Of the League also occupied the atten-
ton of the delegates. An Independent
0rm of auditors ID to be employed and
It will be accountable only to tho
farmers. It will make q thorough
audit Of the books Of the League, az
q the annual custom.
Several resolutions were adopted
~ the convention. One expresses the
League convention as Being in SYM
eathy with the move Of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor In entering poll
A1ca. making a declaration for 'labor's
fourteen points" and recommending
cheese points to the Illinois Federation
Of Labor and tho farmers Of Illinoas,
- vet u~norganised. for adoption.
Declare, tas'--.. '--te !
These fourteen points declare Tor
public ownership and operation Of the
Railways. steamships. dockyards. grain
elevators, terminal markets, tele-
graphs, telephones and other public
Utilities. They further demand "the
elimination of wastefnl methods and
Darasitic middlemen and all profteer-
ing IN the creation and distribution Of
fpd.-.~ys ~ra s.-~.nnftn~~ n .nraar that
ne actual producers may enjoy the
eFuits Of THAR toll"
Demands for the liquidation OF the
rational debt and for the complete
Ssstoration ct the earliest possible mo-
mont Of free speech. free assemblage,
and tree press.swers made BY the Chi
cago Federation of Labor and ap-
proved By the League convention.
Delegates generally expressed them
selves greatly pleased at the demo-
cratic provisions Of the new articles OF
cancellation. Under Thorn, the entire
control Of the affairs Of the League
rests with tho members. vet there 10
~ loophole left open whereby traitors
Or enemies Of the League can gain
sufficient strength to block the League
program Ii the interests Of the big
ooncerns that are fighting the League.
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