Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-08

whose names appeared on certain
bills as the authors were unable to
expfs in the meaning ~ the bills they
were surprised to have drafted. when
asked to discuss their purpose and
as happened in the 1917
when Representative Ha-
gen was supposed to have been the
author OF House Bill a.. and who.
when asked on the floor of the House
to explain 1T, was compelled to &C
that he anew nothing
about it,
1t is easy to see, from this brief
description of the Secret Caucus and
the Steering Committee, that actual
ly the people of the state of North
Dakota were not fairly represented
A Legislature is a lawmaking body,
and is the foundation OF the repre-
form of government we
boast of when we speak of the Am
erican Republic,
Instead, MIR. Townley had a ma
chine in operation under his COM
plete control and dicsarion which
made all the laws.
The Townley Legislature-other-
wise the Secret Caucus and the
Steering Communicable not hold its
sessions in the State capitol. 1t,
meetings were held in hall rented
for the session and adjoi-ing the
hotel where Townley had established
headquarters for himself and his
army of experts All the outer
doors of this hall were closed tight
and special entrance was made
from the hotel with a metal
covered door between. All who en-
tered were first compelled to show
their cards of membership or Gre
dentia1s from headquarters before
they could even get into the ante
room where guard was stationed
during all sessions. Here behind
the metal-covered door, and with a
guard to keep out all other citizens
OF the state. the oath-bound mcm-
bers sat night after night through
out the session. while Mr. Townley
Walter Tomas Mills, William Lenlke
and the high-salaried experts"
preached the gospel OF 1.-The pro-
gram" to them
Official Cow Of Remarkable Docu-
ment SHOWING How Legislators
Surrendered Their Wills and In
dependence to Townlev and the
Steering Committee.
If there is any doubt in the minds
OF my Fellow Citizens On the correct
ness of statements that are made in
this pamphlet regarding the auto
cracy OF the Townley Secret Caucus
which was in reality the Legisla-
ture OF the state OF North Dakota.
that doubt is certainly removed when
you read the following copy of the
Secret Caucus Rules, which was vol
unfairly supplied by member of the
Secret Caucus. Particular attention
is called to rules S, 7, s and II: !.
l. Meetings shall open at 1880
p. m.
20 Roll call shall be held at 8
p. m
"3. Visitors shall be allowed ir
he caucus only on Wednesday and
saturday nights.
4. The sergeant-at-arms of the
house to be sergeant-at-arms Of the
caucus.
IS. All bills shall be presented to
ne steering committee who shall
liter considering the bills. report
.netT declslon on same to the caucus
o. Persons speaking shall CON
Inc themselves to the subject under
~: No person not a member of
he legislature shall be allowed IA
'.ppear before the caucus without
lrst obtaining the permission Of 81
her the Sfaeriuc ,o,..-.,aA.
,ancus itself - 'Ae
80 The members of This caucus
nSH re governed in their vcte in
'lther. he house ~ the senate bv the
ma ..n"r1ty vote Of this caucus
y. Resolutions shall take the
anne course and be handled in the
anne way as bills.
~ All committee NEE tings shall
'e held in the forenoon.
I'll All changes made in hills in I
ommltfee meetinos shall he hrouh4 I
,,"forco the steering COMMITTEES and
ne Important changes are n he
'roncht before the caucus for their
ecision. w 'A7i'
-. The chairman of the diff I
ereht committees shall ANNOUNCE tho +
ommlttee meetings right after roll
all 'oii
a. The three chairren. Wood
tar end Maddox. shall be the per-
, aneni chairman: either one of I
hese three shall call the meeting r. i
roer, after which thev shall appoint 4
chairman for the evening.
10. Roberts'rules of order shall II
z the governing rules"
'e~ u'red to SIGN Compact to Abido
nv ANY PROGRAM Townlev Nav
Dictate-Townlev First and the
States Interests Last.
The question has frequently bee,
sked wherein lies the secret ~
ownley's control over the men cleo
:" TO office on the League ticket 4
MS Is explained by the fact that
le candidates are hand-picked and
icn must sign an agreement to AT
II times work and vote for tbo-e
easures ard amendments that will
'slst In getting justice FOR the far
ers OF this state as from time to
came. 'uo
This in effect. as will be seen viz
'ally requires the prospective can
nate to mortgage his future good
lIent10nS, for the Sake oP , x.,.