The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-15
PRECINCT MEETINGS, JAN. 80,
WILL MARK CHANGE IN
LEAGUE SYSTEM
PAGH EIGHT

Nonpartisan League members in
North Dakota will hold their precinct
meetings, Friday, Jan. 80, in response
to the call issued by the Executive
Committee. On this day the farmers
in every precinct in the state will
elect their precinct committeeman
one for each precinct-and delegates
to the county convention-one dele
gate for every ten members or major
fraction thereof, who attend the pre-
cinct meeting.
In other states these meetings will
be held Jan. %. but in North Dakota,
because of the Grain Growers conven-
ton in Fargo the week of Jan. 20 to
%, the precinct meetings are post
poned n week. This change should
be noted by League members, so that
no confusion may arise and attend
ance reduced. Attendance is a vital
point, this year, for the number of
delegates to the county convention is
based upon the number who attend
the precinct meeting.
County Ticket a Factor
This year the League enters coun-
ty politics. The new law takes all
county offices off the party columns.
There will be no republican or demo-
cratic nominees for sheriff, auditor
or the other county offices. All NOM
inees will go on ! column, regardless
of political affiliation. At the county
convention, the League delegates from
each precinct may nominate a county
ticket. If the attendance at any pre-
cinct falls low--that precinct can not
have a full voice in naming the tick
ct.
After the precinct meetings have
been held the State Manager will is
sue a call for the county conventions.
Then the delegates will meet, endorse
county and legislative candidates and
elect a delegate to the state conven-
ton.
County Executive Committee
At the same precinct meeting, Jan.
80, the members will also elect one
precinct committeeman. The precinct
committeeman will meet as a County
Committee at the same time as the
County Convetion-but hold a separ-
ate meeting. They will elect a Coun-
ty Executive Committee, to have
charge of the campaign and a treas
urer as custodian of the funds. They
will be responsible for League af-
fairs in the county. The chairman of
the County Executive Committee is
also a member of the State Commit
tee.
County Manager
By apportioning $500 of the men,
bership fee to the County Executive
Committee, each county will have
funds to carry on a campaign and. if
it desires, to employ a County Man
ager. The Manager will be on a sal
airy and will devote his entire time
to attending to things" So often what
is everybody's business is nobody's
business. One man on the job, hired
to look after League affairs. is worth
more than a dozen who would be glad
to, but who have blowing, Of seeding
or haying or harveting or threshing
to look after Just at the very time
when they should act. He will be ready
to go on call to any part of the coun-
ty to meet any situation or attend
any meeting.
The Beginning of Things
But the foundation of this plan is
the Precinct Meeting. There must be
a full attendance Of all League mem
bers and interest must be aroused.
The load of responsibility is being
placed upon the members and every
one must be or become an active
member throughout 1920.