The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-01-09

~ aysslS1Sl6slO4 ~ 5s3 tt-ts 81. &
CAMPAIGN JAN, 80
$ss Nonpartisan League members In
Il North Dakota will hold their pre-
cinct meetings Friday. jan 80, ac-
cording to the call issued by the
Of the League in Far
& go. On this day the farmers in
every recinct Of the state will elect
I their precinct committeeman, one
h for each precinct and delegates to
the county convention. Each pre-
8 cinct is entitled to one delegate for
every. 10 members who attend the
/. precinct meeting, or. major portion
Of il members. III. s s.E. y
In other League states the pro-
5%cinct meetings will be held Jan. 23,
/ but owing to the 4 fri-State Grain
Growers convention being held in
Fargo Jan. 20 to 23. inclusive, the
North Dakota meetings have been
postponed until Jan. 80. The state
headquarters urges the farmers to
\ take notice, Of ]. this change in date
$50 that no confusion arises and
failure to attend results.
Much Interest in Meetings n.
!. Much Interest attaches to the
precinct meetings this year as the
national committee OF the Nonparti-
\, san League decided at the annual
meeting held in st. Paul last month
sstO enter county politics. Hereto
fore the League has kept out Of
county campaigns and devoted all
Its energies to the election Of state
officials and members to, congress.
After the precinct meetings. have
been held the state manager and
state executive committee will call
county conventions at suitable times
and places in the different county
and legi districts. The coun>
ty delegates will meet at these des-
{ ignated places to endorse 1egisla-
tive candidates. elect a delegate to-
the. state convention to be held lat
er, and IL they think best to endorse
candidates for county Offices. This
ends the responsibility OF the pre-
cinct delegates. They meet once
in two years, except where emer-
gency makes a second meeting me-
cessary. Their work Is the work
OF endorsing candidates for office.
County Executive Committee !,
a Now the precinct committeeman
from each precinct will probably be
called to meet at the same time and
J place, us some OF the committeeman
/ will also be delegates. These pre-
cinct committeeman constituting the
county committee, will hold a sep
4 arate meeting. They will elect q
county executive committee of three
men,. The county executive com-
mittee and; county committee will
y be irresponsible for that county. They
will have charge Of the s county
campaign.s The treasurer OF the
county executive committee will pe
the custodian OF the county funds
and with the. other members of the
4 committee will be responsible for.
the expenditure Of those funds.
county executive committee would
!. make up the state committee. Each
s county convention will elect one
delegate to the state convention,
/ and the delegates will elect one dell
4 eRateg to the state convention, and
the delegates to the state cOnven-
tion. as heretofore, will endorse
candidates for state and national
ONCE and elect the state executive
committee. State executive Scom-
mtttee. state manager and the state
committee will be- responsible for
I the work Of the organization in tho
ss.s,3a .. I. 1?g Changes In Organization
s.3 at the national convention hello
fsat ST. Paul the second week in De-
cember, the delegates from the
thirteen League states wh0 made
up the national committee, after
{ several days OF careful considera:
tion. agreed upon and ordered some
y very important changes in the man
4 ageme1lt and conduct Of League az,
They recommended that the
yidinR for q complete county
organization. ,uncers which the
/. n ernberss III EACH county Will
z sssss organize for county purposes.
They raised the membership
Zee beginning Jan. 1920
from So \ to SO as year, or SIS :
Tor q two year election period.
They recommended that the
membership 5 Zee he divided, be-
tss tween the county. state and
Inat tfOnaI nizatiDns on n q ~
ri baais Of 40 o. to /. the county.
900 tos the state and 90 to a
;ss thu natioaal orEaliisatio1
5ssssSSSE From the sbeginni Ssof Organiza:
ton work inEAs 1Joftth Dakota In ths
ss spring Of al 0I6, III iias been he. pnr.
N nose sof 4 the ofle als:4 4 and organizert
Ia. turn the mana gem ent of this OR
Ii gam fsatton over tos the menab bershil
sss inst as fast as the Insmbe bership Wert
we'll enough ani.z.ed assume g Y I i!