Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-08
TWO TAXPAYER
BODIES UNABLE
To JOIN HANDS
State Constitutional
Convention Obstacle
to Consolidation.
Income Levy Proposal
Also Objectionable to
Montana Committee.
Special TO The Trihunn.

Special to The Tribune.
Helena. April Efforts tending to
consolidation Of the two state tax
associations, the State Tax association
recently organized at Billings. and the
Montana Taxpayers association formed
ing conferences between the directors
of the two organizations held in
Helena.
The proposed amendment to the cos
stitution providing for a tax commits
sion was the stumbling block in the
way of consolidation. the executive
committee of the Montana Taxpayers
association refusing to accept that
portion Of the program Of the State
Tax association. The question of the
proposed constitutional convention and
the income tax also were objectionable
to the Montana association directors.
but as these questions have not been
definitely approved by the other as
sociation. they really had no part bear
ing upon the failure to agree.
Teachers Want Convention
The directors Of the State Tax as
sociations met in the blue room and
named a conference committee consist
ing Of r. B. Mitchell. W S. Nc
Cormick and G. G. Conser. while the
executive committee Of the Montana
Taxpayers association named a con-
ference committee consisting of Harry
Gallwey. A. A. Frankie and b. !.
Boorman.
The proposition of the latter as to
what they would do in the matter of
consolidation was speedily disposed of.
whereupon the executive committee of
the Montana association adjourned.
and the directorate of the state assoG-
alton continued in session until late
hour Friday night, considering mat
ters of policy.
A very long discussion upon the sub
iect of constitutional convention was
featured BY an argument by F. J..
Cummings. Of Lewistown. representing
the State Teachers association, in its
favor.
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The following motion was adopted:
That il is the sense of the board
of directors that it is not practical
to initiate a measure submitting to the
people the question of constitutional
convention until the organization is
perfected. and that the State Tax as
sociation demand of legislative candi-
dates in the primary campaign state
ment of their position on the question
Of the calling of constitutional con-
yention.'
The only other controversial point
related to a state income tax and a
resolution was adopted giving the exc
cutive committee power to cooperate
with other organizations proposing to
initiate such measure.
Call for Classification Repeal
The directors also passed resolu
tion calling for the repeal of the pre-
sent tax classification law.
Members of the executive committee
of the Montana association stated they
informed the conference committee of
the state association that they would
indorse and support only those meas
ures having. for their object the con
servatioD of the tax dollar. providing
such measures are not or shall not be-
come partisan political issues. namely
the constitutional convention the in-
come tax or the tax commission propo
sitions.
Those Present
The meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Montana association was
attended by Harry Gallwey, Butte; A. |
A. Frankie, Lewistown; c. H. Will |
liams, Deer Lodge; Fred l.. Gibson. /
Livingston; Norman Hotter. Helena |
B. J. Boorman. Great Falls; r. c. |
kurtz. Hamilton. and A. A. Morris |
Roundup.
Those attending the meeting Of the /
state association directors were: II. |
p. Mitchell. Great Falls: ]. NJ. Ham |
lton. Bozeman; A. W. Stow, Laurel; |
W. S. Mccormack Kalispell: Albert |
Connolly, Livingston; G. G. Conser. |
c. II. Martien. Frank Woody |
and E. A. McCray. Helena; S. i. Lo- |
gan, Hardin: w. l.. Hannah, Big Tim
ser. and r. A. Haste, Billings.