Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-08
NONPARTISANS Rf-0RCAN|zE
PROGRAM FOR YEAR ADOPTED
Nine "Industrial or Occupational Groups" Per-
fected With State Chairmen; New League
Assumes $35, 1919 Indebtedness.

A compromise program whereby the
opponents of the balance of power
plan will control the immediate policy
of the league. and advocates of a sep
arate ticket will gain their end, should
m nhe league sieeti ns built tt up Asd p6tS5 to members .ae ers,
brought the delegates of the Nonparti-
san league together in what was viz
tually the closing session of the state
convention Sunday afternoon at Ly-
ceum hall. A brief session was held
in the evening, but only to pass on
some slight changes in the new organ
ization plan of the league, after which
the convention adjourned.
The other principal point made IN
the convention was the reorganization
of the league into industrial or occu-
p%ational groups" to bring within its
fold nine groups of workers, the house
wives, professional workers, building
and metal workers. farmers, CONNER
cial workers, factory workers, trans
pOrtation workers, miners, including
oil; fisheries and timber workers, and
miscellaneous workers.
New Group Chairmen
The groups were perfected at the
convention, delegates from each elect
ing a member to the state organization
committee, with the exception of the
farmers, who took three committee
men on the basis of their greater mem
bership in the league, and the build
ing workers who had no representa-
tives at the convention, the vacancy
being later filled by the nomination OF
II. X. Powell of Missoula. The rep
rcsentatives sent to the state organlz-
- -ar
Farmers-F. l.. Buzelie. conrad;
John Stoner. Sheridan county; Arthur
+. Harvey. Judith Basin.
Housewives-Mrs. W. J. Hanna, Big
Timber.
Commercial workers-R. NJ. Lord,
Great Falls.
Factory workers-F. A. Patison,
Lewistown.
TRANSPORTATION workers.. NJ. Rec
.or. Great Falls.
Miners-John T. Taylor, Helena.
Professionalism Fisher, Mis-
soula.
Miscellaneous-W. r. Duncan, Ra-
valli county.
State Headuarters Audited
Prior to adjournment, the conven-
ton went On record as %favoring a sec
p ond convention being called as soon as
tnt I'LL sIouPS Va II
league are more fully represented.
The report of the auditing commit
tee showed that the state headquarters
now is holding some S132,979 in over
due post-dated checks. The money
owed is largely some S35. 1919 that was
advanced by individuals and organiza-
tons for the last campaign.
The new industrial organization Of
the league assumed the debts of the
former organization and stated that
the signers of the post-dated checks
would be expected to pay in part or IN
full as the opportunity arose.
At the opening of the session Sun
day morning, D. G. Dorman, national
organizer. explained the method of
calling the convention. a question
which had not been settled before re-
cess Saturday. Following his e%xplana-
ton, a unanimous vote was passed
that it be the sense of the meeting
that the convention was legally
called.
Taylor and Oorman Get Together
Charles Taylor of Sheridan county.
who had contended on the previous
night that the convention was not
legally called, was not present at the
opening and did not appear until al
most an hour later. The question was
again brought UP by him in the latter
part of the morning session when OPP
position was being voiced by +. w.
Collins of Sheridan county and r. W.
Robinson of Conrad to the plan for a
policy of balance of power with no
ticket to be entered in the primary
until the league reached a strength of
10000 votes. The question, which is
the essential part of the California
plan of organization, later adopted,
was referred to the committee on as
sOciation and organization, of which
both Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Dorman were
members. during the noon recess.
BY the time of the afternoon ses-
sion. a compromise. which evidently
pleased both sides, was effected,
whereby the limit. when the league
will enter the primaries with a
ticket, was cut to 10000 members.
Advocates of the league primary
ticket said that they believed that this
would be made in time to enter the
primary race this year.
Action On Primary Campaign
The chief point gained by the pro-
ponents of the balance Of power
plan whereby the league shall take
official action only in the final cleo
ton, was the adoption of a resolu-
ton stating that "the Nonpartisan
league do not indorse any state or ma
tional ticket or any candidate for state
or national office in the forthcoming
primary election unless a 10000 mem
bership has first been obtained in
Montana; in event such membership is
not obtained, the support of the entire
league membership shall be thrown to
those candidates who most nearly sup
port the program of principles and
immediate demands. The names Of
such candidates shall be given to the
public through the executive commit
tee and the press Of the league. Pro-
vided. however, that such policy shall
in nowise interfere or prevent county
organizations from indorsing candi-
dates for county offices in their re-
spective counties"
The new plan Of organization pro-
vided for groups of the nine industrial
divisions, the state organization COM
mittee to consist of a delegate from
each with an additional delegate for
each 5000 members more than the
initial 1900 to q group, The state