The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-06-19

cial statement which did net attempt
to summarize the present net worth
of the Association. The report, how
ever, showed that $4,000 was paid
for salaries and $4,000 for the up
keep Of the office which is occupied by
five persons. The report was placed |
on file but not approved.
Imported Spellbinders Remain I'm
cOrked.
After this the administration |
sought to have the first of four spell |
binders, who were brought in especial |
" for the occasion, take the floor
and emit the laughing gas. This met
with such a vigorous protest from the
floor that it had to be abandoned.
When the meeting reconvened, the
! fireworks started. 1t was found that
the administration had packed the
meeting with % stalwarts, who by
/ the way had already sent in their
4 proxies to the Secretary to be cast
for the old gang. The fireworks
were started when Progressive Small
moved that ''the names Of the various
districts of the Association be given
by the Secretary and that the chair
announce that it was in order for
members to make other nominations
for the various districts to be voted
upon for director at this meeting re-
CARELESS Of districts"
Reactionaries Stirred to Action
The reactionaries, led by Editor
Bruce johnson, vigorously opposed
this move, which eliminated in the
chair coming to their assistance by
overruling the motion. After the loud
protestations against the ruling OF
the chair had subsidized, Mr. Dow
moved that all mail ballots be re-
iected and not cast for the following
reasons: % that the mailing en-
velopes were opened before the meet
ing was called to order, contrary tC
the bylaws of the Association, thus
giving a chance for substitution Of
ballots and (2) because the bylaws
do not provide for the voting for di
rectors by mail"
"Tampering With Ballots"
Mr. Dow stated that owing to wha'
occurred a year ago, the opening 0.
the ballots before the meeting, caus
ed people to suspect that the ballots
| were tempered with. He contendeC
| that mail voting was allowable onl!
at District nominating primaries. Thi
/ resulted in confused discussion
which resulted in the chairman leav
| ing the chair and Mr.. Mcconnell tax
ing his place. If the new chairman
| knew anything about parliamentar
| procedure, he did not display it. In
stead he argued vigorously with ev
| erybody present who disagreed wit
| him.
/ Mr. Small took a ballot envelop
and demonstrated how easy it wa;
with the outer envelope opened flo
any interested party to remove tn
| inner envelope which contained tn
marked ballot. and insert another er
| velope with the same number bU
with a different mark on the ballot.
| Flathead County Actions Dismissed
The discussion continued until fly
o'clock when the progressives, led b
Mr. Small, told the old gang ths
they would permit balloting to cor
tinue only cn one condition, viz, thu
all actions pending against member
in Flathead County upon marketin
agreements be dismissed and that n
more actions be commenced for
year. This ultimatum was accepte
and concurred in by the now whippe
Cresap-Hollenbeck gang with the n
suit that an agreement was drawn U
and signed containing the aforemel
toned proposition.
PrOgressives Elect Majority of Boar
The balloting for election of dire,
tors then took place with the resu
that when the votes were counted ar
new board was declared electe
the progressives were shown to hay
J decisively defeated the old gang.