The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 10, 1918, Page 15

o ] i Montana Precinct Cauc All Members of the Nonpartisan League Will Meet in Home Districts to Select T A s Tried and True Delegates to the County Conventions E Montana branch of the National Nonpartisan league will get into this year’s political campaign this month. The opening move of the Montana league will be the membership precinct caucuses, which will be held June 20 at 2 o’clock throughout Montana. On that date every Montana member of the League is supposed to assemble at his voting precinct and there choose a trusted friend and neighbor to represent the precinct in county conventions which are to follow. The county conventions will indorse candidates for the legisla- ture and send delegates to the state convention, which will indorse candidates for that office. The delegates from the various county conventions in each con- gressional district will indorse candidates for congress. Montana members should impress the date of these membership caucuses on their minds. Remember, League members are to meet in each voting pre- cinct of Montana in which there are members of the League. There are mem- - bers of the League in practically every precinct of the state, except in the towns and cities. Rain or shine, the Montana precinct League meetings will take place Thursday, June 20. Members will be mailed official notification by Montana League headquarters at Great Falls. But do not wait for these notifications. Some of them may go astray or be held up for'some reason. So if you do not get yours, remember the date anyway. The precinct caucuses will take place June 20 at 2 o’clock, without fail. -ONLY LEAGUE MEMBERS CAN ATTEND OR VOTE When the League members meet in their precinct on June 20, they will appoint a credentials committee, which will examine the membership certificate of every person claiming to be a member and who is present for the meeting. If a member has failed to bring his certificate, he must produce ether evidence that he is a member of the League, and the credentials committee must be satis- fied that he is a member before he can have a seat and a voice in the precinct caucus. The precinct caucuses will contain only League members. Every other per- son, including newspaper reporters or representatives, will be barred, and the caucuses will be held in private by League members. No one but League mem- bers is entitled to have a voice or to listen to the proceedings. ; "The precinct meeting will elect a chairman and secretary. The chairman will preside at the caucus. The secretary will keep a record of the proceedings. The chairman will then give all members of the League present an opportunity to suggest a League member as a representative of the League members in your voting precinct. All names suggested should be discussed carefully and a strong, able League member, loyal to the cause, who has the confidence of all his fellow members in the precinct, should be selected. - The chairman and secretary of the caucus, over their signatures, after the selection of the delegate, should without delay report the proceedings to the League headquarters at Great Falls. Send the report to Nonpartisan League headquarters, Box 1625, Great Falls, Mont. © Besides the name of the delegate selected by the caucus, the chairman and secretary must report the name of every League member present, the name of the county and the number of the legislative district in which the precinct meeting was held. The postoffice ad- dress as well as the section, township and range of each member present and the delegate elected should be reported to headquarters. Elsewhere on this page of the Nonpartisan Leader is a blank that can be cut out and used by the pre- cinct chairman and secretary to make the report to Montana league head- quarters. : BRING YOUR NEIGHBORS AND HAVE THEM JOIN Here is a big point to be remembered. Farmers in your precinct who have not yet joined the League may do so at this meeting and can participate in the _precinct caucus if they do. - Tell your friends and neighbors who are not mem- bers of the League that, by paying the League fee of $16, they can become - members at this meeting and be admitted to the proceedings. The chairman and secretary of the caucus should sign up farmers (farmers only are eligible) who are not members and who want to join in order to take part in the caucus. The chairman and secretary should collect the League membership fee of $16 in cash or post-dated check from such persons only:after the League members. present have agreed to allow them to become members and participate 'at the caucus. The chairman and secretary should carefully take down the name and address of " .the new members thus obtained, together with-their township, section and range, - -and report the names and send the membersliip fees to League headqnu:tgrs at Great ‘Falls, together with the report of the rest of the proceedings. _ The tried and true man you select at your township méeting June 20 will attend a county convention of the League as your representative. These county - conventions will be called by League headquarters and all delegates will. be . notified just as soon as League headquarters gets the reports from the precinct caucuses.. ‘The county conventions in turn will choose tried and true men from their delegates to attend the League state con-ention. Everything is in the hands of League members and the men they themselves select to act for them. - Meet June 20 at 2 o’clock at the usual voting place in your precinct. Re- member, all League members should gather at the usual voting place in their - precinct at 2 o’clock and there hold their caucus. The time and place of county convention will be announced by League l;deadq:arftters tt‘;‘t Great F:Il:“ ltg::el;e a;l the precincts in a given county have reported and after the names of all.the rep- resentatives of the League membership are in the hands of League headquarters. " Do mot forget the time and date—June 20 at 2 o’clock. Do not fail to be present. The success of the movement depends on the active participation of all ‘. League members. Read this announcement over again. Familiarize ‘yourself . with what is to be done and how it is to be done. Look.on the next column of - . -this page for the blank on which to report your proceedings to headquarters— . - ‘and do not fail to report by first mail. . o o T Caucus Report Blank (For Use in Montana Only) League Members of Montana: - This notice is important. Read every line of it, as it is necessary that everything in connection with the League precinct meetings in your state be handled properly and smoothly. Below is a blank form. When you go to the precinct caucus in your voting precinct June 20, cut out this blank and take it with you. The blank below is for use of your precinct chairman and secretary whom you will select at your meeting. The chairman and secretary you select in your precinct must report your proceedings to League headquarters at Great Falls. ' You may be selected chairman or secretary and then you will need this blank. If you are not selected chairman or secretary, you can hand the blank to your neighbors who are selected, if they have forgotten to bring a blank. . The chairman and secretary of each Montana precinct caucus should fill out this blank at the meeting and mail it immediately to the Nonpartisan league, Box 1625, Great Falls, Mont. Following is the blank: YOU MUST WRITE PLAINLY Nonpartisan League, Box 1625, Great Falls, Mont: Following is the report of our League precinct meeting held June 20: Name of the voting precinct where meeting was held 5 ................................................................... (If more than one township in voting pi'ecinct, give name and range and township numbers of all townships in the voting precinct in answer to the two questions above). - Name of county............ ++..Number of legislative district Full name of delegate elected ........................................ .................. Section, township and range where delegate lives .......................................................... seasscone Postoffice ;;ddress of delegate elected The following new members joined the League at this meeting: Names of new Postoffice members Address Section Township Range .............................................................. ............................................................. ............................. ....................... ............................. ccesscsose (If not enough room above for names, write on separate piece of paper and attach to this report). Following is a list of the names and addresses of all members attend- ing this meeting: (Let each member present sign his own name and ad- dress below:) ; Names of those ' present ...... Postoffice Address Section Township Range ............................................ ....................................... .................. We certify that the above blank is properly filled out and contains a full and true report of the proceedings held at our voting precinct on June 20, 1918. (SIGNED) v 6000000000000 00 00000 sectcenser s “esscessene Secretary of Meeting. uses on June 20 | { H i it H