Show THE FIRST PEOPLES PEOPLE'S PARTY CLUB Pursuant to notice given the Sev Sev- Seventh Seventh Seventh Ward meeting house held a large audience o of members of the tho Peoples People's Party September 28 the purpose of the assemblage being to organize a Peoples People's Party Clu Club b in that district Henry Wallace was elected chair chairman a man and John E Callister secre secre- secretary secretary secretary tary Hon F S Richards chairman of the municipal central committee made a brief and spirited speech He called attention to the present political situation and the fact that the people were on the eve of f the greate greatest t political contest that had ever occurred in the Territory The Peoples People's s Party wanted a full and h hi 4 i 1 i J JS t i fair vote and would be content Z with the result But they wanted i ti every legal voter to have the privilege privilege 1 lege of casting his bis ballot and to do doso doBO so with an understanding of the issues of the contest Mr Richards was warmly applauded At the conclusion t t bf f his remarks the fol fol- following following following lowing was read and adopted of t the e Peoples People's Political Club of the Seventh h School District of Salt Lake City Utah t NAME The name of this association shall be the Peoples People's Political Club of the Seventh School District of Salt Lake City Utah I PRINCIPLES The objects of this club are as follows J To diffuse political information and a knowledge of the principles of government To aid in preserving the Constitution Constitution Constitution tion of the United States to pro promote pro pro- promote promote mote local self-government self and andi andy y i insure the freedom and purity of elections t To oppose class legislation To resist the imposition of taxes beyond the necessity of government economically administered To promote economy in all branches of public service To mai maintain the fundamental k principle of equality before the law To operate co-operate with the regular or organizations or- or organizations of the Peoples People's Party in support of its men and measures OFFICERS The officers of this club shall shaH con con- consist consist consist of a president a vice president vice a secretary a treasurer and such I other officers as the club clu b may deem deemY ne necessary who shall be elected an- an ant annually an annually t Y by a majority vote of the thes s members of the club present at the election and shall hold hold their offices for one year and until their successors successors successors sors are elected s sr r r The duties of these officers shall be those usual to the same officers in similar organizations elsewhere MEMBERS t Any member of the Peoples People's Party over sixteen years of age may become a member of this club clubby clubby clubby by a three-fourths three vote of the mem mem- members members members bers pr present at any regu regular lar meet meet- meeting meeting ing There shall be no test Wet of member member- membership membership membership ship except belief in the essential i i principles of f frey free government as formulated by the Constitution of I the Uni United States and as illustrated I k by the platform of the Peoples People's r h Party and contained in the principles pIes ples of the constitution of this club Any mem member ber may be expelled for conduct prejudicial to the Inter Inter- Interests eats ests ts of the party by a majority vote of the members of the cl club b AMENDMENTS S This constitution may be amend amend- amended amended amended ed at any regular meeting three three- three fourths fourths of the members concurring provided that notice of the proposed amendment has been given at a 4 regular meeting at least one week previous Laws By-Laws FUNDS s 's Funds for necessary purposes may be raised raises raised in such manner as the club ray may determine d termine MEMBERS Any member may nominate a ae for admission to the club PROCEEDINGS The proceedings will consist of lectures essays questions an and an- an answers answers an answers and other exercises consistent with the objects of the club The club shall also assist in spread spread- spreading spreading spreading ing the club system shall distribute documents hold public put lic meetings s I seek to increase increase its membership as assist as- as assist assist the regular party organizations and report frequently to the Central Committee of the Peoples People's Party RULES OF ORDER The parliamentary rules govern govern- governing governing ing I ng the deliberations of Jf the club shall be those contained in Roberts Rules of Order ELECTIONS The election of officers shall shan be by ballot at the first regular meeting of the year in January But at the first meeting ot of the club in September 1889 officers shall be elected to serve until the election ejection in January 1890 A vacancy caused by death res res- resignation resIgnation resignation ignation or otherwise may be filled by a majority vote at any regular meeting CAPTAINS The president shall l immediately after the general election ot of each year appoint a captain fog f each block of the district who shall filial perform such duties as may be assigned him by the c club lub The captains together with the general officers shall shad constitute the executive executive tive committee of the club COMMITTEE A committee acting with the advice of the regular officers officers officers cers shall shaU be appointed by the pre pre- president president The committee shall prepare pro pro- pro pro-I grammes of exercises and arrange for systematic courses of lectures MEETINGS Regular meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at p m or at such other ti time mp and place as the previous meeting may designate I Special meetings may be held heM at any time by call of the president AMENDMENTS AMENDMENTS These laws by-laws may be amended at atan an any regular meeting by a two thirds two vote of the members present Eighty nine Eighty signatures were taken to the document Hons John T Caine and C O W Penrose add addressed the meeting ng call call- c calling calling aU- aU aUing ing attention to the proscriptive prescriptive ti ve work of the Liberal party and to the economic government by y the Peo- Peo People's Peo People's I ples pIes Party They were frequently I interrupted by cheers The election ejection of officers resulted as follows David McKenzie president Hen Hen- Henry Henry Henry ry Wallace vic vice president e John Juhn E Callister secretary R K Thomas treasurer Meetings will win be held beld on the sec second sec sec- second second ond and fourth Mondays in each month The Sixth Ward band fur fur- furnished furnished furnished music |