Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-29 | Page 1 | Mock Meeting Held in Ohio

MOCKlETSi HELD IN OHIO Three D;".y Convention to Discuss Dis-cuss Prcpcsals For an ide 1 State Constitution CLEVELAND. O., Dec 2T Mnny pro-. pro-. po.'als for an Ideal state constitution will he votod on at a mock constitutional con-jventlon con-jventlon today, the feature event of a Mhrcc-day convention of the Natloned Municipal league In conjunction with tho government research department of the National Association of Civic Sacretarlu. ; Simultaneous meeting will l- held by Ihe American Historical association and the ; American PbllUcal Science association. The- rcoult of these sessions will bo inferred in-ferred to a committee on state COnstltU- . lions with Instructions to draft a complete model state constitution for submission .o next year's convention. I The proposals were prepared by nine I committers and societies using; as a ham the constitution of Nebraska. Amoi.s-other Amoi.s-other things they call for a one house legislature which would elect n loglslu-tive loglslu-tive council The chairman of the council j would become governor of the statu without with-out veto or legislative- powers. An administrative ad-ministrative manager to bo appointed by the council would appoint and remove all department beads and commissions Tho chief powers of the council would be to prepare and Introduce bills. Instigate Insti-gate investigations and eim-et th: work of the governor.