The nonpartisan leader. [volume], January 06, 1919, Image 8

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NDER instructions of the referendum canvassing
board of the Nonpartisan league, the Leader pub
lishes on this page for the THIRD AND LAST
TIME the ballot on which-League members must
vote in the matter of a president for the orgiani
zation. Unless you vote this ballot now and mail
it in AT ONCE, your opportunity to be heard is
sacrificed. The referendum board will allow a
reasonable length of time for those who have not voted to cut out
the ballot printed below and mail it, but that means that you must
-cut it out and mail it AT ONCE. The voting closes within a week
after you get this copy of the Leader. Counting the length of
time your letter containing the ballot is in the mails, you must
mark and send this ballot in TODAY if you want to be certain
your vote counts.
Under no circumstances will the time for voting be
extended, and this is the LAST ISSUE of the Leader that
will publish the official ballot. This is the third time the
ballot has been printed in the Leader with full instructions
to members on how to vote.
The referendum canvassing board again points l)u± that the
success of the referendum depends on as near a unanimous vote
of League members as possible. It is important that the League
be able to show that practically all,its members voted. The vote
will not be decisive otherwise. The League wants its enemies to
know that League members are interested enough in League af
fairs to vote in an important League referendum concerning League
.affairs. League ehemies would be delighted to get a chance to
vote on the question of retaining Mr. Townley as president. Are
League enemies more interested in its affairs than you
In voting read the rules and follow the instructions given.
All League members are eligible to vote. It does not matter
whether you are in arrears in your dues or not. It does not mat
ter whether you have renewed for another two-year period or not.
After you mark this ballot, mail it to
Indicate your decision below:
Write your name and address in full:
cinct here .......•
YOUR LAST CHANGE TO VOTE
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Cut this ballot out, vote it and send it in
NATIONAL NONPARTISAN LEAGUE
BALLOT
Follow instructions carefully. Every member of the Nonpartisan league is entitled to vote, whether his dues are paid
to date or not or whether or not he has re-enrolled for another two years. ALL members can vpte and no member should
neglect the opportunity. The success of this referendum depends on getting as near a unanimous'expression of League mem
bers as possible.
The question to be decided by League members is this: "Shall the action of the national committee of the League in
electing A. C. Townley to another term as president of the organization be approved or disapproved?"
REFERENDUM CANVASSING BOARD
National Nonpartisan League, Fifth Floor Endicott Building
St. Paul, Minn.
For A. C. Townley for president of the League
Against A. C. Townley for president of the League
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If for any reason you can not give your section, township and range on above blank, give name of your township, or voting pre-
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l"he question to be decided is this "Shall the ^members of
the League approve the action of the national committee in re
electing A. C. Townley to another term as president?"
If a majority of League members vote "yes," Mr. Townley^
will continue as leader of the organization. If a majority vote "no,"
it will be necessary for the national committee to select some other
leader satisfactory to the members.
A majority of ^the League members voting on the question will
decide the matter."
The ballots will be received" and counted an$ the result an
nounced by a committee appointed by the national convention which
recently met. This committee consists of Lynn J. Frazier of North
Dakota, H. F. Samuels of Idaho, C. A. Lindbergh and David H.
Evans of Minnesota and Mark P. Bates of South Dakota.
Cut off the lower half of this page, which is the official ballot.
Read the ballot carefully. If you desire to vote for A. C. Townley,
place a cross, or "X," in the square after the words, "For A. C.
Townley for president of the League." If you desire -to vote against
A. C. Townley, place a cross, or "X," in the square after the words,
"Against A. C. Townley for pr ?sident of the League." Place a
cross in only one of the two squares.
Then write plainly your name and address on the blanks given
on the ballot for the purposes Give your section, township and
range. If you can not give section, township and range, fill out the
last blank on the ballot with the name or number, or both, of your
voting precinct or township. Your name at League headquarters
is filed by section, township and range, or by name or number of
your voting precinct or" township.
After filling out the-ballot, put it in. a sealed envelope and place
a 3-cent stamp on the envelope. Address the envelope as follows:
Referendum Canvassing Board, National Nonpartisan
League, Fifth Floor, Endicott Bldg., St. P^ul, Minn.
Do not send your ballot to the Nonpartisan /Leader, or to any
state office of the League, or any state paper office of the League.
A cross here
is a vote for
Townley.
A cross here
is a vote against
Townley.
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