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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 / / REGINA, N.W.r. March Sth, iSgy. CONFIDENTIAL. To tl)c gccrctarV of tbc Ijit>*^^*il-@nscrratirc Association. Dear Sir : — Acting on instnietions from tfie leader of the party a Convention of tlie Libei-al-Conservatives of the Territories was called and held on the (ith iiist. It was called for the (ith under the impression that th(> Honse of Conunons would meet on the 1 Ith. It was, notwithstandinof short notice, pronounced bv men who could speak with authority one of the t,n-andest conventioris ever held in (-anada : while the letters read from some leading men who were nnahle to attend completed the expression of Territo- rial Conservative opinion. The followino- (V)nstitntion WHS adopted : — \ *-. ■ I i ; » CONSTITUTION OF THH THRRI- TORIAL LIBKRAL-CONSERVATIVK ASSOCIATION. I t * * i i I i * : ■: t i This Associnticji) sluill consist oC all rt'<;uljirlv constituted Liberal-Conservntive Associations tiirouu-tl- oiit the Territories, which slmll liavealiih'ated thron^Ji written notice. t » Its objects shall })e to (nv^anize tlir Liberal- Conservatives of the Territories for concerted action, i\i all times, but es})ecially on the occasion of ocneral elections and bye-electi )ns, and to elect at the l)etrin- nintr of every pai'liainentary tei-in representatives to the Dojninion Advisorv Council. i : 111. The officers shall be :— (a) A President, who shall be elected at the general Convention : (b) Foiu' Vice-Presidents, one foi- each electoral district: (c) A Seci-etaiy, who shall be elected at a |;-eneral Con- vention : (d) A Treasurer, who may be one of the members of the Executive Council: (e) An Organizer, who sliall act under the direction of the President, or the President and the Executive Conunittee, and who shall be paid : (f) An Executive Conunittee consisting of two from I'ach electoi-al division. , x\ r\ ';* h IV. ''< Tlie General Conventions slial] coiiHist of the otficer.s of tlie Associations, or of delegates chosen 1)V the Associations, but in no case shall one Association send to the General Convention more than four, whether officers or delegates, entitled to vote. All affiliated Associations shall be re(juired to make returns to the Secretary of this Association showiiio- names of officers, and the number of members on the roll. These returns shall be sent to the Sec- i-etary not later than the first day of Febiuary in each veai'. ;■', ■* • ■- ■.. ■ VI. The salaries of the Secretaiy and of the Oi-- tranizer shall be fixed by the K.xeoutive Committee. VII. Every (juestion shall be bi'i night befoj-e the Conventions by a mover and seconder, and whether the vote shall be open or by ballot sh;dl l)e deeided bv each Convention. VI 11. The Executive of this Association shall be subject to the call of the President for the ti-ansaction of business, of which Executive five shall be a (juorum, and when a (juorum cannot attend the Hresideut may direct the Secretary to submit by lettei- (piestions for 3 the approval of the Kxt'cutivc, who sliall write " v(^•l ' or " nay " a^minst tlio sanu'. IX. In ease of a vacancy of the otfice of Pre.sident ()r Secretary th<' nearest Vice-President of this Association, or nearest Secretary of an alhhVited Association, shall assume the otfice of PreHident or Secretary, and call a meetinc; of the Executive and they shall electa Presia 'iit or Secretarv. as the case may recpnie, from ainono it their number, or in accord- ance with clause viii. of this Constitution sicr„ifv by vyritino; who m their opinion should be Presifleiit oV Secretary. h X. Any of these clauses may he chanired l,\- the yote ot a majority at any meeting of this Association. Tlie Hl)()ve constitution hayin;^^ been unanimous- ly adopted, the followincr officers were unanimously elected : President:— N. F. Davin, Q.C., M.P. Vice- Presidents :--Capt. Price: (Jeor^r,. Nof)le, Es(j. ; James McKay, Es(j., Q.C. : F. W. (!. Haultain Fs(|., M.L.A. Secretarv:— P. McAra, Kscj. 'J'reasirer :— Thomas Tweed, Ks(|. l<:xEcrTlvE Commhtee :— Hon. Senator Perley : Hon. Senator Louorheed : J. R. Netf, Esq., M.L.A. : S. C. Elkmgton, EHq.; T. B. Baker, Us,,.; W. (\ Hamilton. Esq., Q.C.: JiiH. Clinkskill, Ehcj., M.L.A. ; HillvanJ Mitchell, Eh,,., M.L.A. ; H. C. Wil.s,.n. Es,,., M 1) • (^ A Ma-iatli, Eh.,., M.L.A. : VV. W. McJ)„iial,l, Eh,, | Hon. Thonian CochviuH^, Eh,,.; JanioH McKav Es,, g.c. • ' '■• The Territorial Association ha\ in^r l.eun or- cranize,!, Nich,)laH Fl,)od J)avin, Es,,.. Q.C., M P and the Hon. J. A. Lou-hee,l,Q.C., Senator of the Don/inion of Canada, were unanimously electe,! membern of the J)oniini,m Advisory Council. During the day the various speakei-s dwelt on the necessity of continuoun practical work. Our peo- ple in the Territories re({uire to be educated in the duty of contributing each one somethinir. small or lorge to the advancement of the party whose piinciples thev believe best for the government of the country. There are at least twenty-eiaht Liberal-Connervative Asso- ciations in Eastern Assiniboia : there should be not less than one hunrlred in the Territories. If each had only an average membeiHhip of twenty, thin wouM give 2000 members, )f Conservative AHH,)dationH. This iH an absurdly small number, yet at 10c. a hea,l for the general fund it w,)uld giN e .1f;20C, which would be n goo,l Htep towards the salary of an organizer. Lo,)k- ing to rich individuals has in it an element of political mendicancy unworthy ,)f a free pople, and it is a metho,! ,)f raising funds which implies and foHter« ')% corniptiori ai.d lea.ls to waste of public n.onov of which the elector who allows himself to think aie'pecuniarv nieanseii.ployed in dom^r necessary and lecritin.ate work should come from outside nuist pay his shaie,— and his share will he a hundred times what would' properly be borne by him did he discharge hy contributions hi"s political duty in the same manner as he dischargees his other duties as a man and as a citizen, and be it re- membered there is no duty connectod with human life so important and imperative as that of doi„o- our duty as citizens so as to secure the wisest, purest and most efficient ffovernment of our country. I urge you, therefore, to call your association together to take steps in accordance with clause one of the Constitution to affiliate with this Territorial Association, and to send any funds which may be con- tributed to the Treasurer, Thomas Tweed, Esq.. Medi- cine Hat. No association should send less tlian ten cents a head, but there is no reason why more than this ratio should not be sent by those associations which have members who can afford to contribute more. I am, respectfully yours, President of the 'J erritorial Liberul- Conservati ve Association.