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Many of the boys had attended the miners' meetings and knew something about parliamentary organization. "I move't Ralph Buckley, he be chairman," said one. "I second the move," said another. The motion was put, and Ralph was unanimously elected as chairman. "They ain't no time to make any speech," he said, backing up against the tree in order to face the assemblage.
"We got jest time to 'lect a sec'etary and draw out some res'lutions." "I move't Jimmie Donnelly be sec'etary." "I second Jimmie Donnelly." "All you who want Jimmie Donnelly for sec'etary, hol' up your right han's an' say yi." There was a chorus of yi's. "I move't Ed. Williams be treasher." Then the objector rose. "Aw!" he said, "we don't want no treasher.
"Now," said another young parliamentarian, "I move't the chairman pint out a committee of three fellows to write the res'lutions."
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