V. I. Lenin

The Third Congress of the R.S.D.L.P.

APRIL 12–27 (APRIL 25–MAY 10), 1905

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SPEECH ON THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE KAZAN COMMITTEE’S
REPRESENTATION {1}

APRIL 22 (MAY 5)

Le nin makes a reference to the minutes of the Second Congress showing that the
Kazan Committee was listed as one of the organisations whose powers
required formal confirmation. Since no formal confirmation has been forth
coming, there is no ground to rescind the resolution already taken by the
Congress. The Kazan representative must remain at the Congress with voice
only, while the committee; according to the Credentials Committee’s
proposal, should seek formal confirmation right away.

| First published in 1937 in the book Trety syezd R.S.D.R.P. Protokoly | |
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| Printed from the text of the book | |

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Notes:
{1}
At the eighteenth sitting of the Congress on April 22 (May 5), the
question of the Kazan Committee’s representation came up once again with
the arrival of its delegate I. A. Sammer (Savich). The Credentials
Committee proposed that the Congress “should abide by its earlier decision
and admit the Kazan Committee delegate with voice but no vote” (see
Tray syezd R.S.D.R.P. , p. 314).

Sammerasked the Congress to allow his committee a vote. After a
debate, the Congress rejected a resolution motioned by B. V. Avilov
(Tigrov) on granting a vote to the Kazan Committee and confirmed the
Credentials Committee’s resolution.

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