In 1892, Bonifacio convened the original members and decided to change the method of recruiting members. It was agreed that any member of the society could take in as many new members as he could get. Under this new method, the membership of the society reached more than 100. Thereupon, an election was held, with the following as officers of the first Supreme Council:

In a meeting in February 1893, Bonifacio, disgusted over Arellano's inaction, deposed him and put Roman Basa in his place as Supremo. The officers of this second Supreme Council were:

When early in 1895, Bonifacio realized that Roman Basa was as ineffectual as Deodato Arellano, he called a meeting of the society and promptly deposed Basa. The election resulted in the elevation of the following to the different offices:

On December 31, 1895, another election to the Supreme Council was held, with the following officers:

Eight months later, in August 1896, immediately before the discovery of the Katipunan, the fifth and last Supreme Council took its oath of office. Elected were:

Immediately before the outbreak of the revolution, therefore, Bonifacio organized the Katipunan into a government revolving around a "cabinet" composed of men of his confidence.

History of the Filipino People. Teodoro A. Agoncillo