The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-18
The Conservative Party.

The following is the plan for organizing the
Conservative party of North Carolina, adopted
by the late Convention in Raleigh:
STATE ORGANIZATIoNs.-AS State Committee.
to consist of chairman and thirty members
six of whom shall reside in Raleigh, and three
in each judicial district-to be appointed by the
State Convention
The Committee shall have power to maintain
its organization, by filling vacancies, &C., and
shall take charge of all matters relating to organ-
cation, registration, &c, and proper canvass of
the State
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIoN.-The members of
the State Committee in each judicial district
shall constitute district Committee for their
respective districts and shall appoint Chairman,
and shall take charge Of all matters relating to
county organization, &C., in their respective dis
tricts; and shall report all matters relating there
to, to the chairman of the State Committee
COUNTY ORGANIzATIoN.-Itis recommended
that each County, by popular meetings or through
the medium of existing organizations, appoint a
County Committee to consist Of at least two per-
sons from each Captain District within it's limits
| The County Committee shall take charge of
all matters of registration local organization &C.,
within the County, and is requested to make
monthly reports to the Chairman of the District
y,
OF such local matters as may require the attention
of the District Committee
| 1t is further recommended that each County
| Committee cause to be enrolled the names of all
the registered voters of their county, who are
| willing to act and vote with this organization
no man to be thus enrolled without his express
consent; and also that they cause to be enrolled
| on separate list of names of all those who are
entitled to register, but who have not done SO
and that they use every exertion to secure their
registration and active cooperation.
The following supplemental Resolution offered
by Col. Hoke, was also adopted, viz:
| Resolred, That the President of the Conven-
ton appoint i've or more persons, in each County,
to make a thorough canvass of the same. and
disseminate proper political information
In accordance with the last resolution. the fol-
lowing appointments were made for the counties
named:
| Ans"n-Thomas Ashe Arch'd Niven. C R
Lilies, W 6 Smith and W P Kendall
! Cobd7Tus- illiam s Harris, John NJ Long.
DR. l. Bingham. DIR F Nj Henderson. Frank
Rogers, Samuel Pharr and B Means.
CaldpeA-Alaj W I'll Malone, Gen S F Pat
| terson Edward w Jones, Rev Isaac Oxford and
r Fl Moody.
Cotapba-Dr Ellis, DR. Turner Alternately.
Jonas Cline, u James, Capt Helton A Whit
ner, j Ii Bruins, Samuel Tucker, Wesley Bandy,
Daniel Deal, Capt NJ P Sheriff. and Geo Yoder
Ueasel"nd-Lee NJ McAfee, J w Gidney, NJ
d Lee, I'll Cabaniss and A Honesty
Gaston-W T Ship, Edmund Wilkes, Robt
Holland, Col VIM Stowe and Eph Black.
hedei-Thos A Nicholson. j II Hill RA
Mclaughlin, R R Dempster and Col John Malt
Lincokn-W J Hoke, D Schenck, W A Ora
ham, w Hynes and A Caldwell
1NcDo~eN-Gen Alney Burgin, A NJ Erwin,
w W Fleming, DIR John Yaneey and DIR Mccoy
RE~ At a late meeting of the New York Cham