The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-02
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND PLAT
FORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA.
Plan of Organization.


LIST. There shall be an Executive Commute in
each voting precinct consisting of seven MEM
bers be selected by the voters of said precinct,
whose duty it shall be to make a thorough can
vas of such precinct; 10 organize, and make ELL
cient, a Republican club; to procure list of reg
istered and legal voters, and to do all In their
power before registration, and at the polls, to Sc
cure the success OF the Republican party, This
Committee shall select one member of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee TO represent the precinct
in that body. The Precinct Committee shall
report to the
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE,
which shall be composed of five members Sc
lected by the voters of the township. The said
committee shall have the general superintend-
ence of the precincts and shall see that
thorough canvass is made OF each precinct
The Township Committee shall report to the
County Committee, which shall consist of one
member from each precinct This County Com
mittee shall have general and supreme control of
the organization and systematic canvass of the
county.
1t shall be the duty of the secretary of the
County Committee to report Immediately upon
organization, and regularly every Monday the
condition and wants of the party in their re-
spective counties.
From the general County Committee there
shall be selected o County Executive Commit
tee, not exceeding five in number.
Each general County Committee shall select
member to represent said county in the Con-
gressonal District Committee, 10 when the
County Committee shall report.
CITY oRGANIzATIsY.
In the cities the organization shall exist as at
present constituted but subject to The modiflca-
ton and control of the State Central Executive
Committee as to the system of organization.
THR STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
shall consist of three (3) members from each Con
gressiona District to be selected by the delegate
thereof, and one member at large, to be elected
by the Convention, and be chairman of the Com
mittee.
The Committee thus constituted shall elect a
secretary and treasurer, and provide for the pay
ment of the latter
The State Central Committee shall select an
Executive Committee TO consist of such number
as they may elect and to be located SO as to be
most conveniently assembled.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
In all State Conventions, and State Nominating
Conventions, the basis of representation shall be
the same as provided by the State Constitution or
in that proportion
In all Conventions for the nomination of can
didates for Congress- State Senator, or Conven-
tons of Congressional or Senatorial Districts,
each county in said District shall have a repre-
sentation in proportion to the Republican vote
cast at the last preceding Gubernatorial or Con-
gressonal election: except in counties districts
where Conventions have already been ordered.
In all County and City Conventions, each
township of the county, and each ward Of the
city, shall have representation in proportion to
the Republican vote cast at The last preceding
Gubernatoral or Congressional election pro-
vided, that in cases where nominations are to be
made for a city or county alone, the Executive
Committee of such county or city shall call .
Convention to make such nominations.
In District composed of more than one county
or city, where no District Committee exists, Con-
ventions shall be called by the joint action of the
Executive Committees OF said counties and cities,
and q majority of each committee shall be suf.
flcent to give authority to such calls.