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

PRECINCT ORGANIZATION.
LIST. There shall be an Executive Commute in
each voting precinct consisting of seven men,
bers, to be selected by the voters OF said precinct
whose duty it shall be to make thorough can
vas of such precinct; to organize, and make ef-
Gent, 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 Co,in-
ty Executive Committee to represent the precinct
in that body. The Precinct Committee shall
report to the .t
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE,
which shall be composed of five members Sc
lected by the voters of the township. The said
shall have the general superintend-
ence of the precincts and shall see that a.
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. - ar
1t shah 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-
spectiye counties.
From the general County Committee there
shall be selected q County Executive Commit
tee, not exceeding five in number
Each general County Committee shall select
a member to represent said county in the Con on
County Committee shall report.
CITY ORGANIZATION.
In the cities the organization shall exist rs at
present constituted; but subject to the modifica-
ton and control OF the State Central Executive
Committee as to the system of organization.
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
shall consist of three (3) members from each Con-
gressional 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. ,.f.ls45a 4, -
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
In all State Conventions and Estate Nominating
Conventions, the basis of representation shall be
the same as provided by the State Constitution, or
in that proportion
In ali Conventions for the nomination of can
didates for Congress, State Senator, or Conven-
tions of Congressional or Senatorial Districts,
each county in said District shall have REPRE-
sentation in proportion TO the Republican vote
cast at the last preceding Gubernatcrialor Con
gressional election: except in counties or 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 10
the Republican vote cast at The last preceding
Cfubernatorial or Congressional election; pro
yided that in cases where nominations are to be
made for city county alone, the Executive
Committee of such county orgclty SNAIL call
Convention to make such nominations, =
In o 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 a majority of each committee shall be suf
ficient to give authority to eheals. ~