Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-09-08
Plan of Organization.
OF THE
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF VIRGINIA

pose and defeat the Radical party; and with
this view they invite all the opponents Of
Radical rule to unite in the following work.
ing organization Of the Conservative party
of Virginia
l. State Organization.
A State committee, to consist Of thirty.
three members, nine of whom shall be resi-.
dents in Richmond-,iz
A chief director, who shall be chairman
Of the committee, aud shall have the chief
direction throughout the State Of all mat
tiers relating to voting, organization, and
registration.
Eight associate directors, who shall be
members of the committee, shall act as aids
to the chief director, and will assist in the
discharge Of his duties.
Twenty-four consulting members, three
of whom shall reside in each congressional
district, and who may be convened by the
resident committee whenever in their opin-
ion it shall be proper all of whom will be
appointed by the authority of the State Con-
vention, and ill'maintain its organization
by removals, filing vacancies, &c.
The State committee thus constituted shall
have plenary power to perfect the party or.
ganization, to direct and control its practical
working in all parts Of the State, and to de-
eide finally all questions that may arise af
fecting its harmony and efficiency. But
this Convention expressly withholds from
the said committee, and denies to any body
than regularly organized State Conven-
ton, the power to declare for the Conserva-
tive party in Virginia any opinion or policy
except such as is necessarily implied from
the declaration already made Of the aim and
purpose Of its organization.
II. City and County Organization.
Each city and county, by popular meet
ing, or through the medium of existing Or
CARNATIONS, will appoint city or county
committee, to consist of two representatives
from each township or ward within its limits,
the chairman of which will act as superin.
tendcnt for the city or county, and control
all matters Of organization and registration.
The committee will aid the superintendent
in the discharge Of his duties, and will be
charged with the duty nf maintaining the
completeness and efficiency of the local Or
ganization shall advise the Central Resi-
dent Committee of all local matters and
questions requiring its action, aid, with the
superintendent, shall be specially charged
with providing the means to defray necessa-
ry expenses, and all other matters involving
the interests of the party.
The superintendent Of the city or county
will appoint township or ward superinten-
dent, who will be member Of the city or
county committee, and shall act as aid to
the county or city superintendent, and shall,
subject to his direction, have special charge
Of his own township or ward, making to him
reports Of his own township or ward, the
enrolment Of voters, and other matters of
Importance.
III. Township and Ward Organization.
The superintendent Of townships and
wards will organize their respective town.
ships and wards as follows:
The registered voters willing to unite in
this organization, will be formed into stems"
in each of which one will be leader; the
trolls of tem' shall be returned to the super
intendent Of the county or city, and shall by
him be preserved and registered according
to the organization.
The persons so enrolled and returned to-
gether aoith the officers, shall constitute the
acorzsing organization Of the Conservative
party IN Virginia, and by them and from,
Them all party nominations shall be made.
Five items" will be organized as ".1fyfty,"
and to each ':Jftty'' there will be "chief."
| The "chiefs Of Jyties" will be chosen by
the superintendent in each township or
ward will act as his aids. and will each,
subject to his direction, have special charge
Of his own ':Jyty."
The "leaders Of tenn in each '.yyty' will
be chosen by the 'chief;' will act as his
aids, and will each, subject to his direction,
have special charge Of the organization Of
| his own "tea."
". Nominating Conventions.
Preceding every election-State, district,
county, city. ward, or township, as the case
may be-there shall be nominating con.
vention, to be called in every case by the
State or local committee.
The representation in said conventions
shall be as follows:
For State Convention, there shall be
one delegate for each township in county,
and from each voting precinct in the ward
Of a city.
For Convention to nominate candidates
for Congress, the same.
For Convention to nominate for the
Senate, three delegates from each township
in county, and for each voting precinct in
! city.
For county nominating conventions. Elk
delegates from each township.
For city nominating conventions, three
delegated from each voting precinst
For nominations in wards and townships
In ward, the people assembled will
nominate. In township, there shall be
convention, composed Of one delegate for
each Fifty" and ''ten."
In all conventions each delegate in atten
dance shall have one vote.
In each county, city, township, or ward
convention the superintendent thereof shall
preside, as temporary chairman, and con-
| duct its organization.
The convention in every case shall have
the discretion to determine, first, whether a
nomination shall be made for any given Of
fee, and, second. who shall be the nominee.
This organization shall continne in force
until superseded by regular State Conven-
ton Of the Conservative party in Virginia.
The following resolution was also adopt
| cd:
s'Resozved, That the three consulting d.
reetors of the State Executive Committee
for each Congressional district shall be ap-
pointed by the president of this Convention,
upen the recommendation of the delegates
representing their respective districts.
In accordance with the above the follow.