Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-09-08

-tlti4 Convention expressly =withhoids
from the said committee, and denies
to any body other than Il regularly or
ganIzed State Convention, the power
TO declare for The Conservative party
nNirginia any opiniou or policy Elk
cept such as is ncccss:a,;; lily Implied from
the decIaIaticn already made of the
aini'aIid PURPOSE of its organ 'zation.
H. cir o5td County Organization
Each city and county, by popular
meeting, or through the mediDm o
existing Organizations, will appoint =
city or county committee, to consist O.
two representatives from each town
ship or ward within its limits, tho
chairman Of which will act as super
intendent for the city or county. anc
control all matters OF organization anG
registration. The committee will ait
the Superintendent in the discharge ct
his duties, and will he charged Will
the duty of maintaining the complete
ness and efficiency OF the local organ
iZation: shall advise tie Central Resi-
dent Committee of az local matters
a!sd questions requiring its acton, and.
: with the superintendent, shall he spe
cially charged with providing tie
| nIeaIs 70 dcfray nee ssary expenses
and in all other matters involving tbs
into Is of the party.
The superintendent of the city or
county viii appoint q township or ward
superb, ,ndput, who VIII be mem
Z Der of the city or county commltte ,
and shall act as aid to the county o.
I city superintendent, and shall suffice
to his direC ton, have special charge Of
! his own township or ward, making to
| him reports of his own township OF
ward, The enrolment Of voters, and
other matters of imrOrtarc2.
III TotyaShip and iIari CrGdni-
cation.
( The superintendents Of townships
/ and wards vii! organize their respect
i've townships as follows
4 The registered vutcrs willing t.
unitc in this organization viii be form
ed into items" in each of which oIrc
viii be leader; the rolls of ten,
shall be returned to the super!ntend-
ent of the county or city, and shall
I by him he preserved and registered &c
cording to the organization.
f, The persons 50 citrOHCd and rcfitiil-
/ ed tD1cthcr tyih the officers, 81 al con
Sfit36c tie t0Orkiag organization Of IL
Conservative party IN Virginia, and b.
HclR and from HenaU i1ttrty 9'oH't'lC.
tons sEdU be made. fi
Five "tcl,sp will be organized as /;
/ '.ffty," and TO each '..Gfyn there vii
4 be ''chiJ.n
The "cisicts Of Gi1icx' will be che.
sen by the superintend, hts in each
township or ward; Will act: IS his aids
and vii! each, subject 20 his direction
have special charge of his own NJ g.
The leaders of ten in each 'Jiftg'
will be chosen by the Chief viii ace
as his aids, and will each, subject Il
his direction, have special charge o
the organization of his own "teit.n
I ". Nominating COarcHtjORS.
Preceding every electiolI-State, dis
trict, county, city, ward or township
rs the case may be-thcre shall he {
nominating convention, to he called
in every case by the State or local con,
mttee.
The representation in said conven,
lions shall he as follows:
For State Convention there sinai
be one delegate for each township in {
county, and from each voting preCinct
in the ward of city.
For a Convention to nominate can
didates for Congress, the same.
For a Convention to nominate FOL
the Senate, three delegates from eacl
township in county and for each vo:'
ing precinct in city.
For county nominating conventions
six delegates from each township.
For city nominating conventions
three delegates from each voting pre-
cinct.
For nominations in wards and town
ships-in a ward, the people assembled
will nominate. In township there
shall be a convention, composed Of one
delegate for each fifty" and ten"
In all conventions each delegate
in attendance shall have one vote.
In each county. city, township o.
ward convention the superintendent
thereof shall preside as temporary
chairman and conduct its OrganiZa
ton.
The convention in every case shall
have the discretion to determine: first
whether nomination shall be made
for any given office and, second, whC
shall be the nominee.
This organization shall continue il
force until superseded by a regular
State Convention of the CCnSeTyativ,
party i'll Virginia.
The report was read and unanimous
~ adopted without debate.
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