Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-09-07
7 he pan Of Organization.

10 be the aim and purpose OK their organ
ization to oppose and defeat the Radical
party; and with this view they invite all
the opponents Of the Radical rule TO-
unite in she following working organiza-I
ton Of the Conservative party Of Virgin
Ia.
l. Sta,e Organization.
A State committee, to consist of thir-
ty-three members. nine of whom shall
be residents ia Rcbmond-viz:
A chief director, who shall be the
chairman Of the committee. and shah
have the chief directo throughout the
State Of all matters rela ting to voting.
organiza tion 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 bis duties.
Twenty four consulting members. three
of Whonl shall reside in each Congression-
al district, and who may be convened by
the resident committee whenever in their
opinion it shall be proper; all Of whom
will be appointed by the authority Of the
State Convention, aud viii maintain its
organization by removals, filing vacan-
cies, &c.
The State committee thus constituted
shall have plenary power to perfect the
party organ iza tioD, 10 direct and control
its practical working in all parts of the
State, AID TO decide finally all questions
that may arise affecting its harmony and
efficiency. But this Convention express
" wlthholds from the said committee.
and denies to anybody other than a reg
ularly organized State Convention, the
power to declare for the Conservative
party 10 Virginia an 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 aud county, by popular
meeting, Or through the medium Of ex-
isting organizations, will appoint a city
or county committee, 10 consist OF two
representatives irom each township or
ward within its limits, the Chairman of
which willact as superintendent fer the
city or county, and control all matters
Of organization or registration The
committee " i'll aid the superintendent in
The discharge Of his duties, and viii be
charged with The duty Of maintaining
the completeness and efficiency Of the To-
cal organization; shall advise the Central
Resident Committee Of all local matters
and questions requiring its action, and,
@iih the superintendent, sl.ail be speci-
ally charged with providing the means to
defray necessary expenses. and all other
matters involving The interest Of the par
".
The superintendent Of the city or
county viii appoint a township or ward
superin tendent, who will be member
of the city or county committee, and shall
act as aid to the county Or city superin-
tendent, and shall, subject to his dircc-
ton. have special charge Of his own
township or ward, the enrolment of vo-
tiers, and other matters of Importance.
Ill. Township and TFa<d Organiza-
ton.
The superintendents O townships and
wards will organize their respective tosn-
ships and wards as follows:
The reg istered voters willing to unite
into this organization will be formed in
to tens, in each Of which will be lead
er; the rolls Of ten shall be returned to
the superintendent Of the city or county,
and shall bv him be preserved and reg is
tered according to the anizat ton.
The person SO enrolled and returned,
together with the officers, shall ronsti-
tutc the working organization Of the
Conservative party in Virg mia, and by
them and from them all party nomina-
tons shall be made.
Five tens viii be organized as City,
and to each fifty there viii be chief
The chiefs of ffties will be chosen by
the superintandents in each tewnsh ip or
ward W i'll act as his aids, and VIII each
subject to his direction, have special
charge of his own fifty.
The leaders o ten in each fifty will be
chosen by the chief; will act as his aides
and will each. subject to his direction,
have special charge of the organ liza tioA
of his own ten.
". Nominating Conventions.
Preceding every election-State, dis
trict, county, city. ward or township. as
the case may be-there shall. be nomi-
mating convention, to be ca lied in every
case by the State Or local committee.
The representation il said conventions
shall be as follows:
For State Convention, there shall be
one delegate from each township in a !
county, and from each voting precinct il
the ward Of a city.
For a convention to nominate candi-
dates for Congress the same
For Convention to nom mate for the
Senate, three delegates from each town
in county, and for each voting precinct
in city.
For county nominating conventions,
six delegates from each township.
For city nominating conventions, three
delegates from each voting precinct.
For nominations in wards and town
ships In ward, taa people assembled !
will dominate. In a township. there
shall be convention, composed of one
delegate fer each fifty and ten.
In all conventions each delegate in at
tenda nee shall have enc vote
In each county, city, township. or
ward convention the superin tendent shall
preside, as temporary chairman, and con-
duct its organ zation.
The convention in every case shall
have the discretion to determine. first
whethor nomina ton shall be made for !
any given Office, and, second, who shall !
be the nominee
This organization shall contin,,a IN