Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-07-22
Democratic, Organization.
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Rooms OF CENTRAL Elk, COM,
DEMocRATao PARTY OF N. c.,
RALEIGH. N. c., July 2,1eSO.
In pursuance Of authority vested
In this Committee, the following
rules are this day adopted f,r the
organization, of the Democratic
party OF North Carolina:
COUNTY oRGANIzAIIoN.
L. The uait Of county organiza-
ton shall he the township. In each
township there shall be an Execu-
tive Committee, to- consist Of five
active DEMOCRATS, who. shall be
elected by the. Democratic voters
OF the several townships. and the
said comnaittee SO elected shall
elect Que of its number as chair
man, who shall preside at all said
committee meetings.
2. The several township execu-
tive committees shall convene at
at the meetings of the several
county conventions, or at any other
time and place that majority of
them may elect, and shall elect a
County Executive Committee, to
consist Of not less than five mem
bers, one of whom shall be desig-
mated as chairman, who shall PIE
eide at all of said committee meet
ings.
g. IN case there shall be fail
ure on the part of any township to
elect its Executive Committee, for
the pe.lod of thirty days, the
County Executive Committee shall
appoint said committee from the
Democratic voters of said town
ship.
4. The members of the township
committee shall elect to any va
cacy occurring in said committee.
s. The County Executive Com
nEit:ees sha!l call all. necessary
county conventions by giving at
least ten days notice by public
advertisement in three public places
in each township, ut the Court
House door, and in any Demo-
cratic newspaper that may be pub
li>ked ia said county, requesting
all Democrats of the county TO
meet in convention in their respec-
tive to ownship>, on conmnn day
therein stated, which said day shall
not be less than three days before
the meeting of the county ccnven-
lion, tor the purpose Of electine
their delegates to tAa county con
ventioDss that theEeupon the said
conventions so held, shall elec,
their delegates to rerre~ent the
townships in the county conven-
,ions, from the vote,s of the re
spective townships, (which delegates,
or sucn Of them as shall attenn,
shall vo'e the full Democratic
strength OF their respect We town
ships, on questions that may come
before the said conventions. That
in case no convention shall be heId
in any township in pursuance OF
said cali, or no election shall he
made, the Township Executive
Comnittee shall appoint such dele
gates.
e. Each township shall be euti,
tied to cast, in the County Conven.
ton, one vote for every one hun
dred Democratic votes, and one
vote for fractions over fifty Demo.
c. attic votes cast by that township,
at the last proceeding election tor
members Of the General Assembly
IroUided, That every township
shall be entitled 10 cast at least
one vote.
I. That for the purpose of fully
inaugn, ating this system. the pres
ent County Executive Committees
shall continue in Office until their
successors are elected under this
system, and shall exercise all the
functions pertaining to said Office,
under this system cf organization.
s. The chairman of township
committees shall preside at all
township conventions in his ab
sence, auy other member of said
Committee may preside.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
The several County Conventions
shall be entitled to elect TO their
respective Senatorial, Judicial and
Congressional Conventions, one
delegate for every one hundred
Democratic voters, and one for frae>
tions over fifty Democratic votes
east at the last proceeding GIber-
material election in their respective
counties. And if any snch delegate
shall be unable to attend such con>
vcntions, he shall be authorized to
appoint his own alternate, IN writ
ing, approved by the chairman of
his County Convention, or by the
chairman of his County Executive
Committee, and none but delegates
or aIternates so provided for or ap-
pointed. shall be entitled to aeats
in said Conventions. Provided, that
every comfy shall have at least
one vote in each of sai1 Conven-