Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-05-18

| The plan adopted by the State
Executive Committee, nearly two
years ago, as the basis of represen-
tation in the State Democratic
Convention, is different from the
practice heretofore in vogue in this
State. 1t contemplates what may
be called a limited convention in
stead of a sort. of mass meeting.
The effect is to place on the county
conventions a more direct rcspon--
sibility than heretofore existed. The
members Of the convention will be
delegates in fact as we'll as in name.
The county conventions are to send
only definite number of delegates
-one for every three hundred
Democratic votes polled in the
preceding gnbernator,al election.
and tor any fraction in excess of
$50. This will make a convention
OF abont 3?S delegates, instead Of
the Thousand members who have
heretofore usually attended. And
these delegates, it appears, must
have proper credentials, signed By
the chairman Of the county conven-
tions, and every delegate may have
an alternate to be selected by him
self But the credential Of the al
ternate must be attested by the sig
pature Of the chairman Of the coun.
ty convention, or of the chairman
of the county executive committee.
These delegates will have the pow
er to cast the entire vote of the
cour.ty. Under tins plan the no-
sition of delegate becomes a per-
soral trust, and very important
one, too. Another new rule pro
hioits the change of any ballot un-
til the vote is announced. We
have looked over tue last vote, and
have estimated the number of dele
gates each county will be entitled
to, except in the cases of Graham,
Durham and Vance. OF these
counties we have no vote at hand
1t is apparent that the struggle for
nominations will now be largely
transferred TO the township and
county conventions. The best work
will be put in at the preliminary
township meetings. The people
should, therefore, be very careful
to attend the primary meetings,
aud select the best delegates they
can to represent them in the coun-
ty conventions, and these latter
should be careful to send only first
class men to the State convention.
We append a list OF tie counties,
with the number of delegates each
will be entitled to in tie State con
Yention
Alamance 4; Alexandcr3 ALE
ghanv 2; Anson ); Ashc 3; Beau
fort 6; BERTHE 4: Baden 4; Bruins
wick 2; Buncombe 6; Burke 4
Cabarrus 5; Caldwell 8; Camdes
p; Carteret 3; Caswell 5; Catawb:
6: Chatham :; Cherokee 2; Chow
an 3; Clay /; Cleveland 6; Celnm-
bus ); Craven T.; Cumberland Z
CurritucS 3; Dare 1; Davidson 6
.Dnplnn Z; Edgecombe 6; ForsytJ
6; Franklin Z; CASTOR 4; Gates :
Granville 8; Greene 3; Guilford
Halifax 6; Hornett 3; Haywood :;
Henderson 2; Hcrtfort 3; Hyde ;
Iredell s; jackson 2; Johnston I
Jones 2; Lcnoir 4; Lincoln 9; Ms
; con 3; Madison 3; Martin 4; Nc
Dowell 3; Mecklenbnrg II; Mitch
ell 2; Montgt merry 2; Moore
e Nash 5; New Hanover 5; North
s. anlpton 5; Onslow 3; Orange
II Pamlico 2; Pasquotank 2; Pend'
t 3; Perqnimans 2; Person 4; Pitt
Polk 2, Randolph Z; Richmond
e Robson s; Rockingham g; Row'
n Z; Rutherford 4; Sampson Z; StaI
n ly 3; Stokes 4; Sufry 5; Swain
Pennsylvania 1; Tyrrcll |; Uni'
he 5; Wake IA; Warren 5; Washin,
er ton 2; Wautauga 2; Wayne
Wilkes 5; Wilson 5; Yadkin
It, Yancy 2.