Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-08-17
Plan Of the Democratic Cam.
paign.

tAHI1 VI GA0 OCnOCEtSIAC OtS0ks
paign.
The Democratic State Executive Committee met
in Lynchburg eli Friday last.
retary, and tine headquarters Of the COMMITTEES
were located at Alexandria
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The committee adopted the following plan of or
organization, submitted by the sub committee
vass devolves upon the Executive Committee; now
therefore be it
is hereby. adopted as the plan of organization
for the Democratic party of the State
DISTRICT CcMMITTEDs
l. The Chairman OF the State Central Committee
gressonal district commuters, constituting the
State Central Committee. which committee will
peint in their district and elect chairman and re-
port the Inc OF said chairman to him 1.-THE Chair
man OF the State Executive Committee) at once
will at once officially notify the Chairman Of the
State Central Committee. at Alexandria, Va
AppoRrIoNMENr OF coUNTIEs
2. The district committees will apportion the
counties of their dis ri'J; geographically between
trIct chaimen will report TO the Chairman of The
State Cent. al Co nmttee at Alexanira tn said ap
portiunm .nt. giving the poSt-Offce address OF each
inemueI of the committee.
DUTY OF DISTRICT COMMITTEEMAN.
g. It shall bs the duty of ,ch member of the dis.
trict committees to visit the Counties embraced
in their apporIiOament and assist the county chair
man. and if no county chairman mas been elected,
ticuar county, AMI report all action TO the district
chairman. The district chairman will report week
ly to the Chairman of the State Executive Commit
tee the progress OF organization, and the condition
and wants of the party In the district.
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
4. The district omnittees will have the city and
committees organized at OQch. III nat
done, In accordance with The plan of organization
adopted by the Lyncnburg Convention, having an
eye to harmoniZ'ng all the elements of the Demo-
cratic party.
APPOINTMENT OF PRECINCT COMMITTEES,
s. The county and city committees as soon as or
gained, shall proceed at once to appoint the
precinct committees in their respectiv cities and
counties, designating chairman for each commit
tee. These precinct committees shall be composed
OF not less than five; but the Executive Committee
earnestly recommends the appointment OF much
larger number selected from every locality In the
precinct: These committees may be enlarged from
time to time On The re recommendation OF the chair
man of the precinct committee. or in the discretion
of the county committee.
REGISTRATION BOOKS.
8. The county and city committees shall at once
appoint sec cary and treasurer. They will see
that precinct committees have made a copy of
the registration bo OF each precinct, giving the
political complexion Of each voter. BY marking D.
county chairman will at once send a copy of the
state Central Committee. they will at once ap
point canvassers for each precinct from among the
VINO VIII INV voters 70 as
fer, VINO shall report to the chairman of the
precinct committee from time to time. The pre-
cinct committee shall appoint two persons to hold
tickets on the day of election. They shall also Sc
lect two challengers. The precinct committee will
precinct committee shall see thai ali non register d
Democratic voters are registered at once, not wait
tim for revision
CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
7. Chairmen of district committees will report to
| the chairman OF the state Central Committee the
practicable after their nomination. Committees OF
counties composing the. senatorial districts are
the Nomination of candidates for the Senate if such
conventions have not already been called. and
county committees are charged with the duty Of
| calling conventions for the nomination OF candl
dates for the House of Delegates, If not already
| done,
FUNDS AND PLACES OF SPEAKERS
ne nrovds 1nds G neeessary for election
purposes in their counties and precincts. and they
are charged with providing places Of speaking for
| GanvaSSerS.
| APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKERS
9. Congressional district committees shall APP
point two more speakers for each congressional
district each senatorial district and each county
who shall be known as assistant senatorial and
county canvaSSerS
| CANvAssERs AT LARGE.
10 canvassers at large will be appointed by the
| State Executive Committee.
| WEEKLY REPORTS.
Il. In order to Thoroughly carry out this plan
district, county, and preciDcs chairmen are urged
to attend particularly to weekly reports.
| COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
| r. The chairman of each County Committee shall
furnish the names of precinct committeeman to the
chairman of the precinct committee, and he shall
also furnish the same to the chairman of the State
Central Commttee. with the postofhce Of the chair
SEE THAT A FULL VOTE IS roLLBD.
49, 1t shall be the duty of the precinct committee
| BY order Of the State Executive Committee.
H. shephara. Secretary.
OTHER DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.
The committee also adopted the following reso-
RESOLVED. That the district congressional commit
| mttees will proceed at once 10 make appointments
occasions announced for speaking by the opponents
of the Democratic party, and the county commit,
| expedsnt t.. The district congressional cemmitIees
will also select speakers and make appointments
for them in the respective counties Of their dis
or every court day in every county from now until
| tAe day Of election.
gANvAssERS AT LAReA APPOINTED.
I The following Democratic speakers were appoint
cd canvassers at large and for the State, to ad
| hereafter annOunced-viZ:
HON. JOHN W. DANIEL,
HON JOSEPH CHRISTIAN,
HON. JOHN GOUDE,
DR.. 8. II. MOFFErT,
HON. JOHN f. MASSEY,
HON. WALLER R. STAPLES,
Hon. GEOBGED. WISE,
HON. GEoRGE q oxBELL,
@. F. TRIGG,
W. MCKINNEY,
A. NJ KELLEY,
THOMAS S CROgToN,
MAJOR BAKER p. LEE,
Hon. JOHN T. HARRIS.
Hight Constable Lowery. has returned
to Norfolk, from Carlisle, KY, where he
went to arrest P. H. Pullker, a bunco-
manager with Nathan + Co. 3 circus, who
robbed farmer in Suffolk of 81 500. Pull
ker was placed in Jail, but the necessary
papers failing to arrive from Virginia he
got out on Fhabeas corpus and fed to
Ohio This is the same thief who steer
ed" the game in Stanton.
Boyd Henkle, of Franklin, W. Va, who
had just returned from prospecting tour
in California, hung himself in his 21st year,
last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gloucester, colored, a
native of Richmond, Va. the proprietress