The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-11
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
MEETING OF TIE STATE ExECU.
TIVE COMMITTEE.
District, County. City, and Town Orxanizn.
tion-A Thorough and systematic Plan
Adoptcd-Duty OF Committcemen-Cnn.
vassers ut Large Appointed.
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ii. Sheppard, Of warrenton, was appoint
ed secretary, and the headquarters OF tn
committee we're located at Alexandria.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The committee adopted the following
plan OF organization, submitted by the
subcommittee
Whereas the conduct Of the approaching
canvass devolves upon the Executive Com
mittee; now therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the following plan be,
and the same is hereby, adopted as the
plan OF organization for the Democratic
party OF the State:
DISTRICT COMMITTEES. ..".
/. The chairman OF the State Central
Committee will at once request meeting
OF each OF the congressional district COM
mittees, constituting the State Central
Committee. which committee will meet as
early as practicable at some convenient
point in their district and elect 4 chairman
and report the name of said chairman to
him (the chairman OF the State Executive
Committee) at once. Where chairmen
have already been appointed they will at
once officially notify the chairman OF the
State Central Committee, at Alexandria,
Va.
APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTIES.
2. The district committees Will appor-
ton the counties OF their districts geo
graphically between themselves rs they
deem best. after which the district chair
men will report to the chairman OF the
State Central Committee at Alexandria the
said appor Ionment. giving the post-oflice
address OF each member OF the committee.
DUTY OF DISTRICT Committeeman.
3. 1t shall be the duty Of each member OF
the district committees to visit the conn
ties embraced in their apportionment and
assist the county chairman, and, IL no
county chairman has been elected, they
will appoint one in the organization OF
the particular county, and report all ac-
ton to the district Chs irman. The district
chairman will report weekly to the chair
man OF the State Executive Committee the
progress OF organization, and the condi-
ton and wants OF the party in the district.
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
4. The district committees will have the
city and county committees organized at
once, il not already done, in accordance
with the plan OF organization adopted by
the Lynchburg Convention, having an eye
to harmonizing all the elements OF the
Democratic party.
APPOINTMENT OF PRECINCT COMMITTEES.
3. The county and city committees, as
soon as organized, shall proceed at once to
appoint the precinct committees in their
respective cities and counties, designating
4 chairman for each committee. These
precinct committees shall be composed Of
not less than five; but the Executive Com
mittee earnestly recommends the appoint
ment Of a much larger number, selected
from every locality in the precinct. These
committees may be enlarged from time to
time on the recommendation OF the chair
man Of the precinct committee, or IN the
discretion OF the county committee.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
6. The county and city committees shall
at once appoint secretary and treasurer
They will see that precinct committees have
made a copy OF the Observation-Disclosures OF
each precinct, giving the political COM
plexion OF each voter, by marking d. for
Democrat, Il. for Republican, L. for un.
certain, and also giving the post-ollice Of
each voter. The county chairmen will at
once send copy OF the registration and
remarks to the chairman OF the State Gen.
trial Committee. They will at once appoint
canvassers for each precinct from among
the precinct committee, who will can
vass voters TO ascertain who are
not registered and who need transfer,
who shall report to the chairman OF the
precinct committee from time to time. The
preciHct committee shall appoint two per-
sons to hold tickets on the day Of election.
They shall also select two challengers.
The precinct committee will remain at the
polls the entire day Of election. The pre-
cint committee shall see that all non-regis-
tered Democratic voters are registered at
once, not waiting for the day for opening
the books OF registration for revision.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
I. Chairmen OF DISTRICT committees will
report to the chairman OF the State Central
Committee the name OF every candidate in
his district as soon as practicable after their
nomination. Committees of counties COM
posing the senatorial districts are charged
with the duty Of calling conventions for
the nomination Of candidates for the Sem
ate, ii.such conventions have not already
been called, and county committees are
charged with the duty Of calling conyen-
lions for the nomination OF candidates for
the House of Delegates, il not already
done.
FUNDS AND PLACES OF SPEAKERS.
s. 1t shall be the duty OF the county and
precinct committees 10 provide funds ne
cessary for election purposes in their coun-
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with providing places OF speaking for cam
vassers.
APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKERS.
Q. Congressional district committees
shall appoint two or more speakers for
each congressional district, each senatorial
district, and each county, who shall be
known as assistant senatorial and county
canvassers.
CANyAssERS AT LARGE.
10. Canvassers at large will be appointed
by the State Executive Committee.
WEEKLY REPORTS.
IL. In order to thoroughly carry OFT this
plan, district. county, and precinct chair