Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-21
Democratic Organization.
PLAN ADOPTED BY THE STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

PLAN ADOPTED BY THE STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
At the meeting of the State Executive
Committee at Lynchburg on the 10th inst,
H. Sheppard, of Warrenton, was appoint
ed Secretary and the headquarters of the
committee were located at Alexandria.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The committee adopted the following
plan of organization, submitted by the SUBJ
committee
Whereas the conduct of the approaching
canvass devolves upon the Executive Com
mittee now therefore be it
Resotced, 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.
1. The chairman of the State Central
Committee will at once request meeting
of each of the Congressional District Com
mittees, constituting the State Central Com
mittee, which committee will meet as early
as practicable at some convenient point in
their district and elect a chairman and re-
chairman of the State Executive Commit
tee) 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.
=. The district committees will appor-
tion the counties of their districts geograph-
ically between themselves as they deem
best, after which the district chairmen will
report to the chairman of the State Central
Committee at Alexandria the said appor-
tionment, giving the post office 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 coun-
ties embraced in their apportionment and
assist the county chairman, and, if no
county chairman has been elected, they
will appoint one in the organization of the
particular county, and report all action to
the district chairman. The district chair
man will report weekly to the chairman of
the State Executive Committee the prog
ress of organization, and the condition and
wants of the party in the district.
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
4. The district committees will have the
city and county committees organized at
once, if 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.
OF PRECINCT COMMITTEES.
8. The county and city committees, as
soon as organized, shall proceed at once to
appoint the precinct committees in their
cities and counties, designating
chairman for each committee. These pre-
cinct committees shall be composed of not
less than five but the Executive Commit
tee earnestly recommends the appointment
of much larger number, selected from ev-
cry locality in the precinct. These COM
mittees may be enlarged from time to time
on the recommendation of the chairman of
the precinct committee, or in the discretion
of the county committee.
REGISTRATION BOOKS.
6. The county and city committees shall
at once appoint a secretary and treasurer.
They will see that precinct committees
have made copy of the registration-b books
of each precinct, giving the political COM
plexion of each voter, by making D. for
Democrat r. for Republican, U. for uncer-
tain, and also giving the post-office of each
voter. The county chairman will at once
send copy of the registration and remarks
to the chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. They will at once appoint canvass
ers for each precinct from among the pre-
cinct committee, who will canvass voters to
who are not registered and who
need transfer, who shall report to the
chairman of the precinct committee from
time to time. The precinct committee shall
appoint two persons to hold tickets on the
day of election. They shall also select two
The presinct committee will
remain at the polls the entire day of cleo
ton. The precinct shall see that all nom
registered Democratic voters are registered
at once, not waiting for the day of opening
the books of registration for revision.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
7. 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
the senatorial districts are
charged with the duty of calling conven-
tions for the nomination of candidates for
the Senate, if such conventions have not al
ready been called, and county committees
are charged with the duty of calling con-
ventions for the nomination of candidates
for the House of Delegates, if not already
done.
FUNDS AND PLACES OF SPEAKERS.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the county and
precinct committees to provide funds nee
essary for election purposes in their coun-
ties and precincts, and they are charged
with providing places of speaking for can
APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKERS.
8. Congressional district committees shall
appoint two or more speakers for each con-
gressional 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.
II. In order to thoroughly carry out this
plan, district, county, and precinct chair
men are urged to attend particularly to
weekly reports.
COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
12. The chairman of each County Com
mittee shall furnish the names of precinct
to the chairman of the pre-
cinct committee, and he shall also furnish
the same to the chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee, with the post-offices of the
chairmen and committeeman.
SEE THAT FULL VOTE is PoLLED.
13. 1t shall be the duty of the precinct
committee to see that a full vote is polled.
By order of the State Executive Commit
tee. JOHN S. BARBOUR, Chairman.
II. Sheppard, Secretary.
h OTHER DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.
The committee also adopted the follow
ing resolution
Resolred, That the district congressional
committees will proceed at once to make
for speakers, whom they will
select to speak on all occasions announced
tor speaking by the opponents of the Dem
ocratic party, and the county committees
will arrange for Joint discussions when
leemed expedient. The district congress