Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-26
STATE DEMOCRACY.
Plan or Organization of the Party.

The plan OF organization auOpLed al tDt
meeting of the State Committee OF the
Democratic party was ordered 10 be for
warded to all OF the Democratic papers in
the State for publication, and the various
county chairmen were requested to operate
under it. and TO carry IFS provisions into
effect. The following is tee plan:
!. The chairman Of the State Central
Committee will at once request Il meeting
Of each Of the congressional district com
mi,tees constituting the State Central Com
mittee) which committee will meet as early
rs practicable at some convenient point In
their district, and eject chairman aud re-
port The name OF said chairman 70 him
chairman Of the State Executive Commit
tee at once.
Where chairmen have already been ap-
pointed they will at once officially notify
The chairman Of the State Central Commit
tee at Alexandria.
II. The district committees will appor-
ton the counties Of their districts geographic
cally between themselves rs they deem best.
After which the district chairman will re-
p0It to the chairman Of the State Central
Committee at Alexandria the said appCr-
tionmeni, giving the pOst-o1icc addres, OF
each member OF the committee.
III. 1t shall be the duty Of each member
Of tie district committees TO visit the
counties embraced in their apportionment
and assist the county chairman land il no
county chairman has been elected they will
appoint One) in the organization OF these
particular counties. and report all action
to the district chairman. The district
Chairman will report weekly to the chair.
man Of the state Executive Committee
the progress Of organization and the con-
Gition and wants Of the party in the dis
trict.
". The district committees will have
the city and comfy committees organized
al once. if not already done in accordance
with the plan OF organization adopted by
the Lvnchburg Convention, having an eye
to harmoniZing all the elements OF the
Democratic party.
V. The county and city committees, as
soon AZ organized, shall proceed ut once to
appoint the precinct committees in their
respective cities and counties. Designating
chairman for each committee. These
precinct committees shall be composed Of
not less than five. But the Executive
Committee earnestly recommend the ap-
pontment Of a much larger number, Sc
lecttd from every locality in The precinct.
These committees may be enlarged from
time to time on the recommendation OF the
chairman Of the Precinct COmmi tee. or in
the discretion OF the County Committee.
VI. The County and City Committees
shall at once appoint secretary ana trea-
sureT.
They Will see that the Precinct Commit
tees have made copy OF the registration
books OF each precinct, giving the political
complexion Of each voter by marking ID for
Democrat, r for Republican, L for Uncer-
tain. and also giving post-otlice OF each
voter. The county chairman will at once
send copy Of the registration and remarks
TO the chairman OF the State Central Com
mlttee.
They will at once appoint a canvasser for
each precinct from among the Precinct
Committee. who will canvass the voters to
ascertain who are not registered aud who
need transfers. 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 chl-
lengers.
The Precinct Committee will remain at
the poles the entire day OF election.
The Precinct Committee shall see that all
non-registelcd Democratic voters are regis
tered at once. not waiting for the day for
opening the books OF registration for re-
vision.
VII. The chairman OF the District Com
mittecs will report to the chairman OF the
State Central Committee the name Of every
candidate in his district rs soon as practl-
cable after their nomination.
VIII. II shall be the duty OF the County
and Precinct Committees TO provide the
funds necessary kr election purposes in
their counties and precincts. They are
charged with providing the places OF speak
ing for the canyassers.
TX. The Congressional District Commit
tees shall appoint two or more speakers for
each congressional district, who shall be
known a. district canyaSsers.
Y. CanVasscTs at large will be appointed
by the State Executive Committee.
II. In order 10 thoroughly carry ont this
plan, district. comfy, and precinct chair
men are urged to attend particularly TO the
weekly reports.
XII. The chairman OF each county com
mttee shall furnish the names OF the pre-
cinct committeeman to the chairman OF the
precinct committee, and he shall also fur
nIsh the same TO the chairman OF the state
Central Committee, with post-ofilces OF the
ehairmen and committeeman.
Mi. Ii shall be the duty OF the Pre-
cinct Committee to see that the full vote Is
pOlled.