Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-30

organization in the State, which is by no
means what it ought to be.
They therefore invite the attention of the
party officials to the following extracts, and
beg that they will give their immediate aud
active attention to the same:
DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
/. The Congressional District Committees
will assemble as soon as practicable, elect
resDectiyely, chairman aud secretary, APP
norton the counties of their districts among
themselves, and report their action in de-
tail to the chairman of the State Executive
Committee.
:. 1t shall be the duty of each member Of
the District Committees to visit the counties
apportioned TO him, to assist the county
chairman in the organization of their coun.
ties, to appoint county chairman il one
has not been selected, and TO report in de-
tail to the district chairman. The district
chairman will report aceekly to the chairman
of the Executive Committee the progress
of organization, and the condition and wants
of the party in their several districts.
g. The District Committeeman will have
the County and City Committees organize al
once, if not already organized, having al
eye to harmonizng all the elements of the
party.
4. The Congressional District Committees
shall appoint two or more speakers fol
each congressional and. senatorial district,
and each county, to be designated as Dis
trict, Senatorial and County canvassers.
COUNTY AND CITY COMMITTEES.
Each county and city committee will proceed
to an immediate organization, and appoint Sec
rotary and treasurer
They will appoint precinct committees, COM
posed of not less than five members, and always
number sufficient to have every locality in the
precinct represented ON the committee; and will
designate the chat men of the same.
They will see that the precinct committees pro-
cure copy of the registration books Of each pre-.
cinct as soon as possible. The Importance of this
cannot be over-estimated. The politics of every
voter should be sscertained and indicated on these
copies by letter opposite each Named. for
democrat, B. for republican, aud U. for uncertain
They will also appoint q canvasser for each
precinct from the members of the precinct COM
lnittee, to ascertain who are not registered, who
need transfers. &c. and to report all pertinent mat
tors to the precinct chairman.
The precinct committees will see to it that all
non unregistered democratic voters are duly regis
tered torthph-not waiting for the set days OF
registrstion-and they will be depended Oh to poll
the full vote of their precincts.
County aud precinct committees are charged
with the duty of providing the funds necessary
for election purposes in their counties and pre-
cincts, and with making proper arrangements FOR
speakers assigned them during the canvass.
They are urged to appoint precinct and neigh
borbood meetings, to procure local speakers to all
dress the same and to do everything which their
sound discretion may suggest to promote success
in The canvass.
,fbe precinct committees will appoint two per
sons to hold tickets and two to act as chalengers,
on election day, and the whole committee is en-
Joined to remain at the polls FROM sunrise until
fhe count is completed.
County chairlncn will send to this Office, with
out delay, the names and pcstcfice address of all
precinct committees aud will also make weekly
reports of the progress and needs of the canvass
to the chairmen Of their respective Congressional
district committees, and especially to this office
And this committee will be glad to have, at all
times from any friend of the party, any informa-
ton pertinent to the campaign.
All democratic papers are specially re-
ouested to COPY the above, and to keep it
standing during several issues.
JOHN S. BARBOUR, Chairman.
81. SHEPHERD, Secretary.