The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-15
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Plan of Organization of tho Democrstfs
Party of North Carolina.

Party of North Carolina.
DEMOCRATIC CNT'L Elk. Com.
RALEIGH, n. &. June rs 1861
The following is the plan of or
ganization heretofore adopted by
the State Democratic Committee
for the guidance Of the party:
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
1. The unit of county organiza-
ton shall be the township. In each
township there shall oe an execu-
tive committee, to consist of five ac-
tive Democrats, who shall be elect
ed by the Democratic voters of the
several townships in meetings call
ed by the county executive commit
tee. And said committee SO elect
ell shall elect one of its members as
chairman, who shall preside at all
7 said committee meetings.
2. The several township execu-
tive committees shall convene at
the meetings of the several county
conventions, or at any time And
place that majority Of them may
elect, and shall electra county exc
cutive committee to consist of not
shall be designated'as Chairman.
who shall preside at al said meet
ings.
Z. In case there shall be failure
on the part of any township to elect
its executive committee for the peri
cd of eight days the county execu-
tive committee shall appoint said
commit.e from the Democratic vot
ers of said township.
A. The members of the township
committees shall elect to any
vacancy occurring in said com mi.
tees.
$. The county executive commit
tee shall call all necessary county
conventions, by giving at least ten
days notice by public ADVERTISE
ments in three public places i'll each
township, at the court house door,
80 in az" Democratic newspaper
that may be published in said coun-
ty, requesting all Democi ats of the
county to meet in convention in their
respective townships on common
day therein stated, which said Gay
shall not be less than three days be-
fore the meeting of the county con-
vention, for the purpose of electing
their delegates TO the county con-
ventions. That thereupon the con-
ventions SO held shall elect their
delegates to represent the town
ships in the county conventions from
the voters of the respective town
ships, which delegates, or such OF
them as shall attend, shall vote the
full Democratic strength Of their
! respective townships On all ques-
tons that may come before the
said county Conventions. That IN
case no Convention shall be held IN
any township in pursuance OF saio
call. or no election shall be made,
the township executive committee
shall appoint such delegates.
6. Each township shall be EMIT
led to cast in the county convention
one vote for every twenty-five Dem
ocratic voters, and one vote tor
traction of fifteen Democratic votes
cast by the township in the last
proceeding gubernatorial election
Provided. That every township
shall be entitled to cast at least one
vote, and each township may sene
as many delegates as it may see
fit.
, That in cases where townships
consist OF more than one Preceinc
or ward. each of SAID precincts o.
wards shall pc entitled to send del
eyates to county con, entions, ant
shall cast its proportionate part o
its townships vote based upon IN
last preceding vote for Governor II
said township.
3 8. The chairman of township
committees shall preside at all town
{ ship conventions; in their absenc
: any other member Of said commit
tees may preside.
q. In cases where all the town
ship executive committees are re
ouired to meet for the purpose {
electing county executive commit
d tee, said meeting shall be deeme
y to have quorum when maJorit
y of such tow nships shall be presen
ell in said meeting.
n COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVEX
TIONS.
I. The several county CONVEX
tions shall be entitled to elect to the
senatorial, judicial and congressio'
al conventions one delegate an
one alternate for every fifty DEM
catic votes. and one delegate f
fractions over twenty-five Dem
cratic voters cast at the last prece'
ing gubernatorial election in the
o respective counties, and none b
delegates or altelnates so elects
shall he entitled to seats in SAID CO
ventious; Provided, That eve