The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-22
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Plan of Organization of the Democratic
Party of North Carolina.

Pla. of Organization of the Democratic
Party of North Carolina.
DEMOCRATIC CNT'L Elk. CONF
RALEIGH, n. &. June I6 1865
The following is the plan of or
eanization heretofore adopted by
the State Democratic Committee
for the guidance Of the party:
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.
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 &C
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
ed shall elect one Of its members as
chairman, who shall preside at all
said committee meetings.
2. The several township execu-
five committees shall convene at
the meetings of the several county
conventions, or at any time and
place that a majority Of them may
elect. and shall elect a county exc
cutive committee to consist OF not
less than five members, one of whom
shall be designated'as chairman,
who shall preside at al said meet
ings.
Z. In case there shall be a 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.
4. The members of the township
: committees shall elect to any
vacancy occurring in said com mi.
tees.
(. The county executive commit
t tee shall call all necessary county
| conventions, by giving at least ten
| DAYS notice by public advertise
ments in three public places IL. each
township, at the court house door,
and in any Democratic newspaper
that NAV be published in said coun-
~, requesting all Democrats OF the
4 county to meet in convention IN their
/ respective townships on common
c dav therein stated, which said cay
: shall not be less than three days be
i fore the meeting of the county con-
/, vention, for the purpose of electlng
their delegates TO the county con-
ventions. That thereupon the con-
/. ventions so held shall elect their
It delegates to represent the town
a ships in the county conventions from
e the voters of the respective town
ships, which delegates. or such Of
them as shall attend, shall vote the
full Democratic strength of then
t. respective townships on all ques.
ct tons that may come before the
n said county conventions. That II
case no convention shall be held II
any township in pursuance OF saie
"a call, or no election shall be made
the township executive committee
: shall appoint such delegates.
g. Each township shall be EMIT
led to cast in the county convention
y one vote for every twenty-five Dem
\ ocratic voters, and one vote TO
traction of fifteen Democratic vote
cast by the township in the las
. proceeding gubernatorial election
Y Provided. That every township
shall be entitled to cast at least on
vote, and each township may sen
as MANY delegates as it may Sc
fit
a That in cases where township
:" consist OF more than one prccelno
or ward, each of SAID precincts c
wards shall pc entitled to send de
7 eeates to county conventions, an
shall cast its proportionate part {
its townships vote based upon tn
last preceding vote for Governor
os said township.
s. The chairman of TOWNSHIP
mr. committees shall preside at all towr
ltI ship conventions; in their absenS
any other member of said commi
~ tees may preside.
= O. In cases where all the tow
ship executive committees are II
) CURED to meet for the purpose
IA electing county executive comm
~. tee, said meeting shall be deeme
~, to havca quorum when a MAORI
o. such townships shall be presen
~ eel in said meeting.
- COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONvE,
TIONs.
l. The several county Convc
tons shall be entitled to elect to the
senatorial. judicial ant! c"ngressio
al con. entions' one delegate al
one alternate for every fifty Dem
cato votes. and one delegate t
;. fractions over twenty-five Dem
cratic voters cast at the last prece
ING gubernatorial election in TIL,
respective counties. and none b
delegates or alter mates SO elect
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