The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-30
DEMOCRATIC oKGAN1zAr1os.
Plan of Organization of the Democrat
Party of North Carolina.

DEMOCRATIC CNT'L Elk. Con-.
RALEIGH, N. &. June I6 'So.
The following is the plan of or
ganization heretofore adopted by
the State Democratic Committee
for the guidance of the party:
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
I. The unit Of county organize
ton shall be the township. In each
township there shall DE 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-
tive committees shall convene at
the meetings of the several county
conventions, or at any time and
place that a majority of them may
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.
:. 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
~
ers of said township.
d.. The members of the township
committees shall elect to any
vacancy occurring in said com mi.
tees.
S. 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 il, each
township, at the court house door,
and in any Democratic newspaper
that may be published in said coun-
ty, requesting all Democl ats of the
county to meetin convention in their
respective townships on common
day therein stated, which said day
shall not be less than three days be-
fore the meeting of the county con-
vention, for the purpose of electing
their delegates 10 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
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 said
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 for
fraction 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 send
as many delegates as it may see
fit.
7 That in cases where townships
consist OF more than one precinct
or ward, each of said precincts or
wards shall be entitled to send del
egates to county conventions, and
shall cast its proportionate part OF
its townships vote based upon the
last preceding vote for Governor IN
said township.
g. The chairman Of township
committees shall preside at all town
ship conventions; in their absence
any other member of said commit.
tees may, preside.
g. In cases where all the town
ship executive committees are re-
CURED to meet for the purpose of
electing county executive commit
tee, said meeting shall be deemed
to have quorum when majority
OF such townships shall be present
ed in said meeting.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONvEN-
TIONs.
L. The several county consen-
tions shall be entitled to elect to their
senatorial, judicial and congression-
al conventions one delegate and
one alternate for every fifty Demo
cato votes, AMI one delegate foi
fractions over twenty-five Demo
cratic voters cast at the last preced-
! ing gubernator,ai election in their
respective counties, and none but
delegates or alte, mates SO elected
shall be entitled to seats in said con
| rentious; Provided, That every
county shall have at least one vote
/ In each of said conventions