The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-24
Proposed y lam OF Organ izaffOEs for fiae
Repu blican Party OF Virginia.
ARTICLE l.
COMMITTEES.

ARTICLE I.
Committees.
Sec. 1. There shall be a state executive COM
mIttee of four members.
Sec. 2. i here shall be a state committee of
thirty-nve members.
Sees There shall be congressional district
committee in each district, composed OF n
chairman and one member from each county
and city.
county and city composed of chairman and
one member from each magisterial district or
ward.
Sec 5. here shall be a committee in each
magsterial district and ward composed of d
chairman and one member from each precinct.
Sec. 4. The unit OF organization shall be the
magisterial district or ward
ARTICLE H.
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OR WARD COMMITTEE.
Sec l. This committee shall be composed OF q
chairman, elected by the magister!al district OF
ward convention at any regular meeting, and
1 ne district committeeman from each voting
precinct within the district or ward, to be
designated by the voters thereof
sec. 2. The precinct member OF this commit :
tee shall obtain the registration list Of all
precinct, and do all in his power to keep them
informed in regard to all matters of party in
terest
Sec. 3. In case of vacancy the improper
conduct Of any member of such committee, the
other member may take such action rs shall
seem necessary and may fill any Vacanc: until
| it can be filled in the regular way.
Sec. 4. 1t shall cali all district or ward con-
ventions which shall be called to order by the
chairman or some other OF the committee.
| ARTICLE III.
| COUNTY AND CITY COMMITTEES.
| Sec l. There shall be committee composed
of a chairman elected by the county city
| convention. who. with the chairmen of the
| magisteriil district or ward committees within
| the county or city, shall constitute such county
| or city committee.
Sec 2. This committee shall call all county OF
| city conventions ana fix the basis of represen
| tation herein and the chairman some other
member shall cal all conventions to order.
| Sec 1t shall assemble on cail of its chair
man or of a majority of its members, and shall
Go all in its power to promote the interests OF
| the party. Its chairman shall forward a list Of
its members TO the chairmen of the state and
congre ssional district committees, and shall
also forward to them a list OF delegates and al
ternates elected to any state or district con-
| vention.
I ARTICLE ".
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
| Sec. /. This committee shall be composed OF
| the chairmen of county and city committees
| within the congressional district with q chair.
| man elected by the district convention,
| Sec. 2. 1t shall call all district conventions
and fix the basis OF representation therein. and
| its chairman or some members of the commit
| tee shall call such conventions to order.
Sec. 8. It shall assemble on call of its chair,
man or of majority of it's members and shall
| DO all in its power to promote the efficiency OF
| the party.
| Sec. f. 1T shall select three OF it's members to
| serve as members of the state committee and
| shall notify the chairman of that committee OF
such selection, and thereafter shall I'LL any va
| cancy IN the members so selected.
| ARTICLE ".
| STATE COMMITTEE,
Sec. /. This committee shall he composed OF
| a chairman elected by the state convention a nd
| three members from each congressional dis
| ,rict committee elected by the district COM
| mittees.
| Sec 2. 1t shall call all state conventions and
! fix the basis of MISREPRESENTATION therein and shall
| hear and determine all appeals from congress
sional district or county committees.
| Sec 3. The committee shall meet upon the
! call of the stale executive committee or g ma
| jority of it's members. Represen aSives from
| six congressional districts shall constitute q
| quorum, and the representatives present from
! each district shall be entitled to cast three
votes.
| ARTICLE vi.