The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-24
THE DEMOCRATIC CHART.

he ElaG OIL organization OF the Demo-.
cratic Party.
DEM. CENTRAL Elk. COMMITTEE,
The following is the plan of organiza-
tion heretofore adopted by the State
Democratic Committee for the guidance
of the party.
Township Organization.
1. The unit Of county organization
shall be the township. In each township
there shall be an Executive Committee,
to consist of five active Democrats, who
shall be elected by the Democratic voters
of the several townships in meetings
called by the County Executive Commit
tee. And said committee so elected
shall elect one Of its members as chair
man, who shall preside at all committee
meetings.
2. The several township executive
committees shall convene at the meet
ings Of the several county conventions,
or at any time and place that majority
Of them may elect, and shall elect
county executive committee, to consist
of not less than five members, one of
| whom shall be designated as chairman,
who shall preside at all of the said COM
| mittee meetings.
3. In case there shall be a failure on
the part of any township to elect it's
| executive committee for the period of
thirty days, the county executive COM
mittee shall appoint said committee
| from the Democratic voters Of said town
ship.
4. The members Of the township COM
| mittees shall elect to any vacancy occur
ring in said committee.
5. The county executive committee
shall call all necessary county conven-
tions by giving at least ten days notice
| by public advertisement in three public
places in each township, at the court
house door, and in any Democratic news
paper that may be published in said
county, requesting all Democrats of the
county to meet in convention in their
respective townships On a common day
therein stated, which said day shall not
be less than three days before the meet
ing of the county convention, for the
purpose Of electing their delegates to the
conventions so held, shall elect their
delegates to represent the townships in
the county conventions from the voters
of the respective townships, which dele
l Os
shall vote the full Democratic strength
Of heir respective townships on all
questions that may come before the said
county conventions. In case no con-
vention 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 entitled to
cast in the county convention one vote
for every twenty five Democratic votes,
and one vote for fractions of fifteen
Democratic votes cast by that township
} at the last preceding gubernatorial cleo
ton 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.
Z. In cases where townships consist
r of more than one ward or precinct, eacf
: of said wards or precincts shall be en-
titled to send delegates to county con
] ventions, and shall cast its proportion
t ate part of it's townships vote, baset
upon the last proceeding vote for Gov
ernor in said township.
&. 8. The chairmen of township com
mittees shall preside at all township
1 conventions. In their absence any othe
member of said committee may preside
9. In cases where all the township ex
ecutive committees are required to NEE
D for the purpose Of electing county ez
f ecutive committees, said meetings shal
= be deemed to have quorum when
f majority of such townships shall b
t represented in said meeting.
!, County and District Conventions.
g l. The several county convention
P shall be entitled to elect to their Sens
/ torial, judicial and Congressional col
n ventions one delegate and one alternat
/ for every fifty Democratic votes, an
q one delegate for fractions over twenty
five Democratic votes cast at the la
preceding gubernatorial election in the
respective counties, and none but de
egates or alternates shall be entitled
seats in said conventions : PROVIDED
" That every county shall have at leas
rt one vote in said conventions.
ID 2. The chairman, or in his absence
l. any member of the county senatorial
p judicial and congressional committe
Is shall call to order their respective col
ventions, and hold their chairmansh