The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-03
DEMOCRATIC PLAN OF OR
GANIZATION.

| DEMoCNAIlC Ian OE oh-
GANIZATION.
The following is the plan of
organization heretofore adopted
by the State Democratic Com
mittee for the guidance Of the
party:
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
/. The unit of county organi-
zatiOn shall be the township.
In each township here shall be
all executive committee, to con-
sist of five active Democrats,
who shall be elected by the
Democratic voters of the same
townships in meetings called
by the county executive com
mittee. And said committee
SO elected shall elect one of it's
members as chairman, who
shall preside at all committee
meetings.
2. The several township ex:.-
cutive committees shall CON
veDe 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 execu
tive committee, to consist of
: not less that FIVE members, one
, of whom shall be designated as
: chairman, who shall preside at
all of said committee meetings,
2 3. In case there shall be d
r failure on the part of any town
t ship to elect its executive com
= lnittee for the period # Thirty
1 days, the county executive com
lnittee shall appoint said com
d ittee from the Democratic
2 voters Of said township.
II 4. The lneT bers of the town
e ship committees shall elect t,
) any vacancy occurring in saiC
It committee.
o 5. The County Executiy,
1t Committee shall call all neces
4 sary county conventions b,
giving at least ten days motto,
j. by public advertisement il
d three public places in eacl
it township, at the court nous
le door, and in any Democrat
e newspaper that may be polish
y ed In said county, requesting al
l. Demo Gratis OF the county t.
meet in convention in thei
J. respective townships. &c De- - CON :"
k mon day thsreisitic Ioili
> tL-.ias ~ Shall not be less tina
:, -A,ree days before the meetin
~ of the county convention, fo
the purpose OF electing thei
Il delegates to the convention.
1t 'rhersupon the conventions s
1t held hall elect their delegate
to represent the townships i
# the county conventions frol
N the votes OF the respectiv
s townships, which delegates, y
,e such of them as shall attend
ID shall vote the full Democrat
Ii strength of Their respectiv
he townships on all questions tba
il may come before the said cour
ye ty convention. In case no col
8, ventioh shall be held in all
te township in pursuance Of sal
he call, or no election committe
IN shall appoint such delegates.
Of 6. Each township shall b
De entitled to cast in the Count
u Convention one vote for ever
e. twenty-five Democratic vote
at and one vote for fractions {
Us fifteen Democratic votes cast b
Il, that township at the last pr,
at ceeding gubernatorial election
I'd Provided, that every townshi
IN shall be entitled to cast at lea:
a one vote, and each TOWNSHIP
e. may send as many delegates a
w is sees fit.
Is, Z In cases where TOWNSHIP
I'd consist of more than one war
d. or precinct, each of said ware
pt or precincts shall be entitled
ID, send delegates to county col
" ventions, aid shall cast its Or,
of portlonste part of its township
sh vote, based upon the last Or
a ceeding vote for Governor
he said township.
at 8. The chairman of TOWNSHIP
10 committees shall preside at a
oct township conventions. In the
IN absence any other member c
CT said committee may preside.
i'm 8. In casee when all the tow
ship executive committees al
in required to meet for the pu
or, pose Of electing a county ex
at cutive committee, said meetir
of shall be deemed to have
&C. majority of such TOWNSHIP
he shall lie Represented in sal
off meeting.