The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-10
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Rules for the Government of Conyen-
tions, Committees, Etc.

The following is the plan of organiza
Democratic committee for the guidanc,
of the party:
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
/. The unit of county organization
shall be the township In each TOWNSHIP
there shall be an executive committee, t(
consist Of five active Democrats, who shall
be elected by the Democratic voters o
the same townships in meeting called by
the county executive committee. An(
said committee so elected shall elect on.
of its members as chairman, who shal
preside at all committee meetings
2. The several township executive com
mittees shall convene at the meetings O
the several county conventions, or at any
time and place that majority of then
may elect, and shall elect a county execu
tive committee, to consist of not less thar
five members, one of whom shall be des
ignated as chairman, who shall preside
at all OF said committee meetings.
3. In case there shall be failure on the
part OF any township to elect it's execu
tive committee for the period of thirty
days, the county executive COMMITTEES
shall appoint said committee from the
Democratic voters of said township.
4. The members of the township com
mittees shall elect to any vacancy occur
ring in said committee
D. The county executive committee
shall call all necessary county conventions
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 bepublished in said coun.
ty,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 meeting of the
county convention, for the purpose OF
electlng their delegates to the county
cOventiOns. Thereupon the conventions
so held shall elect their delegates to rep
resent the townships in the county con
ventlons from the votes of the respective
townships, which delegates. or such of
them as shall attend, shall vote the full
Democratic strength of their respective
townships on all questions that NAV
come before the said county convention.
In case no convention shall be held in anv
townshld IN pursuance of said call, or no
election, the committee shall appoint
such delegates.
6. Each township shall be entitled to
cast in the county convention one vote
Tor every twenty-five Democratic votes.
and one votefOr fractions of fifteen Demo-
cratic votes cast by that township at
the last preceding gubernatorial ele,.-
ton: Provided, That every township
shall be entitled to cast at least one vote
and each township may send as many
delegates as it sees fit.
Z. In cases where townships consist
OF more than one ward or precinct, each
OF said wards or precincts shall be enti-
tied to send delegates to county cOnyen-
tons, and shall east it's propOrtionate
part of its townships vote, based upon
the last preceding vote for governor in
said township.
8. The chairman of township commit
tees shall preside at all township conyen-
tons. In their absence any other mem
Der OF said committee may preside.
y. In cases when all the township ex-
ecutlve committees are required to meet
for the purpose of electing a county ex-
ecutive committee, said meeting shall be
deemed to havea quorum when a majori-
ty OF such townships shall be represented
i'll said meeting.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
l. The several county conventions shall
be entitled to elect to their senatorial
judicial and congressional conventions
one delegate and one alternate for every
nifty Democratic votes, and one delegate
for fractions over twenty-five Democratic
votes cast at the last preceding guberna-
tOrlal election in their respective counties,
and none but delegates or alternates so
elected shall be entitled to seats in con-
vention: Provided, That every county
shall have at least one vote in each of
said conventions.
?. The chairman or in his absence any
member OF the county, senatorial, judicial
and congressional committee, shall call
to order their respective conventions and
hold the Craftsmanship thereof until the
shall elect its chairman.
). The executive committees of the
congressional and judicial dis
tricts, respectively, shall, at the call OF
their respective chairmen, meet at some
time and place in their respective dis
tricts, designated in said call. And it
shall be their duty to appoint the time
and place for holding conventions in
their respective districts; and the chair
men of said respective committees shall
notify the chairmen of the
different county executive committees of
said appointment. and the said county
committees shall forthwith call
of their respective counties
n conformity to said notice, to send dele
gates to said respective district conven-
lions.
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Tho Stntn convention SbaH no ,,,,,
posed of delegates appointed by the sew
.ral county conventions Each county
shall be entitled to elect one delegate and
)ne alternate for every one hundred and
fifty Democratic votes, and one delegate
or fractions over seventy-fve Demo-
,ratic votes cast therein at the last pre-
:eding gubernatorial election: and none
)ut delegates so elected shall be entitled
o seats in said convention: Provided,
That any county shall have at least one
1Ote i'll said convention
GENERAL RULES.
l. Such delegates (alternates of absent
lelegates) as may be present at any Dem
'cratic convention shall be allowed to
asst the whole vote to which their town
hip or county may be entitled.
=. In all conventions provided for by
his system, after a vote is cast, there
'hall be no change in such vote until the
inal result of the ballot shall be an
by the chairman OF said conven-
ion.
3. All Democratic executive commit
ees shall have the power to fill any va
ancies occurring in their respective
bodies.
+. That the chairmen OF the different
ounty conventions shall certify the list
If delegates and alternates to the differ
mt district and State conventions. and
certified list of said delegates and alter
hates to the State conventions shall be
tent to the secretary of the state central
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