The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Rules for the Government of Conyen-
tions, Committees, Etc.

The following is the plan OF organiza-
ton 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 same townships in meeting called by
the county executive committee. And
said committee so elected shall elect one
of its members as chairman, who shall
preside at all committee meetings.
2. The several township executive CON-
mittees shall convene at the meetings of
the several county conventions, or at any
time and place that a majority of them
may elect, and shall elect county excel
tive committee, to consist of not less than
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 its execu-
tive committee for the period OF thirty
days, the county executive committee
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.
5. 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
electing their delegates to the county
coventions. Thereupon the conventions
so held shall elect their delegates to rep
resent the townships in the county con-
ventions 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 may
come before the said county convention.
In case no convention shall be held in any
townshid 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
for every twenty-five Democratic votes,
and one vOtefOr fractions of fifteen Demo-
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 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 cOnven-
tiOns, and shall cast its proportionate
part of it's 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 conven-
| tions. In their absence any other men,
Der of said committee may preside.
8. In cases when all the township ex-
ecutive committees are required to meet
for the purpose of electing a county ex-
ecutive committee, said meeeing shall be
deemed to havea quorum when ma jori-
| ty of such townships shall be represented
in 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
fifty Democratic votes, and one delegate
for fractions over twenty-five Democratic
| votes cast at the last preceding guberna-
tOrial electionin their espectivecounties,
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.
2. 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
convention shall elect it's chairman.
3. The executive committees of the
senatorial, 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
Immediately notify the cbairmen of the
different county executive committees cf
said appointment. and the said county
executive committees shall forthwith call
conventions of their respective counties
| in conformity to said notice, to send dele
gates to said respective district cOnven-
tions.
STATE CONVENTIONS.
The State convention shall be COM
posed of delegates appointed by the sew
eral county conventions. Each county
shall be entitled to elect one delegate and
one alternate for every one hundred and
| fifty Democratic votes, and one delegate
| for fractions over seventy-fve Demo-
| cratic votes cast therein at the last pre-
ceding gubernatorial election; and none
but delegates so elected shall be entitled
to seats in said convention: Provided,
| That any county shall have at least one
| vote in said convention.
GENERAL RULES.
1. Such delegates (alternates of absent
delegates) rs may be present at any DEM
| ocratic cC;vention shall be allowed to
cast the whole vote to which their town.
| ship or county may be entitled.
2. In all conventions provided for by
this system, after a vote is cast, there
shall be no change in such vote until the
final result of the ballot shall be an
nounced by the chairman OF said conven-
ton.
g. All Democratic executive commit
tees shall have the power to fill any va
| cancies occurring in their respective
bodies.
4. That the chairmen of the different
county conventions shall certify the list
of delegates and alternates to the differ
ent district and State conventions, and a
certified list of said delegates and alter
mates to the State conventions shall be
sent to the secretary of the state central
committee.
A JOINT resolution has been intro