The state chronicle., 1892-04-05
Plan Of Organization of the Demo-
cratic Party of North Carolina.

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- DEMOCRATIC EXEoU i've COMMITTEE,
-.*+ RALEIGH. n. G March I'd. 1892
The following is the plan of organization
heretofore adopted by the State Democratic
Committee for the guidance OF the party. /
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION. (
i. e unit OF county organization shall be
the township. In each township there shall T
be an executive committee, to consist Of five |
active Democrats, who shall be elected by /
ships in meetings called by the county execu- /
tive committee. And said committee so cleo
ted shall elect one of its memters as chair
man, who shall preside at all committee meet
ings
2. The several township executive eom-
mittees shall convene at the meetings OF the
several county conventions, or at any time
and place that majority Of them may elect, |
and shall elect a 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.
g. In case there shall be failure on the
part of any township to elect its executive
committee tor 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 commit
tees shall elect to any vacancies occurring in
said committees.
5. The county executive committees shall
call all necessary county conventions by .iv-
ing at least ten days notice by public adver
tisement in three public places in the town
ship, at the courthouse door, snd in any
Democratic newspaper that may be published
in said county requesting all Democrats
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 he purpose of electing
their delegates to the county conventions.
Thereupon the conventions so held shall elect
| their delegates to represent the townships in
the county conventions from the voters OF the
respective townships, which delegates, or
such of them as shall stfend, shall vote the
full Democratic stren9th OF their respective
townships on all questions that may come be-
fore the said county conventions. In case no
convention shall be held in any township in
pursuance of said call, or no election shall he
made, the township executive commit ee shall
appoint such delegates.
6. Each township shall be entitled to cast in
the county convention one vote for everv
twenty. five Democratic votes, and one vote for
fractions of fifteen Democratic votes cast bv
| boI Ioo or lin i,
vided, that every township shall be entitled
to cast at least one vote, and each township
may send as many delegates as it NAV see ft
Z. In cases where townships consist of more
than one ward or precinct, each of said wards
or precincts ehall be entitled to send delegates
to county conventions and shall cast its propor-
tionate part OF its township vote, based upon
the last preceding vote for Governor in said
township.
3. The chairmen Of township committees
shall preside at all ,wnship conventions. In
their absence any other m ember of said com.
mittees may p eside.
9. In cases where all the township execu-
tive committees, are required to meet for the
purpose Of electing county execut We com.
mittees, said meetings shall be deemed te
have quorum when a majority of such town
ships shall be represented in said meeting
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
The sever raj county conventions shall bt
r entitled to elect to their senatorial, iudicia
and congressional conventions one deIegat
and one alternate for every fifty Democrat,
voters, and one delegate for fractions of owe
!, twenty-five De noccatic votes cast at the las
r preceding gubernatorial election in their res
pective counties, and none but delegates O
> alternates elected shall be entitled to seat
e In said convent MS Provided, That ever
county shall have at least one vote ia each {
said conventions.
e lAt nesting of the State Executive Com
r mite e, he Id March I'd, 1892 the following pro
vision was adopted and recommended to tn
y county conventions for their favorable action
e not to be binding, however, on any conventio
# unless adopted by it, viz
provided, That in all county convention
in which delegates shall be selected to atten
e any State, congressional, judicial or othe
o convention, vote shall be taken in accord
ance with the plan OF organization as to II
i candidates whose names may be presented
Il such ,unty convention. The delegates sha
:, be selected from the friends and supporter
of each candidate voted for in proportion
+ the number OF votes he shall, receive in sue
er county convention and no other instructio,
of shall be given: Provided, That when Oh
one candidate is presented and voted sor
t. su b county convention it shall be lawful
ad instruct for such candle ate."
es q The chairman, or in his absence al
member Of the county, senatorial, judicial al
IL congressional committee, shall call to ord
On their respective conventions, and hold Il
a. Craftsmanship thereof until the conventit
shall elect it's Chairman
8. The executive committees of the sena,
al rial, congressional and judicial districts. re
pectively, shall at the call OF their respect
chairmen, meet at some time and place
lh' their respective districts, designated in sa
ay call. And it snail be their duty to appoi
ts. the time and place for holding conventions
their respective districts; and the charm
Gu OF said respective committees shall immet