The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-02
Democratic Plan Of Organization.

ship there shall DC an cAeCh'lNo I'm
,oittee to consist Of five active Demo
Gratis. Who shall he elected by the Demo
cratic voters Of the several townships III
meetings called by the county executive
committee. And said committees 50
elected shall elect one OF Its members
as chairman, 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 a chairman,
who shall preside at all of the SAID com
mittee meetings.
3 In case there shall be failure on
the part Of any township to elect Its
executive committee for the period OF
thirty days, the county executive com
mittee shall appoint said committee
from the Democratic voters OF SAID
township.
4 The members Of the township
committees shall elect to any vacancy
occurring in said committees.
). The county executive committee
shall call all necessary county cOnven-
tons by giving at least 10 days notice
bv public advertisement in three public
places in each township. at the court
house door, and in any Democratic
newspaper that may be published In
said county, requesting all Democrats
OF the county to meet IN convention IN
their respective townships on common
dav therein stated, which said day shall
not be less than three days before the
meetings of the county convention, Tor
the purpose Of electing their delegates
TO the county convention.
Thereupon the conventions so held
shall elect their delegates to represent
the townships in the county conven-
tions from the voters Of the respective
townships, which delegates, or such OF
them as shall attend, shall vote the tull
Democratic strength of their respective
townships on all questions that may
come before the said county conventions.
In case no convention shall be held In
any township IN pursuance to SAID call,
or no election shall be made, the town
shin exerntive 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 in the
last proceeding gubernatOrlal election
Provided, That every township shall be
entitled to cast at least one vote, ano
each township may send as many dele
gates as it may see fit
I. In cases where townships consis
of more than one ward or precinct
each OF said wards or precincts shall b
entitled to send delegates to count,
conventions, and shall cast It's proper
tomato part Of its township vote base
upon the last preceding vote for Gov
ernOr in said township.
s. The chairman of township con
mittee shall preside at all townshi
conventions In their absence an
other member OF said committee ma
preside.
g. In cases where all the TOWNSHIP
executive committees are required
meet for the purpose of electing count
executive committees, SAID meeting
shall be deemed to have quorum whe
a majority of such townships shall
represented in said meeting.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
l. The several county convention
shall be entitled to elect to their sen
toria, judicial and congressional co
ventions one delegate and one alterna
delegate for fractions OF over - Dem
cratic votes cast at the last gubernatori
election in their respective countie
and none but delegates or alternates
elected shall be entitled to seats in sd
convention Provided, that eve
county shall have at least one vote
each of said conventions
At a meeting of the State Executl
committee, held March 2nd, 1892, II
following provision was adopted al
recommended to the county conventio
for their favorable action, not to
binding, however, or any conventi'
unless adopted by 1t, viz:
provided, That in all county co
yentions in which delegates shall
selected to attend any State, congr'
sional. judicial or other convention,
vote shall be taken in accordance II
the the plan of organization as to t