The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-26
Democratic Plan Ct Organization.

ship there Siidi ~ dH cA.C''''t' Inn
mittee 10 consist Of tivc active Demo
Gratis. who shall be elected by the Demo
cratic voters OF the several townships in
meetings called by the county executive
committee. And said committees 50
elected shall elect orc Of its members
rs chairman, who shall preside at all
committee meetings.
2. The several township executive
committees shall convene at the meet
ines Of the several county conventions,
or at any time and place that majority
Of them NAV elect, and shall elect
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
mittec meetings.
3. In case there shall be a 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 sad
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-
tions by giving at least 10 days notice
by 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
day therein stated, which said day shall
not be less than three days before the
meetings of the county convention, for
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 full
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 III pursuance TO SAID call,
or no election shall be made, the town.
shin executive committee shall appoint
such delegates.
6. Each township shall he entitled
to cast II 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 gubernatorial election {:
Provided, That every township shall be
entitled to cast at least one vote, and
each township may send as many dele
gates as it may see fit.
7. In cases where townships consist
of more than one ward or precinct,
each Of said wards or precincts shall be
entitled TO send delegates to county
conventions, and shall cast its proper
tomato part Of its township vote based
upon the last preceding vote for Gov
ernor in said township.
s. The chairman of township com
mittee shall preside at all township
conventions. In their absence any
other member OF said committee may
preside.
9. In cases where all the township
executive committees are required to
meet for the purpose of electing county
executive committees, SAID meetings
shall be deemed to have quorum when
majority of such townships shall be
represented in said meeting.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTION
l. The several county conventions
shall be entitled to elect to their sena-
torlal, judicial and congressional CON
ventions one delegate and one alternate
for every so Democratic voters, and one
delegate for fractions of over % Demo-
cratic votes cast at the last gubernatorial
election In their respective counties.
and none but delegates or alternates so
elected shall be entitled to seats in said
convention Provided, that every
county shall have at least one vote IN
each of said conventions.
At a meeting of the State Executive
committee, held March 2nd, 1892, the
following provision was adopted and
recommended to the county conventions
for their favorable action. not to be
binding, however, or any convention
unless adopted by It, viz
Provided, That in all county con-
yentions in which delegates shall be
selected to attend any State, congress
sional Judicial or other convention. \
vote shall be taken in accordance with
the the plan of organization as to the
candidates whose names may be pre-
sented to such county convention. The
delegates shall be selected from the