The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-25
PLAN oy ORGANIZATION or THE PEO
Plies rARTy.
CON MITTERS.

SECTION /. Each township shall
be under the government Of IN FL
ecutiye Committee of five members
who shall elect their own chairman;
said committee shall be elected by
the voters Of said township at the
first Peoples Party primaries held in
any year, under call Of the county
chairman; provided that those town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards, shall have separ-
ate committee for each precinct or
ward.
SIC. 2. Each county shall he I'M
der the government of the County
Executive Committee, which shall
consist of the chairman Of the seye-
raj township, ward or precinct com
mittees. This committee shall meet
ut the same time and place that the
first county convention of the Peo-
Piles Party of any year is held, and
elect county chairman, who may or
may not he member of its own
body. In case it shall appear at
said meeting Of the County Execu-
tive Committee that any township,
ward or precinct has failed 10 take
action in accordance with section !,
the said County Executive Commit.
tee shall be empowered TO appoint
said committee or committees.
SEC. 3. The Executive Commit.
tees for the various congressional
judicial and senatorial districts shall
consist of the Chairman of the Coun'
ty Executive Committee of the coun'
ties that compose the said congress
sional, judicial and senatorial dis
tricts. The congressional, judicla
and senatorial committees shall meet
at the same time and place that the
conventions meet to nominate then
respective candidates: and shall
elect chairman for said committees
who may or may not be a member OF
their body.
SEC. I. The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of the Chairman
of Congressional Executive Commit
tees and one member elected by each
congressional convention while II
session, with six additional members
at large.
SEC. 8. The County Executive
Committees, Congressional Execu'
tive Committees, Judicial Executive
Committees shall report their action
as provided for above to their re-
spective conventions while in session
for approval or disapproval. If moi
approved, then the convention, be
fore adjournment, shall elect the
chairman of said committee.
SEC. 6. The members of The
State executive committee, a. pro
uded above, from Congressional dis
tricts, shall meet at the same time
and place as the State Convention
and elect six additional members fol
the State at large, which body acting
together shall elect the State Chair
man. They shall report their actor
to the State Convention, while il
session, for approval or disapproval
If disapproved, the State Convention
shall, before adjournment, elect STATE
Chairman, and the six members OF
the committee at large.
Sec. z. In case any committee
fails to report to its convention while
in session, as provided above, it shall
be sufficient proof that there is nc
proper organization, and the conven.
ton shall thereupon proceed to elect
q chairman of the committee.
SEC. 8. All executive committees
shall have the power to supply all
vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 9. A quorum of the various
committees shall be as follows: The
county and senatorial committees a
majority; the Congressional, Judic-
ial and State, one-third of the mem.
bers of said committees.
Sec. 10. The executive commit.
tees of the Senatorial, Congressional
and Judicial districts, respectively
shall, at the call of their respective
chairmen, meet at some time and
place in their respective districts
designated in said call. And il
shall be their duty to appoint the
time and place for holding conven.
tons in their respective districts
and the chairman of said respective
committees shall Immediately notify
the chairman of the different count,
executive committees of the said ap.
pointment and the said county ex.
ecutive committees shall at once cal
conventions of their respective coun.
ties in conformity to said notice, tc
send delegates to said respective dis.
trict conventions.
Sec. IL. That in case of failure
of any primary or convention tc
elect delegates, the executive com.
mittee shall have power to appoint,
and certify the proper number Of
delegates. The chairman, or in his
absence any member of the county,
Senatorial, Judicial and Congression-
al committees shall call to order
their respective conventions, and
hold chairmanship thereof until the
convention shall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
SECTION 1. Each township, pre-
cinct or ward primary of the Peo-
pies Party shall send to the county
convention three delegates, and one
additional delegate for every % votes
and majority fraction thereof cast
for the Peoples Party candidate for
Governor in 1892.
SEC. 2. Each County Convention