The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-03
PLAN or oRoAsIzATIo & ov THE PEo
PIES PARrY,
CON NIT EEa


who shall elect their own chairman;
said committee shall be elected by
the voters Of said township ~ the
6rst Peoples Party primaries held IN
any year, under call of the county
chairman; provided that thoJe town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards, shall have separ-
ate committee for each precinct or
ward.
SIC. z. Each county shall bc IN
der the government Of the Comfy
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-
pies Party Of any year is held, AID
elect county chairman, who may or
may not be q member Of IT'D own
body. In case it shall appear at
said meeting Of the County ENecu-
tive Committee That any township,
ward or precinct has failed to take
action in accordance with section ],
the said County Executive Commit
tee shall BE- empowered TO appoint
said committee or committees.
SEC. >. The Executive Commit
tees for the various congressional,
judicial and senatorial districts shall
consist Of the Chairman Of the COun-
w Executive Committee Of the Coun-
ties that compose the said congress
sional, judicial and senatorial dis
tricts. The congressional, judicial
and senatorial committees shall meet
ut the same time and place that the
conventions meet TO nominate their
respective candidates: and shall
elect chairman for said committees
who may or may not be member OF
their body.
SEC. 4. The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist Of the Chairman
of Congressional Executive Commit
tees and one member elected by each
congressional convention while in
session, with six additional members
at large.
SEC. 5. The County Executive
Committees, Congressional ExeCu-
tive Committees, Judicial Executive
Committees shall report their action
as provided for above to their re-
spective conventions wnile in session
for approval or disapproval. If not
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-
vded above, from Congres5iona! dis
tricts, shall meet at the came time
and place az the State Convention
and elect six additional members fol
the State ut large, which body acting
together shall elect the State Chair.
man. They shall report their action
to the State Convention, while in
session, for approval or disalproval
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 no
proper organization, and the conven-
tion shall thereupon proceed to elect
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, oEe-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 ut some time and
place in their respective districts
designated in said call. And ii
shall be their duty to appoint the
time and place for holding conyen-
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-
ecutlve committe shall at once call
conventions of their respective coun-
ties in conformity to said notice, to
send delegates to said respective dis
trict conventions.
SEC. IL. That in case of failure
of any primary or convention to
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 Con gression-
al committees shall call to order
their respective conventions, and
hold craftsmanship thereof until the
<OnNeHtlOu shall eieCb us Cldii man.
CONVENTIONS.
SECTION l. Each township, pre-
cinct or ward primary of the Peo-
Piles Party shall send to the county
convention three delegates, and one
additional delegate for every 20 votes
and majority fraction thereof cast
for the Peoples Party candidate for
Governor in 1892.
SEC. =. Each County Convention
shall be entitled to send to each of
the other conventions two delegates
at large, and one additional delegate
for every fifty votes and majority
fraction thereof cast for the Peoples
Party candidate for Governor IN