Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-27
THE RESOLUTION

Adopted by the Republican Convention
for the Government of Committees.
The Republican County Convention
is the largest representation of the Re-
publican voters of the county and has
proper jurisdiction over all matters re-
lating to the management of party al
fairs. 1t may direct how the party
committees shall be constituted, de-
termine their duties, and the limita-
tions of their power. 1t is a permanent
organizatio and record should be
kept of it's transactions.
This record should be in custody OF
the Secretary of the county convention
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
This Committee shall consist of one
person from each precinct in the coun-
ty, chosen BY the same primary meet
ing that elected delegates to the pre-
ceding County Convention. But in
case of the failure to elect Commit
teeman, in any precinct at the primary,
this year, which did elect one at the
spring election, such election shall be
valid this year, but will not be SO
recognized hereafter.
The officers of the committee shall
be a President a Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, and their
duties shall be such as are usually per-
formed by such officers. 1t shall be
the further duty of the President, or,
in his absence, the Vice President, TO
call the County Convention to order
and to preside until a temporary or
ganization is effected.
The Secretary shall call the roll at
each meeting. a majority OF the mem
bers shall constitute quorum, and no
members vote shall be counted unless
he is present to cast it. The Secretary
shall keep record OF all the proceed
ings of the Committee, and also a
record of all the transactions of the
County Convention. He shall keep a
list of the delegates and alternates to
all conventions, and a list of all com
mittees appointed by the Convention
or otherwise, and an abstract of the
official vote of the County.
The new Central Committee will
meet at the Court House on the Satur-
day after the county convention, at II
o'clock A. NJ. The Secretary of the
old Central Committee shall call the
meeting to order and call the roll Of
the new mem bers as given him by the
committee on credentials of the las
Convention.
The committee will then proceed tt
organize by choosing president, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer
who shall be installed and the retiring
Secretary and Treasurer shall turr
oyer to their successors all the books
rec ords, and funds in their possession
1t shall be the duty of the Contra
Committee to call county convention
and to determine the apportionment o
delegates thereto as well as delegate
to State, Congressional, Judicial anC
Senatorial Conventions, and provide
for electing all such delegates at pri
maries, giving equal representation t.
all parts of the county as near as prac
ticable; and for this purpose when thu
mum Der of delegates to any convention
shall not be equal to the number o
precincts, two or more precincts may
bv order of the committee. be com binec
for the purpose of such primary elec
ton and shall direct how many dele
gates and alternates such precincts sc
consolidated shall elect, or 1T may in
cases where there is more than one
candidate from this county for any of
fee, other than a county office, refer
the question, which one this county
will support for that Office, to the peo-
pie for determination oy popular vote
on the request of the candidates. 1t
shall exercise general supervision over
the campaign and perform any acts the
party welfare may seem to demand,
not prohibited by the County Conven-
lien.
1t shall select not more than seven
persons to constitute an executive com