The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23
plan of Organization Of tho Peoples Party.


Plan or Organization Of tho Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.
SECTION |. Each township shall be
under the government OF an Execu-
tive Committee OF FIVE members, who
shall elect their own Chairmau; said
shall be elected by the
voters of said Township at the pri-
maries called to elect delegates to the
county nominating conventions. un-
der call Of the County Chair
man: Provided that those Town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards shall have a separate
Committee for each precinct or
ward.
SEQ. 9. Each County shall be un-
der the government Of the County
Executive Committee, which shall
consist of the Chairman of the sew
eral Township, Ward or precinct
Committees. This Committee shall
meet at the same time and place
OF the county nominating conven-
tons of the Peoples Party of any
year is held. and elect a county
chairman, who may or may not be a
member of its own body. In case
it shall appear at said meet
ing of the county Executive Com
mittee, that any township, ward or
precinct has failed to take action in
accordance with Section |, the said
county Executive Committee shall
be empowered to appoint said COM
mittee or committees.
SEC. 3. The executive committee
for the various Congressional, Judi.
cial and Senatorial districts shall
consist of the chairman of the county
executive committee of the counties
that compose the said Congressional
Judicial and Senatorial Districts.
The Congressional. judicial and SEN
atorial committees shall meet at the
same time and place that the cOnveu.
tons meet to nominate their respec-
tive candidates, and shall elect q
chairman for said committees who
NAV or may not be member of their
body.
SEC. 4. The State Executive Com.
mittee shall consist OF the State chair
man, the chairman of Congressional
executive committees, and one mem.
Der elected by each Congressional
Convention while in session, with sil
additional members at large.
SEQ. 5. In case any above named
committee fails to report to its
convention while in session Of
provided above, it shall be
sufficient proof that there il
no proper organiz stion, and the con
vention shall thsreupon proceed to
elect a chairman of the committee.
SEQ. 6. The county executive com
mittee, Congressional executive com
mittees, judicial executive commit
tees shall report sheir action, as pro
vided for above, to their respective
conventions while in session. fol
their approval or disapproval. Il
not approved, then the convention
before an adjournment, shall cleo
the chairman of said committee.
SEC. 7. The State convention shall
elect six members Of the Executiv,
Committee at large, and may elect q
State chairman or leave the Stat,
Committee to elect lis own chairman
who msy or may not be q member Of
said comittee. But each State chair
man shall serve until his successor il
elected. The six members at larg,
Of the State committe and the Stat,
chairman shall constitute the Cen
trail Executive Committee.
SEC. 8. All executive con mites
shall have the power to supply q!
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 3. A quorum of the variou
committees shall be as follows: TIL
county and Senatorial committees
a ma ority; the Congressional, Judi
eial and State-one-third of tn,
members of said committees.
SEC. 10. The executive committee
of the Senatorial, Congressional an,
Judicial districts, respectfully, shall
ut the call of their respective chair
men, meet at some time and plac,
in their respective districts, desig
mated il said call. And it shall b.
their duty to appoint the time ant
place for holding conventions il
their respective districts; and tn
chairman of said respective com
mittees shall Immediately notify tn,
chairmen of the diff aren't county ex
sun IS kk4 co:l
pointment, and the said county ex
ecutive committees shall at once cal
conventions of their respective coun
ties in conformity to said notice, (,
send delegates to said respective dis
trlct conventions.
SEC IL That in case of failure o.
any primary or convention to cleo
delegates, the executive committe,
shall have power to appoint, and Ger
tify the proper number of delegates
The chairman, or In his absence AM
member of the county, Senatorial
judicial and Congressional commit
tees, shall call to order their respec
tive conventions, and hold chairman
ship thereof until the convention
shall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
SECTION l. Each township, prima
~ Of the Peoples party shall send t.
the county convention three dele
gates for every twenty-five votes and
majority fraction thereof cast fol
the Peoples party candidate for Gov