The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-22

ward IN said city of st. Paul shall elect a
chairman, secretary and treasurer Of the COM
| mitteemen Of such ward, and such chairman,
| secretary and treasurer need not be precinct
committeeman Of such ward, but must reside
| in such ward
| Sec. g. The said chairmen, secretaries and
| treasurers so selected In each ward shall be
| known as ward chairmen, ward secretaries
and ward treasurers.
Sec. 4. The several chairmen Of the election
| districts outside of the city of ST. Paul. and
within said county, shall In like manner elect
a chairman, secretary and treasurer OF such
| country districts.
ARTICLE ".
| Section 1. The said ward chairmen, to-
gether with the chairmen of the country
districts, shall compose and be executive
committee of said city and county organiza-
ton, and the members of said executive
committee shall elect chairman of said
city and county organization, and such chair
man shall be ex-eficio chairman of said
executive committee.
Sec. 2. Said executive committee shall also
elect secretary of said city and county or
ganiZation and also a secretary and treas
urer Of said executive committee. Such
chairman, secretary and treasurer of said
executive committee and city and county or
ganiZation need not be precinct committee
| men, nor ward chairmen, and they shall
hold office for two years, except as herein
| provided
ARTICLE VI.
Immediately after these articles are adopt
ed the Democratic voters of said county
/ shall proceed to organize as herein provided
and the committeeman, chairmen. secretaries
| and treasurers so selected in organizing
shall hold their positions until their success
! sors are chosen as hereafter provided
ARTICLE VII.
Section l. At the time OF holding the
crri0
OF 1900, and every succeeding spring election
thereafter there shall be chosen in each
and every precinct in the said city of st.
Paul two precinct members of said city and
county organization.
Sec 2. The members of said city and
county organization so elected from the sew
eral precincts in the spring of 1900 shall take
the place of like number of those selected
| Immediately after the adoption Of these arti-
cles, and the persons whose places are so
taken shal! be those whose names come hrst
| in the alphabet.
Sec. g. A. the time of and Immediately
| after the holding of said primaries in the
! spring OF 1900 and eery succeeding spring
| even numbered wards shall elect precinct
| chairmen.
Sec. 4. The precinct chairmen in the even
numbered wards shall, in the spring of 1900,
| and every two years thereafter and imme-
| diately after the election of such chairmen in
| said spring, choose a ward chairman secre-
| tary and treasurer to succeed TIE ward chair
/
| adoption Of these articles in such even num-
| berod wards.
Sec. 5. The rest of said precicct chairmen,
| ward chalrmen, secretaries, treaSurers. and
| committeeman selected upon the adop on OF
the articles shall hold over til the sp:ing Of
| 1900.
Sec. 6. The chairman. sec ary and treas
urer of said executive commi tee, and the
| chairman and secretary of said city and
| county organization shall be elected in the
| spring OF 1900. and at every foil wing spring
| election thereafter, and Immediately after
the election of ward chairmen above pro-
vided for at sad spring Elections
| Sec I. The chairman socret ry of said
city and county organization and the chair
| man, secretary and treasurer of said execu-
| tive committee elected upon the adoption OF
these articles shall ho.d office until their sue
! cessors are elected in the spring OF 1900 as
above provided for.
ARTICLE VIII
All said chairmen, secretaries treasurers
ard committeeman so elcctod in the spring of
1900 shall hold office for two years. and until
| their successors are duly elected and quail
fed.
ARTICLE TX
At the time of holding the primaries IN the
fall of 1900, and every succeeding fall elec-
tion thereafter there shall be chosen FIVE
committeeman in each of said country dis
tricts, and three committeeman in each ard
every precinct in said city OF St. Paul, to
| succeed the committeeman who hold over
| committeeman in said country districs and
| In the odd numbered wards of said city shall
! In the fall of 1900, and every succeeding fall
| election thereafter, ard immed ately after the
holding of said primaries. choose chsirmen,
secretaries and treasurers IN like manner as
/ above provided for in the even numbered
wards in the spring of 1900. and the COM
! mitteemen. chairmen, secretaries ard treas
urers so elected in the fall of 1900 shall hold
| office for two years and until tn ir successors
are duly elected.
ARTICLE X
The chairman of every city ard county con-
vention shall. for the purposes of such city
and county campaign. appoint five members
at large OF said executive e1mmittee the term
OF such members at large shall end with the
campaign OF such spring or fall election The
members of said executive committee so ap-
! pointed at large need not be precinct COM
mitteemen.
ARTICLE XII
Section /. Said executive committee may
at any time remove any of its members for
| failure the part of such members to per
! form their duty. for failure to be loyal
and faithful to the Democratic party or
failure to support the entire Democratic tick
! ct at any election or during any campaign.
! Sec. :. When any member of said execu-
tive committee is so removed. his success
sor, IL he be a ward chairman shall i'm
| mediately be elected by the precincf chair
men who elected him. and if they shall for
| five days after notice fail TO elect a success
!
succes sor to the person SO removed if the
! person so removed be committeeman at
] large, his place shall be fl ed by said execu-
tive committee
! Sec. 3. Such executive committee for the
/ same causes may remove any members of
! said city and county Organization and any
! precinct or ward chairmen and any secrc-
| tary or treasurer. and the successors of anv
| person so removed shall be filed in like
! manner as last above provided for except
that II the person removed be only a pre-
cinet committeeman his place shall be Fl led
/ by the precinct chairman of the precinct
wherein he resided. and If he be q precinct
chairman his place shall be filed by the
! ward chairman of the ward wherein he lives
by and with the approval of the executive
| committee.
Sec. 4. Vacancies caused by removal from
! precinct, ward. city or county and by death
/ or resignation. shall be filled in the same
! manner as above provided
ARTICLE XII
These articles may be at any time amend
/ ed by the executive committee by an af-
| hrmative two-thrds vote thereof.
ARTICLE XIII.
The executive committee shall prepare and
! adopt bylaws for the more specific govern
ment control and work OF said city and
county organization in all It's branches.
ARTICLE XIV.
The said executive committee NAV at any
time incorporate the said city and county
organization. provided three-fourths of tae
members of said executive committee sball
concur affirmatively therein, but the onicers
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