The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-18

meet at the same time and place
Of the county nominating conven-
tons of the Peoples Party of any
year is held. and elect county
chairman, who may or may not be
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 l, 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
atoria! committees shall meet at the
same time and place that the conven-
tons meet to nominate their respec-
tive candidates, and shall elect a
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be a 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 six
| additional members at large.
SEC. 5. In case any above named
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 con-
vention shall thereupon proceed to
elect a chairman of the committee.
Sec. 6. The county executive com
mittee, Congressional executive com
mittees, judicial execnsive commit
tees shall report sheir action, IS pro-
vlded for above, to their spective
conventions while in s. >sion. for
their approval Or disap. r"val. II
not approved, then the co.'s ution,
before an adjourn .nent, shall elect
the chairman of said committee.
| Sec. 7. The State convention shall
elect six members of the Executive
Committee at large, and may elect a
State chairman or leave the State
Committee to elect it's own chairman,
who may or may not be member of
said comittee. But each State chair
man shall serve until his successor is
elected. The six members at large
of the State committe and the State
chairman shall constitute the Con.
trail Executive Committee.
SEC. 8. All executive committees
shall have the power to supply all
the vacancies occurring therein.
| Sec. 9. A quorum of the various
committees shall be as follows: The
county and Senatorial committees
a maj ority; the Congressional, Judi.
cial and State-one-third of the
!. members of said committees.
SEC. 10. The executive committees
of the Senatorial, Congressional and
Judicial districts, respectfully, shall,
at tue call Of their respective chair
men, meet at some time and place
in their respective districts, desig.
mated il said call. And it shall be
, their duty to appoint the time and
place for holding conventions in
their respective districts; and the
chairman of said respective com
mittees shall Immediately notify the
chairmen of the different county ex
ecutive 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, tt
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 an,
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 conventio,
shall elect its chairman.
5 CONVENTIONS.
SECTION l. Each township, pri
mary of the Peoples Party shall
+ send to the County Conventio,
= = three delegates. and one addi
! tional delegate for every % votes
: or majority fraction thereof, cas-
+ for the Peoples Party candidate TO-
Governor in 1892. But where
, township is divided into precinct
ward, or other subdivision of
township then in lieu of the abov
each such subdivision shall send t,
the County Convention. one dele
gate, aud one additional delegate fo
every Is votes or mai ,rity Fraction
/. thereof.
: Sec. 2. Each county cenventio,
# shall be entitled to send to each o
8 the other conventions two delegate
:, at large, and one additional delegat
for every fifty votes and maj crit
. fraction thereof cast for the People
: party candidate for Governor in 1892
b Provided that every convention shal
y be entitled to send as many delegate
,, as it may see fit; and provided fur
e Their, that the number of duly &C
, credited delegates in any conven
= ton shall cast the vote of the coun
v ty.
9 SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of tn
e chairman of the various county con
Y ventions to certify to the list Of del
e egates that may be chosen for tn
y different districts. and State conven
e tons and forward list of State del
: egates to the State Chairman.
SEC. 4 All who are opposed to tn
present financial system Of our gov
; eminent, who are in favor of tn