The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
Ian of -. g.n,ya,ion of tho Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.

plan of % g.n,ya,ion 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 Chairman; said
Committee shall DO elected by the
voters OF said Township at the pri-
maries called to elect delegates to the
county nominating conventions. IN
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. =. 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 q 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 |, 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 Sem
atorial committees shall meet at the
same time aud place that the conveu-
tons meet to Nominate their respec-
tive candidates, and shall elect a
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 State chair
man, the chairman of Congressional
executive committees, and one mem
Der elected by each Congressional
Convention while in session, with siz
additional members at large.
SEC. s. 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 il
no proper organic alton, and the con
vention shall thsreupon proceed tc
elect a chairman Of the committee.
Sec. 8. 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. Z. The State convention shall
elect six members of the Executiv,
State chairman or leave the Stat,
Committee to elect lis own chairman
who may or may not be a member o.
said comittee. But each State chair
man shall serve until his successor i
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- mittee
shall have the power to supply al
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 9. A quorum of the variou
committees shall be as follows: TIL
county and Senatorial committees
a majority; the Congressional, Judi
cial and State-one-third of tn
members of said committees.
SEC. 10. The executive committee
OF the Senatorial, Congressional an
judicial districts, respectfully, shall
at the call of their respective chair
men, meet at some time and plac
in their respective districts, desie
mated il said call. And it shall b
their duty to appoint the time an
place for holding conventions il
their respective districts; and tn
chairman of said respective com
mittees shall Immediately notify tn
chairmen of the different county ez
ecutive committees of the said an
pointment, and the said county 81
ecutive committees shall at once cal
conventions of their respective coun
ties in conformity to said notice, {
send delegates to said respective dis
trict 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 cer
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 convention
shall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
SEoTrON l. Each township, prima
ryof the Peoples party shall send t
the county convention three dele
gates for every twenty five votes an,
majority fraction thereof cast 70
the Peoples party candidate for Gov