The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-11

COMMITTEES.

n sa OF o gSnizAiion Of the PSoples Party.
COMMITTEES.
SECTION /. Each township shall be
under the government of an Execu-
tive Committee OF i've members, who
shall elect their own Chairman; said
shall be elected by the
voters of SAID Township at the pri-
10 aries 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 . separate
Committee for each precinct or
ward.
SEC. .. Each County shall be I'M
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 county
chairman, who may or may not be q
member Of it's 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
atorial committees shall meet ct the
same time and place that the conven-
tons meet to nominate their respec-
tive candidates, and shall elect 3
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 six
additional members at large.
Sec. 5. In case any aboye 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 tbs con-
vention shall thsreupon proceed to
elect chairman of the cc,n nittee.
Sec. 6. The county ex ,cutive com
mittee, Congressional executive com
mittees, judicial executive commit
tees shall report sheir action, as pro-
vlded for above, TO heir s,,rctive
conventions while 10 sessi ~. for
their approval Or disapprvv"i. If
not approved, then the convention,
before an adjournment, shall elect
the chairman Of said committed.
| SEC. 7. The State convention shall
elect sig members Of the Executive
Committee at large, and may elect q
State chairman or leave the State
Committee to elect lis own chairman,
who may or may not be a 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 Cen.
trail Executive Committee.
| Sec. 8. All executive CON mittees
shall have the power to supply all
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 9. A quorum Of the various
committees snail be as follows: The
county and Senatorial committees
a majority; 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 the 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
chairpen of the different county ex-
ecutiue committees Of the said ap-
pointment, and the said county ex-
ecutive committees shall at once call
conventions of their respective coun-
ties in conformity to said notice, to
send delegates to said respective dis
trlct conventions.
Sec IL That in case of failure of
any primary or convention to elect
delegates, the executive committee
shall have power to appoint, and GER
tify the proper number of delegates.
The chaiTmap. or In his absence any
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, pri-
mary of the Peoples Party shall
send to the County Convention
three delegates. and one addi-
tional delegate for every 25 votes,
or majority fraction thereof, cast
for the Peoples Party candidate for
Governor in 1892. : Bat where a
township is divided into precinct,
ward, OF other subdivision of q
township then in lie4 of the above
each such subdivision shall send to
the County Convention. one dele
gate, and one additional delegate for
every IS votes or maj ,ritv fraction
thereof.
SEC. 2. Each county convention
shall be entitled to send to each of
the other conventions two delegates
at large, and one additional deleg ste
for every fifty votes and majority
fraction thereof cast for the Peoples
party cAnd id to for Qnvornnr IN 1900.