The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
The White Government Union-Con.
stitutfon.

The purpose of the organization shall
be to re-establish in North Carolina
the supremacy of the white race; to
promote individual effort in behalf OF
the party and its candidates on the
part OF the voters, and to bring the
head of the organization in the coun-
ties and state more closely and easily
in touch with the township organiza-
tons, and the individual party voter.
ARTICLE III.
Neither oaths, grips, signs, nor pass
words shall be allowed.
Any union may, if it so desires,
adopt a badge, button, insignia, or uni
form.
ARTICLE ".
The organization shall be divided into
county unions and township unions.
ARTICLE V.
Every White man who desires white
government in North Carolina, and is
willing to use every practical and hon.
orable means to restore white suprem-
acy therein, and who proposes to sup
port candidates pledged to effect that
purpose. in the ensuing election, shall
be eligible to membership of the town
ship union.
ARTICLE vi.
The county union shall be composed
exclusively of the chairmen Of the sew
eral township unions, and the chair
man Of the democratic executive COM
mittee of the county, who shall pre-
side over it's meetings.
ARTICLE VII.
Each township union shall elect a
president, vice president. and such 9TH
er officers as may be deemed proper,
n the president Of each township
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of the county union
ARTICLE VIII.
The unions will meet at least once a
month, but the work shall be constant,
and each memb of the township un-
ion will be advised by the president
of his union as to the work expected
of him, and he will report, from time
to time. personally to the president as
to the progress he is making.
ARTICLE TX.
The township unions will be purely
working bodies, and their work will be:
i. To organize, register and bring out
the party vote in the township.
2. To ascertain and report to the
state and county chairmen the doubt
full and floating votes in the town
ship, to the end that they may sup
plement the effects of the union to
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party, by sending literature, public
speakers, etc.
3. To arrange and organize, for eff
fective party work, at the polls on
the day of election.
4. To foster and stimulate individual
work on the part of the members Of
the union in securing a full registra-
ton, in winning doubtful and floating
voters, and in ~persuading those white
men, who have been alienated from
the democratic party, of their duty
to their race, themselves and their
families.
ARTICLE x.
The object of the county union is
1. To secure concert of action be-
tween the several township unions in
the county.
2. For the purpose OF discussing with
the chairman of the county executive
committee and determining questions
relating to matters of organization
and party work..
8. Arranging for speakings in differ
ent parts Of the county, and provid-
ing attractions and means for secur-
ing large attendance at such meet
ings.
4. For the purpose of receiving from
the county chairman such literature
as he may have for distribution among
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S. For receiving instructions con-
corning any plan Of campaign that the
state or county chairman may desire
to put in operation through the I'M
ions in the county, and to agree upon
a programme to secure concert of &C.
ton in in~augurating such work or
plan of campaign.
ARTICLE XI.
Each union shall be permitted, if it
sees fit to do so, to admit as mem
bers women and boys under 81 years
old, but such members shall not be en-
titled to a vote.
ARTICLE XII.
In addition to the individual work,
before provided for, it shall be the
duty of the members of these unions
to promote, in every honorable and le-
ultimate way, the success Of the dem
ocratic party, and the success of its
candidates, by assisting in the adver-
tisement of democratic meetings, and
in securing the attendance at these
meetings of as large crowds as pos
sible; in distributing democratic liter
allure; in registering democratic vot-
ers, and in ascertaining and reporting
the names of all doubtful voters.
ARTICLE XIII.
1t shall be the duty of the voting
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polls on election day, and, If practi-
cable for them to do so, to give their
whole time, on election day, to the
service of the party.
ARTICLE XIV.
The unions, in their organized capac-
ity, shall not seek to influence h
nominations of candidates., nor to in
fuence convention Their work will
be confined to building up and pro-
noting the interests of the party gen.
orally, and the election of candidates,
after the same have been regularly
nominated, and intoxicating among the
people the necessity of restoring white
supremacy, as the only hope for the
preservation Of our civilization.
ARTICLE XIV.
Each union shall hav power to
adopt all such bylaws and regula-
tons as it shall find convenient or
necessary, and it shall appoint such
committees and elect such additional
officers as it sees fit.
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