The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-21
Plan Of Reorganization Of tho Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.

Plan Of O'gsnixa,ion Of tho People. Party
COMMITTEES.
SECTION /. Each township shall b,
under the government Of an Execu
tive Committee of i've members, wht
shall elect their own Chairman; sal,
Committee shall be elected by tn,
voters Of said Township ut tho pri
maries called to elect delegates to tn,
county nominating conventions. un-
der call OF the County Chair
man: Provided that those Town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards shall have a separat,
Committee for each precinct o.
ward.
SEC. .. Each County shall be un
der the government of the Count,
Executive T. immittee, which shall
consist OF the Chairman of the sew
eral Township, Ward or precinc
Committees. This Committee shall
meet at the sans time and plac,
ut the county nominating conven
tons of the Peoples Party of any
year is held. and elect a count,
chairman, who may or may not be ,
member OF it's own body. In cas-,
IT shall appear at said meet
ing OF the county Executive Com
mittee, that any township, ward OF
precinct has failed to take action il
accordance with Section l, the sale
county Executive Committee shsl
be- empowered to appoint sid com
mittee or comc.. . 80.
SEC, 5. The executive committe,
Ter the various Congressional, Judi
cial and Senatorial districts shall
consist of the chairman Of the count,
executive committee of the countie.
that compose the said Congressiona al
Judicial and Senatorial Districts
The Congressional. judicial and Sen
atorial committees shall meet at tb.
same time and place that the conveu
tions meet to nominate their respec
tive candidates, and shall elect .
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be member of theil
body.
SEC. 4. The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of the State chair
man, the chairman of CongressiOna
executive committe es, and one mem
Der elected by each Congressional
Convention while in session, with sil
additional members at large.
SEC. .. 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 organization, and the con.
vention shall thSreupon proceed t.
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. II
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 Executive
Committee at large, and may elect a
State chairman or leave the State
Committee to elect lis own chairman,
who may or may not be q 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.
SEQ. 8. All executive con mittees
shall have the power to supply all
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. o. A quorum OF the various
committees snail be as follows: The
county and Senatorial committees
q majority; the Congressional, Judi
cial and State ne-third of the
members of said committees.
SEC. 10. The executive committees
OF the Senatorial, Congressional and
judicial districts, respectfully, shall,
ut toe call OF their respective chair
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
mittets 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 call
conventions of their respective coun-
ties in conformity to said notice, to
send delegates to said respective dis
trict 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 chairman, 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 1. Each TOW n ship, pri-
mary Of the Peoples Party shall
send TO the County Convention
three delegates, and one addi-
tionAl delegate for every Is votes,
or mai ,rity fraction thereof, cast
for the Peoples Party candidate for