The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
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COMMITTEES.
SECTION /. Each township shall be
under the government of an Execu-
tive Committee of Eve members, who
shall elect their own Chairman; said
Com mittee shall be 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
mai: Provided that those Town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards shall have q separate
Committee for each precinct or
ward.
SEC. 9. Each County shall be IN
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 /, 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
cisl 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 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 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 Il
elect chairman of the com mittee.
| Sec. 6. The county executive com
mittee, Congressional eA. cutiye com
mittees, Judicial exc, utive commit'
tees shall report sheir action, as pro
vlded for above, to their respective
conventions wbi'a in session. fol
their approval " disar r,val. Il
not approved, til Il the 4. "vention
before an adjournment, shall cleo
the chairman of said committee.
i SEC. Z. The State convention shall
elect six members of tho Executive
Committee at large, and may elect {
State chairman or leave the STATE
Committee to elect its own chairman
who may or may not be q member O
said cOmittee. But each State chair
man shall serve until his successor il
elected. The six members at larg'
of the State committe and the Stat
chairman shall constitute the Cen
NJ
i Sec. 8. All executive committee
shall have the power to supply al
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 8. A quorum OF the variou
> committees snail 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 cha =
men, meet at some time and plac
in their respective districts, desig
,, mated il said call. And it shall b
their duty to appoint the time an
place for holding conventions il
( their respective districts; and til
t chairman of said respective com
: mittees shall Immediately notify III
chairmen of the different county ~
ecutive committees of tho said ar
q pointment, and the said county ez
! ecutive committees shall at once ca
conventions of their respective couu
: ties in conformity to said notice, t
: send delegates to said respective 6if
trlct conventions.
SEC IL That in case of failure Q
!. any primary or convention to cleo
delegates, tho executive committe
: shall have power to appoint, and Gel
e tify the proper number of delegates
q The chairman, or IN his absence an
= member Of the county, Senatorial
Judicial and Congressional commi,
: tees, shall call to order their respee
tive conventions, and hold chairman
ship thereof until the conventio
= shall elect its chairman.
Il CONVENTIONS.
u SECTION l. Each township, pr
mary of the Peoples Party sha
- send to the County Conventio
]. three delegates, and one add
: tional delegate for every % vote,
,. or majority fraction thereof, CAT
Il for the Peoples Party candidate fo
! Governor in 1892. But where
u township is divided into precinc
!" ward, or other subdivision of
: township then in lieu of the abov
!. each such subdivision shall send 1
20 the County Convention. one del,
to gate, and one additional delegate f
lie every-25 votes or msj ,ritY fractio
TO thereof.
n SEC. 2. Each county conventio
1e shall be entitled to send to each /,
pc the other conventions two delepat,