The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07

cratic National COMMITTEE.
Plan Of O,g snisation Of the Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.
SECTION |. Each township shall be
under the government OF an Execu-
tive Committee of Ave members, who
elect their own Chairmsn; said
Committee shall be- elected by the
voters Of said Township ut 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. 9. 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 q county
chairman, who may or may not be a
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 l, the said
county Executive Committee shall
be empow cred to appoint said CON-
mittee or committees.
SEQ. 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 and place that the CONVEX
lions 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.
SEQ. 4. The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of the State chair.
man, the chairman of Congressional
executive committt es, and one mem.
Der elected by each Congressional
Convention while in session, with si1
additional members at large.
Sec. 8. 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 ii
no proper organic stiOn, and the con
vention shall thereupOn proceed tC
elect q chairman Of the committee.
SEC. 6. 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. i
not approved, then the convention
before an adjournment, shall cleo
the chairman of said committee.
SEC. 7. The State convention sha
elect six members OF the Executiv,
Committee at large, and may elect ,
State chairman or leave the STATE
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 committee
shall have the power to supply al
the vacancies occurring therein.
SEC. 9. A quorum OF the variou
committees snail be as follows: TIL
county and Senatorial committees
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
ut the call of their respective chair
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 tn
chairman of said respective com
mittees shall Immediately notify tn
chairmen of the different county ez
ecutive committees of the said az
pointment, and the said county 81
scutive committees shall at once ca
conventions of their respective couu
ties in conformity to said notice, I
send delegates to said respective dis
trict conventions.
SEQ. IL That In case of failure o
any primary or convention to cleo
delegates, the executive committe
shall have power to appoint, and Gel
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 respet
tive conventions, and hold chairman
ship thereof until the conveutio
shall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
SECTION 1. Each township, prims
ryof the Peoples party shall send I
the county convention three dele
gates for every twenty five votes an
majority fraction thereof cast TO
the Peoples party candidate for Gov