The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-05-12
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
OF the Democratic Party, Adopted at
the Session Of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, Held in
March 1896.
PRECINCT ORGANIZATION.


shall be the voting precincts. In each
precinct there shall be an Executive
Committee, to consist OF five active
Democrats, who shall be elected by the
Democratic voters of the several pre-
cincts in the meetings first called by
the County Executive Committe. And
said committee so elected shall elect
one of its members as chairman, who
shall preside at all committee meet
lngs.
2. The chairmen of the several pre-
cinct committees shall compose the
County Executive Committee, which
shall meet at the same time and place
as the County Convention first held in
each election year, and elect chair
man of said county committee, who
need not be member OF the commit
t ,e, and he shall preside at all meetings
OF said committee, and shall hold his
place until his successor shall be elect
ed. A majority of said precinct chair
men, in person or by proxy, shall con-
stitute quorum. The County Com
mittee shall likewise appoint a Central
Committee OF five, who shall act IN its
stead when the County Committee is
not In session.
8. In case there shall be a failure
on the part of any precinct to elect Its
Executive Committee for the period OF
thirty days, the County Executive
Committee shall appoint said COM
mlttee from the Democratic voters
of said precinct.
4. The members of the precinct
committee shall elect to any vacancy
occurring in said committees.
S. The County Executive Commit
tee shall call all necessary County Con-
ventions by giving at least ten days
notice by public advertisement, in
three public places in each precinct,
at the court house door and in any
Democratic Newspaper that may be
published In said county, requesting
all Democrats of the county to meet
in their respective precincts on COM
mon day therein stated, which said day
shall not be less than three days be-
fore the meeting of Conventions, for
the purpose of electing their delegates
to the County Conventions. There
upon the meetings so held shall elect
their delegates to represent the pre-
cincts in the County Convention from
the voters of the respective voting pre-
clncts, which delegates, or such of them
as shall attend, shall vote the full Dem
ocratic strength OF their respective yot-
Ing precincts on all questions that may
come before said County Conventions.
In case no meeting shall be held In
any precincts in pursuance of said call,
or no election shall be made, the pre-
cinct Executive Committee shall APP
point such delegates.
PRIMARIES.
SEC. 6. At every precinct meeting
there shall (before delegates to the
County Convention arc eiected he a
vote taken for .he different candidates
for office whose names may be present.
81, and the delegates shall vote III the
County Convention their respective
precincts in accordance with this vote /;
that is to say, each candidate shall re-
ceive in the County Convention that
proportion of the vote TO which the
precinct may be entitled which he re-
ceived IL the precinct meeting.
The chairman and Secretary shall
certify to the County Convention the
vote received by each candidate at the
precinct meeting.
Z. Each precinct shall be entitled
to cast, in the County Convention, one
vote for every twenty-five Democratic
votes, and one vote for fractions OF
thirteen Democratic votes, cast by the
township at. the last preceding GU
beraatorial election: Prouided, That
every voting precinct shall be entitled
to cast at least one vote and each pre-
cinct may send as many delegates as
it may see fit.
8. The chairmen of the precinct
committees shall preside at all pre-
cinct meetings. In their absence anv
other member OF said committees NAV
preside.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
1. The several County Conventions
shall be entitled to elect to their Sena-
torial, Judicial and Congressional Con-
ventions one delegate and one alter
nate for every fifty Democratic votes,
cast at the last preceding gubernato-
rial election in their respective coun-
ties and none but delegates or alter
mates so elected shall be entitled to
seats in said convention: Provided,
That every county shall have at least
one vote in each of said conventions.
Provided further, That In all coun-
ty conventions IN which delegates shall
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