The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-09
Plan orc gAni,ation Of the Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.

Plan Of ganiyation Of the Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.
SECTION !. Each township shall be
under the government Of an Execu-
tive Committee of five members, who
shall elect their own Chairman; said
Committee shall be elected by the
voters of said Township at tho pri.
maries called to elect delegates to the
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 separate
Committee for each precinct OIL
ward.
SEC. =. Each County shall be un.
der the government of the County
Executive Committee, which shall
consist OF the Chairman Of the sew.
eral Township, Ward or precinc,
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 a county
chairman, who may or may not be q
member of its own body. In case
1t shall appear at said meet
ing OF the county Executive Com
mittee, that any township, ward o,
precinct has failed to take action liz
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
cial and Senatorial districts shall
consist OF the chairman of the county
executive committee of the counties
that compose the said COMPRESSION al
judicial and Senatorial Districts
The Congressional, judicial and Sen.
atoriai committees shall meet at the
same time and place that the CONVEX.
tons meet to nominate their respec
tive candidates, and shall elect q
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be a member of thei,
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 SIX
additional members at large.
SEC. . In caSa INV a hoya n,,.x
committee fails to report to its
convention while in session as
provided above, it shall be
sufficient proof that there is
no proper organic alton, and the con-
ventlon shall thereupon proceed to
elect chairman Of the com mittee.
SEC. g. 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. for
their approval or disapproval. If
not approved, then the convention
before an adjournment, shall elect
the chairman of said committee.
SEC. Z. The State convention shall
elect six members of the Executive
COMMITTED at large, and may elect a
state chairman or leave the State
committee to elect lis own chairman.
who may or may not be a 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.
Sec. 8. All executive con mittees
shall have the power to supply all
the vacancies occurring therein,
SEC. 9. A quorum of the various
committees shall be as follows: The
county and Senatorial committees
ma ority; the Congressional, Judi
cial and -one-third of the
members of said committees.
SIC. 10. The executive com mittees
OF the Senatorial, Congressional and
judicial districts, respectfully, shall,
at the call of their respective chair.
men, meet at some time and place
In their respective districts, desip-
mated il said call. And i shall be
their duty to appoint the time and
place for holding conventions in
their respective districts; and the
chairman Of said respective COM
mittees shall Immediately notify the
chairmen Of the differ county ex-
ecutlve committees of the said an
pointment, and the said county ex-
ecutive committees shall at once cali
conventions of their respective conn
ties in conformity to said notice. tn
SEND delegates to said respective dis
trict conventions.
SEC III That in case of failnra of
any primary or convention to elect
delegates, the executive COMMITTEES
snail have power to appoint, and GER
lily the proper number of delegates.
The chairman. or IN his absence anv
member OF the county, Senatorial.
JUDICIAL and Congressional commit
lees, shall call to order their respec-
i've conventions, and hold chairman
'hip thereof until the convention
hall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
S!cTroN l. Each township, prima.
y OF the Peoples party shall send to
ne county convention three dele
'ates Tor every twenty. Ave votes and
majority fraction thereof cast for
10 Peoples party candidate for Gov.