The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

|. The unit Of county organization
shall be the voting precincts. In each
precinct there shall be nm Executive
Committee to consist of five active Dem
ocrats, who shall be elected by the Dem
ocratic voters at the several precincts
in the meetings first called by the Coun-
! ty Executive Committee. And said COM
mittee so elected shall elect one Of its
members as chairman who shall preside
al ali committee meetings.
2. The chairmen of the several Pre-
cinct Committees shall compose the Coun-
| ~ Executive Committee, which shall NEE,
| at the same time and place as the Coun-
| ~ Convention first held in each election
| year, and elect al chairman of said Coun-
ty Committee. who need not be a men,
| Der OF the committee, and he shall pre-
side at all meetings of said committee,
and shall hold his place until his success
sor shall be elected. A majority of
said precinct chairmen, in person or by
proxy, shall constitute quorum. The
| County Committee shall, likewise APP
| point Central Committee of five who
shall act in its stead when the County
| Committee is not in session.
3. In case there shall be failure on
the part Of any precinct TO elect its
Executive Committee for the period or
thirty days, the County Executive Com
mittee shall appoint said committee from
the Democratic voters of said precinct.
| 4. The member of the Precinct Com
mitee shall elect to any vacancy occur
ing in said committee.
/ s. The County Executive Committee
shall call all necessary County Conven-
tions, 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 news
papers that may be published in said
county, requesting all Democrats Of the
county to meet in their respective pre-
cincts on common day therein stated.
which said day shall not be less than
three days before the meeting of the
County Conventions, for the purpose OF
electing their delegates to the County
Conventions. Thereupon the meetings
so held shall elect their delegates to
represent the precincts in the County con-
vention from the voters Of the respective
voting precincts, which delegates. or such
Of them as shall attend, shall vote the
full Democratic strength of their respec-
tive voting precincts on all questions
that may come before said County Con
held in any precinct in pursuance of said
call, or no election shall be made. the
Precinct Executive Committee shall APP
point such delegates.
PRIMARIES.
&. AT every precinct meeting there
shall before delegates to the County
Convention are elected be q vote taken
for the different candidates for office
whose names may be presented and the
delegates shall vote in the County Con-
vention their respective precincts in ac
cordance with this vote: that is To say,
each candidate shall receive in the Coun-
ty Convention that proportion Of the
vote TO which the precinct may be entitled
which he received in the precinct meet
ing. The chairman and secretary Of the
precinct meeting shall certify TO the
County Convention the vote received by
each candidate at the precinct meet
ing.
T. Each precinct shall be entitled 70
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 gubernatorial cleo
tion: Provided, That every voting pre-
cnct shall be entitled to cast at least
one vote. and each precinct may send as
many delegates as it may see fit. 10
s. The chairmen of the Precinct Com
mittees shall preside at all precinct meet
ngs. In their absence any other men,
Der of said committees may preside.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONyEN-
TIONS.
l. The several County Conventions
shall be entitled to elect to their Sena
torial, Judicial and Congressional Conyen-
tons one delegate and one alternate for
every fifty Democratic votes. and one
delegate for fractions of over twenty five
Democratic votes east at the last pre-
ceedng gubernatorial election in their
respective counties: and none but dele
gates or alternates so elected shall be
entitled TO seat in said conventions; pro-
vided, That every county shall have at
least one vote in each of said conven-
lions. Provided Futher. That in all
County Conventions in which delegates
shall be selected 10 attend any State,
Congressional, Judicial or other conven-
ton, vote shah be taken in accordance
with the plan of organization as to the
candidates whose names may be present
eel 10 SucH county Convention. Ut Uelt-
gates shall be selected from the friends
and supporters of each candidate voted
for, in proportion to the number Of votes
he shall receive in such County Conven-
ton and no other instruction shall be Civ
en-. Provided Further, That when only.
one candidate is presented and voted for
at such County Convention it shall be
lawful to instruct for such candidate.
2. At every County Convention (be-
fore delegates to State, congressional,
Judicial, Senatorial or 9TH conventions
are chosen there shall be vote taken
for the different candidates for office
whose names may be presented and the
delegates shall vote their respective
counties in accordance with this vote:
that is to say, each candidate shall re-
ceive in the State, Congressional. Judi
cial, Senatorial or other convention the
proportion Of the vote to which the couu-
ty may be entitled which he received
in the County Convention. The chairman
and secretary of the county convention
shall certify to each convention the vote
received by each candidate given: Pro-
vided, That where only one candidate is