The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-08

province OF the committee 80 to di-
rect, it Is recommended that County
Conventions, called for the purpose
choosing delegates to the State and
District Conventions, defer the nomi-
nation of Legislative and County
candidates until after the State Con-
vsntion. CYRUS THOMPSON,
Chairman P. P. State Ex. Con.
Raleigh, N c., Jan. 3Oth, 1900.
Plan Of Organisation Of the Peoples Party.
CoMNITTIEs.
SECTION l. Each TOWNSHIP shall be
under the government of an Executive
Committee Of ave members, who shall
elect their own Chairman; said Com.
mitt"e shall be elected BY the voters of
said Township at the primaries called
to elect delegates to the county nomi-
mating conventions, under call of tho
County Chairman. Provided that
those Townships which are divided in
to precincts or wards shall have
separate Committee for each precinct
or ward.
SEC. 2. Each County shall be under
the government of the County Execu-
tive Committee, vhich shall consist
OF the Chairmen of the several Town
snip, ward or precinct Committees.
This Committee shall meet at the
same time and place when and where
the county nominating conventions
of the Peoples Party of any year are
held and elect = county chairman VINO
may or may not be member of it's
own body. In case it shall appear 1T
said meeting of the county Executive
Committee, 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
committee or committees.
SEQ. 3. The Executive Commit .ee
for the various Congressional, Judi
cial and Senatorial districts Sd ell CON
sist OF the Chairmen of the County
ExecutlveCom mittees of tho counties
tnat compose the ssid Congressional
judicial and Senatorial Districts.
The Congressional, Judicial and Sem
atorial committees shall meet 1T tho
same time and place that the conven
tons meet to nominate their rsspec-
tive candidates, and shall elect .
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be q member of
their body.
SEC. 4. In case any above named
committee fails to report to it's con-
vention while in session - provided
above, it shall be sufficient proof that
there is no proper organization. and
the convention shall thereupon pro-
coed to elect chairman of tho Com
mittee.
SEQ. 8 The County Executive
Committees, Congressional Executive
Committees, and Judicial Executive
Committees shall report their action,
as provided for above, to their respec-
tive conventions while in session.
tor their approval or disapproval.
If not approved, then the convention
before an adjournment, shall elect
the chairman of said committee, !
Sec. 6. The. State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of twentv-four
members. The State Convention
shall elect one member for each Con-
greasional district, and six members
at large. The members so elected
and the nine chairmen of Congress
slonal Com mittees shall meet during
the session of the State Convention
and recommend to the convention 4 |
person for State Chairman, who nav
be Or may not be . member of the
committee SO elected. Should the
state Convention not approve the
recommendation, it may proceed to
elect State chairman or the State
Convention can delegate this aathor-
lty to the full State Committee. But
each State chairman shall servo un.
til his successor is elected. Tho six
members at large of the State Com
mlttee shall constitute the Central
Executive Committee.
SEC. Z. All executive committees
shall have the power to supply oil tho
vacancies occurring therein.
SEQ. 8. A quroum of the various
committees shall be as folio VS.: The
county and Senatorial committees
majority; the Congressional, Judi
cla' and State-One-third of the mem
bers of said committees.
SEC 9. The Executive Committees
OF the Senatorial, Congressional and
judicial districts, respectively, shall.
at the call of their respective chair.
men, meet at some time and place in
their respective districts, designate
IN said call. And it shall be their
duty to appoint the time and place
FOR holding conventions in their re-
spectlye districts; and the chairman
OF said respective committees shall
Immediately notify the chairmen of
the different county executive com
mlttees Of the said appointment, and
the said County Executive Commit
tees shall at once call conventions of
their respective counties in conform.
1tory to said notice, to send delegates
to said respective district conven-
tiontions.
SEC. 10. That in case of failure Of
any primary or convention to elect
delegates, the Executive Committee
snail have power to appoint, and
certify the proper number of dele
gates. The chairman, or in his ab
sence any member Of tie Comfy.
Senatorial, judicial and Congress-
lonal Committees, shall call to order
their respective Cow ntions. and
hold Craftsmanship thereof until the
Convention shall elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
SECTION l. Each township prima-
~ OF the Peoples Party shall send
to the County Convention three dell
eg.tes for every twenty-five votes
and majority fraction thereof cast
Tor the Peoples Party candidate for
Governor in 1892. And when a town.
snip Is divided into precincts, wards
or other subdivisions of q town
snip such subdivisions shall send to
the County Canvantion ono aal. II