Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15

Dem. Vote.
SIXTEENTH
DEMOCRATIC PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.

shall he an Executive Committee, to consist OF
FIVE active Democrats, who shall be elected by
the Democratic voters at the several precincts
in the meeting first called by the County Exc
cutive Committee. And said committee. SO
elected shall elect one of it's members as chair
man. who shall preside at all committee meet
ings.
2. The chairmen of the several precinct com
m:ttees 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 a chairman
of said County Committee, who need not be a
member of the COMMITTEES, and he shall preside
at all meetings of sid committee, and shall
hold his place until lis successor shall be elect
ed. A majority of said precinct cllairmen, i'll
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum.
The County Committee shall likewise appoint
a Central Committee of five, who shall act IN
its stead when the County Committee is not
in session.
part of any precinct to elect it's Executive Com
mittee for a period of thirty days the County
Executive Committee shall appoint said Com
mittee, from the Democratic voters OF SAID pre-
cinct.
4. The members of the Precinct Committee
shall elect to any vacancy occurring In said COM
s. The County Executive Committee shall
cali all necessary conventions by giving at least
ter days notice by public advertisement i'll
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 precincts on a 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 electlnS
their delegates to the County Conventions.
Thereuron the meeting so held shall elect their
| delegates to represent the precincts in the
| County Convention from The voters of the re-
spcctive voting precincts. which delegates, or
such of them as shall attend, shall vote the fell
Democratic strength of their respective voting
| precincts on all questions that may come before
said County Conventions. In case no meeting
shall be :, held in any precinct GSdu in u p' m ;" t OF
| precinct Executive Committee shall appoint
sucli delegates.
6. At every precinct meeting there shall {be-
fore the delegates to tic County Convention
are elected be a vote taken for the different
candidates fer Office, whose names nay be pre-
sented and the delegates shall vote in the Coun-
ty Convention of their respective districts in
accordance witt, this vote; that is to say, each
l candidate shall receive in the County Conven-
ton that proportion of the vote to which, the
precinct may be entitled which he received in
the precinct meeting. The chairman and secre-
tary of the precinct meeting 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 TWEEN
ty-ive Democratic votes, and one vote for frac-
tions of thirteen Democratic votes cast by the
township at the last preceding gubernatorial
| election: Provided, that every voting precinct
shall be entitled to cast one vote, and each pre-
cinct NAY send as many delegates DIS 1t may
see fit.
8. The chairInen of the Precinct Committees
shall preside at all precinct meetings, In their
J absence any OJfer menEeF OF $ald committees
may preside.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
1. The several County Conventions shall be
entitled to elect to their Senatorial, Judicial
and Congressional Conventions one delegate and
one alternate for every fifty Democratic votes,
and one delegate for fractions of over twenty
fv Democratic votes cast at the last preceding
| guhernatorial election in their respective coun-
ties; and none but dele gates or alternates SO
| elected shall be entitled to a seat in said con-
v~entions: Provided further, that in all County
1 - ,l.-I oI.~o elon ~ npt
to attend any State, Congressional, judicial or
other Convention. a vote shall be taken in ac-
cordance with the plan of organization as to
the candidates whose names may be presented u
such County Convention. The delegates shall
be selected from the friends and supporters OF
each candidate voted for, in proportion to the
nun Der of votes he shall receive in such Coun-
ty Convention, and no ether instruction shall
be given: 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 ebefore dele
gates to State, Congressional, judicial, Send
toIial or other conventions are chosen there
shall be a vote taken Efor the different candi.
dates for office, whose names may be presented
and the delegates shall vote for their respective
counties in accordance with this vote; that IS tt
saw each candidate shall receive in the State
Congrt ssional, Judicial, Senatorial or other Con
vrntiop the proportion of the vote to which thu
county may be entitled, which he received in th
County Convention. The chairman and secre
tary of the County Convention shall certify t.
each convention the vote received by each can
didatc given: Provided, that where only ont
candidate is presented it shall be lawful to IN
struct for him. At al State District Conven
items the delegates rom the different countie
may disregard the vote OF their respective coin
ties as to any candidate: Provided, that a two
thirds majority of all his votes from the count.
/ consent.
3. The chairman, or in his absence. any mem
Der of the County, Senatorial, Judicial and Con
gressional Convention. shall call to order the1
respective conventions and hold c~hairmanshl
thereof until the convention shall elect 1t
chairman.
4. The Executive Committees of the Sena
torial, Congressional and Judicial Districts, re
spectively, shall, at the call of their ~respectlv
chairnien, meet at some time and place II
their respective districts, and the chairmen 9
said respective committees shall iiunediltel
notify tile chairmeH of the different County Exc
eutive Commuters of the said appointment, an
the said County Executive Committee slal
forthwith call conventions of their ~respectiv
counties in conformity to said notice to sen
delegates to said respective District Conventions
STATE CONVENTIONS.
The State Convention shall be composed {
! delegates appointed by the several County Coz