The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.

Swain Observation-Disclosures. d" -
Graham NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Cherokee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 ~
Clay Observation-Disclosures. 80
Naccn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l'o4f
DEMOCRATIC PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
l. The unit of county organization shall be
the voting precincts. Ia each precinct t''lt
shall he an Executive COMMITTEES, to CONSIST %
FIVE active Democrats who shall he eIecteu Wy
the Democratic voters at the several pfecih''S
in the meeting first called by the County IKE
cutiye Committee. And said committee ;"
elected shall elect one of its members as char
man. Who shall preside al ali committee meet
ings. -
m:ttees shall compose the County Executive
Committee which shall meet at the sti''
time and place the County Convention dfst
held in each election wear, and elect CHAIRMAN
OF said County Committee. vino need not ne Il
member of the committee. and he shall preside
at all meetings Ct s1id committee, ana ShAll
hold MS place until his successor shall he e'tct-
ed majority OF said precinct ch'lriiitl' III
person or by proxy. shall constitute quorum.
The County Committee shall likewise appoint
a Central Committee OF five. who shall act IN
its stead whcu the County Committee IS not
in session.
s In case there shall be a failure ou the
part of any pre- cinct 10 elect its Executive Com
mittee for a period OF thirty days the county
Executive Committee shall appoint said Com
mittee, from the Democratic voters OF sac pre-
cinct
4 The members of the Precinct Committee
shall elect to any vacancy occurring in said com
mittee. =,
, The County Executive Committee sir'tl
cali all necessary conventions by giving at l'lSS
ten DAYS notice by pubic advertls ,ment III
three public places in each precinct, at me
court house door and in, any Bamocratlc news
papers that may be published in said county,
requesting all Democrats OF the county 10 meet
in their respective precincts on common HaS
therein stated. which said day shall not he less
than three days before the meeting OF the
County Conventions, for the purpose OF eIec'lh%
tbeir-s delegates to the County Conventions.
TIL, reuron the meeting 50 held shall elect ;hcir
delegates to represent the precincts IN the
County Convention from The voters Of the re
specrivc voting precincts, which Delegates 90
sncl of them as shall attend shall vote the tel
Democratic strength Of their respective Notin"
precincts all questions that may come before
said County Conventions In case no meelia :
shall Eo held in any precinct in pursuance "i
said CALI or no election shall lie mace, the
precinct Executive Committee shall appoint
sucl delegates.
PRIMARIES
G. At every precinct meeting there shall ihc-
fore tie delegates To Tie county Convention
arc elected be a vote taken for the different
candidates fer Office. whose names NJ y be pre-
sentoL and the delegates shall vote in, the CoGn-
" Convention OF their respective districts IN
accordance with this vote; that Is to say, each
candidate shall receive IN llc county N'HNHil-
ton that proportion of the vote to which, the
frCcnct MAJ be entitled which he received IN
the precinct meeting. Th" chairman and Secrr-
tarv of the precinct meetrg shall certify TO
The County Convention the vote received by
each candidate at the precinct meeting.
= Each precinct shall be entitled To cast IN
the County Convention one vote fer every t%en-
ty-fiye Democratic votes and one vote fer trac'
tons of thirteen Democratic votes east by the
township at the last preceding gubernat0rill
election Provided. that every voting precinct
shall be entitled to cast vote and each pre-
cinct NAY send as many delegates is II may
$40 fit.
3 The chairmen OF the Precinct Committees
shall preside AT all precinct meetings. In their
absence any Other member OF said committees
may preside.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
l. The several County Conventions shall he
entitl to elect to their Senatorial. judicial
and Congressional Conventions one delegate and
one alternate Tor every fifty Democratic votes,
and one delegate for fractions OF over twenty
nv Democratic votes cast at the las1 preceding
guhCmatorial election in their respective Coun-
ties; and none but delC gates or aiternates 20
elected shall be entitled TO \ seat in said con-
MENTIONS: Provided further, that in all County
Conventions in which delegates shall be selected
to attend any STATE, Congrl sSional, Judicial or
other Convention. vote shall he taken IN dc-
coldanCc with the plan NJ organization as 10
the candidates whose names may be presented II
such County Convention The delegates shlil
be selected from the friends and supporters Of
each candidate voted for. in proportion to the
nun Der of votes Ee shall receive in such Conn
~ Convention. and no ether instruction shall
be given: Provided further, that when only one
candidate is presented ard voted for at such
County Convention it shall bc la~'.ul TO instruct
for such clndiGate
. At every County Convention (hcfora dele
gates to State, Congressional. Judicial Sena
total Other conventions chosenl there
shall be vote taken for tht different canG-
dates for office, whose names NAV be presented,
and the delegates shall vote Tor their respective
COUNTIES in accordance with this vote; that i To
say each candidate shall receive in the State
Couer, sSioral, Judicial. Senatorial other Con
vtItiCn the proportion OF the vote to which the
comfy may be entitled, which lie rec ivcd i'll the
County Convention. The chairman and sc.ra-
tlry of the County Convention shall certify to
each convention The vote received h. each can
ddatc given Provided. that where only one
candidate is presented it shall ne lawful 10 in
stnIot Tor him. At al STATE District Conycn
items the delegates from the different counties
NAV disregard the vote OF their respective com
ties a. 10 any candidate: Provided, that two
thirds majority of all his votes from the county
mt.
=; The chairman or in his abs nee. any MEM
Der of ia, County, Senatorial judicial and Con
OCCASIONAL Convention. shall Gail II order their
respective conventions and hold craftsmanship
thereof until the convention shall elect lis
chairman
4. Tic Executive Committees of the Sena-
torial. Congressional and Judicial Districts. re-
sprctNely shall, at the call of their respective
chliin;en. meet at some time and place in
IT, ir respective districts. and the chairmen uf
said respective committees shall immediately
notify the chairmen OF the different County Ike
Cutivc Committee OF The said appointment, and
the said County Executive Committee shall
forthwith call conventions of their respective
counties IL conformity To said notice to send
delegates 60 said respective District Conventions.
STATE CONVENTIONS
The State Convention shall he composed OF
dele gates appointed by the several County Con,
MENTIONS. Each county shall be entitled TO elect
one delegate and one alternate for every one
lti,Lr and fifty Democratic votes and dele
gate tor fractions seventy five Democratic.
votes east therein at the last rccsdine gubers,
material e,ectioni and none but delegates or atf