The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
Democratic Plan of Organization.

4ue uHit OF county organization
shall be the voting precincts. In each
precinct there shall be an executive
COMMITTEES, to consist of five active DEM
ocrats. who shall be elected by the DEM
ocratic voters al the several precincts
in the meeting first called by the coun-
ty executive committee And said COM
mittee so elected shall elect one of its
moer as chairman. who shall pre-
side at all committee meetings.
2 The chairmen Of the several nre-
cinct committees 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 committee, and he
snaH preside at all meetings of said
committee. and shall hold his place un-
til his successor shall be elected. A
majority Of said precinct chairmen. In
person or by proxy. shall constitute a
quorum The county committee shal
likewise appoint a central committee OF
five. who shall act in its stead when
county committee is o in session.
3. In case there shall be a failure on
the part OF any precinct to elect its ex-
ecutiye committee for a period of thirty
days. the count executive committee
shall appoint said committee from the
democratic voters of said precinct.
4. The members of the precinct COM
mlttee shall elect to any vacancy oc-
curing in said committee.
o. The county executive committee
shall call all necessary conventions by
giving at least ten days notice by pub
lie advertisement in three public places
In eaCn precinct of the x.nrrf-hor,c
door, and any democrat TIC newspapers
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 electing
their delegates to the county V
TONS. Thereupon the meeting so held
shall elect their delegates to represent
the precincts in the county convention
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 respective
voting precincts on all questions that
may come before said county nve
tons. In case no meeting shall be held
in any precinct in of said
call, or no election shall be made, the
precinct executive committee shall ap-
point such delegates.
PRIMARIES.
6. At every precinct meeting there
shall (before the delegates to the coun-
ty convention are elected) be a vote TAX
en- for the different candidates for office.
whose names may be presented and the
delegates shall vote in the county con-
vention of their respective districts In
with this vote; that is to
say, each candidate shall receive in
the county convention that proportion
or the vote to which the precinct may
be entitled which he received in the
precinct meeting. The chairman ana
secretary Of the precinct meeting shall
certify to the county convention the
vote received by each candidate at the
precinct meeting.
T. Each precinct shall be entitled to
cast in the county convention one vote
Tor every twenty-five democratic votes.
one vote for fractions of thirteen
democratic votes cast by the township
at the last preceding gu%bernatoriaI
election: Provided. that every voting
precinct shall be entitled to cast one
vote. and each precinct may send as
many delegates as it nay see fit.
8. The cha1rmen of the precinct COM
mittees shall preside at all precinct
meetings. In their absence any other
member of said committees may pre-
side
-CUNTY AND PRECINCT CONVEN-
TONS.
l. The several county conventions
shall be entitled to elect to the senate
RAJ, Judicial and congressional v
lions one delegate and one alternate
for every fifty democratic votes, and
one delegate for fractions of over TWEEN
ty-lve democratic votes cast at the
last preceding g-ubernatorial election
IN their respective counties; n none
out or ~alternates so electei
shall be entitled to a seat in said con-
ventions: Provided further. that in an
county conventions in which delegates
snail be selected to attend any state.
congressional, judicial or other con-
Vention. a vote shall be taken in ac-
with the plan Of organization
as 10 the candidates whose names may
De presented to such county convention.
The delegates shall be selected from
the friends and supporters of each can
dldate voted for, in proportion to the
number of votes he shall receive in such
county and no other in
~struction 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
z. At every county convention (be-
fore delegates to state, congressional,
judicial, senatorial or other conventions
are cnosen) there shall he 4 vote taken
for h different candidates for office
whose names may be ~. sented, and
the delegates shall vote for their re-
spectlve counties in accordance with
this vote; that is to say. each candidate
sEall receive in the state, congressional.
judicial, senatorial or other convention
the proportion of the vote to which the
county may be entitled which he receiv-
ed in the county convention. The chair
man. and secretary of the county con-
Venlion shall certify to each conven-
ton the vote received by each candidate
given. Provided, that where only one
candidate is. presented it shall be law
full to instruct for him. Al all state
district conventions the delegates from
the different counties may disregard the
vote their respective counties as to any
candidate: Provided. that a two-thirds
majority of all his votes from the coun-
ty consent.
3. The chairman. or in his absence