The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-01

fore delegates to State, Congressional,
Judicial, Senatorial or other conven-
| lions are chosen) there shall be
vote taken for the different candidates
| for office whose names may BE pre-
| scented, and the delegates shall vote
| for their respective counties in &C
cordance with this vote; that is to
| say each candidate shall receive in
the State, Congressional, judicial, Sen
atorial or other convention the pro-
portion of the vote to which the coun-
tE may be entitled which he received
III the County Convention. The chair
man and secretary of the County
Convention shall certify to each con-
VentOn the vote received by each can
didate given: Provided, that where
only one candidate is presented it
shall be lawful to instruct for him.
At all State District Conventions the
delegates from the different counties
may disregard the vote of their re-
SpectiVe counties as to any candidate:
Provided. that a two thirds majority
of all his votes from the county con-
sent.
g. The chairman or in his absence
any member of the County Senate
rial, Judicial and Congressional Con-
vention, shall call to order their re-
spective conventions and hold chair
manship thereof until the convention
snail eject us CHAIRMAN.
4. The Executive Committees of the
Senatorial, Congressional and judicial
Districts, respectively, shall, at the
cali of their respective chairmen, meet
at some time and place in their t.
spective districts, and the chairmen
of said respective committees shall
Immediately notify the chairmen of
the different County Executive Com
mittees of the said appointment and
-, Il too
shall forthwith call conventions Of
their respective counties in conform
ity to said notice to send delegates to
said respective District Conventions.
State Conventions.
The State Conyention shall be COM
posed of delegates appointed by the
several County Conventions. Each
county shall be entitled to elect one
delegate and one alternate for every
one hundred and fifty Democratic
votes and one delegate for fractions
over seventy-five Democratic votes
cast therein at the last preceding gu
bernatorial election; and none but
delegates or alternates so elected shall
be entitled to seats in said Convention:
Provided, that every county shall have
at least one vote in said Convention.
General Rules.
/. At all conventions the delegates
shall be selected as near as may be
from the friends and supporters of
the candidates voted for.
,. Such delegateS-Or alternateS of
absent delegateS-aS may be present
at any Democratic Convention shall be
allowed to cast the whole vote to
which their precinct or county may
be entitled.
3. In all conventions provided for
by this system, after vote is cast.
there shall be no change in such vote
until the final result of the ballot shall
be announced by the chairman of said
convention.
4. All Democratic Executive Com
mittees shall have the power to fill
any vacancies occurring in their re-
spective bodies.
;. The chairmen of the different
County Conventions shall certify the
list of delegates and aIternates Of the
different District and State ConVen-
tions and q certified list of said dele
gates and alternates to the secretary
of the State Central Committee.
6. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Committee and it's chairman to fur
nish such information and make such
reports to the chairman of the State
Committee as he may desire.
At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee held on March Il, 1904, the
following rule was adopted:
I'm all conventions a nomination
may be made by any majority, even
though it be fraction of a vote"
l.. ". SIMMONS,
Chairman State Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee.
ALEX. j. FIELD,
Spprpt1rV