The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-19


meetings. In their absence any other
member of said committees may pre-.
side.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
l. The several County Conventions
shall be entitled to elect to their Sena-
torlal, Judicial and Congressional Con-
ventions one delegate and one alternate
for every fifty Democratic votes,
and one delegate for fractions over
twenty-five Democratic votes cast at
the last preceding gubernatoria! elect
ion in their respective counties, and
elected shall be entitled to a seat In
said convention: PROVIDED FURTHER,
that in all County Conventions in
which delegates shall be selected to at
tend any State, Congressional, Judi
cial or other convention a vote shall be
taken in accordance with the plan OF
organization as to the candidates whose
names may be presented to such Coun-
| ty Convention. The delegates shall be
selected from the friends and support
ers of each candidate voted for, in pro.
shall receive in such County Conven.
ton, and no other instruction shall be
given: PROVIDED FURTHER, that when
only one candidate is presented and
voted for at such County Convention,
it shall he lawful to instruct for such
candidate.
2. At every County Convention Tho.
fore delegates to State, Congressional
Judicial, Senatorial or other conven.
ton are choeen) there shall be q vote
taken for the different candidates fol
Office whose names may be presented
and the delegates SHALL vote for tbeil
respective counties in accordance with
this vote that is to say, each candi
date shall receive in the State, Con
gressfonal, Judicial, Senatorial or 9th
or convention the proportion of thu
vote to which the county may be emit
tied which he received in the COUNTY
Convention. The chairman and score
tary of:the County Convention ehal
certify to each convention the vote re
ceiyed by each candidate given Pro
vIDED. that where only one candi
date is presented it shall b,
lawful to instruct for him. At al
State District Conyentions the dele
gates from the different counties maj
disregard the vote of their respectiv,
counties as to any candidate: PRovID
ED, that two-thirds majority of al
his votes from the county consent.
l 3, The chairman, or in his absenc,
any member of the County, Sen
atorial, judicial and Congressional Con
vention, shall call to order their re
lspeotive conventions and hold chair
manshlp thereof until the conventlo,
shall elect its chairman.
i 4. The Executive Committees o
the Senatorial, Congressional and Judi
cial Districts, respectively, shall, at tn,
call OF their respective chairmen, NEE
at some time and place in their re
spectlve districts, and the chairrnen o
said respective committees shall imme
dlately notify the chairmen of the dill
ferent County Executive Committee
OF the said appointment, and the sal,
County Executive Committee shal
forthwith call conventions of their re
spective counties in conformity to sal,
notice to send delegates to said respect
i've District Conventions.
/ STATE CONVENTIONS.
! The State Convention shall be com
posed of delegates appointed by th
several County Conventions. Eael
county shall be entitled to elect on
delegate and one alternate for ever
one hundred and Fifty Democratic vote
and one delegate for fractions over sev
enty-fiye Democratic votes cast thereil
lat the last preceding gubernatoria
election and mono but delegates or al
ternates 60 elected shall he entitled L
seats In said convention: PROVIDED
that every county shall have at lea
one vote in said convention.
l GENERAL RULES.
j l. At al conventions tho delegate