The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
PLAN OF ORGAN
1ZATION.

Democrats, who shall DC oiecteu Oy
the Democratic voters at the several
precincts In the meeting first called by
the County Executive Committee.
And said committee so elected shall
elect che OF its members as chairman
who shall preside at all committee
meetings.
2 The chairmen OF the several
precinct committees shall compose the
County Executive Committee, which
shall meet at the same time and place
as the County Conyentlon first held in
each election year, and elect a chair
man OF said County Committee, who
need not be member OF the commit
tee and be shall preside at all meetings
OF said committee, and shall hold his
place until his successor shall be elect
ed. A majority of said precinct chair
men, in person or by proxy, shall con-
st1tu,e quorum. The County Com
mittee shall likewise appoint central
committee of five, who shall act in its
stead when the County Committee is
not In session.
3. In case there shall be a failure
on the part Of any precinct to elect Its
Executive Committee for a period OF
thirty days, the County Executive
Committee shall appoint said commit
tee from the Democratic voters OF said
precinct.
4. The members of the Precinct
Committee shall elect to any vacancy
occurring in said committee.
5. The County Executive Commit
tee shall call all necessary conventions
by giving at least ten days. notice by
public advertisement in three public
places in each precinct, at the court
house door, and in any Democratic
newspapers that may be published in
said county, requesting all Democrats
of the county to meet in their respect
I've precincts on a common day therein
stated, which said day shall not be less
than three days before the meeting OF
the County Convention, for the pur-
pose of electiDg their delegates 10 the
County Conventions. Thereupon the
meeting so held shall elect their dele
gates to represent the precincts in the
County Conyentlon from the voters OF
the respective voting precincts, which
delegates, or such of them as shall at
tend, shall vote the full Democratic
strength OF their respective voting pre-
cincts on all questions that may come
before said County Conventions. In
case no meeting shall be held in any
/ precinct in pursuance of said call, OF
no election shall be made, the Precinct
Executive Committee shall appoint
such delegates.
PRIMARIES.
: 6. At every precinct meeting there
shall (before the delegates to the Coun
| ty Convention are elected) be a vote
taken for the different candidates fo'
Office, whose names NAV be presented
and the delegates shall vote In the
County Convention of their respective
districts in accordance with this vote
that is to say, each candidate shall re
oelve in the County Convention thai
proportion OF the vote to which thu
precinct may be entitled which he re
celved in the precinct meeting. Tht
chairman and secretary OF the precinc'
meeting shall certify to the County
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candidate at the precinct meeting.
7. Each precinct shall be entitled
to cast In the County Convention ont
vote for every twenty-five Democratic
Yates, and one vote tor fractions O
thirteen Democratic votes cast by tn,
township at the last preceding guberna
torlal election PROVIDED, that every
voting precinct shall be entitled t.
cast one vote, and each precinct ma,
send as many delegates as 1t may SCI
fit.
8. The chairmen of the Precinc
COMMITTEES shall preside at ali precinc
meetings.. In their absence any othe
member of said committees may pre-
side.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
| l. The several County Convention
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 ovel
twenty-five Democratic votes cast a
the last preceding gubernatoria. elect
ION in their respective counties, ane
none but delegates or alternates 81
elected shall be entitled to seat Ii
said convention: PROVIDED FURTHER
that in all County Conventions ir
which delegates shall be selected to at
tend any State, Congressional, judi
cial or other convention a vote shall bs
taken in accordance with the plan o
Organization as to the candidates who's,
names may be presented to such Coun
lty Convention. The delegates shall b.
selected from the friends and support
ess Of each candidate voted tor, in pro
portion to the number of votes b,
shall receive in such County Conyen
ton, and no other instruction shall b'
given PROVIDED FURTHER, that whel
only one candidate is presented ant
voted for at such County Convention
it shall be lawful to instruct for sucI
candidate.
2. At every County Convention (be
fore delegates to State, Congressional
Judicial, Senatorial or other conven
ton are chosen) there shall be vot
taken for the different candidates TO
Office whose names may be presented
and the delegates shall vote for tnei
respective counties in accordance will
this vote that is to say, each candl
date shall receive in the State. Cor