The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-23
DEMOCRATIC PLAN Or
ORGANIZATION.

l. The unite of county orSanih
shall be the voting precincts ~ e t.C-
precinct there shall be an f4Aecutive
Committee, to consist OIL I'VE "S'tNS
Democrats, who shall be elected by
the Democratic voters 1T the SeNGid,
precincts in the meeting first called
by the County Executive ColliiiilIlee :;
And said committee so electea SHAN
elect one of it's members as choll man
who shall preside at all committee
meetings.
8. The chairmen of the seVeral pre-
cinct committees shall compose ene
County Executive Committee, Wnlch
shall meet at the same time anu place
as the County Convention hrst held
in each election wear and elect a
chairman of said County committee
who need not be MEMBER Oh lilG
committee, and he shall preSlde aI al
meetings of said committee. ana Sndii
hold his place until his successor shail
be elected. A majority or salu pre-
cinct chairmen, in person or py proxy
shall constitute quorum. Inc Coull
ty Committee shall likewise apPolnt
Central Committee of five, VINO shall
act in it's stead when the County COM
mittee is not in session.
g. In case there shall be Iallufe
on the part of any precinct 10 eiec1
its Executive Committee FOR periol
of thirty days. the County executive
Committee shall appoint said commit
tee from the Democratic voters Oh
said precinct
Committee shall eject u any vacancy
occurring in said committee.
). The County Executive Commit
tee shall call all necessary conventions
by giving at least ten days notice by
public advertisement ir three puplic
places in each precinct, at the court
house door, and in any Democratic
newspapers that nay be puDhshed III
said county, requesting ali democrats
of the county to meet IN lhelr re-
spective precincts OH a common DAY
therein stated, which said day shall
not be less than three days before the
meeting of the County Convention
for the purpose of electing their dele
gates to the County Conventions.
Thereupon the meeting so held snail
elect their delegates to represent the
precincts in the County Convention
from the voters of the respective
voting precincts, which Delegates, OF
such of them as shall attend, snail
vote the full Democratic strength OF
their respective voting precincts on al
question that may come before said
County Conventions. In case no meet
ing shall be held in any precinct IN
pursuance of said call, or no election
shall be made, the Precinct Executive
Committee shall appoint such dele
gates.
Primaries.
6: At every precinct meeting there
shall (bofore the delegates to the
County Convention are elected) be
vote taken for the different candidates
for office, whose names may be pre-
1aIa "a In
the County Convention of their re-
spective districts in accordance with
this vote; that is to say, each can
didate shall receive in the County
Convention that proportion of the
vote to which the precinct may be en-
titled which he received in the pre-
cinct meeting. The chairman and
secretary of the precinct meeting
shall certify to the County Conven-
ton the vote received by each can
didate at the precinct meeting.
l. Each precinct Shall be entitled To
cast in the County Convention one
vote for every twenty-five Democratic
votes, and one vote for fractions Of
thirteen Democratic votes cast by the
township at the last preceding guber-
Material election: Provided, that every
voting precinct shall be entitled to
cast one vote, and each precinct may
fit.
s. The chairmen of the Precinct
Committees shall preside at all pre-
cinct meetings. In their absence
any other member OF said committees
may preside.
County and District Conventions.
1. The several County Conventions
shall be entitled to elect to their Sen
atorial, Judicial and Congressional
Conventions one delegate and one al
ternate for every fifty Democratic
votes, and one delegate for fractions
of over twenty-five Democratic votes
cast at the last preceding gubernato-
rial election in their respective coun-
ties; and none but delegates or alter
mates SO elected shall be entitled to a
seat in said convention: Provided fur
Their, that in all County Conventions
in which delegates shall be selected
to attend any State, Congressional,
Judicial or other convention, a vote
shall be taken in accordance with the
plan of organization as to the caHdi-
dates whose names may be presented
to such County Convention. The del
| egates shall be selected from the
friends and supporters of each can
didate voted for, in proportion to the
number of votes he shall receive in
such County Convention, 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 be lawful
to instruct for such candidate.
2. At every County Convention
(before delegates to State Congress
sional, Judicial, Senatorial or other
conventions are chosen) there shall
be vote taken for the different can
didateS for office whose names may
be presented, and the delegates shall
vote for their respective counties in
accordance with this vote; that is to
say, each candidate shall receive in
the State, Congressional. JUDICIAL
Senatorial or other convention that
proportion of the vote to which the
county may be entitled which he re-
ceived in the County Convention. The
chairman and secretary of the Coun-
ty Convention shall certify to each
convention the vote received by each
candidate given: Provided, that where
only one candidate is presented 1T
shall be lawful to instruct Tor MIN.
At all State District Conventions the
delegates from the different counties
may disregard the vote OF theif re-
spective counties as to any cahuluate:
Provided, that a two-thirds majority
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