The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-02
By TIP CAuCAsIAS PUB. co.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

HOwTO MAkETHE rAEIi GROW.
The CAUCASIAN is in receipt of |
letter from all ardent Republican
from All eastern County, In which he )
states that tho present I:fpnb.ican
County Chairman does not desire the
party to grow tina; be not only
makes no effort To bring the people
into the party, but whatever effort
he exercises at all Is to keep recruits
from coming to the party.
1t IL not necessary for us to name
the person who writes this lettO:, nor
County, because whas he says ap-
plies, We fear, with too much truth
to more than one County in the
Stale. We take this opportunity 10
say that when the primaries and
conventions were being held recently
to elect delegates TO the State Con-
venti0n, that this paper received
more than one complaint from east
ern counties TO the effect that the
County Chairmen and the Precinct
Chairmen in certain localities did
not advertise the conventions and
precinct meetings as required by the
plan of organization, but, even
worse than that, they tried to keep
the time and place of the precinct
meetings a profound secret, evil
IDENTIFY fearing that enough people
would attend to overthrow the pres.
ent County organization which does
not want the party to grow.
This thing should not be repeated
when the primaries are called to send
delegates to conventions to nominate
County tickets. We trust that the
people In every such County will
write to Chairman Adams and in
form him of the situation, SO that
he may demand of all such County
organizations to follow the party
law and use their efforts to encour.
age people to attend the primaries
We also hope that Chairman Adams
will, where he is satisfied there il
an organization so-called, exercise
his authority under the party's plan
Of organization to promptly remove
the County Chairman and appoint
in his stead a man Of standing aud
character, and a man who is Repub
lican from principle, and therefore a
man who wants his party to grow
and triumph in order to advance the
party's principles.
The CAUCASIAN is informed that
at the recent State Convention an
amendment was drawn TO the plan
of organization, providing that any
Republican County Nominating Con-
VentiOn should have the power to
elect a new County Chairman if it
saw fit, even though the recent
County Conventions that sent dele
gates to the State Convention may
have elected new Chairman. We
are also informed that this amend
ment was not offered on the floor of
the Convention because, when sub
mitted to Chairman Adams, he said
that each County Nominating Con-
ventiOn now had that power Under
the present plan Of organization, and
that he would so rule. We think
Chairman Adams construction of
the party law is correct, and there
fore we appeal to the good people Of
every County to go into the prima-
ries and send the best men in each
voting precincts as delegates TO the
County Convention, and there and
then to nominate County ticket of
men Of the highest class and charac.
ter, and having done this, then to
elect County Chairman Of equal ca
pacity and character, if. the present
Chairman does not measure up to
that standard.
There are several Counties in East
ern North Carolina which can | 9
carried to the Republican party this
year if this course is pursued, which
may otherwise be lost. ---r -