The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-06-14


county organization Each precinct
shall have an executive committee
consisting OF three active Republi
cans. They shall be .bienpially
chosen by the Republican voters Of
the precinct, and shall elect one Of
their number chairman. They shall
convene at such time and place as
the majority Of them may elect
They shall bienniaily elect county
executive committee to consist Of
not less than five members, who
shall elect q chairman from their
number Vacancies In precinct COM
mittees shall be filled by the voters
Of the precinct, and In the county
committees by q convention Of the
precinct committees duly called
provided, that In case q vacancy &C.
ears within thirty days prior to an
election, such vacancy may be filled
by the vote Of the remaining MEM
bers.
Second. Congressionsl.J judicial and
Senatorial District Committees shall
be composed Of not less than one
member from each county, nor less
than seven members, biennialiy
elected by the several district con-
ventions, each Of whom shall elect
chairman from their number A.; pro-
vided that a senatorial committee
shall only be elected in districts en-
bracing more than one county. Va
cancies occurring within thirty days
of an election may be filled by the
vote of the committee.
Third. That there shall be a State
Executive Committee composed of
one member from each Congressional
district in the State to be designated
by the district delegation at State
Convention assembled, six members
at large, to be elected by the State
Convention, and shall also include
the chairman of the convention at
which election Is held, and said COM
mittee are required to call State
Convention of the Republican party
at least sixty days prior to every
election for members Of the General
Assembly, and oftener if necessary
in the interest of the party. Mem
bers of the State Executive Com
mittee shall be biennially elected at
State Convention, and shall elect a
Secretary, who is not member, and
the chairman of said committee
shall be elected by the State Con-
vention.
Fourth. The chairmen of the re-
spective county, district and state
executive committees shall call their
conventions to order and act as tenn
porary chairmen until permanent
organization is effected, with power
only to appoint and receive the re-
port of a committee on credentials
Fifth. No executive committee
shall have power to elect or appoint
delegates to any convention, whether
county, district, state or national.
Sixth. No member of any execu'
tive committee or delegate or al
ternate duly chosen, shall have
power to delegate his trust or au-
thority to another.
Seventh. Representation In county
conventions shall consist of one dele
gate for every twenty-five Republi
can votes, or fractional part thereof
cast in said precinct at the previous
election for the Republican candi
date for Governor, Provided, tina
each township shall be entitled t.
one vote, at least, in the county con
vention.
| Eighth. The basis of representa-
ton in Congressional, Judicial. Sen
atorial and State Conventions shall
be apportioned so as to consist o
one delegate and one alternate TO
} every one hundred votes or frac.
tional part thereof cast for the can
| didate of the Republican party 70
Governor in the last general cleo
, ton in the counties in the State
: Provided, that each county shall b
, entitled to at least two delegates t
the Republican State, Congressional
Judicial and Senatorial conventions
, Ninth. Delegates and alternate
to the county convention shall b
} elected only by a vote of the Re
= publicans of each precinct meetin
l assembled, and delegates and alterr
, ates to the District, State and Ma
| tional Conventions shall be electe
f by a convention of delegates dull
Y elected and sent to the people fl
that purpose. after notice and publ
: cation of not less than fifteen day
lof the time, place and purpose
,such convention, and not otherwise
Tenth. The certificate of the chat
!. man and secretary Of the meeting
setting forth the regularity of tt
primary meeting or convention an
the election of delegates and alter
ates thereat, shall be accepted, whe
" uncontested, as a good and sufficiel
credential for such delegates an
alternates.
Eleventh. The Chairman of I'll
= State Executive Committee shall, f
= sufficient cause, have power to
II move any county chairman at b
"a pleasure, and to appoint some suit
- ole successor: Provided, howeve