The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-06-21

RULES AID REGULATIONS msE TEE o.
eAxizATIox OF THE REPUBLICAN
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DID AEp ADOPTED AT THE STATE
CONVENTION. HELD IL Gxxxsssoso,
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First. County Organization. The
election precinct shall be the unit Of
county organization Each precinct
shall have an executive committee
consisting Of three active Repubii
cans. They shall be biennially
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 biennially elect q county
executive COMMITTEES TO consist of
not less than Ave members, who
shall elect . chairman from their
number Vacancies In precinct com
mittees shall be filed by the voters
Of the precinct, and in the county
committees by q convention OF the
precinct committees duly called !;
provided, that Ia case vacancy oc-
ours within thirty days prior to an
election, such vacancy may be filled
by the vote of the remaining mem
bers.
Second. Congressional, J judicial and
Senatorial District Committees shall
be composed of not less than one
member from each county, nor less
than seven members, biennially
elected by the several district con-
ventions, each of whom shall elect q
chairman from their number pro
vided that q 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 State
Executive Committee composed of
one memb Der 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 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 Republic
can votes, or fractional part thereof,
cast in said precinct at the previous
election for the Republican candi-
date for Governor. Provided, that
each township shall be entitled to
one vote, at least, in the county con-
ventiOn
Eighth The basis of representa-
tion in Congressional, judicial, Sen
atorial and State Conventions shall
be apportioned 80 as to consist of
one delegate and one alternate for
every one hundred votes or frac-
tional part thereof cast for the can.
didate of the Republican party for
Governor in the last general cleo
ton in the counties in the State,
Provided, that each county shall be
entitled to at least two delegates to
the Republican State, Congressional,
Judicial and Senatorial conventions.
Ninth. Delegates and alternates
to the county convention shall be
elected only by vote of the Re-
publicans of each precinct meeting
assembled, and delegates and altern'
ates to the District, State and Ma
! tional Conventions shall be elected
by q convention of delegates duly
elected and sent to the people fol
f., that purpose. after notice and publ
cation of not less than fifteen day:
of the time, place and purpose OF
such convention, and not otherwise
Tenth. The certificate Of the chair
man and secretary of the meeting
setting forth the regularity of thu
primary meeting or convention ane
the election of delegates and altern
stes thereat, shall bs accepted, wher
uncontested, as good and sufficien
credential for such delegates ant