The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-31

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several several candidates and delegates BY count or ballot, as may be deemed
most practicable, and the vote OF such precinct or township shall be
east accordingly.
fcient number of secretaries or-ready accountants, who shall reduce
the vote to decimals and tabulate the same, disregarding all fractions
SEC. 40. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the convention
from making nominations by U1UG 0oce or reclamation whore a vote
by township or precinct Is not demanded by any Democratic elector
present.
have power to make such other rules and regulations 1.-The holding
of county conventions in mass, not inconsistent herewith, s may
DELEGATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DISTRICT, AND STATE.
SEC. A. The District and State Conventions shall be composed
Of delegates appointed by the several County Conventions. Each
county in the State shall be entitled to elect to the State Convention
one delegate and one alternate for every $50 Democratic votes, and
ne delegate and one alternate for fractions over IS Democratic
votes cast therein for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial
election.
Each County Convention in the district shall be entitled to elect
to it's Senatorial, judicial, and Congressional Conventions one dele
gate and one alternate for every so Democratic votes, and one dele
Gate and one alternate for fractions of over % Democratic votes
cast therein for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial cleo
ton; and none but delegates or alternates so elected shall be entitled
to seats in said State and District Conventions: Provided, that every
county shall be entitled to at least one vote in said State and District
Conventions: Provided, further, that in all County Conventions in
which delegates shall be selected to attend any State, Senatorial,
Judicial, Congressional or other convention, a vote shall be taken as
provided in this plan of organization as to candidates whose names
may be presented to such County Convention, and the delegates to
such State or District Convention shall be selected from the friends
and supporters of each candidate voted for, in proportion, as near
as may be, to the number of votes he shall receive, and no other
instruction shall be given: Provided, further, that when only one
candidate for office is presented and voted for at a County Conven-
ton, it shall be lawful to instruct for such candidate
Sec. As. At every County Convention (before delegates to the
State, Congressional, Judicial, Senatorial, or other conventions are
chosen) a vote shall be taken as provided in this plan of organization
for the different candidates for office whose names NAV be presented
to said County Convention, and the delegates thereafter appointed
shall cast the vote of 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 the proper
ton Of the vote to which the county may be entitled which he received
in the County Convention.
shall certify to the nominating convention the vote received by each
candidate voted for. At all State, District and County Conventions
the delegates shall continue to cast the vote according to said in
structions, or vote received by each candidate, until twothirds of the
delegates so instructed to support any candidate shall decide to change
said vote.
Sec. Al. All County, Senatorial, Judicial, and Congressional
Conventions shall be called to order by the chairman of the Executive
Committee of such County, Senatorial, Judicial, and Congressional
districts, and in his absence by any member of the Executive Com
mttee who may be present at the convention, and in case neither
the chairman nor a member Of the Executive Committee is present,
then by any delegate to said convention, and he shall preside until a
chairman is e sesstaa II the s sS1TsRtion.
SEC. 4S. A preliminary meeting of the delegates shall be held by
each Congressional district on the morning of the State Convention,
at rooms to be designated by the State Executive Committee, for
the purpose of selecting the following committees and officers of
the convention: +
2. One member of the Committee on Permanent Organization,
Rules and Order of Business, which committee will nominate a
permanent president and secretary of the convention.
3. One vicepresident4 of the convention.
4. One district assistant secretary.
5. One member of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform.
6. Six members of the State Democratic Executive Committee.
Sec. 40. At all conventions the delegates shall be selected as near
as may be from the friends and supporters of the candidates voted
SEC. so. Such delegates Tor alternates of absent delegates) as
may be present at any Democratic convention shall be allowed to
cast the whole vote to which their precinct or county may be en-
titled.
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Sec. 81. In all conventions provided for by this plan, after a vote
is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until the final result
OF the ballot shall be announced by the chairman of said convention.
Sec. So The chairmen of the different county conventions shall
certify the list of delegates and alternates to the different district
and State conventions, and a certified list of said delegates and
ate1nates to the secretary of the State Executive Committee and
to the convention.
SEC. So. The secretary of the State Democratic Executive Com
m1ttee shall make up a roll of all delegates and alternates from the
several counties and transmit the same to the chairman OF the State
Convention, and in like manner the secretaries of4he several district
committees shall furnish a proper roll OF the delegates and alternates
~ Ge cualrmen o their respective district conventions.
Sec. 81. In all conventions a nomination may be made by any
ma1Oritv evnnt houoh ~ h O roc+ion IF q vote