The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

lAmended and adopted ~ The State
Convention. held In Greensboro.
August 10. isiel
III County organiz.xions.-The
election precinct shklI BE the uaif
Of county organizations. Each pre-
etnet shall hare m executive CON-
mittee consisting of three active Re
puhlicans. They shall he hienaiaiiy
chosen BY the Republican voters of
the precinct who shall also designate
one OF their number chairman. They
shall convene ~ such time and place
as the majority may elect.
There shall be elected blennialiy by
the County Convention called by the
County Executive Committee TO uomi-
nate candidates for the General As
sembly an deounty officers. a County
Executive Committee to consist o.
five members unless the Convention
shall designate q greater number:
and said County Convention shall
auso elect at the same time . chair
man OF the County Executive Con,
mittee. Vacancies In precinct M
mittees shall be filled by the voters
OF the precinct, and In the county
committees by the county conven-
ton; provided, that In case a va
cancy occurs within thirty days pri-
or TO an election, such vacancy may
be filled by the votes of the remain
Ing members and in the event of
the removal of the chairman BY
death or resignation or any other
cause a chairman shall be elected
by the committee.
Cd Congressional, judicial and
Senatorial District Committees shall
be composed of no less than one
member from each county. nor less
than seven members, bisnnialiy elect
ed by the several district conven-
tons, which shall also designate the
chairman; provided, that a Senate
rial Committee shall only be elect
ed in districts embracing more than
one county. Vacancies occurring
within thirty days of an election
may be filled by the vote of the COM
mittee.
CD There shall be a State Ex-
ecutive Committee composed of one
member from each Congressional
District in the State to be designated
by the district delegation at a State
Convention assembled, ten members
at large, to be selected by the State
Chairman and shall also include the
chairman of the convention at which
election is held, and said committee
fafn
ton of the Republican party at least
sixty days prior to every election for
members of the General Assembly,
and oftener If necessary in the in
terest of the party. Members of
the State Executive Committee skall
be bienially elected at the State Con-
vention, and shall elect a Secretary,
who is not member, and the chair
man OF said committee shall be
elected by the State Convention.
(4 The chairman of the respec-
tive County, District and State Ex-
ecutive Committee shall call their
conventions to order and act as tenn
porary chairman until a permanent
organization Is effected, with power
only to appoint and receive the re-
port of committee on credentials.
t5) No Executive Committee shall
have power to elect or appoint dele
gates to any convention, whether
County, District, State or National
t6) No member of any Executive
Committee or delegate or alternate
duly chosen, shall have power to
delegate his trust or authority to
another.
CD Representation in county con-
ventions 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 70 rthe Republican candi-
date for Governor. Provided, that
each township shall be entitled to
| one vote, at least, in the county con-
vention.
go The basis of representation in
and State Conventions shall be APP
portioned SO as to consist of one
| delegate and one alternate for every
| one hundred votes or fractional part
| thereof cast for the candidate of the
Republican party for Governor at
the last general election 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.
(9) Delegates and alternates to
the County Conventions shall be
elected only by a vote of the Repub-
licans of each precinct meeting as
sembled, and elegates and alternates
to the District, State and National
Conventions shall be elected by a
convention of delegates duly elected
and sent by the people for that pr
pose, after notice and publican Of
not less than fifteen days OF t1ns.
| place and purpose of such csnvsa-
ton, and not otherwise, and the Gel
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