The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-14

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~ Of Sorxh CAruaanA-
tAmsnas1 and adopted a. tie State
Convention. held IL Greensboro.
August %. isis.l
III County OrEanIxaxaons~-Tae
election pve<ine, shaIl &c the unIt
o. county organizations Each pT~~
etne1 1aal have a. executive eon-
nitiee consisting OF taree active Re-
puolscara- They shall Be b.ennEaliy
chosen by the Republican voters o.
the precinct Who shall also designate
one of their number chairman. They
shall convene At such time and place
a. the majority may elect
There shall be elected biennIaliy by
the County Convention called by the
County Executive Committee TO aoni-
nate candidates for the General A.
sem6iy an dcounty officers. u 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 q chair
man OF the County Executive Goa
mittee. Vacancies In precinct IN
mittees shall be filed By the voters
/ OF the precinct. and in the county
committees by the county conven-
ton; provided. that In case q va
cancy occurs within thirty days pri-
or TO an election, such vacancy may
be flled 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. biennially elect
| ed by the several district conven-
tions, 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 filed by the vote of the com
mittee.
go 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 Assem- bled, ten members
at large, to be selected by the State
Chairman and shall also include the
chairman of the convention at which
oil 10 hal f&&
are required to call a State Conven-
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 shall
be bienially elected at the State Con-
vention, and shall elect a Secretary,
who is not a member, and the chair
man of said committee shall be
elected by the State Convention.
Cd 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.
CD No Executive Committee shall
have power to elect or appoint dele
gates to any convention, whether
County, District, State or National.
90 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 rths Republican candi-
date for Governor. Provided, that
each township shall be entitled to
one vote, at least, in the county con-
yention.
80 The basis of representation In
and State Conventions shall be ap-
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 al
least two delegates TO the Republican
State, Congressional, judicial and
Senatorial Conventions.
CO. 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 pur-
pose, after notice and publican oil
/ not less than fifteen days Of time