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7i r - ..V It- t .1 4 , -T -5. - i .'V - V .1 ' iWm.m DtMOCRATIG PLAN OF.ORGANIZATION To Supersede the Plans That Now Eist A REViSAL OF THE PUNS JStite Democratic Executive Commitee Give a New Plan of Organization to the Various Counties and Provide for the Elections of the Future With a Set of Rules Held to Be of Party Benefit. tCO NT I N U ED FROM LAST WEEK) ,j,vlFl'"st,JVfftho'd; Precfinct Meetings. Sec. 21 If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive Com mittee it shall be determined by. a majority of the full committee, to nominate candidates by delegates chosen at the precinct meetings, then the said precin-- meefns sb;;ll be held under the following rules and regulations : Sec. 22 At the meeting held in each precinct in pursuance of said notice, delegates and alternates to represent it in the ' County Conven tion shall be elected from the body cf the Democratic voters of the pre cinct; and said delegates or alter nates or such of them as shall attend the County Convention, shall be enti tled to vote the full .Democratic strength of their precinct in the nom ination pt candidates and upon all throughout the v county ' shp.ll ' control the nomination or the percentage of said county's vote in any State or District Convention. Sec. 28 At least five days proceed ing such primary election every . per son desiring to become a candidate for any county or legislative office shall "signify his intentions in writ ing, to the chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee, and at the same time shall deposit such fee . as the said chairman may de termine to.'bei his prorata part of the expenses of printing and distributing proper tickets, and every such per son shall also subscribe to a pledge that he will abide by the result of the primary election and support the successful candidate or candidates chosen in said primary election. Sec. 29 When a primary election under this plan shall be ordered, no tice thereof giving the date and the various balloting places and the names of the persons appoinled to hold the same, shall be published in the Democratic press of said county, and copies posted at three public places in each precinct or township, and such other notice given as the County Executive Committee may think proper which notice shall not in any case be less than 20 days . In such primary election the County Executive Committee shall designate the places-where voting shall be had, and they , shall select, as far as prac ticable, the places provided by law fr holding the general State elec tions. Thev may. however. select transmit the ' same to the chairman of the County Convention. They shall give any candidate or his repr resentatives upon his request, a cpoy of the said list and they shall also give to i the chairman . of the; Coun ty Executive Comaiittee a -statement of the number of challenges allowed or disallowed and how said challen ged voter voted - or how he offered to vote when challenged. They -shall also preserve the list of voters or pollbooks, the tally-sheets andi the tickets until after the County Con vention . . Sec. 34 At the meeting of the County Convention following the holding of such primary election the said convention shall ascertain and declare the result of the said pri mary election. All candidates for county and legislative offices, and all delegates and committmen receiving a majority" of the votes cast in such primary election shall be declared the nominees of the party for said offices: Privided, that. at the time the primary election is called the County Executive Committee shall prescribe the rules and regulations for a second primary if one shall be deemed necessary. Sec. 35It shall be the duty of the chairman of the Cdunty Democratic Executive Committee to prepare all tickets for coirnty and legislative of fices, and distribute them, as it is his duty to distribute tickets for the State and district offices. Afl names voted for in the same box shall be printed on one ticket, and the bal- other places if the convenience of , Jot snail be checked with a cross democratic voters justifies such ; mark opposite the name or names' he change, but there shall be at least one voting place in each precinct. Sec. 30 For the purpose of holding wishes to vote for, or the names he does not wish to vote for shall be stricken out. If more names are vot- such primary election the said com-!"ed for than is proper for any office mlttee shall appoint three veil' the said ticket for such office shall known Democratic electors of intel-j not be counted. ligence and reputation for honesty Sec. 36 The County Democratic and fair dealing, for each precinct' Executive Committee may, at its or other voting district in the coun-j discretion order a registration of all ty, one of whom shall.be the s'ecre-: Demeratic electors for each precinct tory and record the names of ali the j in any town or city in said county ouestions which may come oe.iore . said County Convention. ' ' j persons" Voting., who shall If there is a failure to hold a pre-, such election, receive the ballots, cinct meeting in pursuance of said j count them, declare the result and . plying with the regulations prescrib notice, or if said meeting shall fail j make a written statement thereof. : ed by law for the registration of conduct, having a population of 3.000 or over. bv divine: the same notice and corn- to elect delegates to represent it in If any person appointed to hold a voters at general elections, as near- primary election shall decline to j ly as may be practicable. serve, become incapacitated, or be-j Sec. 37 The County Executive come a candidate-before the primary, Committee shall have the right to I the chairman of the Executive Com- make anv rules with regard to hold- said convention, the precinct execu tive committee shall appoint delegates and alternates from the Democratic At every precinct meeting, there j mittee of that township or precinct , ing primary elections which it may shall (if requested) be a vote taken 1 shall have power to designate some deem proper not inconsistent with the for the different candidates for of-j qualified Democrati to tfill nuch a I rules prescribed in this plan. T fice whose names may be presented ! place and if the chairman of the it shall be the duty of the Executive and the delegates shall vote in the! committee shall not be present, then 4 Committee to prepare an 1 furnish all County Convention of their respec-j the remaining poll-holdflrs mriy de?- blanks and forms needed in making tive counties in accordance with this; ignate some person to ; assist them the returns from said challenges and vote: that is to say, each candidate, in holding the same, and such sub- any reported challenges and appeals shall receive in the County Convert-! stituted person shall have the same therefrom. It shall have power to tion that proportion of the vote to: right and authority therein as if he provide for raising the funds neces which the precinct may be entitled had been originally appointed by the( sarv to pay the expenses thereof. which he received in the precinct! County Executive Committee, meeting shall not be changed unless; Sec. 31 The said poll-holders shall hy two-thirds vote of the delegates, provide such boxes for the reception representing said candidate from said ' of ballots as may lie necessary, but precirct. The chairman or presiding' there shall be separate boxes for the officer and secretary of the precinct following classes of candidates to meeting shall certify to the County wit: Candidates for the State, Con Convention the vote received by each, gressional, and Judicial offices shall candidate at the precinct 'meeting, I be voted for in one box; candidates together with 'the names of delegates j for Generai Assembly and all county and alternates selected by said meet! offices in one box; all township of ing. ' fice in one box; the Township Ex- Sec. 23 Each precinct shall be en-! ecu tive Committee in one box, and titled to cast in the County Conven-j the delegates to the County Conven tion one vote for every 25 Democrat-; tion in one box. The hours for hold ic votes, and one vote for fractions j ing such primary election shall be over 12 Democratic votes cast by the j as follows: From 10 o'clock a. m. to precinct for Governor at the last pre-j 5 o'clock p. m., Privided that the ceding gubernatorial electiqn; Pro- , County 'Executive Committee may1 vided, that every precinct shall be entitled to cast at, least one vote in the County Constion and each pre cinct may appoint many delegates to said convention as it mjiy see fit, not. exceeding three deleggftes and 3 alternates for each vote to which said precinct may be entitled in the County Convention. Sec. 24 The chairman of the Pre cinct Executive Committee shall pre side at all precinct meetings; Fmt in the absence of the chairman of said committee, any other member Where of may preside. Jr Sec. 25 The County Executive Committee shall have power to make any, rules with regard to holding pre cinct meetings, which it may deem proper, not inconsistent with the rules prescribed in this plan; it shall be the duty of said committee to pre pare and furnish all forms and blanks needed in making the returns from , said precinct meetings, and any re- ported challenges and appeals there from; and it shall have the power designate other hours -within which said primary, election may be held; but in no case shall the time for holding said election be less, than four hours. - Sec. 32 Any Democratic candidate who is voted for in said primary election may attend the same in per son or by representatives, and be present during the conduct of said election and counting the vote. Every Democrator shall have the right to vote at his proper polling place, and in case the vote of a man claiming to be a Democratic elector or will, not be on election day is challenged on the ground that he is not qualified as an elector, or is not a Democrat, he shall not be denied the privilege of voting except by the judgement of a majority of the poll holders Every challenge shall be re- Third Method: County Convention (in Mass) Sec. 38 If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive Com mittee it shall be determined by a majority of the full committee to se lect delegates to the State andj Dis trict Conventions and to nominate candidates for county and legislative ffices, or either of them, by a con vention of all Democratic electors' in said county, then the said conven tion, in ( mass, shall! be held under the following rules and regulations: Sec. 39 The chairman of the Coun ty Executive Committee shall give at least 20 day notice of such conven tion in the Democratic press and by posters at the court house door and three public places in each precinct or township. Sec. 40 In such convention the voting strength of each precinct or township shall be preserve as a unit, and all Democratic electors present from any precinct or town ship shall segregate themselves from the rest of the convention and express their choice for the several canuioates ana delegates bv count or ballot, as may be deemed most prac ticable, and the vote of such precinct or township shall be east according ly. Sec. 41 The chairman shall pro vide the convention with a sufficient number of secretaries or ready ac countants, who shall reduce the vote to decimals and tabulate the same, disregarding all fractions after the and one. alternate ton every 150, Dem eratic votes, antjl one delegate and one alternate for fractions over 73 democratic votes . cast 1ierehi ' for Governor at the last preceding 'sub: -. , ernatorial election, ; a- -; Each County Convention in. the dis trict shall be entitled to elect to Its Senatorial Judicial, and Congression al Conventions ne delegate and one alternate for every 50 Democratic votes, and one delegate and one al ternate for fractions of over 25 Dem ocratic votes cast, therein for Gover nor at the last preceding gubernator ial election, and none but delegates or alternates ' so elected shall be en- 'titled to seats in said State and Dis trict Conventions; Provided, that every county shall be entitled to at least one vote in said. State and Dis trict Convention; Provided, further, that in all County Conventions in which delegates shall be selected to atend any State, Senatorial, Judicial Cngre.ssional, r other convention, vote shall be taken as provided in this plan of organization as to can didates whose names, may be pre sented to such Coutity Convention, and the delegates to such State or District Convention shall be selected from the friends and supporters of each candidates voted for, in propor tion, as near as may tie to the num ber of votes he shall receive, and no other instructions .shall be given; Provided, further that when only one candidate for office is presented and voted for at a County Convention, it shall be lawful to instruct for such candidate. Sec 45. At every County Conven tion (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 differ ent candidates for office whose names may be presented to said County Convention and the delegates ther3 after appointed shall cast the vote of their respective counties in at; cordance with this vote; that is to say; each candidate shall receive in the State. Congressional. Judicial. Senatorial or other convention the proportion of the vote to which the county may be entitled which he re ceived in the County Convention.. Cec. 40 The chairman and secre tary of the County Convention shall certify to the nominating conven tion, the vote received by each candi date voted for, At all State District and County Conventions the dele, staves shall continue to cast the vbte. according to said instructions, or to vote received by each candidate, un til two-thirds of the delegates so in structed to support any candidate shall decide to change 'said vote. Sec. 47 All County. Senatorial, Judicial and Congressional Conven tions shall be called to order by the chairman of the Executive Commit tee of sifch County, Senatorial, Judi cial and Congressional districts and in his absence by any member of the Executive Committee who may b present at the convention, and in case neither the chairman nor a mem her of the Executive Committee is present then by any delegate to said convention . and he shall preside un til a permanent chairman is elected by the convention. Convention Rules Sec. 4S A preliminary meeting of the delegates shall be held by each Congressional district on the morn ing of the State Convention, at rooms to be designated by the State Ex ecutive Committee for the purpose of selecting the following committees and officers of the Committee on Credentials and Appeals. 1. One member of the Committee on Credentials and Appeals. 2. One member of the Committee on Permanent Organization, Rules and Order of Business, which com mittee will nominate a permanent president and secretary of the convention. To S)uir 'Friends -... '-' .-, , -.;' - . We take pleasure to ; announce that we have sold qur entire retail grocery .business tolMessrs. D.R. ividrgan and H. W Morris ette wbwillj occupy&the?old Rucker & Sheely, storejcorner Main and Water Streets, From this date March 7th, 1910 we will sell to mer chants only. Thanking you for past favors. We re- main. Yours truly, . A. 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Democratic I te(. 59 The righ of aypo'-1 sua1 3 The secretary of the State He from subordinate conu.i.: os u Executive Committee. ,;-,Ultuuuu ,,J vx . shall make up a roll, of all delegates ; ' . i all county, district or Sat conven- and alternates from the several coun t t rs appeals shall be firc,t ret'eri. .: ties and transmit the same to the 'to .he Committee en Cre.i? iti il? fni.i chairman of the State Convention, j Am eals or a special cor ni it too ;n, and in like manner the secretaries of( t vie,1, by th convention, an ; ' the several district committees shall . f.rd'ng and report of s.i. a commit' furnish a proper roll of the delegates tee had before action thfuvon hy t! (-' and alternates to the chairman of f;,vn'v'ention. their respective district conventions. ceC- 6q jt s-hall be the duty of- Vm Sec. 54 In all conventions a nom- Ccunty Executive . Committor :iict ination may he made by any majority, Ueir chairman to make such reports even though it .be a fraction of -a and furnish such inform nt'.oa to th vote . Sec. 55 In all State and district conventions it shall be the duty of the delegates from the several coun ties to choose one of the number chairman, whose name shall be re ported to the president of such con- every precinct Democratic Extvtl-' chairman of the State Democrtit Executive Committee and "the chair man -of the several - district ommii tee as the said State and disn-i i chairman may desire. Sec 61 Tt shall be tho ' dutv in vention, and whose duty it shall bo Committee in the State for the nst to cast the vote of his county as dir-j of the county, district, ana Stae ected, and the vote as announce ! by j chairman to make or cause to he him shall be recorded unless SJme, made, not later than October in delegate from that county shall chal- each election year, a complex poll lenge its accuracy, in which event it! of all qualified voters in its i-recin.-t shall be the duty of the president-This shall be furnished to the, conn corded, and any candidate or his rep- second or hundredth column, resentative dissatisfied with the re- Sec-' 42 Nothing herein contained suit shall have the right to appeal to shall prevent the convention from the County Convention and the Coun ty Convention shall hear the same to raise the funds necessary to nay and allow or disallow the vote, and the expenses thereof. Second Method: Primary Elections . Sec 2G If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive Com mittee, provided for in this plan of organization, it shall be determimsd by a majority of the full committee, proxies not counted, to nominate candidates by direct primary election and seledt delegates to the County Convention, then the same shall be held under the following rules and regulations: v Sec. 27 At all primary elections held under this plan the county shall be the unit, and the total vote cast shall amend the return? from that precinct in accordance with its judgement. . Sec. 33 At the close of the vot ing it shall be the duty of the poll holders, in the presence of such can didates or their representatives and any Democrati who wishes to attend, to proceed at once to count the bal lots and make a list of all persons voted for the offices for which they were voted, and the number of. votes received by each and they shall sign such list and send the same immed iately to the chairman of the County making nominations by viva or ac clamation where a vote by township or precinct is not demanded by any Democratic elector present. Sec. 43 The County '.Democratic Executive Committee shall have power to make such other rules and ed for by this plan, after a vote is 3. One vice-president of theconven tion. 4. One district assistant secretary. 5. One member of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform. C. Six members of the State Dem ocratic Executive Committee . Sec. 49 At all conventions the del egates shall be selected as near as may be from the friends aid support ers of the candidates voted for. Sec. 50 Such delegates for alter nates of absent delegates as may be present at any Democratic conven tion shall be allowed to cast the whole vote to which their precinct or county may be entitled. Sec. 51 In all conventions provid- of the convention to cause the roll of delegates from that county . to be called, when the vote of such county shall be tabulated and recorded ac cording to the response of its dele gates; but in no event shall the vote of one county be challenged by a delegate from another county. txr phairman atiil Vio 0V10I1 -jl ml ;i .' .- the same and transmit without (. a copies thereof to the distric, ar.d : State chairman. At a meeting1 of the State I r -1 ; : -cratic ..Executive Committee hold : -the city of Raleigh on' the l.ith da--of March 1910 the foregoin-r w is regulations for the helding of coun ty convention in mass, not inconsist ent herewith, as may be deemed nec esssary or expedient. .Delegate Conventions-County, Dis- tict and State. Sec. 44 The District and State f-Convention shall be composed of del egates appointed by the several Coun ty Conventions. Each county in the State shall be entitled to elect tn Executive Committee, who shall J the State .Convention one delegate 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. 52 The chairman of the dif ferent county conventions shall certi fy the list of delegates and alterna tes to the different District and State conventions, and; at certified list of said delegates and alternates to . the secretary of the State ; Exe- ; adopted as the plan of organizatio Sec. 56 Tn the several counties of nf tho n01Ylnnt! ,,f v,ir(i , uviuuvvi etui; j' 1 1 . ' ' 1 ' v ' 1 ' cutive. Committee and to the.conven the State where primaries are pro vided for by law, whether bptiiona! or mandatory this plan of organiza tion shall nevertheless be followed in all matters not inconsistanent with such laws. Sec. 57 In the nomination of candi dates for municipal offices to be vot ed for in the town and city elections where the same is not controlled by charter or legislature enactment r.he Democratic Executive Commits-? rf such town or city shall by a majoritv rote of the full committee, deter mine wrhether to hold precinct meet ings, a primary election or mass -contention under the appropriate rules and regulations iprescribed in- this place of organization for the sa rue. Sec. 58 In the event of a vacancy occurring after the nomination, of a candidate and before the election, the committee whose. - J.uy'. it would be to call a convenicn -shall fill said vacancy except in cases wheco there Is more than, one candidate for .the office and in such cases shall deter- n:ne the manner in -wUJi such 1 cmry shall be .fi'led; Carolina, repealing- the existin? from this day. Saved A Soldier's Life Facing death from shot and sh- i; in the civil war was agreeable to ! 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