Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1917 — CALL FOR REORGANIZATION [ARTICLE]

CALL FOR REORGANIZATION

Of Democratic Committee of the City of Rensselaer. Be it that on the 28th day of December, 1916, pursuant to notice, the Democratic state central committee of Indiana met at 12 o’clock noon at room 370, Denison hotel, Indianapolis, and each district chairman was present in person or by proxy. The following resolution was introduced and uhanjjnously adopted: P RESOLUTION Wfiereas, the Democratic precinct committeemen elected at the March primary, 1916, representing precincts in whole or in part in any

Of Democratic Committee of the City of Rensselaer.

city in Indiana,- constitute the ‘Democratic city central committee ■’of such city by, virtue <»f the 1915 primary elections of Indiana; ami Whereas, in many cities in Indiarfji city central' commit t ees .'have failed to organize as contemplated by said primary election law, and Whereas, it is necessary that each Democratic city central committee shall organize On Or before January fl, 1917, by the election of a 'chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, \and such other officers or sub-committees as eafh may degjn necessary to perfect its organ izit) ion. Now, -therefore, be it _ ' -■ - Resolved, that the present Democratic chairman of each Denibcra'tic city central committee be and he is hereby requested and directed to call a meet+ng, on or before Janu-" -ary fl; 19 17. of the> Democratic preci net committeemen elected at the Ma rch ■ print ary, 1.91 fl. re presentin g precincts, in whole or in part in their respective cities, and at said meeting, to -bj^ifield at -some, convenient place in his city, the following officers and committees be elected; A chairman. ‘it vice-chair-man, -a. secretary and a treasurer, and such other 'officers -or sub- oom - mittees aS may be deemed necessary' to perfect said organization. Resolved further, that Jin any city where the present Democratic citv chairman fails- or refuses to call said meeting, then and in that event the Democratic, county chairman of the county in which said citv is located, shall perform the duties herein prescribed to be performed by the city chairman. And in -the event a city and county Chairman shall both fail to perform their respective duties •■As herein set out. then the Democratic district chairman of the district in which any such city is located, shall perform the duties herein prescribed to' fib "'performed by sq.id city and coiinty chairmen. Resolved further;- that the provisions of.this resolution apply'only to the organization of Democratic city central committees not heretofore organized under the primary election' law. or to Democratic city central cpnintititees organized since the Alarch primary of 1916. Resolved further; that a copy of this resolution be sent by mail to each Democratic countv and -district chairman, and to each Democratic newspaper of Indiana. BERNARD KOR BLY. Democratic State Chairman. CHARLES "SALLEE, Secretary. Pursuant/to the foregoing resolution a meetihg of the Democratic precinct committeemen, any pant of whose precincts tie within the city limits of-Rensselaer, is hereby called to meet at the office of the Jas 1 per County Democrat , on January 6 at 7:30 p. m. jj j. a. McFarland, Chairman of the Old Organization.