The roughly two dozen party members present selected their officers by acclamation.
Donna Wells was re-selected as chairwoman of the party, while Gaye Harrington was re-selected as the vice chair.
Debbie Carter was selected as the secretary, a position she had held for roughly a month. Corey Davis was selected as the treasurer.
Curtis Williams and Melissa Davis were selected as at-large-members.
The party also became formally organized, accepting the state party's recommended organization.
The party also began choosing precinct chairs, who, among other duties, get people to the polls, assist voters with absentee ballots and register voters, according to Wells. There are 11 precinct chairs.
Three candidates for the office of state party chair spoke to the assembled.
Wells said two other candidates, Chad Allen and David Robinson, were unable to attend.
Marcus Kindley said he was a good candidate for the job because he believed in God, was honest and knew responsibility as a stockbroker.
"Let's work together and get the Democrats out of Raleigh," he said.
He emphasized that he did not want to disparage the other candidates, but that he believed he was the most qualified. He also stressed that he did not want to use the office as a "stepping stone" to another job.
Bill Randall, another candidate, spoke about his experience in the Navy and how he came to the state to support his wife's career, as she had once supported his own.
"The very soul of the nation is at stake," he said.
He said he believed the party needed to realign its priorities.
"Liberals believe in victory through intimidation," he said.
Randall, who is African-American, said he "can only imagine what it's like to be labeled a bigot or racist to speak out against the status quo."
He said he knew, growing up in New Orleans, that the "white man wasn't keeping" him "down."
He called "the victim mentality" "hogwash and applesauce."
Tom Fetzer, a former mayor of Raleigh, also gave his case for the position.
He said as the first Republican mayor of Raleigh, "I know how to get Republicans elected behind enemy lines."
He said the state party should have a few objectives. First, he said it must work to get Senator Richard Burr re-elected.
Secondly, the party must work to regain one or both houses in the North Carolina General Assembly, as the state legislature would redraw districts after the 2010 census.
He said the party must raise money and touted his abilities to do so in the past.
He claimed he raised 10 times as much money "as anyone ever" for mayor of Raleigh.
He said he walked into board rooms and walked out with money.
Finally, Fetzer said he wanted to find the best candidates and help raise money for local races.
David Black, the district party chair, urged party members to talk to the people they knew in their communities.
He said to print out the party's platform and show it to others, looking for points of agreement.
The party's district convention will be April 25 in Albemarle at the Stanly Commons building.
The state convention will be June 12-14 in Raleigh at the Raleigh Convention Center.
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