The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-28

THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The
following rules for the government of
the party were adopted by the State
House Convention, on Monday night:
l. The State Central Committee shall
be composed Of one member from each
County; and an Executive Committee of
eleven, consisting of q Chairman, or
President, Vioe-President, a Treasurer
and eight members. The headQuarters
OF said Executive Committee shall be in
the city OF Columbia. They shall en-
ploy some competent person to act as
Secretary.
2. The Chairman of each County shall
be chosen by the State Convention every
Two years, upon the recommendation OF
the delegates to the State Convention
from the County. The Chairman of
each County shall be er o6icio the men,
ber OF the State Central Committee from
his County. The County Chairman,
immediately after his election, shall cali
precinct and ward meetings for the cleo
ton OF precinct and ward chairmen, who
shall act under the instructions OF the
County Chairman. In case of the death
or resignation of the Chairman of any
County, the Slate Executive Committee
snail uil the vacancy.
3. The Chairman of each Congress.
sional District shall be chosen every
two years by the State Convention, upon
the recommendation of the delegates to
the State Convention from the several
Counties composing each Congressional
District. The Chairman of each Judi
cial Circuit shall be chosen in like man
ner, upon the recommendation Of the
several Counties composing such circuit.
4. The State Executive Committee
shall issue all calls for State Conventions,
giving at least two months notice of the
same. Conventions for the nomination
of State officers should be held at least
two months previous to the election.
5. The County Chairman shall give at
least ten days notice of the County Con
vention, by advertising at least once q
week IN one or moro newspapers pub
lished in the County, or, if there be
none such, then in the one having the
largest circulation in the County, and
also by any such additional means he
may deem requisite. Such notice shall
state the time and place of meeting, and
the purpose of suoh conventions.
6. The County Chairman, in his call
for the County Convention, shall state
the time and place of the precinct meet
ings for the election of delegates to the
County Convention. At such meetings,
the precinct Chairman shall call the
mehtlng to order. and temporarily pre-
side.
z. The County Conventions shall con-
slst OF not less than thirty-two delegates
nor more than one hundred, and the
County Chairman shall fix the number
OF delegates from each precinct to the
County Convention, in proportion to the
number OF voters at each precinct, ao-
cording to the returns of the latest cleo.
ton, except the County of Charleston.
8. The Congressional District Conven-
ton shall not take place until after the
State Convention, and it shall be by call
OF the Chairman elected at the State
convention, Immediately preceding the
Congressional District Convention. The
Chairman shall call the Convention,
stating the time and place of meeting.
8. The County Convention, fer the
purpose OF nominating candidates for
the Legislature and County officers, shall
not be called until the State Convention,
and by the County Chairman elected at
the State Convention, Immediately pre-
ceding said County Convention; but this
"."A noO Apply " COunCy conventions
already held for this purpose.
10. Delegates to the Congressional
District and judicial Circuit Conventions
shall be elected at the same time and
place that delegates are elected to the
State Nominating Convention. And the
County Chairman shall give due notice
OF this in his call for the County Con
vention.
IL. The Judicial Circuit Convention
TOR the purpose of nominating candi-
dates, shall not be called until after the
State Convention, and by the judicial
Circuit Chairman elected at the State
Convention Immediately preceding said
Judicial Circuit Convention, but this
shall not apply to judicial Circuit Con-
ventlons already held for this purpose
The following we're elected as the State
Central COMMITTEES:
r. B. Elliott. Columbia, Chairman: J.
L. Neagle, York, Vice-P President; VIM.
B: Nash, Columbia, Treasurer: G. d.
Melton. Columbia; J. 81. Rainey, George.
town; e. W. NJ. Mackey; 81. G. Worth
ington. Columbia; James Nj. Allen,
Greenvills; G. D. Hayne, Aiken; Martin
4. Delaney, Charleston; R. s. Bennett,
Beaufort.