The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24
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( CONSTITUTION (
The Organization of Precinct and County
Clubs Of the Democratic Party.

saASs1 CONSTITUTION. :.
The Organization of Precinct and County
Clubs of the Democratic Party.
ARTICLE /. There shall be one or more
democratic clubs organized in each cleo
ton precinct, each of which clubs shall
,haye.a distinct title, Democrat.
&c Club. and shall elect a presidens, one
or more vice-presidents, a recording
and a corresponding secretary, and a
treasurer, and shall have the following
working committees, Of not less than
three members each, viz: A committee on
registration, an executive committee, and
such other committees as to each club
may seem expedient.
ART. 2. The meetings of the clubs
should be frequent, after the opening OF
the canvass; and some member of the
club or invited speaker deliver an address
at each meeting, if practicable.
ART. 3. The president shall have power
to call an extra meeting of the club;
and - members of the club shall
constitute a quorum/for the transaction
of business. .
ART. 4. The clubs in each county shall
be held together and operate under the
control. of county executive committee,
which shall consist of one member from
each club, to be nominated by the respec-
tive clubs and elected by the county con-
vention, and such other members as the
convention may add. The executive COM
mittee, when elected, shall appoint its
own officers, and fill all vacancies which
may arise when the convention is not
in session: The tenure of Office of the
executive committee shall be until the
next general campaign, unless sooner re-
moved or suspended by the county, con-
vention. The present county executive
committees shall continue in Office until
the first. meeting of the county conven-
tion under this organization.
/ ATR. s.. County democratic conventions
shall be composed of delegates elected by
the several local clubs-one delegate for
every club, and ali additional delegate
for every twenty-five enrolled members
with the right to each county conven.
tion to enlarge or diminish the represen-
tatiou, according to circumstances. This
convention shall be called together by
thechairman of the executive committee,
under such rules as each county may
adopt; and when assembled shall be CALI
ed to order by the chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee, and shall proceed. to
elect, from among its members, 9 presi'
dent, one or more vice-presidents, sec
retary and treasurer. The convention
shall proceed to business, and when'the
same is transacted it shall adjourn SINE
die.
ART. 6. The mode and manner of
nominating candidates for county Offices,
or.for delegates to the state, judicial and
congressional conventions, shall be
regulated in each county by the respec-
tive county conventions.
ART. 7. The state convention shall be
composed of delegates from each county
in the numerical proportion to which
that county; is entitled in both. branches
of the.general assembly.
4. ART. 8. The. officers shall be presl-
dent, one vice president from each con-
gressional district, two SECRETARIES and
treasurer.
ART. g.. The state executive committee
shall be composed of three from each
congressional district. The delegates
ffom the counties comprising the con-
gressional district to nominate the ,candi.
dates from that district, and the conven-
ton shall then proceed to an election: 4
ART. 10. The executive committee
shall elect its own chairman and other
officers, and shall meet at the call of the
chairman, or any five members, at such
times and places as he or they may ap-
point.
ART. II. The executive committee shall
have power, by the vote of majority OF
the whole committee, tocall aiconvention
of the democratic party ofthe state, at
such time and place as it may designate; !;
and is charged with the execution and
direction Of the policy of the party in
the state, subject only to this constitu-
ton, the principles declared in the plat
form, and such instructions, by resolu-
tions or otherwise, as the state oonven.
ton may from time to time adopt |; and
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the time of election or until the
assembling of the next state convention
for the nomination Of state ticket, un-
less superseded by the action Of the state
convention. And if any vacancy be oc.
casioned by death, removal. or other
cause, the committee shall have power
10 fill the vacancy. -
ART. IL. When the state democratic
convention assemblies, it shall be called
to order by the chairman of the state
executive committee, shall elect tenn
porary president, and shall proceed i'm
.mediately to the election. of permanent
officers, and the transaction Of business.
The convention, when it has concluded
its business, shall adjourn sine die. And
when a convention is called by the exec
utive committee, such convention shall
be composed of newly elected delegates.
ART. 13. This organization shall not
90 into force until the state campaign OF
ISIS.
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