Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-03-02
Headquarters Of the State lemocrasic
Executive Committee.
COLUMBIA, S. g. Feb, 1878.

AL q meeting OF the State Demo :
tratic Executive Committee of South
Carolina, held in this city on the 9th
instant, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Rcso/ved, That the State Executive
Committee OF the Democratic party
of South Carolina recon menis an
immediate reorganization of the
snnie in view OF the campaign of 1878
and that County Conventions be call
ed as soon as practicable IL the sever.
al counties to elect officers to serve
for the next two years.
In pursuance of the foregoing reso.
luton, the Executive Committee di-
rec Is attention to so much of the
Constitution of the party, adopted by
the State Convention in August, 1876
as refers to the county organizations,
us follows:
RTICLE 1. There shall be one
or more Democratic clubs organized
IL eaci election precinct, each of
which clubs shall have n distinct ii.
tie, The --- Democratic club -
and shall elect President, one or
more Vice Presidents, a Recording
and Corresponding Secretary, and
a Treasurer, and shall have the fol-
lowing working crmmittees, of not
less than three members each, viz:
y Committee on Registration, an
Executive Committee, and such 9th er
Committees as to each club may seem
cxpcdient.
ART. 9. The meeting 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 practi-
cable.
ART. 8. The President shall have
power to call an extra meeting of
the club, and -- members of the
club shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business.
ART 4. The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate
under the control ofa County Execu-
tive Committee, which shall consist of
one member from eace club, to be
nominated by the respective clubs
and elected by the County Conven-
ton, and such other members as the
convention may add.
The Executive Committee, when
elected, shall appoint its own Office RS
ard fill all vacancies which M ay
arise whom the convention is not in
session. The tenure Of Office of the
Executive Committee shall be until
the next general campaign, unless
sooner removed or suspended by the
county convention.
The present County Executive
Committee shall continue in office I'M.
til the first meeting of the County
Conventions under this organization
ART. .. County Democratic Con
ventions shall be comp ,sed of dele
gates elected by the several local
cluhs-one delegate for every club,
and an additional delegate for every
TWENTY-FIVE ehToiled members VIII
the right to each County Convention
TO enlarge or diminish the representa-
ton according to circumstances
This convent on shall be called to
gether by t c Chairman ofthe Execu-
cutive committee, under such ri les
as h3county may adopt, aud when
assembled, shall be called to order by
the Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee; and shall proceed to elect.
from among its members President,
one or more Vice Presidents. u Secre
tary and Treasurer. The conven
ton shall proceed to business, aud
when the same is transacted it shall
adjourn sine die.
ART. 6. The mode aud manner OF
nominating candidates for county
offices or for delegates to the State
Judicial and Congressional Conven
tions shall be regulated in each coun
ty by the respective Comfy Conven
tions.
In this connection, the State Ext
cutive Committee makes the follow
ing recommendations.
Under Article 1, where local clubs
Of the last campaign are in existencea
that they be reorganized by the cleo
ton Of officers to serve the ensuin 2
two years, and ms many additional
clubs formed rs may be deemed es
sential to the success Of the party
Also, tina, the committee on Registl a
ton forthwith make & complete re G
istration of all voters, classifying them
as white and black, Democrat and
Republican.
Under Article 1. that Tho Count, ,