Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

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THE STATE DEMOCRACY.
CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
]-a.- OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Constitution of the Democratic party
of South Carolina, which was adopted by
the State Convention, and went into force III
the campaign of187S, is as follows:
ARTICLE I. There shall be one or more
Democratic Clubs organized in each election
precinct, each of which Clubs shall have q
distinct title: "The - Democratic Club"
and shall elect President, one or more
Vice Presidents, Recording and Cores
ponding Secretary, and 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. II. The meetings of the Clubs shall
be frequent after the opening of the canvass,
and some member of the Club or invited
speaker should deliver an address at each
meeting if practicable. ~ = ~ ."
ART. III. The President shall have pow.
er to call an extra meeting of the Club, and
- members of the Club shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business.
ART. w The Clubs in each county shall
be held together and operate under the con-
troll of County Executive Committee, which
shall consist of one member from each Club,
to be nominated by the respective Clubs and
elected by the County Convention, and such
other members as the Convention may add.
The Executive Committee, when elected,
shall appoint its own officers and gil all va
cancies which may arise when the Conven-
ton is not in session. The tenure of Office Of
the Executive Committee shall be until the
next general campaign, unless sooner reuov.
ed or suspended by the County Convention.
The present County Executive Committees
shall continue in Office until the first meeting
of the County Conventions under this organi.
zation.
ART v. County Democratic Conventions
shall be composed of delegates elected by the
several Local Clubs-one delegate for every
Club, and an additional delegate for every
twenty-five (25) enrolled members-with the
right to each County Convention to enlarge
or diminish the representation according to
circumstances This Convention shall be
called together by the Chairman of the Elk.
ecutive Committee, under such rules as each
county may adopt, and when assembled shall.
be called to order by the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, and shall proceed to
elect from among its members President,
one or moro Vice-Presidents, q Secretary and
Treasurer. The convention shall proceed to
business, and when the same is transacted, it
shall adjourn sine die.
ART vi. The mode and manner Of NOM
mating candidates for county Offices or for
delegates to the State, Judicial ard Congress
sional Conventions, shall be regulated in each
| county by the respective County Conventions.
ART. VII. The State Convention shall
be composed Of delegates from each county in
the numerical proportion to which that coun.
ty is entitled to representation in both branch.
es of the General Assembly. 20,
ART VIII. The officers shall be Presi-
dent, one Vice-President from each Congress
sional District, two Secretaries and Treas
urer.
ART. TX. The State Executive Commit.
tee shall be composed of three from each Con.
gressional District. The delegates from the
counties comprising the Congressional Dis.
trict to nominate the candidates from that
district, and the Convention shall proceed to
an election
Art. x. 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 appoint.
ART. XII. The Executive Committee shall
have power, by the vote of a majority of the
whole Committee, to call Convention Of the
Democratic Party of the 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
Constitution, the principles declared in the
platform, and such instructions, by resolution
or otherwise, as the State Convention may
from time to time adopt; and shall contin.
ue in Office for two years frysn the time Of
election, or until the assembling Of the next
State Convention for the nomination of a
State ticket, unless superseded by the action
of the State Convention. And if any vacan.
cy be occasioned by death, removal, or any
other cause, the Committee shall have power
to ELL the vacancy.
ART. XII. When the State Democratic
Convention assemblies, it shall be called to
order by the Chairman of State Executive
Committee, shall elect temporary President,
and shall proceed Immediately to the election
of permanent officers and the transaction of
business.
The Convention, wheh>it has concluded its
business, shall adjourn sinsdie And when
Convention is called by the Executive Com.
mittee, such Convention shall be composed Of
newly elected delegates.
ART. XIII. Representation in Judicial and
Congressional Conventions shall be- on the
same basis as in State Conventionsf A ma.
jority of delegates shall be present. at Con-
vention to constitute quorum for nomina-
ting candidate either for Congress or Solici.
tor. The delegation of each county, in .
Congressional or Judicial Convention, shall
have power to fill any vacancy in The delega-
tion.
In every Convention to nominate candi-
date for Congress or for the Office ofSolicitor,
a majority Of the votes shall be necessary to a
choice, and the vote shall be taken viva voce
and recorded, unless there is but one candi-
date, in which event the vote may be taken
by reclamation. As soon as Congressional
or Judicial Convention has nominated the par
tv candidate for Congress or Solicitor. it shall