The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-25
THE STATS DEhIoCRAcY.
Consultation OF tho Deno,csatio Party OF
South Carolina.

party VI cOutu SRTouno, which WAS
| adopted by the State Convention, and
went into force in the campaign of 1878,
is as follows: =
ARTICLE I. There shall be one or more
democratic ClEos organized in eauh elec.
uon precinct, each of which. Clubs shall
have distinct little, s"The ----- Demo-
craiic Club" and shall elect President,
one or more Vice Presidents, Record
ing and Corresponding Secretary, and
Treasurer, and shall mayo the following
working committees, OF not less Than
three members each, viz: A Committee
OH hegistration, an Executive Com nittee
and a;ioh other Comrnit.ees as 10 each
Club may seem expedient.
ART. II. The meetings Of the Clubs
shall 90 frequent after the opening Of the
canvass, and some member of the Ulnb
or invited speaker deliver. an afdressIet
each nesting if practicable.
ART. III. The President shall have
power to call an extra meeting of the
Club, and members Of he Club.
shall constitute quorum for the transac-
ton of business. s. as. i84Q 4s'I
:. ART. w. The Clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate under
the control OF q County Executive Com.
mitteo, which shall consist OF one lnenl-
Der from each Club, TO be nominated by
the respective Clubs and elected by the
County Convention, and such, other mem
bora "a the Conyention MAY add. =
The Executive Ciuimittee, when cleo;
ted, shall appoint its own officers and Gil
all vacancies which may arise when the
Convention is not IN session. The tenure
Of Office OF the Executive Committee
shall be until the e'next general campaign,
unless sooner removed or suspended by.
the County Conventiob.n la&172ti; :.
The present County Executive Com.
mittee5 shalt continue in Office until the
first meeting Of the County Conventions
ahder this organizations, g iisSi:l's'isi3' +
ART. W County Democratic Conyen-
tions shall be composed Of delegates elec.
ted by the several Local Clubs del
egate toreYery Club, and en- additional
delegate for every twenty-five (25) en-
rolled members--withg the right TO each
County Convention to enlarge or dimih.
ish' the representation according to cir.
cumstances. This Convention shall be
called together by thu Chairman of the
Executive Committee, under such rules
as each county may adopt, and when
assembled shall be called to order By the
Chairman Of the Executive Committee;
aud shall proceed &c elect from among it's
n1embers O President, opeor moro Vice
Presidents, o Secretary and Treasurer.
The Convention shall proceed to busil
ness, and when the same is transacted IL
ahali adjourn sine die. 134 .9si
ART. vi. Tho mode and manner Of
nominating candidates for county Offices
or for delegates to the State, judicial and
Congressional Conventions shall BIO reg,
ulated In each county by the respective
County Conventions. 9s5.9
ART. VII 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.
ART. VIII. The officers shall be q
President, one; Vice. President from each
Congressional District, two Secretaries
and Treasurer,
ART. TX. The State Executive Com.
mittee SHALL be composed OF three from
each Congressional District. The dele-
gates from the counties comprising the
Congressional District to nominate the
candidates from that district, and the
Convention shall then proceed to gu cleo.
tion. .ei 5s;4 i.st.. .atIsig faj
b ART. x. The Executive COMMITTEES
sbali elect its cwn Chairman and other
officers, aud shall necG at tic csii OF tiis
Chairman or any Eve lieniBers, at such
times and places as he or they may aps-
point. ~ .,. tsi1S:. < nv, Ia i-g,5
!. Art. XII. The Executive COMMITTEES
shall have power, by the vote of a il na-
jofity Of the whole Committee, to call a
Convention of the Democratic PARTY of
the SLate ati.spch time, and place as It
Iiiay u5signitos md - 5hnIEvl: with with shp M
execution and direction Of the policy of II
dhe party In the State, subject only Il,
this Constitntion, the principles declared
in the. platform, and spch instructions,
by resolution or otherwise, as she State
ConEsntion msy from time to time adobt
and shall continue in Office for two years
from the time of election, cor until the
assembling Of the next State Convention
for the posninasiop of q State ticket, un-
less kupeTceded by the action OF the State
Convention. And If any vacancy be
occasioned by death, removal, !, or ottef
cause, the Committee; shall have ->nWes
to fill the vacancy. iai
Art. XII. When the State Democratic
Cony yention assemblies, it shall he called
to order by the Chairman OF. the Stat6
ExecBtiss Committee, slialf eIocb g tes1t
p1rarEi PRESIDENT end proceed iuai
med diately.to the election Of permanent
officers and the transaction OF business.
The Convention, when Il has concluded
its bhsiness, shalt adjoufh aiae Pdis! And
sVhenia Convention is ca.lediB By the sIsxl
eeutiyR e9ommittee.a sschs Gonyentioi
shall be composed of newly elected dele
gates.
Arr. XIII. Rspreatntation in judicial
and Cong gres5lohai Conventions shall 30
a.. .!. leeis & :.e A &c: Sat-. ;s
tionss A majority of delegates shall bd
present at a Convention to corstitnte d
quorum fos nominating candidate
either for Congress or Solicitor. The
delegation Of each county in ConRress.
ional or Judicial Convention shal. have
power 10 MI any vacancy in the deIegai
ton.
In every Convention to nominate d
candidate for Congress or for the Office OF
Solicitor minority OF the voses ehallF bd
necessary g o choice, and the vote shall
10 thSii 5itts s5 aud recorded =eS.siissa ;ss.,S ,
there ID but one candidate, In which
event the vote may be taken by accisntRl
tiop. AS SOON SO 9 Congressional or .Iu.
dicial Convention has noniinAssd The
party candidate for Congress or Soh litor,
it shall adjourn sine die, and whenever q
candidate 20 Gil ah naexpirea tern Of
either Office has oibe nominated, It shall
be done by new Convention of dele
gatea fresh from the people. The Exec
Itiv. Committee of each Congressionass
District or Judicial Circuit shall consist
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