The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-09
The County Convention.

The County Convention.
OFFICE OF County CmAIRNAS or THE
DEMoCRhTIC PARTY OF OkANGEBUna
County.
ORANGEBURG, S. c., March 20, 1880.
by and with the advice Of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee, /, Malcolm
l. Browning, County Chairman, do
hereby call Convention of the Dem
ocratic Party Of Orangeburg County
to meet on the second Saturday 'iiis
May proximo, being Tire eighth day
of The month, at ten and half O'clock
A. ~, for the purpose Of transaclina
the following business then and there
to he brought before the Convention
First, to elect six delegates 10 rep
resent The County of Orangeburg in
the State Convention 10 be holden
at Columbia on the first day of June
next.
SECOND, TO express tie sense of the
Democratic party of this County upon
the question of ".he repeal of the two
thirds rule now Of force in National
Conventions.
Third, to express the sense Of the
party in this county upon tile ques-
lion whether the nomination of the
STATE ticket should be made at the
June Convention or at subsequent
time.
Fourth, to elect a County Execu
tive Committee to serve for the next
two years,
Fifth, to eject County Chairman
to serve for the same period.
| Sixth, and TO do and transact
such other business as may properly
be brought before said Convention.
The basis Of representation in said
Convention will be one delegate for
every club, and an additional delegate
for every twenty-five enrolled men,
bcrs. Fractions Of twenty-five will
no. DC entitled TO representation.
Presidents Of Clubs are hereby di-
rected TO call their clubs 10 meet on or
before the first Saturday in May. the
lrst day Of the month, for the our
pose of electing delegates to the afore-
said County Convention, and of re-or-.
ganizing their clubs. 1t is urged upon.
'he clubs TO elect US delegates only.
those who can and will attend the. !.
Convention. At these meetings of
The clubs, they will proceed to elect
their officers 10 serve for the next.
campaign, aid also each club will,
nominate q member Of the County
Executive Committee to be elected bv
the County Convention.
The retiring County Chairman has;
requested our local papers TO publish
the Rules of the Democratic Party 80
that the Convention, the clubs and
tho people may he fully and intelli-
gently informed as TO the method of
organizations. The plan being thus
furnished forth, the interest and atten-
ton of all are invoked TO it's details.
The clubs will organize and elect
their officers as in the said Rules is
provided. Secretaries of clubs will
furnish to one Of their delegates, the
list of officers, delegates and members
of the County Executive Committee
chosen at the meeting aforesaid.
Let this publication OF the s.Party
Rules" and this call for organization
under them be the bugle- blast whose
clear and CHEEKY notes will command
attention Full attendance and deem
interest should characterize these
primary meetings Of the clubs for
these are the primal steps, which,
well taken, so very far towards pro.
noting satisfaction in the work ahead
OF us, and towards assn ing harmony
throughout the campaign, and suc>
uessiul issue out Of ali its events
MALCoLM |. BRowNING,
County Chairman.
j. L. HEIDrMAN,
Sec. County Ex. Com.