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The Next Meeting OF the County Club.

Tic NeNC McctiNS vi tHe >o""'!
At the next meeting OF the County
Club the Constitution and the Ruies lor
conducting the Primary Election Will be
discussed. We give below the full tcNt
of both of these documents, that our Peo-
ple NAV read them carefully aud be pre-
pared to vote in%telligcntly on the various
changes which may be proposed. FOR
our own part we think the Primary Eiec-
tions should be conducted as nearly as
possible on the plan of conducting the
general election. The primaries Sho"io
not in our opinion he held under the aus
pices of local clubs and in the interest VI
particular candidates, but tho managers
should be appointed py the County CHAIR
man. with tho approval of the County
Club, and they should hold the election
Mt tho usual places of election, after max
inc affidavit that they will hold a fair
election and act impartially a between
the candidates. Poll lists should be kept
so that if any fraud should he discovered
the old rule Of taking the illegal Votcs
from the candidates having the greatest
number of votes may be restored. This
would insure a fair election. The Conn-
tv Club should be explicit in its declara-
ton as to who AL qualified voters at the
primary election. This will prevent dis.
satisfaction among the candidates ana
their respective tricuds.
Constitution Of the Abbeviile Demo-
cratic Club.
I.-This club shall be known as tine Aooe-
willie County Democratic Clup. -o.o,.
u-Its officers shall consist OF n fIeSiuem.'
three Vice Presidents, aScaretary "ho''i''*"
mI-Thc members shall consist OF seven
delegates from each of the democratic clups
ia Abbeville county, whose SSiectIom a m
term Of service i'll this ctnD shail ps 1911
determined by the respecti'e Si"o0
they belong. tho c,nh
shall be ut Abhcvillc Court House on Eh.esuaS
in every month ut II O'Clock u. m, "nd ~ n"i!
he thoduty of the President ofthe cluD 10 cal,
sx,ra meetings, and to increase the runper o.
extra meetings in the month asthe eTigencies
OF the eampaiIghn n may ma s leGn,f re- do t So o.
V.Thc number of votes to be cast Dy, tne
delegates from the respective c.uns mh tSn
compose this club: shall De acs"ro,in 10 c,nhs
luIlcTlChi S.ir
represented by them. c,-c ,rh
Wit shall be the duty OF the COUNTY Ciun
tokeep the township clubs posted OF ntl n.at.riS
pcrtaining to the canvass In the county MnH
To enforce by example and preceptali sucn
matters Of policy AS may pest pI'",o.e Wv -.
success of tic Democratic party IN the county
exercising constant and general surt,
Of matters pertaining 10 the campaign. H.
VII.-This constitution may he aii'eiidcu IN
the following manner. Notice ma DC siSen
Of any amendment propoScN az y rGSa,n,
-. .1.h n,l iT II pnnStlfltlOnNl
vote OF two-thirds OF the delegates present a.
the next regular meeting vote Tor me amend
ment it shall be adopted as part Oh inc eoist'-
tuition. can't, ,,,,b shou no
ordiuar'aily with open doors. put us ~ tuhes
the place OF a County Executive commas.
the sessions shall be secret. IL, III nn n mai,
the President desires TO communicate maj,
TORS confidential, or five members ue'ile I'LL
spectators to withdraw.
Rules for Conducting the
Elections.
Pecolrcd /. That primary electlons DC nela
nj s,ich time and places as may DC nereallel
Jes;anntcd BY the County Club, lot the Pur-
nose OF nominating suitable canuiuates vi
the general eledtion in November neAL;
tion of each Township Clvb shall be required
immcdiateiy To begin the PREPARATION o. isl
of the DrmOcratic votes Vi LIE iownSulpI
taken from the rolls OF the CLUBS LOT LIZ ",
e ISIS-Rl0 lTOtu tDC lSiNPhf" It.
inspection of the Committee, winch liSt sun,
he completed and given TO the President OF
tho club on the dny of the primary r'ectloie
10 be used by the managers OF s'tlu eieclIoiis.
u".oh.oj Z For the purpose OF holding such
cl3crion the various local clubs shall meet a,
or near their regular place OF meetlrS anu
as may be proposed for the different oIhccs
designated. Each club havSng CHOSEN tnLee
members who shall act rs managers anu VIM
shall keep q poll list or All PERSONS Su.lHs 10
10. . in ,,t,uli prescribed DS
law. ,,.oa h.,
the county club, after the township S'u ~.
shall have voted as hercinbcforc PROVIDED. tne
nlYnarers shall certify under their hanus; 10
the county club, the result o. saiu eiec.ion'
All the returns shall then and therc be asSIe-
Gated and The nominee or nominees lounu 10
lave received O majority OF all the primary
votes cast shall be declared Ia be the cahu'a-
nte or candidates of tho purity.
In cases where a clear majority OF All the
nriInar nv votes are not cast for a nominee OF
:. nominees for any office, the names OF tnSsr
who shall have received The greatest numper
OF votes, but less than =, u IL nl t1 Q ,Sn yo@ OF fhr
clubs and another election ordered.
The names 20 certified backishall be In the
nronortion Of twice the number or nomlila.
lions to be made FOR instance Io n, lpr h s.e an o,.
nmbe of nominees more than Two mo one
having a majority OF the whole the COUNTY
Club shall certify back me naines o t,e u o,her
officers, including nominees for the Legisla-
Ress,red, 5. That one OF the managers o:
election from each club, TO be chosen oy the
other managers for the purpose. shall consul,
tute the County Board of Managers. VINO snai'
Tnect Mt AbbcvIlle Court House, ut an appoint
ed time to aggregate the vote and declare the
nominees reelected.
c~o,nnleted the County Chaioman shall send o
list II the nominees to the PRECEDENT OF each
club. who shall give it publicity In his CLUB;
Resolred7. Polls to he opened oy al the
clubs at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, and closed Mt 8
O'Clock F. NJ, when the managers sballcoont