Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-24
CHE State Re1upfrafg.
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
FI7LI, TEXT OF THE CONSTITUTION AS AMEN
.I-c1rcr > 1909

ED, AUGUST 2, 1882.
The Constitution of the Democratic party
of South Carolina rs amended by the late
Convention is as follows:
ARTICLE I. There shall be one or more
Democratic Clubs organized in each election
precinct, each of which Clubs shall have Il
distinct title, ''The - Democratic Club"
and shall elect President, one or more Vice
Presidents, a Recording and Corresponding
Secretary and a Treasurer, and shall have the
following Working Committees, OF not less
than three members each, viz: A Committee
on Registration, an Executive Committees as
to each Club may seem eXpedlent.
ART. II. The meetings of the Clubs should
be frequent after the opening of the canvass,
and some member of the Club or invited speak
er deliver an address at each meeting If prac-
ticable.
ART III. The President shall have power
to call al extra meeting of the Club, and
members of the Club shall constitute quo
rum 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
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 it's own officers and fill all va
cancies which may arise when 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 County Convention.
The present County Executive Committees
shall continue in office until the first meeting
Of the County Conventions under this organ-
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 cir
cumstances. This Convention shall be called
together by the 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, and proceed to elect from among
it's members President, one or more Vice
Presidents, a 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 noml-
mating candidates for county offices or for
the State, Judicial and Congressional Conven-
tions shall I've 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 in both branches of the General
Assembly.
ART. VIII. The officers shall be a Presi-
dent, one Vice-President from each Congress
,ional District, two Secretaries and Treas
urer
ART. TX. The State Executive Committee
shall be composed of three from each Congress
sional District The delegates from the cOun-
ties comprising the Congressional District to
nominate the candidates from that district,
and the Convention shall then proceed to an
| election. The member representing South
Carolina on the National Democratic COM
mite shall be &c ottcio member of the State
Democratic Committee
ART. Y. The Executive Committee shall
elect it's 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
may appoint. .,
| lave power. by the vote of a majority OF the
whole Committee to call a Convention of the
Democratic party of the State at such time
md place us it may designate and is charged
with the execution and direction of the policy
VI the party in the State, subject only to this
Constitution, the principles declared in the
platform. and such Instructions, by resolutions
,r otherwise, us the State Convention may
from time to time adopt; and shall continue
in office for two years from the time OF elec-
ton, or until the assembling Of the next State
Convention for the nomination of State
ticket, unless superseded by the action of the
the State ticket be occasioned by death, re-
moval, or other cause, the Committee shall
have power to fill the vacancy: Provided
this shall not apply to the office of Governor
when there shall be sufficient time to call
State Convention.
ART. XII. When the State Democratic
Convention assemblies, it shall be called to or
ler by the Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, shall elect a temporary President,
and shall proceed Immediately to the election
of permanent officers and the transaction OF
| business.
The Convention, when it has concluded its
business, shall adjourn sine de- And when a
Convention is called by the Executive Com
mttee, 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 Conventions. A ma
ority of delegates shall be present at Con-
vention to constitute a quorum for nomina-
ting candidate either for Congress or Solici-
tor. The delegation of each county III Con-
gressional or Judicial Convention shall have
power TO fill any vacancy in the delegation.
And whenever any county is or shall be suGdi-
| vided among two or more Congressional Dis
tricts the delegates to the Conventions of the
several Congressional Districts shall be elect
ed 10y the County Democratic Convention, and
| apportioned among the respective Congress
| sional subdivisions of the countyin proportion
| to population.
In every Convention to nominate candl-
date for Congress OF for the office of Solicitor
Il majority of the votes shall be necessary to a
CHOICE and the votes shall be taken uirG rOce
and recorded, unless there be but one candi-
date, in which event the vote may be taken by
accamation. AS soon as a Congressional or
Judicial Convention has nominated the party
candidate for Congress or Solicitor, it Shall ad-
iourn sine die, and whenever a candidate to fill
| AL uneXpred term of either office has to be
nominated, it shall be done by new Conven-
| tion of delegates fresh from the people. The
Executive Committee of each Congressional
District or Judicial Circuit shall consist OF the
several County Chairmen of the respective
counties and parts of counties composing such
District or Circuit, which Committee shall
elect it's own Chairman, Secretary and Ireasu-
rer, who shall continue in office for two years
in District and for four years in Circuit,
respectively, or until their successors Shall
have been elected. 1t shall require the con-
sent of Il majority of the whole executive Com
mttee in any District or Circuitto call Nom
mating Convention.
The Executive Committee of each District