Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27

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Or should it be found that ten delegates
will be admitted to the Congressional Conven-
ton, the delegates from York-principals and
aternates-tO be constituted as follows
Delegates Alternates.
s. A McElwee John A. Latta,
| r. H. Glenn ti w. S. Hart
ID. C. Mckinney, J. G. Chambers,
Allen Jones, John Rattaree,
| DR.. John &. Black, j. A. Deal,
Col. Andrew Jackson, DR.. A. 2. Cambell,
| A. r. Banks, S. Il. White,
J. Leondas Moore, w. S. Adams,
j. Lawrence Moore, lredell Jones,
| Robert Hays. :. l.. Davidson.
S. A. McElwee then offered the following
Preamble Articles and Resolution, for the
consideration of the Convention
THE DEMOCRATS of York county, through
their delegates assembled lin Convention ut
Yorkville, S. c., July 20, 1882, adopt the
following Articles for the future government
of the party in said county, to-wit:
FTrst-Nominations for all the county Of
fees and for Representatives to the General
Assembly, (Senate and IIouse,) shall be by a
primary election, at which plurality of the
votes cast shall be sufficient to determine the
persons selected as the candidates of the party.
Second.- Convention shall be held when-
ever the welfare of the party demands it. The
Convention shall elect the County Chairman
| by ballot, when more than one nominee is
presented--a majority Of the votes cast being
necessary to an election. 1t shall choose the
delegates land their alternates) to the State,
Congressional and Judicial Conventions. 1t
shall elect, by ballot or otherwise, one person
from each voting precinct in the county, who
shall constitute the County Executive Com
mttee, of which body the County Chairman
| shall he, er oticiO, q member and Chairman.
The County Chairman and members of the
Executive Committee, shall hold office for two
years and until their successors shall be elect
ed. The Chairman Shall call the Executive
Committee together upon the request of any
three members thereof, or whenever he shall
deem it necessary; and, the majority of the
Committee so voting the Committee shall
call a Convention. The Executive Commit
| tee shall fill all vacancies occurring when the
Convention is not in session, and the persons
elected shall hold Office until the next session
of the Convention.
IAr1.-Each member of the Executive
Committee shall be, &c otticio, Chairman of the
''precnct meetings. to he held at his pre-
cinct. lie shall also appoint a First and
Second Vice-Chairman for his precinct-to
preside according to rank in his absence-and
furnish their names to the Secretary OF the
county Executive COlllllIIee.
Fourth. "Precnct meetings" shall he held
at the several precincts Us often, and 1T such
times, as the County Executive Committee
may appoint and in the case of emergency,
at such time as the County Chairman may ap-
point At such meetings all Democrats pres
ent, who vote at such precinct at the general
election, shall be entitled to vote and other
wise participate. Working committees shall
be appointed at these meetings.
Futh.-Each Convention and "Precinct
meeting" being called to order by the Chair
man, shall elect {; Secretary from the members
present.
Si.rth.-A majority of the Executive Com
mittee shall constitute aquorum. Each mem
Der must attend the meetings called, or send
some person authorized, IN rrittng, to repre-
sent him.
Screnth.- This affirmation, to be administer
ed to cuch and ercry r0ter at primary elections
and elections Of delegates, is prescribed, to-Wt:
''You affirm, upon your honor, that you are in
sympathy with the Democratic party OF York
county; that you are entitled to vote, and have
net hitherto voted at this election" All 9TH
er rules for conducting primary elections Shall
be prescribed by the County Executive Com
mittee, which shall also fix the time for holding
elections.
Eigth.-The County Convention shall here
after be composed of. -. delegates, OF whom
twenty, not including members of the EXecu-
tive Committee, Shall constitute a quorum.
Each member of the Executive Committee
shall be entitled to Il seat and all other prlVl-
leges except 4 vote, in the Convention. The
County Chairman shall preside in ALL Conven-
tions, but shall only be entitled to a casting
vote when there is a tie Delegates to County
Conventions shall he elected by ballot, on a day
and between the hours fixed by the Executive
Committee. Each member OF the Executive
Committee, Tor the First or Second Vice-Chair-
man, according to rank, in his absence,) Shall
appoint, IN rriting three managers of election
for his precinct and the appointment, with
the certificate of the managers as to the per-
sons elected shall be forwarded to the Secre-
tary of the Executive Committee after the
election. The requisite number OF persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes, Shall be
the delegates and the same number receiving
the next highest number of votes, shall he the
ultcrnateS. In the event ola tie, the managers
shall hold a second election two days thereaf-
ter. between the same hours and a vote be had
to determine between such persons, without
counting any vote cast for any other person
than those between whom there was tie
The alternates shall be assigned to the several
delegates Immediately after the election, by a
tive Committee Tor the First or Second Vice
Chairman, as the case may be,) the managers
of election and the dclegates-eect that may be
present-regard being had to locality and con-
venience of communication between delegate
and alternate.
Rcsolred, That the Executive Committee, as
soon as the registration is complete, re-appor-
tion the membership for future County Con-
ventions for York county, among the several
voting precincts, Oh this basis For the first
thirty (30) registered white voters, one dele
gate for the next forty (4O), herdelegate
for the next fifty (50), another delegate and so
on, in an ascending scale of ten QO) Prorld-
ed, That should there be Il final fraction OF
forty (4O) or more for any precinct, such pre-
cinct shall be entitled to an additional dele
gate.
The Secretary having read the Preamble,
Articles and Resolution to the Convention,
Capt. Allen Jones moved that they be referred
to IL committee of five for examination during
the recess for dinner. The motion being Sec
onded, Dr. J. +. Lindsay moved that Secreta-
y Hart he added to the committee. The
amendment was accepted land the motion being
put, was adopted. The Chairman appointed
b. IT, Massey, +. II. Brown, DR.. W. G. Camp
bell, ID John &. Black, J. G.. Chambers and
G.. w. 5. Hart.