The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-15
The Constitution OF the Party.

The Constitution OF the Party.
For the information of the Dem ocra.
cy of the State we publish, in full, the
Constitution Of the Democratic Party OF
South Carolina which went into force in
1873. BY this it will be seen that any
change that may be made by the Execu.
tive Committee in the number of dele.
gates who shall compose the State Con
vention will not necessarily change, in
like maner, the number Of delegates to
the Congressional and Judicial Conyen-
tions. The representation in these Com
ventions must be ''on the same basis
as in State Con ycntions. This does not
preclude tho representation from being
different from the representation in the
Stale Convention, provided that it be in
proportion to the representation of the
counties in tho General Assembly, but the
representation is usually the same in the
several Conventions, and an increase in
the membership of the State Convention
would be sure to be followed in forming
the other Conventions. Even if the
state Committee do not make any change.
In tho State Convention, wo see nothing
to prevent the respective County Conven.
tions from enlarging the representation
IN the Congressional and Judicial Con.
ventions:
CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF soUTH CAROLINA.
ARTICLE /. There shall be ono or
more Democratic Clubs organized in each
election precinct, each Of which Clubs
shall have distinct title, "The -
Democratic Club" and shall elect Pres.
ident, orr or more Vice. Presidents. O
Recording and Corresponding Secreta-
ry, and Treasurer, and shall hive the
following working committees, of not less
than three members each, viz: A Com.
mitteee OH Registration, ON Executive
Committee and such other Committees
rs to each Club may seem expedent.
ART. II. The meetings Of tho Clubs
should be frequent after the opening Of
the canvass, and some member of the
Club or invited speaker deliver az. address
at each meeting If practicable.
Ant. III. The president shall have
power to cal! an extra meeting of tho
Club, and - members of the Club shall
constitute quorum for the transaction Of
ART. ". The Clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate under
the control Of County Executive Com.
mittee, which shall consist of one mem.
Der from each Club, to be nominated by
the respective Clubs and elected by the
County Convention, and such other mem.
bers rs the Convention may add.
The Executive Committee, when cleo.
ted, shall appoint its own officers and fill
all vacancies 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
the County Convention.
The present County Executive Com.
mittees shall continue in Office until the
first meeting of the County Conventions
under this organization.
| ART.AV. County Democratic Conven-
tions shall be composed Of Delegates elec.
led by the several Local Clubs-one dole.
gate .,.r every twenty-five enrolled mem
bers.. with the right to each County Con.
vention ~ enlarge or diminish the repre-.
sentation according to circumstances.
This Convention shall be called together
by the Chairman OF the Executive Com.
mli!ee, and she'll proceed to elect from
among its members Il President, one or
more Vice Presidents, Secretary and
treasurer. The Convention shall proceed
to business, and when the same is trans.
acted it shall adjourn sine die.
ART. vi. The mode and manner of
nominating candidates for county Offices
or for delegates to the State, Judicial and
Congressional Conventions shall be reg.
uiated In each county by the respective
County Conventions.
ART. VII. Tho 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 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, aud the
Convention shall then proceed to an cleo
tion.
ART. x. The Executive Committee
shall elect its own Chairman and Other
officers, and shall meet at the call of the
Chairman or any five members, Mt sucl
times and places as he or they may ap
point.
ART. XI. The Executive COMMITTEES
shall have power, by the vote of MAORI
y of the whole Committee, to call 8
Convention Of the Democratic party O
the State at such time and place as i
may designate; and is charged with The
execution and direction of the policy ol
the party in the State, subject only to thi
Constitution, the principles declared IL
the platform, and such instructions, by
resolutions or otherwise, as the Stat,
Convention may from time to time adopt
and shall continue in office for two YEAR
from the time of election, or until tn,
assembling Of the next State Convention
for the nomination of State ticket, un.
less superseded by the action of the Stat,
Convention. And if any vacancy bt
occasioned by death, removal, or othe
cause, the Committee shall have power t,
fill the vacancy.
ART. XII. When the State Democratic
Convention assemblies, it shall be callet
10 order by the Chairman of the Stat
Executive Committee, shall elect tenn
porary President. and shall proceed i'm
mediately to the election of permanen
officers and the transaction of business
The Convention, when it has conclude,
its business, shall adjourn sire die. An
when Convention is called by the Elk
ecutive Committee, such Convention
shall be composed of newly elected dele
. gates.
ART. XIII. Representation in Judi
! cial and Congressional Conventions snal
be on the samo basis as in State Con yen