Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29
THE YORK DEMOCRACY.
ARTICLES GOVERNING THE PARTY.

FWSt.-N OulludClOuS 1OT I'LL Tile COuuGy
offices and for Representatives to the Gener-
al Assembly, Senate and House,) shall be
by primary election, at which a plurality
of the votes cast shall be sufficient to de-
termine the persons selected as the candi-
dates of the party. -
.SecOnd.-COnVentions shall be held when
ever the welfare Of the party demands it.
The Convention shall elect the county Chair
man-by ballot, when more than one NOM
inee is presented-a majority of the votes
cast being necessary to an election. 1t
shall choose the delegates (and their alter
nates) to the State, Congressional and Ju-
dicial Conventions. 1t shall elect, by bal
lot or otherwise, one person from each
stitute the County Executive Committee,
of which body the County Chairman shall
be, er-oEcio, a member and Chairman.
The County Chairman and members of the
Executive Committee, shall hold Office for
two years and until their successors shall be
elected. The Chairman shall call the Exec
utive Committee together upon the request
of any three members thereof, or whenever
he shall deem it necessary; and, the major
ty of the Committee so voting, the Com
mittee shall call Convention. The Exec
utive Committee shall fill all vacancies Oc-
curing when the Convention is not in ses-
sion, and the persons elected shall hold
office until the next session of the Con-
ventiOn.
IHird.-Each member of the Executive
Committee shall be, er-o6fcio Chairman of
the "precinct meetings" to be he held at
his precinct. He shall also appoint a First
and Second Vice Chairman for his pre-
cinct-to preside according to rank in his
absence-and furnish their names to the
Secretary of the County Executive Com
mittee.
uth.-"Precinct meetings" shall be
held at the several precincts as often, and
at such times, as the County Executive Com.
mittee may appoint; and in the case OF
emergency at such time as the County Chair
man may appoint. At such meetings all
Democrats present, who vote at such pre-
cinct at the, general election, shall be en-
titled to vote and otherwise 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 a Secretary from the men,
bers present.
Slrth.-A majority of the Executive Com
mittee shall constitute quorum. Each
member must attend the meetings called, or
send some person authorized, in aoriting, to
represent him.
iSere,uh.-This affirmation, to be admins
tered to each and eue'y votera primary elec-
tions and elections of delegates, is pre-
scribed, to-wit: "You affirm, upon your
honor, that you are in sympathy with the
Democratic party of York county that you
voted at this election" All other rules tor
conducting primary elections shall be pre-
scribed by the County Executive Commit.
tee, which shall also fix the time for hold.
ing elections.
Esghth.-The County Convention shall
hereafter be composed Off,. delegates, OF
whom twenty, not including members OF
the Executive Committee, shall constitute
a quorum. Each member of the Executive
Committee shall be entitled to a seat and
all other privileges except a vote, in the
Convention. The County Chairman shall
preside in all Conventions, but shall only be
entitled to a casting vote when there is tie.
Delegates to County Conventions shall be
elected by ballot, on day and between the
hours fixed by the Executive Committee.
Each member of the Executive Committee,
Tor the First or Second Chairman, ac-
cording to rank, in his absenceO shall ap-
point, IN acritiaag, three managers of election
for his precinct; and the appointment, with
the certificate of the managers as to the per-
sons elected shall be eforwarded to the Secre.
tary of the Executive Committee after the
election. The requisite number of persons
receiving the highest number of votes, shall
be the delegates; and the same number re-"
ceiving the next highest number of votes,
shall be the aHernateS. In the event of 8.
tie, the managers shall hold second elec'
tion two days thereafter, between the same
hours, and vote be had to determine be-"
tween such persons, without counting any
vote cast for any other person than those be-"
tween whom there was tie. The alter
mates shall be assigned to the several dele
gates Immediately after the election, by a.
Board to consist of the member of the Elk"
ecutive Committee (or the First or Second
Vice-C Chairman, as the case may be,) the
managers of election and the delegates select
that may be present-regard being to locall'
ty and convenience of communication be-"
tween delegate and alternate.
Resolved, That the Executive Committee, as
soon as the registration is complete, re-apportion
the membership for future County Conventions
for York county, among the several voting pre-"
cincts, OIL this basis : For the first thirty (3O)
registered white voters, one delegate Tor the
next forty (4O), another delegate; for the next
fifty (50), another delegate; and so on, in an as"
cending scale of ten (1O) Provided, That should
there be final fraction of forty (40) or more for
any precinct, such precinct shall be entitled to
an additional delegate.
Adopted, July 20, 1882.
RULES FOR CONDUCTING PRIMARY ELEC"
TIONS.
1. Each member of the Executive Com
mittee, (or his First or Second Vice-Chair~
man, in his absence,) shall appoint three
managers for the primary election at his
precinct, and deliver to one of them, as
Chairman, certificate, II, aOritiag, of the
appointment. Any two of the managers
shall constitute quorum.
2. The managers at each precinct shall
furnish the ballot-boX At the opening of
the polls the box shall be emptied, and ex.
hibited thus empty to any person present.
1t shall then be closed, and so remain until
the close of the polls.
8. The managers shall keep poll-list and
tally list, and for this purpose may appoint
a clerk.
i. The ballots used may be either printed
or written, or partly printed and partly
written. Each ballot must have thereon
the names (and ofices) of aU the candidates
for whom the voter intends to vote. Each
voter who desires to vote for members Of
the Legislature and County Commissioners,
must vote for the full number to be elected !;
otherwise, so much of his ballot as relates
to those offices will not be counted. The
County Chairman and Secretary of the EX"
ecutive Committee shall cause to be printed
a sufficient number of tickets, containing
the names of all the candidates who file the
required pledge within the time prescribed
by the Committee, and who (at the same
time) pay to the Secretary one dollar each
to defray the expense of printing the tickets"
Said tickets shall have, at the top, instruc"
tions to voters to erase the names of those
candidates for whom they do not desire to
vote