Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-06-12
THE LAW OF THE PARTY.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTH CARO-
LIMA DEMOCRACY.

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and shall elect president, one or more vice
presidents, recording and a corresponding
Secretary, and treasurer, and shall have
the following working committees, OF not
less than three members each, viz. COM
mittee on registration, an executive COM
mittee. and such other committees as to
the club may seem expedlent.
ART. II. The meetings of the clubs should
be frequentafter opening of the canvass, and
some member of the club or invited speak
er deliver an address at each meeting, II
practicable. ~.E
| ART. III. The president shall have pow
er to call an extra meeting of the club,
and - members of the club shall constl-
tute quorum for the transaction Of busi-
ness.
| ART. w. The clubs in each county shall
be held together and operate under the con-
| troll of a county executive committee, which
shall consist of one member from each club,
| 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 conven-
ton is not in session. The tenure of office
of the the executive committee shall be un-
til the next general campaign, unless sooner
removed or suspended by the County Con-
| ventiOn.
ART. V. County Democratic Conventions
shall be composed of delegates elected by the
several local clubs-one delegate for every
club and one additional delegate for every
twenty-five enrolled members-With the
right to each County Convention to enlarge
or diminish representation, according to
circumstances. This convention shall be
called together by the chairman of the ex-
parl
county may adopt, and when assembled
shalled be called to order by the chairman
of the executive committee, and proceed to
elect from it's members a president, one or
more vice-presidents, secretary and treas
urer. The convention shall proceed to bus
mess, and when the same is transacted it
shall adjourn sine die.
ART. vi. The mode and manner of NOM
mating candidates for county offices for the
State, Jr 7icial and Congressional Conven-
tions shs. be 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 tiat
county is entitled in both branches of the
General Assembly.
ART. VII. The officers shall be a pres-
dent, one vice-president from each Congress
sional District, two secretaries and treas
urer.
ART. TX. The State Executive Commit
tee shall be composed of three from each
Congressional District to nominate the can
didates from that district, and the Conven-
tion shall then proceed to an election. The
member representing South Carolina on the
| National Democratic Committee shall be
er-oficio member of the State Democratic
Committee.
ART. X. The Executive Committee shall
| elect it's own chairman and other officers,
any five members, at such times and places
as he or they may appoint.
| ART. XII The Executive Committee
shall have power, by the vote of majority
of the whole committee, to call Conven-
ton of the Democratic party in the State,
at such time and place as it may designate;
and is charged with the execution and Gi-
rection of the policy of the party in the
State, subject only to this Constitution, the
principles declared in the Platform and such
instructions, by resolution or otherwise, as
the State Convention may from time to
time adopt; and shall continue in office for
two years from the time of election, or until
the assembling of the next State Conven-
ton for the nomination of State ticket,
unless superseded by the action of the State
Convention. And if any vacancy on the
State ticket be occasioned by death, remov-
al, 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
order by the chairman Of the State EXecu-
tive Committee, shall elect temporary
| cho11 m M tpIV
to the election of permanent officers and the
transaction of business. The convention,
when it has finished it's business, shall ai-
| ourn sine die. And when a convention is
called by the Executive Committee, 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
majority of delegates shall be present at
convention to constitute quorum TOR
nominating candidate either for Congress
or solicitor. The delegation of each county
in Congressional or Judicial Convention
shall have power to fill any vacancy in the
delegation. And whenever any county is
or shall be subdivided among two or more
Congressional Districts the delegates to the
conventions of the several Congressional
Districts shall be elected by the County
Democratic Convention, and apportioned
among the respective Congressional subdi-
visions of the county in proportion to pop
ulation.
In every convention to nominate candi-
date for Congress, or for the office of SOllcl-
tor, a majority of the votes shall be necessa-
| nv to choice, and the votes shall be taken
vira voce and recorded, unless there be but
one candidate, in which event the vote may
be taken by acclamation. AS soon as Con-
gressional or Judicial Convention has NOM
mated the party candidate for Congress or
solicitor, it shall adjourn sine die; and
whenever a candidate to fill an unexpired
term of either Office has to be nominated, 1T
shall be done by new convention OF dele
gates 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 dis
trict or circuit. which committee shall elect
it's own chairman, secretary and treasurer,
who shall continue in Office for two years III
district and for four years in a circuit. re-
spectively, or until their successors shall
have been elected. It shall require the con-
sent of majority Of the whole executive
committee in any district or circuit to call a
nominating convention.
The executive committee of each district
or circuit shall be specially charged in it's
discretion, except as herein provided, ana
subject to the State Platform, as well as un-
der the supervision of the State Executive
Committee, with the conduct of every elec-
ton for Congressional representatives or SO,
licitors in such district or circuit; and SAID
committee shall meet at the call of the