The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-07

elected, shall appoint its own officers
aud 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 gen
eral campaign, unless sooner removed
or suspended by the County Convex
ton.
The present County Executive Com
mittees shall continue III Office until
the first meeting OF the County Con
vention under this organization.
.AEr Y. County Democratic Con
rentions shall be composed Of dele
gates elected by the several clubs
one delegate for every twenty-five (25)
enrolled members-with the right to
each County Convention to enlarge or
diminish the representation according
to circumstances. This convention
shall be called together By the chair
man OF the Executive Committee, and
shall proceed to elect from among It's
members President, one OF more
Vice-Presidents, Secretary and
Treasurer The convention shall pro-
ceed to business, and when the same
is transacted it shall adjourn sine die.
Art. Vt. The mode and manner
of nominating candidates for county
offices OF for Delegates to the State,
judicial and Congressional Couven-
tions shall be regulated in each coan-
ty by the respective County Conven-
tons.
Art. VII. The Jtate Convention
shall be composed of delegates from
each county in the numerical proper
ton in which that county is entitled
in both branches of the General AS
sembly.
ART. VII. The officers shall be a
President, one Vice-President from
each Congressional District, two Sec
retaries and g Treasurer.
ART. IN. The State Executive
Committee shall be composed Of three
from each Congressional District. The
delegates from the counties composing
the Congressional District to nomi-
nate the candidates from that Dis
trict, and the Convention shall then
proceed to an election.
ART. \. The Executive Commit
tee shall elect its own Chairman and
other officers and shall meet at the
call OF the Chairman OF any five mem
bers, at such times and places as he OF
they may appoint.
ART. NI.-Thc Executive Commit
tee shall have 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 and
place as it may designate; and is
charged with the execution and di-
rection Of the policy Of the party in
the State, subject only to this Consti-
tuition, the principles declared in the
platform, and such instructions by
resolutions 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,
OF until the assembling Of the next
State Convention for the nomination
OF a State ticket, unless superseded by
the action of the State Convention.
And if any vacancy BE occasioned by
death, removal or other cause, the
committee shall have power to i'll the
vacancy.
ART. NIL When the State Demo-
cratic Convention assemblies, it shall
be called to order 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 con-
cluded its business, shall adjourn sine
die. And When a convention is called
BY the Executive Committee, such
convention shall be composed Of new
ly elected delegates.
ART Kill Representation in Ju-
dicial and Congressional Conventions
shall be on the same basis as in the
State Conventions. A majority of
delegates shall be present at a con-
vention to constitute a quorum for
nominating a candidate either for
Congress or Solicitor. The delegat-
ion Of each County in Congressional
or judicial convention shall have pow
er to fill any vacancy in the delegat-
ion.
In every convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress or for the Of
fee of Solicitor a majority of the vot-
ers shall be necessary to a choice, and
the votes shall be taken rjc0 coce and
recorded, unless there be but one can
didate, in which event the vote may
be taken by acclamation. As soon as
a Congressional or Judicial Conyen-
ton has nominated the party candi-
date for Congress OF Solicitor it shall
adjourn Si;,5e die, and whenever can
didate to fill an unexpired term Of
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