The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
Our Party'S Constitution.

oHi 1ltt y CONSTITUTION.
A~RT1CLEl. There shall be one or more lem
ocra ic ciuhs organized IN each election pre-
cint, each of which clubs shall have II distinct
Ute; The -, democratic C1uh,' and
StL.lt eject a president. one or moro yico-pres-
rotary and ~ trcaSurer; and shall have the
niiowing workinG commit 5. of not less
IMAM three member each, N: a committee
on registration, an executive com mittee and
s,cm oli'r committees as TO each club may
ART, ii. the meetings of the clubs should
ne frequent after the opening OF th,. canvass,
ana some inemher of the club or invited
speaker deliver in address ut each meeting, If
pr"ctivahlc.
Alsr. III. The president shall hive power to
members of the club shall constitute a quo.
rum FOR The transaction OF l'usiness.
ri. ~. TIE clubs III each county shall be
held together and operate under tie control
or u county executive committee, which shall
consist ofUnc me,nber f.uua each club, 70 DO
E~OHn1hntCU 10y Tie respective 9 uDS and elect
cd by the county convention, and such other
inenihers Us the INVENTION may add.
me executive committee. when elected.
snail appoint its own officers and Ill all va,
cancieS which may arise when the con vention
executive committee shall be until the next
general campaign unless SOONER removed or
snspsn4ed by The county convention.
small he composed OF delegates elected by the
several local clubs one delegate for every club
aud an nddili"nal delegate for every twenty
five { % enrolled nlenbers--with the right To
each county convention to enlarge or dImiu-
ish the representation according TO circunl-
stances, This con ventiOn shall be cnilel to-
Eeillcr BY The chairman OF the executive com
niitiee. under such rules AS each cunniy may
'dop'. and when assembled shall be called 10
order by the chairman of The e. executive c.,Ir-
mittre. and proceed to elect from among It's
idents. n secretary and treasurer. The con-
Nention >hmll proceed 10 business, ana when
the same is transacted it shall adjourn sine
ART. VI. The y ode nnd manner Of nomina-
tlnS c;.;,a' dates for county offices. or for state,
Judicial and Congressional Conventions,
shall be re- utnted in each county by the re-
specify" county conventions.
art. WI. the state convention shall DO
composed uf deiegates fro n each county, in
the numerical proportion to- which thDt conn
tE. Is rntitied in both branches o1 the General
AHr. Viii. The officers shall be a president,
one vice president from each congressional
district. Two secretaries and IL treasurer.
AIT. TX. The state Executive Committee
sail be com posed Of three from each Com
counties comprising the ,ongre-siunnl dis
frIct to nominate the candidates from thnt
district. and the convention shall Then pro-
coed to an election. The member Represents
ing south Carolina on The Nat DnuI DrinO-
cratic COMMITTEES shall be ex.,ilici" 81 mem
he" or tie State Democratic Committee,
Aler. Y. The Executive shall
elect it's own chairman and other officers. and
shall meet nj the call OF the ch:tirm.n or any
five members. nj such times un,I places as he
>KT. ri. The Executive Committee shall
to call a convention OF the Demoeraticc
il may designate; and * charged With the ex.
ec,tiou and direction Of the toiicy of the bar
~ In the state: subj oct only 10 this C"nstitu-
tion, the princi lie. declared In the platform.
md such Instructions, ny rcso utinn or other,
wise. AS the state Corvrntiou may rom time
TO time mdopt; AMI si,n;l continue in ,ifice
for two years from the time OF election, or un-
til the assembling OF the next S1nte Conven-
ton for the nomination Of. stat" ticket. un-
lISS IN the rfSft .f thn St1<~
Conrentio::. And ifHny vacancy on the State
ticket be occaSl"ncd by death. remuvaI, or
Ia Mi the vnc'lcy Provided, this shall not
apply To lie office of Governor when there
shat "r sufficient lime to call y "tate Com
AkI. MI. When the state Democratic Con-
v%"ntion ASSEMBLIES, II shall tee called 10 ORDER
10y the chairman OF he state Executive Com
m;tlec. shhii eject "a temporary president. and
snail proceed run cdiiIely u the eieclicn uf
business. =
The convention when 1t has concluded its
"nsi"e$S snail ~aGJourn sinedic. md when 3
convention is called by The Executive CONF.
mi:t-e, sucl, convention shall bL composed
N newly elected delegates.
Ant. XII. Representation III judicial and
I congressional con ventiOnS shall he OH the
IA me hnsis ms IN state Conventions. n ma
jOrity of delegates shall be present at a con
venlion to constitute II quorum for nominal
ting y candidate either fnr Congress or Soiici
tor: The dn,cEhiion of each county in a Con
sreSSiOnal or judicial convention shall hive
power to fill any vacancy III the deieyntion
And whenever any county Is or shall 6e sub
divided among Two or more Congressional
districts the delegates TO the con vtntions nj
the sew raj Congo eSsiuual districts shall lie
elected by the county Democratic convention
and l'roportipned among LII" respective Con.
gre siOnal subdivisions of the court In pro.
portion to pOpu' atm.
In every convention to nominate n candf-
DATE Tor Congress, or for the office of SOLICITOR.
Il majority of the votes shall be taken viva
v0ce and recorded, unless there he but lore
candidate, In which event the vote NAV be
taken by reclamation. AS soon as a Con-
nat, d the party cand date for CunyresE ar
solicitor, IT shall adjourn sine die; and when.
ever 2 c ndidate to I'LL an unex pred term OF
either office has to lie nominated, 1t shall be-
fcomtthe people. Il executive committee
or each COnSre: sional district or judicial cir
cult shall consist of the several county chair.
men ofthe respective counties rnd parts OF
commits c'ln, losing such district or circuit.
which cOlumitI.s shall elect It's own chair,
man, secretary and treasurer, who shall con-
t,nue In office for two years in u district and
for four years in u circuit, respectively. or
until their successors shall have been elect
ed. II shall require the consent of major
district or cilcut, to call q Nominating Con-
%vention.
The executive committee cf each district or
circuit shall be specially char ed In Its dig.
erection. except as herein provided, and sub
ject TO Lhe state platform, as we'll as under
the supervision OF the >,tte Executive Com.
mittee. with the conduct of every election for,
congressional representative or solicitors In
such district or circuit; aud snid' conn
snail meet at the call Of the chairman or OF
rs he er they may appoint.
Each congressional Convention shall meet
within Its Congressional district, ard each
judicial eonyention shall mcot within IT'S