The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
a Document Which Should be Carefully
Studied and Preserved.

each clcCLIoIl )ltCIuEt, ciCu vi WHICH,
Clubs shall have distinct title, 1.-The
-Democratic Club" and shall
elect President, one or more Vice.
Presidents, 4 Recording and Cores.
ponding Secretary, and q Treasurer, and
shall have the following Working Com
mittees, of not less than three members
each, viz: y Committee on Registra-
ton, an Executive Committee, and such
other Committees as to each Club may
seem eXpcdient.
ARTICLE II. The meetings of the
Clubs shall be frequent after the open
ing of the canvass, and some member
of the Club or invited speaker deliver
an address at each meeting, if practi-
cable.
ARTICLE III. The President shall
the Club, and-members of the
Club shall constitute 4 quorum for the
transaction Of business.
ARTICLE ". The Clubs in each
County shall he held together and
operate under the control of County
Executive Committee, which shall con-
sist 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 Con-
vcntion may add, but these powers to
the said Executive Committee do not
carry with them the power to pass upon
the election Of members to the County
Convention or their qualification to sit
as members, for this power belongs to
the members ofthe Convention through
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mittec on credentials, whose report
shall be acted upon as the members Of
the Convention may deem proper. The
Executive Committee, when elected,
shall appoint its own officers and fill all
vacancies which may arise when the
Convention is not in session. The term
Of office of the Executive Committee
shall he until the first Monday Of May
of each election year, at which time the
| County Convention shall he called to-
gethcr to rcorganiZe the party, or unless
sooner removed or suspended by the
County Convention.
ARTICLE Y: County Democratic Con-
ventiOns shall be composed Of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty-five men,
bers, and one delegate for fractional
majority thereof, with the right to each
County Convention to enlarge or dimi-
nish the representation according to
circumstances. The County Conven-
tions shall he called together by tbN
Chairman Of the respective Executive
Committees under such rules as each
County may adopt, and when assem-
bled shall be called to order by the
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
and the convention shall proceed to
nominate and elect from among its
members President, one or more Vice.
Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer,
The clubs recognized by the respective
County Conventions at their last meet
ing shall continue to be recognized as
the clubs from whom delegations to the
next County Convention shall be sent
and no others, unless by two-thirds
vote Of any Convention to whom appli-
cation is made for the formation Of an
additional club, except that in
all cities with population Of
5000 and more, there may be
two clubs in each polling precinct, and
they shall be organized in obedience to
this constitution, as are the clubs else
where in this State; and in organizing
said clubs, they may have representa-
ton in the County Conventions respec-
lively, as said Conventions shall declare
in accordance with the provisions of
this constitution.
| ARTICLE VI. The State Nominating
Convention for the nomination of
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
other State officers in 1892, and there
after, shall he composed of delegates
from each County in the numerical
proportion to which such County is
entitled in both branches of the Cen
cral Assembly. Said delegates to he
chosen by primary elections to be held
on the last Tuesday in August of each
election year, the delegates to be elected
to receive majority Of the votes cast.
At which election only white Demo
Gratis shall be allowed to vote, except
that negroes who voted for General
Hampton in 1S7G, and who have voted
the Democratic ticket continuously
since, may be allowed to vote.
The club rolls of the party shall con,
stitute the registry list and shall he
open to inspection by any member OF
the party and the election under this
clause shall be held and regulated
under the act Of the General Assembly
of this State, approved December 22d
lSSS. and any subsequent acts of the
Legislature of this State.
ARTICLE VII. The officers Of the
State Convention shall be President
and N'icePresident from each Congress.
Sional District, two Secretaries and q
Treasurer.
ARTICLE VIII. The State Executive
Committee shall be composed of two
members from each Congressional Dis
trict. and eight members ut large. one
Of whom shall be from each judicial
district, Suid members to be nominated
by the delegates from the congressional
and judicial districts respectively, to
ne elected by the Convention. When
elected .uid Executive Committees shall
elect its own officers. shall meet ut tile
call of the chairman or any five mem
brrS, ri such times and places as he or
they may appoint. The member Of the
National Democratic Executive Com
mittpe from South Carolina is to be
. elected by the State Convention in 1882
und every four years thereafter, and
when elected shall be eX-otliciO q mem.
Der of the State Executive Committee
The Executive Committe shall have
power, by the vote of q majority of the
whole committee, to call Il Convention
of the Democratic party of this State,
1T such time and place as it may desig-
nate, but after calling q Convention
shall not have power to revoke said
call The State Executive Committee
is charged with the execution and
direction of the policy Of the party in
the State, subject to this Constitution
the principles declared in the platform
OF principles and such instructions by
Resolutions or otherwise as the State
Convention may from time to time
adopt, and shall continue in office fol
two Years from tie time of election OF
until the assembling Of the State Con-
vention which meets III lS92, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the