The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-21

from among its members q President, one
or more Vice Presidents, Secretary and
Treasurer. The clubs recognized BY the
respective County Conventions at their
last meeting shall continue to be recog.
nized as the clubs from whom delegations
to the next County Convention shall be
sent and no others, unless by a two'thirds
vote of any Convention to whom appli.
cation is made for the formation of an
additional club, or new club is formed,
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 elsewhere
in this State; and in organizing said
clubs, they may have representation in
the County Conventions respectively, as
said Conventions shall declare in accor-
dance with the provisions of this consti.
tuition.
ART. vi. The State Nominating Con-
vention for the nomination OF Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and other State
officers in 1892 and thereafter, shall be
composed of delegates from each County
in the numerical proportion TO which
such County is entitled in both branches
of the General Assembly. Said delegates
to be choaen by primary election to be
held on the last Tuesday in August of
each election year, the delegates to be
elected to receive a majority of the votes
cast. At which election only white
Democrats shall be allowed to vote, ex.
cept that negroes who voted for General
Hampton in 1876, and have Toted the
Democratic ticket continuously since
may be allowed to vote.
The club rolls of the party shall con.
stitute the registry list and shall be open
to inspection by any member Of thep party,
and the election under this clause shall
be held and regulated under the act of
the General Assembly of this State sp.
proved December 22d, 1888. and any
subsequent acts of the Legislature Of this
State.
ART. VII. The officers of the State
Convention shall be a President and Vice
President from each Congressional Dis,
trict, two Secretaries and q Treasurer.
ART. VIII. The State Executive Com.
mittee shall be composed of two MEM
bers from each Congressional District,
and eight members at large, one of whom
shall be from each judicial district, said
members to be nominated by the dele
gates from the congressional and judicial
i districts respectively, to be elected by the
Convention. When elected saill Execu-
tive Committee shall elect its own Off
GERS, shall meet at the call of the chair
man or any five members, at such times
and places as he or they may appoint.
The member of the National Democratic
Executive Committee from South Caro-.
i lima is to be elected by the State Con-
{. Yention in 1892 and every four years
thereafter, and when elected shall be
! ex.oficio a member of the State Execu.
i tive Committee. The Executive Com
mittee shall have pc1er, by the vote of 9
majority of the whole committee, to call
Convention of the Democratic party Of
this State, at such time and place as it
may designate, but after calling q Con
Z vention shall not have power to revoke
said call. The State Executive Commit.
tee is charged with the execution and
direction of the policy of the party in
the State, subject to this Constitution,
4 the principles declared in the platform
. of principles and such instructions by
resolutions or otherwise as the State Cou-
1 yention 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 State Convention
which meets in 1892, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to National Conyen.
!. tion, unless superseded BY the action Of
4 State Convention which may meet
earlier. Said Executive Committee being
creation of the Convention can be sup.
erseded by it at any time. Ifany Vacan-
cy occurs on the State ticket by death,
i REMOVAL or other cause the committee
! shall have the power to fill the vacancy
except that in the caae of the Office OF
Governor sufficient time remaina to call
q convention, they shall do so, but if not
they may fill the vacancy.
| =tAhI. La w aOu bnO kVaIO Sod fSAbASA
assemblies it shall be called to order by
the chairman of the State Executive
Committee, A temporary president shall
BE- nominated and elected by the Con-
ventieu, and after it's organization the
Convention shall proceed Immediately
to the election of permanent officers and
to the transaction of business
When the business had been conclud-
ed it shall adjourn sine die, but this shall
not prevent 8 recess from being taken If
deemed necessary.
ART. x. There shall be a primary
election in each Congressional District
in this State on the last Tuesday in
August, 1892, and every two years there
after to nominate candidates for Congress,
but this shall not prevent primary or
convention Icing in each Congressional
4 District for 1890 or before 1892, as each
district may provide to be conducted and
managed, as heretofore provided in the
election for delegates to the State Con
vention, the vote to be received, tabula-
ted and announced by the State Execu.
tive Committee to the chairman of whom
the result of this vote shall be transmit
ted by the respective County Chairrnen,
and on the last Tuesday in August, 1892,
and each fourth year thereafter the cleo.
tiou for Solicitor of the different Circuits
shall be by primary subject to the same
rules and regulations, and to be annouuc.
ed in the same way as set forth for Con.
gressmen. at the elections of both
| congressman and Solicitors only those
persons shall be allowed to vote who
are herein allowed to vote for delegates
to the State Convention. The provis-
ions of this Constitution shall not apply
this year to the election of Congressman
in the Third District which is soon to
occur in which primary is now in pro-
gress. -.
Art. XI. Before the election in 1892
and each election year thereafter, the
State Democratic Executive Committee
shall issue call to all candidates for
State officera to address the people of the
different Counties ofthe State, fixing the
dates for the meetings and also inviting
the candidates for Congress and for Solic.
itor in their respective districta and cir.
cults to be present and to address the
people and at such meetings only allow.