The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-26
CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF NEWBEliI;Y COUNTY.
Prepared by the County Executive Com
mittee and to be Proposed for tdop-
ton ut Next County Convention
June rs, 1890.

ART. |. There shall be one or more
| Democratic Clubs organized in each
Township, each Of which clubs shall
! have 4 distinct title and shall elect Il
President, one or more Vice Presidents,
Il Recording Secretary, and a Treasurer,
and shall have the following working
committees of not less than three MEM
bers each, viz: ACommittee on Regis
tration, an Executive Committee, and
such other committee rs to each club
may seem eXpedient
ART. >. The meetings Of the clubs
should be frequent after the Opening of
the canvass, and some member Of the
club or invited speaker should deliver
an address 1T each meeting if practica-
BILE.
ART. 5. The President shall have
power to call an extra meeting of the
cluband - members of the club shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
ART. +. The clubs in each Township
shall be held together and operate un-
der the control of a County Executive
Committee, which shall consist Of one
member from each Township, to be
nominated by the delegates of the re-
spective Townships to the first conven-
ton held at the opening of each cam
paign, and confirmed by the County
Convention. 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 tenure Of office Of the Executive
Committee shall be until the next
general campaign, unless sooner re-
moved or suspended 10y the County
Convention.
ART. ). The mode and manner of
nominating candidates for county Off
ces shall be 10y Primary Election us regu-
lated by the laws Of the State.
Provided, That il such Primary
Election q majority Of the votes
cast for candidates for any Office
shall be necessary to nominate.
ART. 6. The County Executive Com
mittee shall call Il County Convention
whenever they shall deem it necessary,
or whenever they shall be requested to
do so in writing by six clubs, provided
these clubs are in different Townships.
and provided the clubs requesting such
convention shall also state in writing
the object for which they desire such
convention called.
The County Executive Committee in
calling a County Convention shall state
in the call the object for which the
convention is called, but the County
Convention when called shall without
previous notice act upon any matter
of detail or any unforeseen eXigency.
ART. :. The County Democratic
Convention shall he composed of two
hundred and twenty-five delegates,
elected by the clubs in the several
Townships. The delegates from the
several Townships shall be eapportioned
among the clubs Of such Townships
according to the membership of each
club. Pr0rIe,l, That no club shall be
entitled to represent tation in the County
Convention, unless it has ten or more
members.
The Chairmen of the Executive
Committees of the several clubs in each
Township shall constitute commit
tee for the purpose Of apportioning the
number of delegates each club in the
Township is entitled to in the County
Convention.
Each Township shall have the follow
ing representation in the County Con-
VentiOn.