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should be frequent after the opening Of
| the canvass, and some member of the
club or invited speaker deliver an ad-
dress at each meeting, if practicable.
Article III. The president shall have
power to call an extra meeting of the
| club, and one-fourth of the members of
the club shall constitute quorum for
| the transaction Of business.
| Article ". The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operated
under the control of county executive
committee, which shall consist of one
member from each club to be nomi-
mated by the respective clubs and
elected by the County Convention, but
these powers to the said executive COM
nittee 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
| of the convention through the appoint
nent and action of a committee on
| credentials, whose report shall be acted
! upon as to the members of the conven-
ton may seem 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 tenure of Office
of the executive committee shall be
until the first Monday in May of each
election year, at which time the county
| convention shall be called together to
reorganize the party. Every Presiden-
| tiaI election year these county conven-
tions in May shall elect delegates to
State Convention called for the pur-
pose of electing delegates 10 the Ma
tional Democratic Convention and to
elect the mem bers Of the National
Democratic executive committee from
this State; and such State Convention
shall exercise no other power. This
Stute Convention shall be called by
| the State executive committee to
| meet every Presidential election
year on the third Wednesday in
| May, and the State Democratic Nom
| mating Convention shall be called by
the State Democratic executive COM
in September of each election year
Article V. County Democratic con-
ventions shall be composed of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty five members,
and one delegate for majority fraction
thereof, with the right to each county
convention to enlarge or diminish the
representation according to circum-
stances. The county conventions shall
be called together by the chairman of
| the respective executive committees
under sucn rules, notincOnsistent with
| this constitution, as each county may
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order by the chairman Of the
executive committee, and the conven-
ton shall proceed to nominate and
elect from among its members presi-
| dent, one or more vice presidents, a
secretary and treasurer. The clubs re-
cognized by the respective county con-
ventions which sent delegates to the
State Convention which met on the
18th day of August, 1890, shall be
recognized as the only legal clubs:
Provided, however, that any county
! convention may permit the formation
of new club or clubs by a two-thirds
vote Of its members: Provided further,
that in all cities with a population of
5000 and over there may be two clubs
in each ward; they shall be organ
lied in obedience to this constitution
as are the clubs elsewhere in this State,
and in organizing said clubs they shall
have representation in the County Con-
ventions respectively, as said conven-
tions 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 officresl in 1892 and there
after, and for electors for President and
Vice President in the same year and
every Presidential year 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 are 10 be. chosen by primary
elections to be held on the last Tuesday
in August of each election year, the dele.
gates to be elected to receive majority
of the votes cast. At this election only
white Democrats shall be allowed tc
vote, except that negroes who voted
for Gen. Hampton in 1875 and who
. have voted the Democratic ticket con.
tinuously since may be allowed tovote
The club rolls of the party shall corsti
tute the registry list and shall be9per
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 the
State, approved December %, 1888, and
any subsequent Acts Of the Legislature
, of this State. Seco i'd primaries, wher
necessary, shall be held two weeks
later.
Article VII. The officers of the State
Convention shall be a president, one vice
president from each ConTi essional dis.
trict, two secretaries and a treasurer.
Article VIII. The State executive
committee shall be composed of one
member from each county, to be Sc
lected by the respective delegation:
and elected by the convention. Wher
elected said executive committee shall
choose its own officers, shall meet al
the call of the chairman or any five
members, at such times and places a:
ne or they may appoint. The member
OF the National Democratic executive
committee from South Carolina shall bt
elected by the May State Convention ir
1892 and every four years thereafter
and when elected shall be ex-oficio :;
member of the State executive commit
tee. Vacancies on said State executive
committee by death, resignation O.
otherwise shall be filed by the respect
i've county executive committees. Ths
State executive committee is charged
with the execution and direction of th'
policy of the party in the State subjec
to this constitution, the principles de
clared in the platform of principle
and such instructions by resolution O.
otherwise as the State Convention may
from time to time adopt, and shal
continue in Office for two years from
the time OF election or until the Assem-
bling of the State Nominating Conyen
ton, which meets in September of eacl
election year. If any vacancy occur
on the State ticket, or for electors, by
death, removal or other cause, the com
mittee shall have the power to fill th'
vacancy by majority vote of the whole
committee.
Article IN. When the State Conyen