Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-25
i JAYNEs. WAIHAlhA. soUnH CAROLINA, sHprEunnR IS, 1890
numerical proportion to which such
county is 5entitlcd i'll both branches
of the General Assembly: said dele

numerical proportion:t which such
county is5 entitled in both branches
Of the General Assembly; said dele
gates are to be chosen BY primary
elections to be held on the last Tues
day in August of each election year;
the delegates elected to receive a
majority Of the votes. cast. At this
election only white Democrats shall
be allowed to vote, except that ne
groes who voted for Gen, Hampton
in 1876 and who have voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since
may be allowed to vote. The club
rolls Of the party shall constitute the
registry list and shall be open to in
speotionb by any member Of the party,
and the election under this clause
shall be held and regulated under the
Act Of General Assembly of this
State approved December %, 1883,
and any subsequent ACT of the Legis-
laturo Of this State. Second prima-
ries, when necessary, shall be held
two weeks later.
ART. VII. The officers of a State
convention shall DO a president, one
vice-president from each Congress
sional district, two secretaries and a
treasurer.
ART. VIII. The State executive
committee shall be composed Of one
member from each county, TO be Sc
lected by the respective delegations
and elected by the convention.
When elected said executive commit
tee shall choose its own officers; shall
meet at the call of tho chairman or
any five members and at such time
and places as he or they may appoint.
The member of the National Demo-
cratic executive committee from
South Carolina shall be elected by
the May State convention in 1892,
and every four years thereafter, and
when elected shall be ex-offioio a
member of tho State executive com
mittee. Vacancies on said executive
committee by death, resignation or
otherwise shall be filed by the re-
spective county executive commit
tees. 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, the principles declared
in the PLATFORM of principles, and
such instructions by resolution or
otherwise as a State convention may
from time to time adopt, and shall
continue in office for two years from
the time of election or until the as
sembling of the State nominating
convention which meets in Septem-
Der of each election year. If n
vacancies occur on the State. ticket
or for electors, by death, removal or
other cause, the committee shall have
the power to fill the vacancy by a
majority vote of the whole commit
tee. ~.
ART. TX. When the State con-
vention assemblies it shall be called
TO order by the chairman of the State
executive committee. A temporary
chairman shall be nominated and
elected by the convention; 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 has been concluded it shall
adjourn sine die.
ART. x. There shall be q primary
election in each Congressional Dis
trict in this State on the last Tues
day in August, 1892, and every two
years thereafter, to nominate candi-
dates for Congress, to be conducted
and managed, as is hereinbefore pro-
vided in the election of delegates to
the State convention. The vote to
be received, tabulated and announced
by the State executive committee to
the chairman of whom tho result is
to be transmitted by the respective
county chairmen by the first Tues
day in September, 1902, and every
two years thereafter. Tho election
for Solicitors of the different circuits
shall be by primary, subject to the
same rules and regulations, and to be
announced in the same way rs before
set forth for Congressman.
ART. XII. Before tho election in
1902, and each election year there
after, the State Democratic exctcu-
tive committee sbal' issue a call to
all candidates for Stat. offices to adj
dress the people of the different
counties of the State, fixing the
dates for the meetings, and also in
viting tho candidates for Congress
and Solicitor in thor respective dis.
tricts and circuits to be present, and
address the people. At such meet
ings only the candidates above set
forth shall be allowed to speak.
Art. XII. 1t shall be the duty of
each county executive committee to
appoint meetings in their respective
counties TO be addressed by the can
didates for the General Assembly and
for the different county offices, all Of
whom, including trial Justices, shall
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