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THE LAW OF THE PARTY.
Constitution Of the Democratic Party
of South Carolina nv Adopted in
state Convention Columbia Sep
tenber 10, 1890.

state Convention Columbia Sep
teInber 10, 1890.
ARTICLE !. There shall be one more Democratic
clubs organized in each township or 'ard, each oi
which clubs shall have President, one or more Vice
Presidents. u Recording and q Corresponding Secrr.
.ary, and - Treasurer and shall have the following
working committees. Of mt less than three members
each, viz. A committee on registration. an eNecu.
tive cnnnitce and such other committees US 10 each
club may seem cXprdient.
ARTICLE III. The meetings of the climbs should be
frequent after the opening Of the CANVASS. and some
member Of the club or invited speaker deliver on
address at each meeting, II practicable.
ARTICLE Ill. The President shall have power Ia
call an extra meeting Of the club and One-f"urh o
the members shall cunst;utca quorum for the trans
GctiOn of business.
ARTICLE w. The clubs in each County shall be
held together md operate under the control OF u
County executive committee, which shall c"nsist o
one member from cnch club to be nominated by the
respective clubs and elected by the County Conven
tlon but these powers to the said executive commit
lees do not carry with them the powers to pass
npOn the election of members to the g unity Con
ventlon, their qualification To sit members fUi
this power belongs to the members Of the Convention
through the appointment and action Of committee
on credentials, whose report shall be acted upon o.
tn the members Of the convention may seem proper
The executive committee. when elected, sha appnnl
its own officers. and fill all vacancies which may arise
when the convention Is not In session. The tcnuc o
| 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 eOrganizr the party Every Presidential election
| year these County Conventions In May shall cleo
delegates to q slate Convention called for the pur
pose of elccng delegates tn the National Democratic
| Convention, and to elect the members Of the Natuna
| Democratic Executive Committee from this State
and snch State ConventiUr shall exercise no othe
power. This State Convention shall be called by the
State Executive Committee to meet every Presden
tial election year on the third Wednesday in May
and the state Democratic Nominating Convention
shall be cslled by the State Democratic Executive
Committee to meet on h" third Wednesday in Sep
| tember OF each election year.
| ARTILEV. County Democratic Conventions shal
cUmpOsed of delegates elected by the several lOca
| clubs, one delegate for every twenty-five members
and one delegate for majority fraction thereof, with
| the right to each County Convention to enlarge OF
diminish the representation according to clrcum
stances. The County Conventions shall be called to
sether by the Chairman OF the respective Executive
Committees under such rules, not inconsistent with
| this constitution, each County may apopt, ant
when assembled shall be called to order by the Char
man of the Executive Committee, and the Conven
tinn shall proceed to nominate and elect from among
| It's members President, one or more Vice Presi
dent u Secretary and Treasurer. The clubs reeng
| niZeIl by the respective County Conventions which
sent delegates to the State Convention which met 0r
August l3, 1890, shall be recognized as the only lega
clubs, provided, however, that any County COnven
ton may permit the formation Of new club cubi
| by n two-thirds vote of its members; provided
futher, that In oil cities with population of five
thousand and over three may be two clubs In cacl
| ward they shall be organized in obedience tn this
Constitution the clubs elsewhere in this State
and organizing said clubs t1sy shall have rrpreseu
tatiun IN the County Conventions, respectively, IL
said Conventions shall declare In accordance with The
prOvisi ons OF this Constitution.
ARTICLE vi. The state Nominating COnven ior
for the nomination Of Governor Lieutenant Govern
or and other State officers In 1872 and thereafter. ant
for electors for President anil Vice PreadeDt in th,
satne year and every Presidential year thereafter
shall be composed of delegates from each County, n
the numerical proportion to which such County, Il
entitled In both branches Of the General Assembly
said delegates TO be chosen by primary elections
to be held on tho last Tuesday In August Of eacl
election yeur; the delegates elected to receive ma
jOrity of the cast At this election only white
Democrats shall be allowed to vote excerpt that ne
grues who voted for Gen. Hampton IN 1875 and WHIT
have voted the Democratic ticket continuously Con-
sttute the registry list and shall be open to inspec
tiOn by any member of the party, and the election
under this clause shall be held and regulated undei
the Act of the Geneaa Assembly of this State ~"
prove December o. 1883, and any subsequent Act.
Of the Legislature Of this State. Secund primaries
when Necessary shall be held two weeks later.
ARTICLE VII. The officers ofthe State Convention
shall be President, Vice President from eacl
Congressional District, two Secretaries and Treas
ursr.
ARTICLE VIII. The State Executive Committee
shall be cumposcd Of ole member from each County
To be selected by the respective drlegutiO1Sand elect
ed by the Convention. When elected said EXecu,iv,
Committee shall cluUse Its own officers. shul meet a
the call Ui tn; Chairman or any five members, and
at sucn time and places us he ar they may appoint
The members Of the National Democratic En- cutiv,
Committee from South Cnroinu shall b. elected by the
May 81. te Convention in 1892, and every four year'
thereafter. AMI when elected shall be eX OtiicO mem
Der Of the State Executive Committee. Vacancies on
said Executive Committee by death, resignation 0l
otherwise shall be iilIe1 by the respective County
Executive Committees. The State Executive Com
mittce is charged with the execution and direction
If
CONSTITUTING the principles declared In the p'atlOrn
principles, and such Instructions by r. solutions o
| otherwise us State Convention may from cine Il
time adopt and shall Continue In office for two year:
from the time Of election or until the assembling o
| the State Nominating Convention which meets II
September Of each election year. II any vacancy
occur on the State ticket for Electors by death
Removal or other cause, the Committee sul have IN,
power t" fill the vacancy by mpjorty vote Of th,
whole Committee.
AE1ICLE TX. When the State Convention as.
sebcs II shall be called to order hy the Chairman 0i
the State Executive Committee. Temporary
Pres sdcnt shall Le nominated aud elected by the Con
ycntiOn; and after its organization the Convention
shall proceed immediate, ly to the election Of per
i:lanent Dlli4rs and u the transaction OF business
| When the business has concluded 1t shull adjourn
sine die.
ARTICLE Y. Tbrre shall be primary election In
each CunsrrssiUnai District in the State on the as
TursdIy in August 1872, and every two yenrs there
after to nominate candidates for Congress, to be con
duct,d and managed us is herrirbelure provided IN
the election OF Delegates tn the State Convention
The vote to be received, tabu1trd aud annUuuced by
tile State Executive Committee 10 the Cllrmar, d
whom the result Is tn be transmitted by thu re.pecl-
I've County Chairmrn by the first Tuesday in sep
trmber, lS92, and every two years thereafter. The
election for Solicitors of the different circuits shal
be 1y primary subject to the same rules and reg
| Nations, and to be announced in the same way as
before Set iUrth for Congrrs ssmcn.
ARTICLE NJ. Before the election In lS92, and each
election year thercafle, the State Democratic EN
rcuivr Gun mttec shall s,,le call tU all candidates
fnr State offices tu address The people Of the different
tinss and also inviting the candidates for Congress:
and for Solicitor in their respective Districts atd
Circuits to he present ard address the people. Al
such NEE ngs only the candidates above oct fOrtl
Sha br allowed TO speak.
AErICLE MI It Shall he the duty of each County
Executive Committee tn appoint mgrt IS In lhrll
respective Counties To be- addressed by tho candid .tes
for the General Assembly and for the different unity
offices all of whom including. Trial Justices. shall b,
elected by primary un the last Tuesday Ia August 0
each election year unlrr the rules and regulations
herrinbriUrc provided.
ARTICLE XIII. Each County delegation to 4
therein.
ARTICLE XIV. This Constitution may he amended
and altered only by the State Numinat ng Convention
which meets In September If each election year.
AETICLE NN. Any County ui ing or refusing to
organize under the provisions Of this Cnn.tltutiOn
shall not have representation in the State Democratic
Convention.
il VI. IRBY,
Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee.
u. DUNCAN DELLlNG Els, Secretary.