The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-13
tTHE PARTY CONSTITUTION
Adopted at the September Convention,
1S9O-The Executive Committee Elected
for Two Years.

aid and News of September Is, 1890,
the constitution Of the Democratic
party adopted by the September con-
vention of that year, and also the State
Executive Committee elected at the
same time.
The New Constitution.
Article l. There eball be one or more
Democratic clubs organized in each
township or ward, each Of which clubs
shall have distinct title" The
| Democratic Club,"-and shall elect
president, one or more vice presidents,
recording and corresponding secre-
tary. and a treasurer; and shall have
the following working committees, Of
not less than three members each, viz {:
A committee on registration, an e1ecu-
tive committee, and such other COM
mittees as to each club may seem ex-
pedient.
Article II. The meetings of the clubs
should be frequent after the opening OF
the canvass, and some member Of tho
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 CT 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 nolni-
mated by the respective clubs and
elected by the County Convention, but
these powers to the said executive COM
mittee do not carry with them the
power to pass upoG 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
ment and action of 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
it's own officers aud 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-
tial election year these county conven-
tions in May shall elect delegates to a
State Convention called for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention and to
elect the members Of the National
Democratic executive committee from
this State; and such State Convention
shall exercise no other power. This
State Convention shall be called by
the State executive commit ee to meet
every Presidential election year on the
third Wednesday in May, and the
State Democratic Nominating Conven-
tion shall be called by the State DEM
ocratic executive committee to meet on
the third Wednesday i n 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 such rules, not inconsistent 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 CT more vice presidents,
secretary and treasurer. The clubs re-
cognized blythe 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 a new club or clubs by two-thirds
vote of its members: Provided further,
that in all cities with 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 offices in 1892 and there
after, and for electors for President and
Vice President in the same year aud
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 to be chosen by primary
elections to be held on the last Tues
day in August Of each election year,
the delegates to be elected to receive