The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21
TH e DEMOCRATIC CHART.
THE NEW CONSTITUTIONS
izATION OF THE PARTY.

4 Document Thut Should 30 Road by
Every Democratic Voter and Then Cut
Out and Laid Aside for Rsfcrence
ARTICLE |. There shall 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 OF more vice-presi-
dents, a recording aud a corresponding
secretary and treasurer, and shall
nave the following working commit
| tees OF not less than three members
each, viz: A committee on registration,
an executive committee and such other
| committees as to each club may seem
expedient.
ART. II. The meeting Of the clubs
should be frequent after the opening
or the canvass, and some member of
the club or invited speaker deliver an
address at each melting if practicable.
ART. LII. The president shall have
! power TO call an extra meeting Of the
club, and on"-tourth Of the members
shall constitute Il quorum for the
transaction of business.
ART. ". The clubs in each county
Shall be held together and operate
under the control Of a 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
mlttee do not carry with them the
power to pass UrOn the election of
membcrS TO the county convention or
their qualification to sit as members,
Tor tins power belongs to the mem bers
OF The convention through the appoint
mcnt and action Of q committee on
! credentials, whose report shall be acted
upon as to the members OF the conYeu-
ton may seem proper.
| The executive committee, when
elected, shall appoint its own officers
| and fill all vacancies which NAV arise
| while the convention is not IL session.
Ihe tenure Of Office OF the executive
committee Shall be until the first Mon
day IN May Of each election year, at
Which time the county conventions
sinai! be called together to rcorganiZe
the party.
Every presidential! election year
these county conventions in May Shall
| elect delegates to the state convention
called for the purpose Of clccting dele
gates to the national Democratic cen
Ventlon and to eject the member OF the
national Democratic executive com
mlttee from this state, and such State
convention shall exercise no other
power. This state convention shall bc
called by the state executive commit
| tee to meet every presidential election
year on the third Monday in May. An
other State Democratic nominating
convention shall be called by the State
Democratic executive committee 20
| M ,pl Il
temOer of each election year.
| AEr. Y. County DemOc attic cOnyen-
tons shall be composed Of delegates
| elected 6y the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty-five mem
OerS, and one delegate for majority
traction thereof, with the right to each
county convention to enlarge or dimin-
lsh the representation according to cir
cumStances.
| The county conventions shall be
| called together by the chairman of the
| respective executive committees under
such rules, not inconsistent with this
conStltutlon, as each county may adopt,
| and when assembled shall be called to
order by the chairman Of the executive
| committee, and the convention shall
proceed to nominate and elect from
among its members Il president, one or
more Vlce-preSldentS, Il secretary and
| treasurer.
The clubs recognized by the respect
I've county conventions which sent del
gates to the state convention which
met on the 18Th day Of August, 1890,
shall be c"cOgnZcd as the only legal
clubs, provided, however, that any
county convention may permit the for
| nation ct Il new club or clubs by a
tw0-thlrdS vote Of its members; pro-
| t,n,.t han h.I
population Of 1000 and over, there may
Oe Two clubs IN each ward; they shall
he organized in obedience to tins con-
Stltution, as are the clubs elsewhere in
this state, and III organizing said clubs
| they Shal have representation in the
| county conventions, respectively as
| sad conventions snail declare in &C
cordancs with this constitution.
| ART. VI. The State nominating con-
Vention for the nomination OF govern
or, llcutenant.gOVCrnor and other State
officers III 1892, and thereafter, and for
| electors for president and vice Dresi-
dent OF the same year, and every presi-
! dental year thereafter, shall be COM
| posed OF delegates from each county in
| the numerical proportion to which
such counly Is entitled in both branches
Of the general GSsemhly; said delegates
! are to be chosen by primary elections
| to be held on the last Tuesday in Au-
gust of each election year, the delegates
| to be elected TO receive a majority of
the votes cast. AT this election only
white Democrats shall be allowed to
vote, except that negroes who voted
for General Hampton in 1876 and who
have voted the Democratic ticket con
| tmuouslY since may be allowed to vote.
HE club rolls Of the party shall con-
stitutc the registry list ard be open TO
inspection by any member Of tho party.
and the election. Undar This clause shall
be held and regulated under the act of
the general assembly OF this State ap-
proved December 22nd, 1888. and any
subsequent acts OF the legislature Of
this state. Second primaries when
necessary shah be held two weeks later.
ART. VII. The officers of the State
ODrcnteOn shall be a president, one
Vice-preSidUnt from each congressional
district, two secretaries and a treas
urer.
ART. VIII. The state executive com.
mittee shall be ompOSel Of one mem
Der from each county, to be selected