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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Constitution of the Democratic Party
Of South Carolina as Adopted in
state Convention Columbia Sep
tember 10, 1890.

state Convention Columbia Sep
tember 10. 1880.
| ARTICLE |. There shall be one or more Democratic
clubs organized in each township ~ Yard, each o
which clubs shall have President or n0re Vice
Presidents, = Recording and Corresponding Secre
| tary ard Treasurer and shall have the following
working committees. of not less than three members
each, viz: a committee registration. sn cNccu,
tty" cnmittre and such other coIihlttees rs 10 rac
club may seem cNpedcnt.
| ARTICLE III. The meetings of the clubs should be
frequent after the opening Of the canvass. and some
mrmhrr Of the club or invited speaker deliver an
! address 1T each meeting. If practicable.
| ARTICLE ILL., The President shall have power tn
call an extra meeting Of the club, and onc-f"ur,h OF
the members shall Constitutes quorum for the trans
action of business.
ARTICLE IV. The clubs in each County shall be
held together operate under the control Of u
County executive committee. which shall CONSIST OF
one member from each club tn be nominated by the
respective clubs and elected by the County Convcn-
tiun, but these powers to the said executive commit
| tees do not carry with them the powers to pass
| upon the election of members to the unity Con-
vrntiOn, their qualification to sit members, for
this power belongs to the members of the Convention
through the appointment aud action of committee
on credentials, whose report shall be acted upon as
to the members OF the convention may seem proper
The executive committee when elected shail appoint
its officers and I'LL all vacancies which may arise
when the convention is not in session. The tenuc ol
Office OF the executive committee shall be until the
first Monday in May of each election year, ut which
TIME Convention Snail Oe called together
TO reOrganZe the party. Every Presidential election
year these County Conventions In May shall elect
delegates to State Convention called for the pur
pose of eecting delegates to the National 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 Committee to meet every Presi'en-
tal election year on the third Wednesday in May,
and the state Democratic Nominating Convention
shall be called by the State Democratic Executive
Committee to meet Oh h" third Wednesday in Sep.
tcInber OF each election year,
ARTILEN. County democratic Conventions shall
be connscd 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 crcum-
Stances The County Conventions shall be called to
srher by the Chairnan OF the respective Executive
Committees under such rules, not Inconsistent with
this constitution as each County may apOpt, and
when assembled shall be called tu order by the Chair
man Of the Executive Committee, and the Conven-
,ion shall proceed To nominate and elect from among
its members u President, one more Vice Presi-
dent Secretary and u Treasurer. The clubs ree"g-
niZed by the respective County Conventions which
delegates to the State Convention which met on
August Is, 1880, shall be recognized the only legal
clubs provided. however, that any County Conven-
ion may permit the formation of new club or clubs
by two-inirds vote "f its members; provided,
iuther. that in all cities with population of five
thousand and three may be Two clubs in each
ward they shall be organized in obedience to this
Constitution the clubs elsewhere in this State
and organizing said clubs tlcy shall have represen-
tati"n III the County Conventions, respectively, rs
said Conventions Shall declare In accordance with the
pr0visi oIS Of this Constitution.
AErICLE VI. The State Nominating Convention
for the nomination Of Governor. Lieutenant Govern
and other State officers in 1892 and thereafter and
Tor electors Tor PrcSlrent ami Vice Prcaldet IN the
year and every Presidential year thereafter,
shall he 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 be chosen by primary elections
u be- held OH the last Tuesday in August Of each
'lecti"n year; the delegates elected to receive ma
jnrity of the votes cast At this election only white
democrats shall bc allowed tU vote. except that ne
grors who voted for Gen. Hampton IN 1876 and who
have voted the Democratic ticket continuously con-
stitute the registry list and shall be open to inspcc-
tOn by any member of the party, and the election
the Act Or the Geneaal Assembly Of this State ai
proved December p 1855, and any subsequent Acts
Of the Legislature OF this State. Second primaries
when necessary shall be held two weeks later.
ARTICLEfll The officers Ofthe State Convention
shall be President. one Vice President from each
Congressional District two Secretaries and Treas
ur,r.
ARTICLE WILL The State Executive Committee
shall be composed nfone member from each County,
be selected by the respective delegations and elect
ed by the Convention. When elected said Executive
Committee shall chUuse its own officers shall meet at
the cali ri the Chairman any five members, unl
ut sucn time and places as he they may appoint
The members of the National Democratic EX, cutivr
Committee from South Carolina shall be elected by the
May state Convention in 1892, and every four TearS
thereafter. and when elected shall b. otiiciO
Der Of the State Executive Committee. Vacancies on
said Executive Committee by death, resignation or
otherwise shall be ille' by the respective County
Executive Committees. The State Executive Com
nlltee Is charged with the rNrculiOna ana direction U
the policy rf the party in the State, subject 10 this
constitution, the principles declared in the platform
Of principles, and such instructions by r, solutions Or
otherwise us Il State Convention may from timc to
time adopt und shall continue In office for two years
from the time of election until the assembling u
The State Nominating Convention which meets In
September Of each election year. II any vacancy
occur the State ticket for Electors by death
removal other causc the Committee shall have the
power L" fill the vacancy by majority vote of the
whole Committee.
AE1ICLE TX. When the State Convention as
Semblrs 1t shall be called To order by the Chairman
the State Executive Committee. temporary
President sha be nominated and elected by the Con-
vrntiun; and alter its organization the Convention
shall proceed Immediately to the election Of per-
ranent officers and to the transaction of business.
When the business has concluded it shall adjourn
sine die.
ARTICLE y. There shall be primary election in
each Congressional District in the State the last
ruesdry in August 1892, and every years there
after nominate candidates for Congress, to be con-
duct,d and managed us is herenbciure provided in
the election OF delegates to the State Convention.
The vote to BE- received tnbulatcd and announced by
the State Executive Committee to the Chairman Of
whom the result is to bc transmitted by the respect
i've County ChaiiInrn by the first Tuesday In sep
trnbcr, 1892, and every two years thereafter. The
rcctiun for Solicitors of the different circuits shall
| be ny primary subject to the same rules and reg
nIatioiIs and to he announced in the same way rs
| before Set forth Tor COngrr sslncn.
ARTICLE SI. Before the election in lS92, and each
election year thereafter the State Democratic En-
rcutivc Con mttee shall issue call to all candidates
tor State offices address the people of the different
Counties Of the State fixing the dates OF the meet
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