Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-29

IAYNEs.
clubs shall have distinct title, ssThe
- Democratic Club" and shall
elect president, one or more vice
presidents, a recording and cores
ponding secretary and a treasurer:
,nd shall have the following work.
ing committee sat less-than
saree members each, viz: A commit
tee on registration, an executive
committee, and such other commit
tees as to each club may seem expe-
dent.
Article H. The meetings Of the
clubs should be frequent after the
opening Of the canvass, and some
member of the club or invited speaker
deliver an address 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 shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business.
j: Artiefetf7TF: 7Fsf'fe Fhe cid6s in eacn
county shall be held together and
operate under the control of county
executive committee, which shall
consist of one member from each
club, to be elected by the respective
clubs, but these powers to the said
executive committees do not carry
with them the power to pass upon
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 appointment and action
OF committee on credentials, whose
report shall be acted upon as the
members of the convention may
deem proper. The executive COM
7;.tee, when elected, shall appoint
-"rs, who shall not neces-
lid committee,
ay arise
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sion; =, 6mcer SC
elected, . not member of the
committee, shall nos be entitled to a
vote on any question, except the
Chairman, and,then only in case of a
tie vote. The tenure of office Of the
executive committee shall be until
Ethe first Monday in August OF each
selection 'gear, at which time the
county conventions shall be called
together to >reorganize the party.
Every Presidential year county con-
ventiqns shaRsbe called by the county
executive committee in May and
shall elect delegates to State con-
vention called for the purpose OF
electing delegates. to the National
Democratic convention, and to elect
the members OF the National Demo
cratic 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 Presidential election
year on the third Wednesday in
May, and the State Democratic nomi-
mating convention shall be called By
the State Democratic Executive
Committee to meet on the third
Wednesday in September of each
election year
Article V. County Democratic con-
ventions shall be composed of dele
gates elected by the several local
clubs, one delegate for every twenty
five voters, as shown BY the po'' li.-ss
made at the first primary election,
and one delegate for majority frac-
ton thereof, with the right to each
county convention to enlarge or
diminish the representation accord
ing to circumstances. The county
conventions shall be called together
by the chairman of the respective
executive committees under such
rule, not inconsistent with the con-
stitution nor with the rules adopted
BY the State Democratic Executive
Committee, 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 nomi-
nate and elect from among its men,
bers president, one or more vice
presidents, secretary and treasu-
rer. The clubs recognized by the
respective county conventions which
sent deleo
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4e only legal
r, that any