The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-26
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
Adopted by the State Convention Held
September 10, 1894.


shall have a distinct title, "The--
Democratic Club" and shall elect a
president, one or more vice presidents,
a recording and corresponding secre-
tary and treasurer, and shall have the
following working committee, of not
less than three members each, viz: A
committee on registration, an executive
ommittee, and such other committees
- to each club may seem egpedient.
Article II. 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 ad-
dress at each meeting, if practicable.
The clubs shall meet on the first Mon
day in May and the third Wednesday
in May respectively. Each county shall
be entitled to double the representatives
as it has in the General Assembly in
State nominations.
Article III. The president or five
members shall have power to call an
extra meeting of the club and one
fourth of the members shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness.
Article ". The clubs in each 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. The executive
committee, when elected, shall appoint
it's own officers, who shall not necessari-
Iy be members of said committee, and
fill all vacancies which may arise when
the convention is not in session; pro-
vided that any officer so elected who
is not member Of the committee shall
not be entitled to vote on any ques-
ton, except the chairman, and then
only in case of q tie vote. 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 conventions shall be called
together to reorganize the party. Every
Presidential election year, county con-
ventions shall. be called by the county
executive committee on the first Mon
day in May, and shall elect delegates
to State Convention called for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, and
to elect the member Of the National
Democratic executive committee from
this State. The State Convention shall
be called by the State executive COM
mittee to meet every Presidential elec-
ton year on the third Wednesday in
Nay, and every State election year
county and State conventions shall
meet on the first Monday in May and
the second Monday in May respective
ly.
Article V. County Democratic con-
ventions shall be composed of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty-five voters,
as shown by the club list made at the
preceding first primary election, and
one delegate for a majority traction
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 chairmen of
the respective executive committees
under such rule, not inconsistent with
the constitution nor with the rules
adopted by the State Democratic eX-
ecutive committee, as each county may
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order by the chairman Of the
executive committee, and the conven-
lion shall proceed to nominate and
elect from among its members presi-
dent, one or more vice-presiGeuts, a
secretary and a treasurer. Any county
may permit the formation of new
club or clubs by a majority of its mem
bers. In all cities with population Of
5000 and over there may be two clubs
in each ward; they shall be organized
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-
ventiors respectively as said conveu-
tions shall declare in accordance with
the provisions Of this constitution.
Article VI. For the purpose Of nom-
mating candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and all other State
officers, including Solicitors in their re-
spective circuits, and Congressman in
their respective districts, and Presiden-
tial electors, and United States Sena-
tors by the popular vote, and all coun
ty officers, except trial justices and
masters and supervisors Of registration,
direct primary election shall be held
on the last Tuesday in August of each
election year, and second and
third primary each two weeks sue
cessively thereafter. At this elec.
ton only Democratic white voters who
have been resident Of the State twelve
months and the county sixty days pre-
ceGing the next general election, and |