The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-09-25

| Iudu bne reg uldr DSInOCraUlC nOnl1Da
tion: Provided, further, That no can
didate shall be declared nominated un
less he receives a majority of the votes
cast.
Article Z. The officers of the Stat,
| convention shall be o president, on;
vice president from each Congressional
district, two secretaries and q treasur
| er.
| Article s. The State Executive Com
mittee shall be composed of one mem
ber from each county to be elected b,
the county conventions on the first
| Monday in May of each election year
| When elected said executive commit
tee shall choose its own officers, not
necessarily members thereof, prior tc
| said election: Provided, That any of.
the committee shall not be entitled to
q vote on any question, except the
chairman, and then only in case of q
tie vote. The State Executive Com
mittee shall meet at the call of the
chairman or any five members, and at
such time and place as he or they may
appoint. The member Of the National
Democratic Executive Committee from
South Carolina shall be elected by the
May State convention in 1896 and every
four years thereafter, and when elect
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State Democratic Executive Commit
tee. Vacancies on said committee by
death, resignation or otherwise shall
be filled by the respective county ex-
ecutive committees. The State Ex-
ecutive Committee is charged with tho
execution and direction of the policy
of the party in this State. subject to
this constitution, principles declared
in the platform of principles and such
instruction by resolution or otherwise
as the State convention may from time
to time adopt, not inconsistent with
this constitution, and shall continue in
Office for two years from the time Of
the election, or until their SUCCESSORS
have been elected. If any vacancy oc-
ours in the State ticket or of electors
by death. resignation or other cause.
the committee shall have the power to
fill the vacancy by majority vote of
the whole committee.
Article 8. The vote in the respective
counties for all of the State officers,
congressman, Presidential electors
and United States Senator, shall be
transmitted by the chairman of the
respective county executive commit
tees to the chairman of the State EX-
ecutive Committee as early as practi-
cable after each primary, who shall
proceed to canvass the vote and de-
clare the results.
Article 10. When the State conven-
tion assemblies 1t shall be called to or
der by the chairman of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee. A temporary chair
man shall be nominated by the CON
vention, and after it's organization the
convention shall proceed Immediately
to the election of permanent officers
and to the transaction Of business.
When the business has concluded it
shall adjourn sine die.
Article11 Before the election in 1896,
and each election year thereafter, the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee shall issue a call to all candidates
for State officers to address the people
of the different counties Of the State,
fixing the date of the meetings and
also inviting the candidates for Con-
gress, United States Senate, delegates
to the State convention, and for Solici-
tors in their respective districts and
circuits, to be present and address the
people. AT such meetings only the
candidates set forth above shall be al
lowed to speak.
Article II. 1t shall be the duty Of
each county executive committee to
appoint meetings in their respective
counties to be addressed by the candi-
dates for the General Assembly and
for the different county Offices, all of
whom, excepting Trial Justices and
Masters, shall be elected by primaries
on the last Tuesday in August of each
election year under the same rules
and regulations hereinbefore provided.
Article l3. Each county delegation
to State convention shall have power
to fill any vacancy therein.
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amended or altered at the regular May
convention Of the State or at any CON
vention called specifically for that pur-
pose, which call shall specify the
changes to be made.
Article l5. Any county refusing or
failing to organize under the provis-
ions of this constitution shall not have
representation in the State Democratic
convention.
Mr.. II. Il. Hill, of Abbeville, offered
the following amendment to the sec
tion of the constitution, applying to
the qualifications of voters:
"All white Demo cratic voters who
should be entitled to vote according to
the laws of this State at the next sue
ceeding general election" a motion
to lay this on the table was made.
a delegate from Oconee eskcd that
some member of the convention ex-
plain to the convention the changes
from the old constitution.
Mr.. George Evans proceeded to ex-
plain the constitution, saying that the
principal change was in the manner
of nominating officers for State posi-
tions, provided for in section 6. The
committee had changed it SO Us to let
all white Democratic voters who shall
be entitled to vote have say in the
selection of the party nominees. They
wished to stop this clamoring and
charges of cliques and rings, by sub
mitting to the white people of South
Carolina tho question as to who shall
be their nominees, by direct primary.
They wished to stop all this wire pull
ing, resulting In getting some men into
Office who are not the choice of the
people. In other respects the consti-
tuition was pretty much the same as
| the old one.
Mr.. Zimmerman interrupted, calling
| attention to the faot that the reference
| to white voters had omitted the word
Democratic before the word voters.
Mr.. Evans said it was an accidental
omission. Mr.. Evans said that when
they arranged for general primary it
was their aim to let no man say he had
been defeated by clique or ring. Mr..
| Evans also explained that man who
voted in the general election for the
| nominees should not be allowed to vote
| in the primary, unless he was quail
| fled to 80 vote in the general election.
There was much discussion then on
| the Hill resolution.