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

aS prSSSuUeu 10 Gne COIuulIVee, aul
which has been prepared by some of
section, and it was stricken out by a
vote of Is to Ia:
"Section 5. We denounce the action
of President Cleveland in appointing
Republicans to office; joining forces
with Republican leaders against the
majority of his party in the demoneti-
zation of silver; his veto of the seig-
norage bill; the invasion OF States
rights, and his efforts to improperly
control the House of Representatives
and Senate by the use of patronage to
influence leg islation, as undemocratic,
unworthy of tho successor to Jefferson,
Jackson and Madison, and betrayed
of the platform upon which he was
elected"
I CONSTITUTION OF THE PARTY.
George Evans, of Edgefield, read the
report of the committee on the consti-
tuition of the party for the ensuing two
years. 1t is as follows and includes
the important change for straight
Democratic primary:
| Amended at State convention in Co
lumbia, S. c., September 10, 1894.
Article |. There shall be one or moro
Democratic clubs organized in each
township or ward, each of which clubs
shall have distinct title, "The
- Democratic Club" and shall
elect president, one or moro vice
| presidents, q recording and correspond
ing secretary and treasurer, and shall
have the following working commit
| tees of not less than three members
each, viz: A committee on registra-
tion and executive committee and such
other committees as each club may
deem expedient.
ArtinIa y 'Hha nonafi n nf tho oh, he
| should be frequent after the opening
OF tbC canvass, and some member of
the Cub or invited speaker deliver an
address at each meeting if practicable.
Article B. The president or five mem
bers 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.
Article 4. The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate un-
| der the control of u county executive
committee, which shall consist of one
member from each club, to be elected
by the respective clubs. The execu-
tive committee when elected shall ap-
point its own officers, who shall not
necessarily be members of said COM
mittee, and fill all vacancies which
may arise when the convention is not
is session; provided that any officer so
elected who is not member of the
committee shall not be entitled to Il
vote on any question, except the chair
man, and then only in case of a tie
vote. The tenure OF Office of the exc
cutive committee shall be until the
first Monday in May of each election
year, at which time the county conven-
tions shall be called together to reor-
| ganize the party. Every Presidential
election year county conventions shall
be called by the county executive COM
mittee first on Monday in May and shall
| elect delegates to q State convention
called for the purpose of electing dele.
gates to the National Democratic Con-
vention, and to elect the member Of
the National Democratic Executive
Committee from this State. The State
convention shall be called by the State
executive committee to meet every
Presidential election year on third
Wednesday in May, and every State
election year county and State convcn-
tions shall meet on the first Monday in
May and the third Wednesday in May
respectively. Each county shall be en-
titled in State conventions to double
eral Assembly.
Article 5. County Democratic con-
vcntions shall be composed of dele
gates 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 every majority
! fraction thereof with the right to
each county convention to enlarge or
diminish tho representation according
to circumstances. The county conven-
tions shall be'called together by the
chairman of the respective executive
committees, under such rule, not in
consistent with the Constitution nor
with the rules adopted by the State
Democratic Executive Committee, as
each county may adopt, and when as
sembled shall be called to order by the
chairman of the executive committee
and the convention shall proceed to
nominate and elect from among it's
members q president, one or more vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer.
Any county convention may permit
the formation of a new club or clubs by
a majority vote Of it's members.
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-
ventions respectively as said conven-
lions snail declare In accordance with
the provisions of this constitution.
| Article 6. For the purpose of nom
mating candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and all other State Of
ficers including solicitors in their re.
spective circuits and Congressman in
their respective districts, and Presi-
Dental electors by tho popular vote
and United States Senator and all
county officers, except Trial Justices
and Masters, direct primary election
shall be held on the last Tuesday in
August of each election year, and a
second and IL third primary each two
weeks successively thereafter. At this
election only white Democratic voters
who have been residents of the State
| twelve months and the county sixty
days preceding the next general cleo
tion shall be allowed to vote, and such
negroes as voted the Democratic ticket
in 1876 and as have voted the Demo
cratic ticket continuously since, to be
shown by the certificate of ten white
Democratic voters provided that no
person shall be allowed to vote except
his name be enrolled on the particular
club list at which he offers to vote, at
least five days before the day of the
first election. The club rolls of tho
party shall constitute the registry list
and shall be open to inspection by any
member OF the party, and the election
under this clause shall be held and re-
gulated under the Act of the General
Assembly of this State, approved De-