The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-23

Article /. There shall be one or more
Democratic Clubs organized in each
Township or Ward, each Of which Clubs
shall have a distinct title. 1.-The -
Democratic Club. and shall elect a presi.
dent, one or more vice-presideuts. a
recording and a corresponding secretary,
aud a treasurer, aud shall have the
following working committees, of not
less than three members each, viz. A
Committee n Registration, an Execu.
tive committee. and such other COM
mittees as to each club may seem
~expedient.
Art. 2. 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 adj
dress at each meeting, if practicable.
Article 8 The president shall have
power to call an extra meeting of the
club, and one-fourth of the members
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business.
Art. 4. The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate un-
der the control of a 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 Commit
tees do not carry With them the power
to pass upon the election Of members of
the county convention. or their quail
i6cation to sit as members, for this
power belongs to the members of the
convention through the appointment
and action of a committee on creden-
tails. whose report shall be acted upon
as the members of the convention may
deem proper. Tie Executive Com
mittee, when elected, shall appoint its
Own officers. who shall not necessarily
be members of said Committee, and
ELL all vacancies which may arise when
the convention is not in session ; pro-
vided that any officer SC elected, who is
not q member of the committee, shall
not be entitled to a vote on any ques-
ton. except the chairman, aud then
only in case of tie vote. The tenure
Of Office of the Executive Committee
shall be until the Fret Monday in
August of each election year, at which
time the County Conventions shall be
called together to reorgsnize the party.
Every Presidential year County Con-
ventions shall be called by the County
Executive Committee in May aud shall
elect delegates to a State Convention
called for the purpose of %electiDg dele
gates to the National Democratic Con-
yention, and to elect the member of the
National Democratic Executive Commit
tee for this State, aud such State Couven-
ton shall exercise DO 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 Nominating Convention
shall be called by the State Democratic
Executive Committee to meet on the
third Wednesday in September Of each
election year.
Art. 5. County Democratic Conven.
lions shall be composed Of delegates
elected by the several local clubs. one
delegate for every twenty-five voters,
as shown by the poll list made at the
preceding FIRST primary election. and
one delegate for a majority fraction
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 chairman Of
the. respective Executive Committees
uuder such rule, not inconsistent with
the Constitution dor with the rules
adopted by the State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee, as each County may
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order by the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee and the Conven-
ton shall proceed to nominate
and elect from among its men,
bers a president, one or more
vice-presidents, a secretary and a
treasurer. The clubs recognized by the
respective County Conventions which
sent delegates to the State Convention
which met on August IL. 1890. shall
be recognized as the only legal clubs :
Provided, however, That any County
Convention may permit the formation
of a Dew club or clubs by a majority
vote Of its members: Provided, further,
That in all cities with a 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 10 this State, and
in organizing said clubs they shall have
representation 10 the County CoDven-
tons, respectively. as said Conventions
shall declare in accordance with the
provisions of this Constitution.