The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-26


the member of the National Democrat
ic Executive Committee from this
State. The State convention shall be
called by the State executive commit.
tee to meet every Presidential election
year on third Wednesday In May, and
every State election year county and
State conventions shall meet on the
first Monday In May and the third
Wednesday In May respectively. Each
county shall be entitled In State con-
ventions to double the representation
It has In the General Assembly.
Article 5. 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 every majority frac.
tion thereof, with the right to each
county convention to enlarge or dimin-
ish the representation according 70 cir.
cumstances. The county con Ventions
shall be called together by the chair.
man Of the respective executive COM
mittees, under such rule, not inconstst.
ent with the Constitution 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 con.
vention shall proceed to nominate and
elect from among It's members presi-
dent, one or more vice presidents, sec.
retary and treasurer. Any county
convention may permit the formation
of 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
iu 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.
yentions respectively as said conven-
tlons shall declare In accordance with
the provisions of this constitution.
Article 6: For the purpose Of nomi-
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 by the popular vote and
United States Senator and all county
officers, except Trial Justices and Mas
ters, a direct primary election shall be
held on the last Tuesday In August of
each election year, and second and
third primary each two weeks success
lively thereafter. At this election only
white Democratic voters who have
been residents Of the State twelve
months and the county sixty days pre-.
ceding the next general election shall
be allowed to vote, and such negroes
as voted the Democratic ticket In 1876
and as have voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since, to be shown
by the certificate Of ten white Demo.
cratic voters; provided that no person
shall be allowed to vGte except his
name be enrolled on .he particular
club list at which he offers to vote, at
least five days before the day Of the
first election. The club rolls of the
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
regulated under the Act OF the General
Assembly of this State, approved De.
cember %, 1883, and any subsequent
Acts of the Legislature OF this State.
The State Executive Committee shall
meet on the Friday after each primary,
or such other time as may be designa-
| ted by the chairman, to canvass the
vote and declare the result as to all
State officers, Congressman, Presiden-
| tial electors and United States Senator.
All contests shall be heard first by the
county executive committee Of the
county In which such Irregularities
may have occurred, and may be re-
viewed by the State Executive com.
mittee, whose action shall be final:
Provided, That no vote shall be count
ed for any candidate who does not file
with tie chairman of the State Execu-
tive, Committee, or with the
respective chairmen Of the county
executive committee, a pledge IN
writing that he will abide the
result of such primary and support the
party nominees, and that heis not, nor
will he become the candidate Of any
faction either privately or publicly
suggested, other than the regular De.
mocrstic nomination.: Provided, fur
ther, That no candidate shall be de-
| clared nominated unless he receives a
majority of the votes cast.
Article Z. The officers Of the State
convention shall be president, one
vice president from each congressional
district, two secretaries and treasurer.
Article 8. The State Executive Com
mittee shall be composed Of one mem
ber from each county to be elected by
the county conventions on the first
Monday in May Of each election year
When elected said executive commit.
tee shall choose It's own officers, not
necessarily members thereof, prior to