The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1894-05-16
The Constitution of the Demo.
cratic Party Of South Carolina.
ADOPTED AT COLUMBIA ON THE 10TH OF
SEPTEMBER, 1890. AND AMENDED
SEPTEMBER 81, 1892.

Article /. There shall be one or NOR,
Democratic Clubs organized in eacl
Township or ward, each of which Club
shall have q distinct title, "The--
democratic Club" and shall elect q
president, one or more vice presidents
recording and a corresponding sec
retary, and treasurer, and shall have ths
following working committees, Of moi
less thaa three members each, viz: A
Committee on Registration, an EIecu'
tive committee, and such other com
mittees as to each club may seem ex.
pedient.
Art. Q. 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, II practicable.
Art. 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 transac-
ton Of business.
Art. 4. The clubs in each county shall
be held together and operate under the
control Of County Executive Com
mittse, which shall consist Of one mam-
ben from each club, to be elected by the
reSpsctiyee clubs, but these powers to
the sad sese6atiSe Committees do mot
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the kle6tfoz u members ofthe county
convention, or their qualification to sit
as members, for this power belongs to
the members Of the convention through
the appointment and action of q COM
mittee on credentials, whose report
shall be acted upon as the members Of
the convention may deem proper. The
Executive Committee, when elected,
shall appoint 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 in ses-
sion; provided that any officer 80 elected.
who is not a member Of the committee.
shall not be entitled to vote on any
question, except the chairman, and
then only In case Of tie vote. The
tenure Of Office of the Executive Com
mittee shall be until the first Monday
In August OF each election year, at
which time the County Conventions
shall be called together to reorganize
the party Every Presidential year
County Conventions SHALL be called by
the County Executive Committee in
May and shsll elect delegates to State
called for ths purpose Of
delegate to the National Dem
cratic Convention. and to elect the
OF the National Democratic
Com mittee for this State,
and such State Convention shall exer-
else no other power. This State Con-
vention shall be called by the State
Committee to meet every
election year on the third
Wednesday in May, and the State Demo
cratic Nominating Convention shall be
called by the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee to meet on the third
Wednesday In September Of each elec'
ton year.
Art, 5. County Democratic Conven
tions shall be composed Of delegates
elected by -ihe several local clubs, one
for every twenty five voters,
Is shown by the poll List made at the
preceding first primary election, and
one delegate for majority fraction
thereof, with the right to each County
to enlarge or diminish the
according to circum-
stances. The County Convention shall
be called together by the chairman of
the respective Executive Committees
under such rule, not inconsistent with
the Constitution nor with the rules
adopted bIthe State Democratic EIecu-
tive Committee, as each County may
adopt, AMI when assembled shall be
called to eder by the chairman Of the
Committee, and the Conven-
ton shall proceed to nominate and
elect fromamong It's members a presi-
dent, one w more vice presidents, q Sec
retary and q treasurer. The clul re-
by the respective County
which sent delegates to
the State Convention which met on
August Il 1890, shall be recognized as
the only bgal clubs: Provided, however,
That any County Convention may per-
NIT thefGmation Of new club or clubs
by majority vote Of its members: Pro-
vided, futher That, in all cities with a
OF 5000 and over there may
be two Gibbs in each Ward; they shall
be organized in bsdience to this Con-
stitution, as are the clubs elsewhere in
this Stst. and in organizing sai6 clubs
they slsl have representation in the
COUNT Conventions, respectively, as
said 6iventions shall declare in &C
cordars with the the provisions ofthis
Consihtion.
Art. 8. The Nominating Convention
for th nomination OF Governor, Liers
tenar Governor and other State off,
GERS, 1892 and thereafter, and for elec-
tors Sr President and Vice-President !