The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONSTITUTION.

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONSTITUTION.
Adopted by the Democratic seate
Convention Hold September lo'
1894.
ARTICLE |. There shall DO one or
moro Democratic clubs or ganizeu III
each township or ward, each OF WnIch
clubs shall havo distinct tltlc, ms
-Democratic Club" ana snall
elect q president, one or moro Vlce-
presidents, a recording ana corIes
and shall have the following working
committees, of not less than three
members each, viz: a committee on
registration, an executive commltteC,
ana such other committees as 10 each
club may seem eXpediont.
ARTICLE II. The meetings OF the
clubs should be frequent aiter the
opening of the canvass, and some
member Of the club or invited speaker
deliver an address at each meeting, II
practicable. The clubs shall meet on
the first Monday in May and the third
Wednesday in May respectively. Each
county shall be entitled to double the
representatives as it has IN the Gener'
al Assembly in State nominations.
ARTICLE III. The president o.. five
members shall have power to call an
extra meeting of the club and Cne-
fourth OF the members shall constitute
quorum for the transaction OF busi-
ness.
ARTICLE w. The clubs in each
>.>1 a H., ,,l-
ated under the.control of a county exec
utive committee, which shall consist
of one member from each club, to be
elected by the respective clubs. The
executive committee, when elected,
shall appoint its own officers, who shall
not necessarily be members Of said
committee, and fill all vacancies which
may arise when the convention is not
in session provided that an officer so
elected who is not member Of the
committee shall not be entitled to a
vote on any question, except the chair
man, ond then only in case Of a tie
vote. The tenure Of Uttice OF the eX-
ecutive committee shall he until the
first Monday in May Of each election
year, at which time the county con-
ventions shall be called together to
reorganizo the party. Every Presi-
dental election year county conven-
tiOns shall be called by the executive
committee on the first Monday in May.
and shall elect delegates tn State
convention called for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the National
Democratic Convention, and to elect
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 the third Wednesday in May,
and State conventions shall meet on
the first Monday in May and the Sec
ond Monday III May respectively.
ARTICLE V. County Democratic
conventions 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 1T the preceding first primary
election, anu one delegate for major
ity fraction thereof, with the right to
each county convention to enlarge or
diminish the representation accord
ing to circumstances. The county
shall be called together by
the chairman OF the respective execu-
tive committees under such rule, not
inconsistent with the constitution nor
with the rules adopted by the State
Democratic executive committee, as
each county may adopt, and when as
mbled 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 a president, one or more
vice presidents, secretary and o
treasurer. Amy county may permit
the formation Of q new club or clubs by
a majority Of it's members. 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 in this State, and
in organizing said clubs they shall
have representation in the county
conventions respectively rs said con-
ventions shall declare in accordance
with the provisions Of this constitution.
ARTICLE VI. For the purpose Of
nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and all other
State officers. including Solicitors to
their respective circuits, and Con-
grcssmcn In their respective districts,
and Presidential electors, and United
States Senators, by the popular vote,
and all county officers, except trial
JUSTICES ana InaSIcFS duu SupoFVlSOFS
OF registration, direct primary cleo
tion shall be held on the last Tuesday
in August Of each election year, and a
second and third primary each two
weeks successfully thereafter. AT
this election only Democratic white
voters who have been residents OF the
State twelve months and the county
sixty days preceding the next general
election, and such negroes as voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since
1876, to be shown by tho certificate OF
ten white Democratic voters, provided
that no person shall be allowed tc
vote except his name be enrolled on
tho particular club list at which he
offers to vote at least five days before
tho day OF the first election. The
club rolls Of tho party shall constitute
the registry list and shall be open tt
inspection by any member OF tho party
and the election under this clause
shall be hold and regulated under the
Act OF the General Assembly OF thi'
State, approved December %, 1888. ant
any subsequent Acts OF the l. 'gisia
lut,lro OF this State. Thc State exec
utive committee shall meet on tho
Friday after each primary, or sucl