The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-02
THE new PARTY CONSTITUTION.

THE new PARTY CONSTITUTION.
CHANGES Made BY THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Election Of County Chairmcn-
Filing of the Pledges OF Candidates
Time OF the Meeting of the Clubs.
AT the State convention several inn
portant changes were made in the
constitution of the party and as this
is to be a campaign year of intense
interest, the changes are given in full,
the additions to the old Constitution
appearing enclosed in parenthesis
Article L. There shall be one or
more Democratic clubs organized in
clubs shall have q distinct title, 1.-THE
democratic Club" and shall elect
a president, one or more vice presi-
dents, q recording and q corresponding
secretary and q treasurer, n shall
have the following working commit
tees, of not less than three members
each, viz A committee on registra-
tion, an executive committee, and such
other committees as to each club may
seem %expedient.
Article III. The meetings of the club
should be frequent after the opening
of the canvass, and some member Of
the club or invited speaker deliver an
address at each meeting, IL practical
BILE. 1.-THE clubs shall meet on the fourth
. Saturday in April and the county con-
: vention on the first Monday in May,
respectively of each election year !:
Provided, That the county executive
committee may name any other day
within the same week for such club
meeting by giving at least two weeks
notice by advertisement in the county
papers. Each county shall be entitled
to double the number of delegates in
the State convention as it has mem
bers in the General Assembly,
Article ILL.,, The president or five
members shall have power to call an
extra meeting Of the club land at such
extra meetings one-fourth of the mem
bers shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.)
Article w. The clubs in each county
shall be held together and cSarsSe UNI
der thsurfe1@Ep01.us q county executive
Ss&S1ee, which shall consist of one
kSfnbei from each club, to De elected
10y the respective clubs. The execu
Ptive committee when elected shall APP
: point it's own officers Except the chair
man, who shall be elected by the
county convention, who shall not recess
sarily be members of said committee +;
but a vacancy In the membership of
the committee shall be filed by the
club, through the loss of whose mem
Der by death, resignation or otherwise
the vacancy %occurs); provided that any
officer 80 elected who is not o member
of the committee shall not be entitled
to a vote on any question, except the
chairman, and then only in, case of @
tie vote. The tenure OF office of the
first Monday in May of each election
year, at which time the county con-
ventions shall be called together to
reorganize h party. Every Presi-
Dental election year county v
tions shall be called by the county ex-
ecutive committee to meet on the first
Monday in May, which shall elect dele
gates to u State convention called for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, and
to elect the member OF the National
Democratic executive committee from
this State. The State convention shall
be called by the State executive COM
mittee to meet every Presidential
election year on the third Wednesday
in May, and every State election veal
county n State conventions shall
meet on the first Monday In Nav
and the lthird Wednesday, in May re-
spectively.
Article v. County Democratic con.
ventions shall be composed OF dele
gates 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
lin an election year and one delegates
for a majority fraction thereby with
h right to each county convention to
enlarge or diminish the representa-
ton according to circumstances. The
county conventions shall be called to-
gether by h chairman OF the respec-
tive executive committees under such
rules, not Inconsistent with the Con-
stitution nor with the rules adopted by
the State Democratic executive com
mittee, as each county may adopt, and
when assembled shall be called to
order by the chairman of the execu-
tive committee, and the convention
shall proceed to nominate and elect
from among It's members q president,
n or more vice presidents, q secre-
tary and a treasurer. Any county
convention may permit or recognize
the formation OF q new club or
clubs by q majority of It's members.
In all cities with q population of 6, 200
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 as said
conventions shall declare In aecor.
danes with the provision Of this con.
~stitution.
Article vi. For the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and all other State
0nicers, including solicitors In their
respective circuits, and Congressman
In their respective DISTRICTS, land
United States Senators and all county
officers except magistrates) and mas.
tiers and supervisors OF registration,
Q direct primary election shall be held
Q last Tuesday In August OF each
son year, and q second and third y
NY eachStwo weeks successiyelv{
MGR, II necessary. At this elecsA
Democratic white voters whfA
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