The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-05

| tnerealter. AT THIS electlOn only
Democratic white voters who have
been residents of the State twelve
months and the county sixty days pre-
ceding the next general election, and
such Negroes as voted the Democratic
i ticket in 1876, and as have voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since,
to be shown by the certificate of ten
white Democratic voters, who will
| pledge themselves to support the NOM
inees of such elections, may vote. pro-
| vided that no person shall be allowed
| to vote except his name be enrolled on
the particular club list ut which he
offers to vote at least five days before
the day of the first election. Each
club shall have separate polling place
for primary elections.
The club rolls of the party shall con-
stitutc 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 un-
der the Act of the General Assembly
of this State, approved December %,
1888. and any subsequent Acts Of the
Legislature of this State. The State
executive committee shall meet on tho
Friday after each primary, or such
other time as may be designated by
the chairman, to canvass the vote and
declare the result as to ali State officers,
| Congressman and United States Sena-
tors. All contests for oil nominations
at primary elections shall be heard first
by the county executive committee of
the county in which such Irregularities
may have occurred, end may be re-
viewed by the State executive commit
tee, whose action shall be final; pro-
vided that no vote shall be counted for
any candidate who does not file with
the chairman Of tho State executive
committee. or with the respective
chairman of the comfy executive com
mittees, pledge in writing that he will
abide the result of such primary and
support the nominees thereof, that
he is not, nor will he become the
candidate Of any faction. either
privately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Democratic
nominations; provided further that no
candidate shall be declared nominated
unless he receives n majority of the
votes cast for the office for which he is
a candidate: Provided that the pledge
OF such candidate shall be filed on or
before the day Of the first campaign
meeting of the county or State respec-
lively.
Article VII. The officers Of the State
Convention shall be president, one
vice-president from each Congressman
district, two secretaries and treasu-
| rer.
Article VIII. The State Executive
committee shall be composed Of one
member from each county, to be elected
by the county conventions on the first
Monday in May of each election year.
| When elected said executive committee
shall choose it's own officers, not neces-
sarilv members thereof prior to said
election Provided, that any officer so
| elected who is not member of the
committee shall not be entitled to u
vote on any question, except the chair
man, and then only in a case of tie
vote. The State executive committee
shall meet at the call of the
chairman or any five members,
and at such time and place as
ho or they may appoint Tho
member of the national Democratic
executive committee from South Caro-
lima shall be elected by the May State
| Convention in 1896, and every four
years thereafter, and when elected
shall be eN-oilicio member Of the
State executive COMMITTEES. Vacancies
on said executive committee hy death.
resignation or otherwise, shall be filled
by the respective county executive
committees. The State executive com
mittee is charged with the execution
and direction of the policy of the party
in this State, subject to this constitu-
ton, the principles declared in the
platform Of principles and suck in
struction, by resolution or otherwise,
as State convention may from time
to time adopt. not inconsistent with
this constitution, and shall continue in
Office for two years from the time OF
election, or until their successors have
been elected. The committee shall
nominate Presidential electors, and if
any vacancy occur in the State ticket
or OF electors, or of members of the
national executive committee. by death,
resignation or other cause. the COM
mittee shall have the power to fill the
vacancy all by a majority of the whole
committee.
Article lN. The vote in the respect
i've counties for AL of the State officers,
I congressman, United States Senators
shall be transmitted by the chairmen
of the respective county executive com
mittccs to the chairman of the State
executive committee as early ns prac-
tcable after each primary. who shall
ing the dates Of the meetings, and also
inviting the candidates for Congress,
lnltcd States Senate and for solicitors,
In their respective districts and cir
| cNltA. To be lrnannt md nllroua thn