The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-27
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Article I. There shall be ore CT
more Democratic clubs orgar:Z d 10
each township or ward. esch OF which
clubs shall have distinct title, The
Democratic Club, and shall
elect president ard one or more vice
presidents, recording and cores
pondiDg sscretary and treasurer. and
shall have the following working
committees, Of not lss' than tlree
mem mbers esch. viz: 4 committee on
registration. an executive committee
and such other committees as to each
club may seen expedient.
Article II. The meetings of the
club shall bs 1reqceot after the open
ing OF the canvass, and some member
of the club or invited SPEAKER deliver
an address at each meeting, if practi
cable. Tie clubs shall meet on tie
fourth Saturday in April and the couu-
ty convention on The first Monday in
May, respectively, OF each election
year: Provided, that the county ex-
eutiye conmittea may name any
oLher day TltGin the sane week for
such c,u5 meeting by giving a. least
two weeks notice by advertisement ia
county papers. Each cou 2ty shall Se
eatitled to double lhs number Of de-
iegatss in the State Convention as it
has members ia the General Assem-
ely.
Article III. TIE president or 6ve
mem bers shall nave poTer to call an
extra meeting Of the club, and at such
extra meeting one-fourLh Of the mem
bers shall constitute 8 quorum for the
ira MSS ction nf business.
Article ". The clubs il esch couu-
II shall be held together and operate
under the control of a county ezecu
tive committee, which shall consist OF
one member from each CLUB, to be
elected by the respective clubs. Tne
executive committee, Ehan elected
shall appoint its ogn cffcars, l.x,ept
the chairman, who shall he elected
by the county convention. who shall
not necessarily be members OF said
committee, but vacancy in the men-
berShip of the committee shall be 6.td
by the cub through the loss OF Whote g
member by death, resignation or other
wise the vacancy occurs: Provided
that any officer so elected who is not 8
mem Der Of the com mittee shall not be
entitled 10 vote on any question sN-
cept tie chairman, and then only IN
case of of a tie vote. The tenure OF Of
6ce of the executive committee shall
be until the first Mondy in May OF
each election year, at which time the
county convention shall be called to-
gether to reorgan;zethe party. Every
Presidential election year county con-
7entions shall be called by the county
executive commlttee to NEE! on the
first Monday in May, which shall elect
delegates 10 State Convention called
for the purpose of electiDg delegates
{, the National Democratic Conver-
ton and to elec! the mem Ger OF the
National Democratic Executive Com
mistee from this State. The State
Convention shall be called By the
State Executive Committee to mee!
every Presidential election year on
the 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.
Article Y. County Dem ocratlc Con
venlions 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
in an election year, and one delegate
for majority fraction thereof, with
t'le right to each county convention
to enlarge or diminish the reprisen-
tation according to circumstances.
The county conventions shall be call
ed together by the chairman OF the
respective executive committees un
der such rule, not inconsistent with
the constitution nor with the rules
adopted by the State Democratic Ex
ecutiVe Committee, as each county
may adopt, and when assembled shall
be called to order by the chairman Of
the executive committee, aud the con-
! vention shall proceed to nominate
and elec. from among its members q
president one or more vice presidents,
a secretary and treasurer. Any
county convention may permit or
recognize the formation OF new club
or clubs by a msi ,rity OF its members.
| In all cities with population OF ), 900
ard over there may be two clubs IN
each ward they shall be orsaniz:d in
obedience to this constitution, as are
the G uos eles where in this Safe, ard
Il crgarizrg said clubs they shall
haye representation in the county
conventions respectful ysssaidc dcorvea.
tious shall declare in acc )rdarc3 with
the provisions OF this constitution.
Article VI. For the purpose Of
nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and all other
Safe officers, including solicitors IN
the res oective circuits, a7d Congress
men ia their respective districts and
United States Senators and all county
officers, except magistrates and mas
ters and supervisors of regi<t:a.icn, q
direct primary election shall be held
on the last Tuesday in August OF esca
election year, and second and thlrd
primary esca two weeks successl7ely
there's fer if necessary. At this elsc
ton only Democratic white Vo:ers
who have been residents CT the State
twelve months and the county six days
preceding the next general election,
aud sucn negroes as voted the Demo
cratic ticket, in 1876, and as have vo:-
ed the Democratic ticket continuously
since, 70 be shown by the certificate OF
ten white Democratic voters, who
will pledge Themselves to support the
nomICess of such elections, may vote,
provided, that no pers0n shall be al
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