The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-04-06
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Executive Committee shall meet on
the Friday after each primary, or
suoh other time as may bo designated
by the chairman, to canvass the vote
and declare the result as to all State
officers, Congressman and U. S. Sen
ators. All contests for all nomina-
tlons at primary elections shall be
heard first by the County Executive
Committee Of the county in which such
irregularities may have occurred, and
may be reviewed by tho State Exccu
tive Committee, whose action shall be
final: PROVIDED, That no vote shall
be counted for any candidate who
does not file with the Chairman Of
the State Executive Committee, or
with the respective chairmen of the
County Executive Committees, a
pledge in writing that ne will abide
the result Of such primary and sup
poit the nominees thereof, and that
he is not nor will he become the can.
dldato of any faction, either privately
or publicly suggested, other than the
regular Democratic nomination: Pro
vided, further, That no candidate
shall be declared nominated unless
he receives a 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 re-
spectively.
! Article VII. The officers of the
State Convention shall be a presi-
dent, vice president for each Con-
gressional District, two secretaries
and treasurer.
Article VIII. The State Executive
Committee shall be composed of one
member from each county, to be elect
ed 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 necessarily mem-
bers thereof, prior to said election?:
Provided, That any officer so elected
who is not member of tho commit.
tee shall not be entitled to q vote on
any question, except the chairman,
and then only in 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 he or they may appoint.
The member of the National Demo.
cratic Executive Committee from
South Carolina shall be elected by
the May State Convention in 1896,
and every four years thereafter, and
when elected shall be ex officio NOM
ber of the State Executive Commit
tee. Vacancies on said committee
by death, resignation or otherwise,
shall be filled by the respective Coun
ty Executive Committees. The State
Executive Committee is charged with
the execution and direction of the
policy Of the party in this State, sub.
ject to this Constitution, the princi-
pies declared in the platform of prin-
cip]es and such instruction, by reso-
luton or otherwise, as a State Con-
vention may from time to timo adopt,
not inconsistent with this Constitu-
ton, and shall continue in Office for
two years from the time Of election,
or until their SUCCESSORS have been
elected. The committee shall nomi-
nate Presidential electors, and if any
vacancy occur in The State ticket of
electors or Of tho member of the Ma
tional Executive Committee, by death,
resignation or other cause, the com.
mittee shall have the power to fill
the vacancy; all 10y majority Of tho
whole committee.
Article TX. The vote in tho re.
spective counties for all tho State Of
ficers, Congressman and U. S. Sena-
or, shall be transmitted by the