The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-04-06

day in May, shich shall elect dele
gates to State Convention called
1oa the purpose of electing delegates
to the National Democratic Conven
ton and to elect the member O, the
National Democratic Executive Com.
mlttee from this State. The State
Convention shall be called by the
State Executive Committee to meet
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 '. County Democratic Con-
Ventlons shall be composed of dele
gates elected by the several local
clubs, one delegate for every twenty
live members, aud one delegate for a
majority fraction thereof, with the
right to each County Convention to
enlarge or diminish the representa-
ton according to circumstances. The
County Conventions shall be called
together by the chairmen of tho re-
spective executive committees under
such rule, not inconsistent with the
Constitution nor with the rules ADOPT
cd by the State Democratic Executive
committee, as each county may
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order hy the chairman of
the executive committee, and the
convention shall proceed to nominate
and elect from among its members
president, one or more vice .presi-
dents, q secretary and treasurer.
Any County Convention may permit
or recognize the formation of a new
club or clubs by a majority of it's
members In all cities with a popu.
lation 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 else
where in this State, and in organic.
ing said clubs they shall have repre-
eentation in the County Conventions
respectively as said conventions shall
declare in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Constitution.
Article VI. For the purpose of
nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and all other
State officers, including Solicitors in
the respective circuits, and Congress-
men in their respective districts, and
United States Senators and all coun-
ty officers, except Magistrates and
Masters and Supervisors of Registra.
tion, direct primary election shall
be hold on the last Tuesday in Au
gust of each election year, and Sec
ond and third primary each two
weeks successively thereafter if no.
cessary. At this election only Dem.
ocratic white voters who have been
residents of the State twelve months
and tho county sixty days preceding
the next general election, and such
negroes as voted the Democratic
ticket iu 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
nominees of such election, may vote:
Provided, That no person shall be
allowed to vote except his name be
enrolled on the particular club list at
which he offers to vote at least five
days before the first election. Each
club shall have separate polling
place for primary elections.
The club rolls Of tho party shall
constitute 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
under tho Act of She General Assem-.
bly, Of this State, approved Dec. %,
1883, and any subsequent Acts of the
Legislature of this State. The State