The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-30
TIE NEW CONSTITUTION
Of the Democratic Party Of South
Carolina Recently adopted.

Carolina Recently Adopted.
The following is the text Of the new
party constitution adopted at the State
convention Wednesday:
Article l. There shall be one or more
Democratic clubs organized in each
township or ward, each Of which clubs
shall have distinct title "The
Democratic club" and shall elect
president and one or more vice presi-
dents. recording and a corresponding
secretary aud treasurer, and shall
have the following working commit
tees, Of not less than three members
each. viz A committee on reglstra-
ton, au executive committee of such
other committees as 10 each may seem
expedient.
Article II. The meetings of the club
shall be frequent after the opening OF
the canvass, aud some member of the
club or invited speaker deliver an ad-
dress at each meeting, if practicable.
The club shall meet on the fourth Sat-
urday in April aud the county conven.
tion on the first Monday in May, re-
spectively, Of each election year: Pro
vided, That the county executive COM
mittee may name any other day with
in the same week for such club meet
ing by giving at least two weeks no.
tice by advertisement in county pa
pers: And provided, further, That in
case any existing club shall fail to
re organize on the day fixed for reor-
ganiza,ion, the county executive com
mi,tce may fix day for such club to
meet for reorganization by giving two
weeks notice as provided in this ar
ticle Each county shall be entitled to
double the number Of delegates in the
State convention as it has members IN
the general assembly.
Article Ill The president or Eve
members shall have power to call an
extra meetiog of the club, and at such
meeting one-fourth Of the members
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business
A:t,cle w. The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate un-
der the control Of county executive
committee, which shall consist of one
member from each club, to be elected
by the respective clubs. The executive
committee. when elected, shall appoint
its own officers Except the chairman,
who shall be elected by the county con-
vcntion) who shall not necessarily be
. t.oers Of said committee, but va
...cy in the membership Of the COM
u.ittee shall be filled by the club,
through the loss Of whose member by
death, resignation or otherwise the va
cancy occurs: Provided, That in case
the Office of chairman of the county
executive committee shall become va.
can't by resignation, death or otherwise,
the committee shall have power TO I'LL
the vacancy by electing chairman to
serve until the organization of the next
.egular county convention: Add pro-
v:ded, further, That any officer so
elected who is no. member Of the
committee shall not be entitled to a
vote on any question except the chair
man, and then only in case of a tie
vote. The tenure Of Office of the ex-
ccutive committee shall be until the
first Monday in May Of each election
year, at which time the county con-
vention shall be called together to re-
organize the party. Every presidential
election year county conventions shall
be called by the county executive COM
mittee to meet on the first Monday in
May, which shall elect delegates to a
State convention called for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the nation
al Democratic convention and to elect
member Of the national Democratic
executive committee 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 aud the third
Wednesday in May respectively.
Article V. County Democratic con-
ventions shall be composed Of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every 25 members, and one
delegate for majority fraction there
Of, with the right to each county con-
vention to enlarge or diminish the rep
resentation according to circumstances.
The county conventions shall be called
together by the chairmen Of the re-
spective executive committees under
such rule, not inconsistent with the
constitution nor with the rules adopted
by the State Democratic executive
committee, as each county may adopt.
and when assembled shall be called to
order by the chairman Of the executive
committee, end the convention shall
proceed to nominate and elect from
among its members president, one or
more vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer. Any county cone, ntl"n
may permit or recognize the formation
of new club CT clubs by majority OF
its mem bers In all cities with popn-
lation of 5000 aud over there may be
two clubs in each ward; they shall be
organized in obedience to this conStitu-
,lnn, as are the clubs elsewhere in this
Statc, and in organizing said clubs they
saai! have representation in the county
convention, respectively as said conven-
tious sn ali Il :.:!sr, in accordance with
the provisions o. This constitution.
Article VI. For the purpose of nom
mating candidates for governor, lieu
tenant governor and all other State Of
6cers, including solicitors 10 the respcc-
tive circ11its and cAngreSsman lu their