The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-30

by the county executive committee OF
the county in which such Irregular lee
may have occurred, and may be re-
viewed by the State executive commit
tee, whose action shall be final: Pro-
7ided, That no vote shall be counted
for any candidate who does not file
with the chairman of the State e1ecu-
tive committee, or with the respective
chairmen OF the county executive COM
mittees, pledge in writing that he
will abide the result Of such primary
aud support the nominees thereof, and
that he is not nor will he become the
candidate of any faction, either pri-
Yately or publicly suggested, other
than the regular Democratic nomina-
ton: Provided, further, That no caudi-
date shall be declared nominated un-
less he receives majority Of the votes
cast for the Office for which he is a cad
didate Provided. That the pledge Of
such candidate shall be tied on or be-
fore the day OF the first campaign meet
ing Of the county or State respectively.
Article VII. The offers Of the State
convention shall be president, vice.
p1esiden: from each congressional dis.
trict, two secretaries aud 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
frs: Monday 10 May Of each election
year. When elected, said executive
committee shall choose its own officers,
not necessarily members thereof, prior
to said elections: Provided, That any
officer so elected who is not. a mcuber OF
the committee shall not be entitled 10
vote on any question, except the
chairman, aud then only in case OF a
tie vote The State executive commit
tee shall meet at the call of the chair
man or any FIVE members, and at such
time and place as he or they may ap.
point. The member Of the national
Democratic executive cornit,ee from
South Carolina shall be elected by the
May State convention in 1896, and
every four years thereafter, and whe d
elected shall be ex ohicio q member OF
the State executive committee. Va.
cancies on said executive committee by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be file d by the respective county exec
utive committees. The State executive
committee is charged with the execu-
tion and direction of the policy of the
party in this State, subject to this con-
stltution, the principles declared in the
platform of PRINCIPLES and such instruc
tion, by resolution or otherwise, as a
State convention may from time to
time adopt. not inconsistent with this
constitution, and shall continue IN of
fee for two years from the lime OF cleo
tion, or until their successors have
been elected. The committee shall
nominate presidential electors, AMI if
any vacancy occur in the State ticket
of electors or Of the national executive
committee, by death resignation o.
other cause, the committee shall have
the power to fill the vacancy; all by a
majority Of the whole committee.
Article *. The vote in the respect
i've counties for all Of the State officers,
congressman and United States senator
shall be transmitted by the chairman
of the respective county executive COM
mittees TO the chairman of the State
executive committee as early as prac-
ticable after each primary, who shall
proceed to canvass the vote and de-
clare the result.
Article K. When the State conven-
ton assemblies it shall be called to Or
der by the chairman Of the State execu-
tive committee. A temporary chair
neu shall be nominated and elected by
the convention, and after its organlza-
tion the convention shall proceed in
mediately to the election of permanent
officers and to the transaction of other
business. When the business has con-
cluded it shall adjourn sine die.
Article XI. Before the election in
1886, and each election thereafter, the
State Democratic executive com nittes
shall issue call to all candidates for
the dates Of the meetings. aud also il
7iting the candidates for congress,
United States senate and for solicitors,
in their respective districts and cir
cults, to be present and address the
people. At such meetings only the
candidates above set forth should be
allowed to speak.
Article XII. It shall be the duty of
each county executive committee to ap-
poipt meetings in their respective coun-
ties to be addressed by the candidates
for the general assembly and for the
different county officers, all Of whom
except magistrates, masters and super
visors of registration shall be elected
by primaries on the last Tuesday in
August of each election year under the
same rules and regulations hereinbefore
provided.
Article XIII. Each county delega.
ton to State convention shall have
power to fill any vacancy therein.
Article XIV. This constitution may
be amended or altered at the regular
May convention of the State or at aRy
convention called specifically for that
purpose, the call for which shall spe-
city the changes to be made.
Article XIV. Any county failing OF
refusing to organize under the provls-
ions OF this constitution shall not have
representation in the State Democratic
convention.