The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-16
euL FOR STATE CONVENTION
AnD INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED.
How 10 Proceed With the Reorgan-
izafion Of Democratic Party
Condensed Information.

Condensed Information.
Columbia, April g. 9.-Yesterday Sec
-asary s,g- Gun, sunter, OF the State Demo
cratic executive committee, sent TO
she several county chairmen the ON
c;al call for the May State conVen-
tion:
fully called to the following resolu-
lions adopted at meeting OF the
State Democratic executive committee
of Anril 4, 1902, and you are earnestly
reanes5ed TO see that the terms OF the
resolution are carried out IN your
comfy
VIII, sacfioa 4 Of the constitution OF
me Democratic party OF South Caroi1-
ma, a State convention IS hereby cal-
ed to take place at L o'clock m., May
sfst. 1902. In the city of Columbia
Resolved, second, County chalrmen
thrcuehout gthe State are hereby IN
strnefed to call the Democratic clues
~ fhe various counties to assemble on
Safnraay. April 26th, for the purpose
= - reorganizing and electing delegates
To the comfy convention to the he!d
IN Asy 5th in aceordane with article
> af Ehe constitution of the Democratic
party of South Carolina. The county
conventions when SO assembled Will
elect delegates to the State conyen,
S1on. and each county will be entitled
10 double it's representation IN tne
lerislature In that convention and to
eleef county chairman and memoer
af the State Democratic executive
committee. Respectfully,
Vile Jones, Chairman.
K Gunter, Jr., Secretary.
For the benefit Of the Democrats IN
the several counties the secretary OF
fhe committee has prepared and IS
sending out the following;
10 the Democrats OF South Carohna "a !:
For the benefit of the Democratic
voters in recognizing the Democratic
party this year, the following lnfor-
nation is given:
The State Democratic executive
conulittee has instructed the county
ehairTnen to issue call for meet
ing Of the respective township and
.rrsr1 clubs TO be held on the fourth
Safnrday in April. When convened
fhess clubs shall each have a distinct
f5tle. The Democratic club, "
and shall elect a president, one or
moro vice presidents, q recording and
a corresponding secretary, ana snail
have the following working commit
tees of not less than three members
each: a committee on, registration,
an executive committee and such other
committees as may be deemed expedI-
ent Each club shall elect a member
Of the county executive committee,
1nder the control of which the clubs
sfhals be held together and operate.
The county executive committee shall
eject its own officers, except the chair
man, who shall be elected by the con-
rention. These officers need not Aec-
essariiy be members OF the committee.
The clubs shall elect delegates to the
eeuntv conyention-one delegate Tor
each Is members and one delegate Tor
q majority traction thereof.
The county convention, when assem-
sSled shall be called to order by the
,shairrnan of the executive committee,
and The county convention shall pro-
eegd TO nominate and elect from
among It's members a president, one
q more vice presidents, a secetary ana
: treasurer, and shall be held on the
frst Monday in May.
Tae count convention shall elect
7eIeeates 10 the State convention,
eseh county being entitled to double
ne number Of delegates as 1T has
members of the general assembly;
TIE State convention has been called
fo meet on the third Wednesday IN
Nav sS vi, II the city of Columbia at u ~
Zach county convention must, at
the meeting on the first Monday IN
Nav, elect member of the State
democratic 5sss executive committee.
Each county delegation TO state
convention shall have power to HI any
vacancy therein. -,
The State convention shall be called
10 order by the chairman OF the State
Democratic executive committee A
FeT9norary chairman shall be elected
81 tae convention, and when organ
led shall elect president, vice pres
ident from each congressional district,
FOO secretaries and treasurer.
u. x. Gunter, Secretary.