The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-18
o'clock NJ, May 21st, 1902, in the
city of Columbia

men throughout the State are hereby
instructed to call the Democratic
clubs of the various counties to as
semble on Saturday, April 26th, for
the purpose of reorganizing and
electing delegates to the county con-
vention to be held on May 9th in &C.
cordance with article 2 of the consti
tuition of the Democratic party OF
South Carolina. The county conven-
tions when so assembled will elect
delegates to the State conventlon'
and each county will be entitled to
double it's representation in the leg
islature in that convention and to,
elect county chairman and mem
Der of the State Democratic execu-
tive committee. Respectfully,
Willie Jones,
Chairman.
U. X. Gunter, Jr., Secretary.
For the benefit of the Democrats
in the several conntes the secretary
of the committee has prepared and is
sending out the following:
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
For the benefit of the Democratic
voters in reorganizing the Democratic
party this year, the following infor-
nation is given:
The State Democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chairmen to issue a call for meet
ing of the respective township and
ward clubs to be held on the fourth
Saturday in April. When convened
these clubs shall each have distinct
title, "The- Democratic club" and
shall elect president, one or more
vice presidents, recording and q
corresponding secretary, and shall
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
expedient. Each club shall elect a
member of the county executive com
mittse. under the control of which
the clubs shall be held together and
operate. The county executive COM
mtttee shall elect it's oV n officers, ex'
cept the chairman, who shall be
elected by the convention. These
officers need not necessarily be mem
bers of the committee. The clubs
shall elect delegates to the county
convention -one delegate for each
| 25 members and one delegate for q
majority fraction thereof.
The county convention, when as
sembled, shall be called to order by
the chairman of the executive com
mittee, and the county convention
shall proceed to nominate and elect
from among it's members president
one or more vice presidents, secret
arv and a treasurer, and shall be helc
on the first Monday in May.
The county convention shall elec
delegates to the State convention
each county being entitled to double
the number of delegates as it ha'
members of the general assembly
The State convention has been called
to meet on the third Wednesday II
May in the city of Columbia at II m
Each county convention must, a
the meeting on the first Monday IL
Nav, elect a member of the Stat'
Democratic executive committee.
Each county delegation to Stat
convention shall have power to tll
any vacancy therein. The Stat
convention shall be called to orde
by the chairman of the State Demo
cratic executive committee. A tenn
porary chairman shall be elected b!
the convention, and ahen organizes
shall elect a president, vice presiden
from each congressional district, tW
secretaries and treasurer.
U. X. Gunter, Jr.,
Secretary.
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