The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-16
CALL FOR THE CON vENTION
How to Proceed With the Re
organization ofthe Democratic

organization ofthe Democratic
Party.
Secretary Gunter, of the State Demo-
cratic executive committee, has sent to
the several county chairmen the follow
ing official call for the May State con-
Vention:
Dear Sir: Your attention Is respect.
fully called to the following resolu-
tions adopted at a meeting of the State
Democratic executive committee of
April 4, 1902, and you are earnestly
requested to see that the terms of The
resolutions are carried out in your
county:
Resolved, first, That in accordance
with section 4 of the constitution of
the Democratic party of South Caro-
Ina, a State convention is hereby
called TO take place at II O'Clock M,
May 21st., 1902, in the city of Column
bia.
Resolved, second. County chair
men throughout the State are hereby
instructed to call the Democratic clubs
of the various counties TO assemble on
Saturday, April Goth, for the purpose
of recognizing and electing delegates
to the county convention to be held on
May 9Th in accordance with article 2
of the constitution of the Democratic
party of South Carolina. The county
conventions when so assembled wi.
elect delegates to the State convention,
and each county will be entitled to
double Its representation in the Legis-
lature in that convention and to elect
a county chairman and a member of
the State Democratic executive COM
mlttee. Respectfully,
WILLIE JONES,
Chairman.
u. X, Gunter, Jr., Secretary.
For the benefit of the Democrats in
the several counties the secretary of
the committee has prepared and is
sending out the following:
10 the Democrats of South Carolina:
For the benefit of the Democratic
voters in recognizing the Democratic
party this year, the following informa-
ton is given:
The State Democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chalrmen to issue a call for a meeting
OF the respective township and ward
clubs to be held on the fourth Satur.
day IN April. When convened these
clubs shall each have a distinct title,
The - Democratic club" and
shall elect a president, one or more
vice presidents, a recording and a cor
responding secretary, and shall have
the following working committees of
not less than three members each: A
committee on registration, an execu-
tive committee ard such other com
mittees as may be deemed ~expedient.
Each club shall elect a member of the
county executive committee, under the
control of which the clubs shall be held
together and operate. The county ex-
ecutive committee shall elect its own
officers, except the chairman, who
snail be elected by the convention.
These officers need not necessarily be
members of the committee. The clubs
shall elect delegates to the county con-
vention-one delegate for each 25
members and n delegate for q ma
jorlty 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 its members a president,
one or more vice presidents, II %secre-
tary and a treasurer, and shall be held
on the first Monday in May.
The county convention shall elect |
delegates to the State convention, each
count being entitled to double the
number of delegates as it has members
OF the general assembly. The Slate
convention has been called to meet on |
the third Wednesday IN May IN the city
of Columbia at 10 M.
Each county convention must, at
the meeting on the first Monday in
Mey, elect a member of the State De-
mocratic executive committee.
Each county delegation to q State
convention shall have power TO fill any
vacancy therein. The State c%onven-
ton shall be called to order by the
chairman of the State Democratic ex-
ecutiye committee. A temporary
chairman shall be elected by the con-
vention, and when organized shall
elect a presid ent, vice president from
each Congressional district, two secre-
taries and a treasurer.
u. X. GUNTER, JR.,