The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Call for 4 State Convention and In
structionS Issued.

On Tuesday of last week Secretary
Gunter of the State Democratic eX-
ecutive committee sent to the several
county chairmen the following official
call for the May State conventions:
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 i, 1902. and you are earnestly
requested to see that the terms Of the
resolutions carried out in your county.
Resolved, first, That in accordance
with section / Of the constitution Of
the Democratic party Of South Caro-
lima. a State convention is hereby call
ed to take place at - o'clock M, May
2lst. 1902, in the city Of Columbia.
Resolved, second, County chalrmen
throughout the State are hereby in
structed to call the Democratic clubs
of the various counties to assemble on
Saturday, April 26th, for the purpose
Of recognizing and electing delegates
to the county convention to be held on
May 5th in accordance with article 2
Of the constitution Of the Democratic
party of South Carolina. The county
conventions when so assembled will
elect delegates to the State conven-
tion, and each county will be entitled
to double its representation in the
legislature in that convention and to
elect a county chairman and men,
Der of the State Democratic executive
committee. Respectfully,
Willie Jones, Chairman.
U. y. 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:
To the Democrats Of South Carolina:
For the benefit Of the Democratic
voters in reorganizing the Democra-
tic party this year, the following In
formation is given:
The State Democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chairman to issue 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 distinct title,
"The-Democratic club" and shall
elect a president, one or more vice
presidents, a recording and a cores
ponding secretary, and shall have the
following working committees of not
less than three members each: A
committee on registration, an execu-
tive committee and such other COM
mitteeS as may be deemed expedient.
Each club shall elect member OF the
county executive committee, under
the crontrol of which the clubs shall
be held together and operate. The
county executive committee shall
elect it's own officers, except the chair
man, who shall be elected by the con-
vention. These officers need not
necessarily be members Of the COM
mittee. The clubs shall elect dele
gates to the county convention-one
delegate for each Is members and one
delegate for a majority fraction there
Of.
The county convention, when
assembled, 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, a 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
county being entitled to double the
number Of delegates as ithaS members
of the general assembly. The State
convention has been called to meet on
the third Wednesday in May in the
city of Columbia at y m.
Each county convention must, az
the meeting on the first Monday in
May, elect a member of the State
Democratic executive committee.
Each county delegation to a State
convention shall have power to fill
any vacancy therein. The State
convention shall be called to order by
the chairman of the State Democratic
executive committee. a temporary
chairman shall be elected by the con-
vention, and when organized shall
elect president, vice president from
each congressional district, two Secre-
tarieS and treasurer.
L. y. Gunter, Jr. Secretary.