The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-13

'ne hrsC Monday in May and tn
thlrd Wednesday in May respect
fully.
Article V. County Democrat
conventions shall be composed o
delegates elected by the severa
local clubs, one delegate for ever,
twenty-five members, and one dele
gate for majority fraction thereof
with the right to each County Con
Ventlon to enlarge or diminish th,
representation according to circum
stances. The county convention
snail be called together by tn,
chairman Of the respective execu
tive committees under such rule
not inconsistent with the constitu
ton nor with the rules adopted b,
me State Democratic Executive
COMMITTEE, as each county may
adopt, aud when assembled sbal
be called to order by the Chairman
Oh the executive committee, and
the convention shall proceed tc
nominate and elect from among its
members a president, one or more
vlce-presidents, a secretary and q
treasurer. Any county conven-
tlon may permit or recognize the
formation of new club or clnhs
by a majority of its members. In
all cities with population of 5000
and over there may be two clubs
In each ward; they shall be organ
lied In obedience to this constitu.
ton, as are the clubs elsewhere in
this State, and in organizing said
clubs, they shall have representa-
ton in the county conventions re.
spectfully as said convention shall
declare IN accordance with the pro-
visions Of this constitution.
Article VI. For the purpose OF
nominating candidates for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, and all
other State officers, in cluding Sohc-
itors IN the respective circuits, and
congressmen in their respective
districts, and United States Sena-
tors, and all county officers. except
Magistrates and Masters, and Su.
pervisors Of Registration, direct
primary election shall be held on
the last tuesday iii August of each
election year, and a second and
third primary each two weeks sue.
cessively thereafter if nee essarv.
Provided, That the county exccu-
tive committee Of any county shall
be at liberty to order a primary
election for Magistrates and Mas
ter5, but not for members of The
county board Of control of the dis
pensaries, nor for county disncn.
sers. At this election onlv Demo.
cratic white voters who have been
residents of tho State twelve months
and the county sixty days proceed
ing the next general election, and
such negroes as voted the Demo
cratic ticket in 1876, and as have
voted the Democratic ticket con
tinuously since, to be shown by
the certificate Of ten white voters,
who Will pledge themselves to SUP
port the nominees Of such elections
may vote: Provided; That no per
son shall be allowed to vote except
his name be enrolled OIL the par
ticular club list at which he cilers
to vote, at least five days before the
first election. Each club shall have
a separate polling place for pri-
mary elections.
The club rolls Of the party shall
constitute the registry list and
shall 10 open to inspection BY any
member Of the party, and tho cleo.
ton under tins clause shall be held
and regulated under tho Act Of
the General Assembly of this State.
approved December %, 1888, and
any subsequent Acts Of the legis.
lature of this State. The State
Executive Committeo shall meet
on the Friday after each primary,
or such other time as may be dcsig-
mated by the chairman to canvass
the vote and declare the result as
to all State officers, Congressman
and United States Senators. All
contests for all nominations at pri
mary elections shall be heard first
by the County Executive commit.
toe of the county in which such ir.
regularities have occurred, and
may be reviewed by the State EX-
ecutive Committee, whose action
shall be final: Provided, That no
vote shall be counted for any can
didate who does not file with the
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