The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-10

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committee shall have power to I'LL the
vacancy by electing a chairman to
serve until the organization OF the
next regular County Convention: And
provided. further, That any officer so
elected vino is not a member OF
the committee shall not be entitled to
a vote On any question except the
and then only in case OF
tie vote. The tenure Of office Of the
executive committee shall be until the
first Monday in May OF each election
year, at which time the County Con-
vention shall be called together to re-
organize the party. Every presiden-
tial election year County Conventions
shall be called by the County Execu-
tive Committee to meet on the first
Monday in May, which shall elect
delegates to a State Convention called
for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the National Democratic Conven-
tion and to elect the member to
the National Democratic Executive
Committee from this State. The
State Convention shall be called by
the State Executive Committee to
meet every presidential election year
on the third Wednesday in May, and
every State election year, and County
and State Conventions shall meet on
the first Monday in May and the third
Wednesday in May respectively.
ARTICLE V. County Democratic
Conventions shall be composed OF dele.
gates elected by the several local
clubs, one delegate for every twenty
Eve members, and one delegate for a
majority fraction thereof, with the
right to each County Convention tc
enlarge or diminish the representa-
tion according to circumstances. The
County Conventions shall be called to-
getber by the chairman Of the respec'
tive Executive Committees under such
rule, not inconsistent with the Con-
stitution nor with the rules adopted
by the State Democratic Executive
Committee, as each county may
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order by the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee, and the Con-
vention shall proceed to nominate and
elect from among its members a pres
ident, one or more vice presidents,
secretary and treasurer. Any Coun'
ty Convention may permit or rectg
uize the formation Of a lew club OF
clubs by a majority Of its members.
In all cities with a population OF 5000
and over there may be two clubs IL
each ward; they shall be organized IN
obedience to this Constitution, as are
the cubs elsewhere in this State, and
10 organizing said clubs. they shal.
have representation In the County
Conventions respectively as said Con
yention shall declare in accordance
with the provisions Of this Constitu
tion.
ARTICLE VI. For the purpose OF
nominating candidates for Governor
Lieutenant Governor, and all other
State cfficers, including Solicitors in
the respective Circuits, and Congress
man in their respective districts anc
United States Senators, and all coun
ty officers, except Magistrates anc
Masters, and Supervisors of Registra
ton. a direct primary election shal
be held on the last Tuesday in August
of each election year, and a second
and third primary each two weeks
successfully thereafter if necessary
Provided, That County Executive
Committee of any county shall be al
liberty to order primary election fo]
Magistrates and Masters, but not fol
members of the County Board Of Con.
troll Of the Dispensaries nor for Coun
ty Dispensers. At this election only
Democratic white voters who have
been residents Of the State twelve
months and the county sixty day!
preceding the next general election
and such negroes as voted the Demo
cratic ticket in 1876, and as have
voted the Democratic ticket continu
ouSly since, to be shown by the certih
cate of ten white Democratic voters
who will pledge themselves to support
the nominees of such elections, may
vote: Provided, That no person shall
be allowed to vote except his name be
enrolled on the particular club list al
which he offers to vote, at least five
days before the first election, which
club shall have separate polling
place for primary elections; except in
the County OF Charleston the voters
name must be on the particular club
list at which he offers to vote at least
sixty (60) days before the primary
election; and the County Executive
Committee is authorized to designate
the number Of polling places in that
county: Provided, further, That in
Charleston County the candidates for
Congress, Solicitor and county offices
shall file their pledges and pay their
assessments within the time fixed by
the County Executive Committee.
The club rolls Of the party shall
constitute the registry list and shal!
be open to inspection by any member
OF the party, and the election under
this clause shall be held and regulated
under the Act OF the Gene. al Assem-
bly, of this State, approved December
%, 1888, and any subsequent Acts Of
the Legislature Of this State. The
State Executive Committee shall meet
on the Friday after each primary, or
such other time as may be designated
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 primary elections shall
be heard first by the County Execu-
tive Committee Of the county in which
such irregularities may have occurred,
and may be reviewed by the State
Executive Committee, whose action
shall be final: Provided, That DO vote
shall be counted for any candidate
who does not file with the Chairman
of the State Executive Committe, or
with tho racnectiva Cha irnoen nf the