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

elected by the County Convention co
the first Monday in May OF each elec-
tion year. When elected said execu
tive committee shall choose its own
officers, not necessarily members
thereof, prior to said elections: PFC
Yided, That any officer so elected who
is not member OF the comm tee
shall not be entitled to vote on any
question, except the chairman, and
then only In case Of tie vote. The
State Executive Committee shall meet
at the call of the chairman or any i've
members, and at such time and place
as he or they may appoint. Tne
members OF the National Democratic
Executive Committe from South Caro-
lima shall be elected by the May State
Convention in 1896, and every four
years thereafter, and when elected
shall be eX-otficio member OF the
State Executive Committee. Vacan-
cies on said Executive Comm ttee by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be filed by the respective County
Executive Committees. The State
Executive Comnitte is charged with
the execution and direction Of the
policy Of the party in this State, SUBJ
ject to this Constitution. the princi-
pies declared in the platform Of prin-
cip'es, and such instruction, by reso-
luton OF otherwise, as State ConVen-
tion may from time to time adopt, not
inconsistent with this Constitution,
and shall continue in office for two
years from the time Of election or
until their successors have been cleo
ted. The committee shall nominate
presidential electors, and if any vacan-
cy occur In the State ticket Of electors
or OF the member of the National
Executive Committee, by death,
resignation OF other cause, the COM
mittee shall have the power to I'LL
the vacancy; all by majority OF the
whole committee.
ARTICLE. IN. The vote in the
r, spective counties for all Of the State
officers, Congre, smen and United
States Senator shall be transmitted
by the Chairman o. the respective
County Executive Committees to the
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mitee as early as practicable after
each primary, who shall proceed to
canvass the vote ind declare the
result.
ARTICLE Y. When the State Con-
vention assemblies it shall be called
to order by the Chairman Of the State
! Executive Committee. A temporary
chairman shall be nominated and
elected by the Convention, and after
it's organization the Convention shall
proceed Immediately to tie election
OF permanent officers and to the tran
saction Of business. When the bust
ness has concluded 1t shall adjourn
sine die.
ARTICLE XI. Before the election
in 1902, and each election thereafter,
except as herein provided, the State
Democratic Executive Committee
shall appoint and arrange for two
campaign meetings to be held in each
county, not less than two weeks apart
one of which meetings shall be ad.
dressed only by candidates for State
offices, and the other ONLY by cindi.
dates for United States Senator,
United States House OF Representa-
tives and Circuit S )licitorS. In addi-
tion to such campaign meetings the
County Chairman Of the respective
Congressional Districts and Judicial
Circuits shall, when there IS more
than one candidate for either Of said
offices, arrange for and appoint sepa
rate campaign meetings for their
respective districts OF judicial cir
cults the time and place Of such
meetings to be published in each
county, at which only the candidates
for said Offices shall be invited to ad-
dress the people: Provided. That
in any year in which no candidate fo1
United States Senator is to be voted
for, the State Executive Committee
may dispense with the second cam
paign meeting it is authorized to ap-
point under this article.
ARTICLE MI. 1t shall be the duty
OF each County Executive Committee
to appoint meetings in their respec-
tive counties to be addressed by the
candidats for the General Assembly
and for different county offices, al! of
whom except Magistrates, Masters
and Supervisors Of Registration, shall
be elected by primaries on tie last
Tuesday in Augusta Of each election
year under the sane rules and regula-
tions hereinbefore provided.
ARTICLE XIII. Each county dele
cation to a State Convention shall
have power to ill any vacancy there
in.
ARTICLE XIV. This Constitution
may be amended or altered at the
regular May Convention OF the State
or at any convention called specifically
for that pupose, the call for which
shall specify the changes to oe made.
ARTICLE Nv. Any county failing
OF refusing to organize under the pro-
visions Of this Constitution shall rot
have representation in the State
Democratic Convention.
VILE JONES,
Chair. State Dem. EX Com.
JAMES T. PARK,
Secretary.