The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27

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ganization Of the next regular state
convention. The state committee shall
choose It's other officers not necessari-
ly members thereof: Provided, That
the chairman shall vote only in case
or tie. The state committee shall
meet at the call Of the chairman or
any five members, and at such time
and place as he or they may appoint.
me member of the national Demo-
cratic executive committee from
South Carolina shall be elected by the
May state convention in 1916, and ev-
cry four years thereafter, and when
elected shall be ex-onicio a member
OF the state committee. Vacancies on
said state committee by DEATH resig-
nation or otherwise shall be filled by
the respective county committees. The
state committee is charged with the
execution and direction of the pol
ICY Of the party of this state,
subject to these rules, the principles
declared In the platform of principles
and such instruction, by resolution or
otherwise, as state convention may
from time to time adopt, not incon-
slstant with these rules. and shall con-
'lnuc III oilice two years from the time
or election or until their successors
snail nominate presidential electors.
and If any vacancy occur In the state
ticket OF electors, or of the national
executive committee by death, rcsig-
nation or other cause, the committee
snail have the power to fill the yacan-
cy all by majority Of the whole com
mittec.
"a. The State convention shall be
called by the State committee to meet.
at Columbia every general election
year on the third Wednesday in May
ihe convention shall be composed Of
delegates elected by the county con-
'entlons, each county to be entitled
TO as many delegates as double the
number of it's members in the general
assembly. When the State conven-.
ton assemblies it shall be called to or.
der by the chairman of the State COM
nllttcc. temporary president shall
be nominated and elected by the con-
Vention and after it's organization the
convention shall proceed immediately
to the election of permanent officers
ana the transaction Of business. When
the business has concluded it shall
adjourn sine die.
20. The officers of the State con-
vention shall be president, vice pres
ldent from each congressional district.
TWO secretaries and treasurer.
26. Each county delegation to a.
State convention shall have power to
I'LL any vacancy therein.
~. Any county failing or refusing
10 organize under the provisions or
these rules shall not have represen-
tation in the State Democratic CON
vention.
2S. Before the election in 1914, and
each election thereafter, except as
herein provided, the State committee
snail appoint and arrange for two
campaign meetings in each county. to
DC held not less than two weeks apart.
one OF which meetings shall be ad-
dressed only by candidates for State
ollceS and the other only by candidates
FOR United States senator: Provided
That If any election year there shall
be but one candidate for the Office of
United States senator, or no opposition
Tor State Offices, the said COMMITTEES
may in its discretion, arrange or an
point only one meeting in each coun-
" In addition to such campaign
meetings the county chairman of the
counties composing the respective con-
gresslonal districts and judicial cir
cults shall, when there is more than
one candidate for either Of said Offices
arrange for and appoint separate meet
ings for their respective districts or
Judicial circuits, the time and the
place of which shall be published in
each county, and at which only the
candidates FOR said Offices shall be in
vitcd to address the people.
20. 1T shall be the duty of each
m fn >,>i,
In their respective counties to be ad-
dressed by the candidates for the gen
cral assembly and for the different
county Offices.
30. The clubs in zach county shall
be held together and operate under
the control OF county committee
which shall consist Of one member
from each club, to be elected by the
respective clubs. The committee, when
elected, shall appoint It's own officers
(cXcept the chairman, who shall be
elected by the county conventionD
VINO shall not necessarily be members
or said committee, but vacancy in
the membership Of the committee
snail be filled by the club, through
the loss or whose member by death.
resignation or otherwise the vacancy
occurs: Provided, That in case the Of
flee OF chairman of the county com
mittee shall become vacant by death,
resignation or otherwise. the commit
tee shall have power TO fill the va
cancy by electing chairman to serve
until the organization of the next reg
ular county conventions: And. Pro-
vided further, That any officer so
elected who is not member Of the
committee shall not be entitled to vote
on any question except the chairman.
and then only in case of tie vote.
The tenure of Office OF the committee
shall be until the first Monday in May