The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-05-28

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place as he or they may appoint. The
member of the National Democratic
executive committee from South Car
olina shall be elected by the May
State convention in 1916, and every
four years thereafter, and when elect
ed shall be eX-oficio 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
policy of the party of this State, sub
ject to these rules, the principles de-
clared in the platform of principles
and such instruction, by resolution or
otherwise, as a State convention may
from time to time adopt not incon-
sistent with these rules, and shall
continue in Office two years from the
time of election, or until their sue
cessors have been elected. The COM
mittee shall nominate presidential
electors and if any vacancy occur in
the State ticket of electors, or of the
national executive committee, by
death, resignation or other cause,
the committee shall have the power
to fill the vacancy all by majority
of the whole committee.
State Convention.
"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.
The convention shall be composed of
delegates elected by the county con-
ventions, each county to be entitled to
as many delegates as double the num-
Der of it's members in the general
assembly. When the State conven-
ton assemblies it shall be called to
order by the chairman of the State
committee. A temporary president
shall be nominated and elected by
the convention and after it's organi-
zation the convention shall proceed
Immediately to the election of per-
manent officers and to the transac-
ton of business. When the busi-
ness has concluded it shall adjourn
sine die.
25. The officers of the State con-
vention shall be president, vice
| president from each congressional
district. two secretaries and treas
urer.
26. Each county delegation to a
State convention shall have power to
fill any vacancy therein.
27. Any county failing or refusing
| to organize under the provisions OF
these rules shall not have represen-
tation in the State Democratic con-
vention.
Campaign Meetings.
2S. Before the election in 1914,
and each election thereafter, except
as herein provided, the State commit
tee shall appoint and arrange for two
campaign meetings in each county, to
be held not less than two weeks
apart, one of which meetings shall
be addressed only by candidates for
State Offices and the other only by
candidates for United States sena-
tor: Provided, That if any election
year there shall be but one candi-
date for the Office of United States
Senator, or no opposition for State
Offices, the said committee may in its
discretion, arrange or appoint only
| one meeting in each county. In ad-
dition to such campaign meetings the
county chairman of the counties COM
posing the respective congressional
districts and judicial circuits shall
when there is more than one candl-
date for either of said Offices, arrange
for and appoint separate meetings
for their respective circuits, the time
and the place of which shall be pub
lished in each county, and at which
only the candidates for said offices
shall be invited to address the peo-
pie.
20. 1t shall be the duty Of each
county committee to appoint meetings
in their respective counties to be ad-
| dressed by the candidates for the
general assembly and for the different
county Offices.
County Committee.
80. The clubs in each county shall
be held together and operate under
the control of a county committee,
which shall consist of one member