Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
NO. ~.

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tion Of the next regular state conven
ton. The state committee shall choose
its other officers, not necessarily men,
bers thereof: Provided, That the chair
man shall vote only in case Of a tie.
The state committee shall meet at the
call Of the chairman or any five men,
bers, and at such time and place as he
or they may appoint. The member Of
the national Democratic executive
committee from South Carolina shall
be elected by the May state convention
in 1916, and every four years thereaf-
ter and when elected shall be ex-officio
a member Of the state committee. Va
cancies on said state committee by
death, resignation or otherwise shall be
filled by the respective county commit
tees. 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 con-
tinue in Office two years from the time
of election or until their successors
have been elected. The committee shall
nominate presidential electors, and II
any vacancy occurs in the state ticket
Of electors, or Of the national executive
committee, by death, resignation or
other cause, the committee shall have
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.
This convention shall be composed or
delegates elected by the county con-
ventions, each county to be entitled
to as many delegates as double the
number of its members In the general
assembly. When the state conven-
ton assemblies, II shall be called to or
der by the chairman of the state COM
mittee. temporary president shall
be nominated and elected by the con-
vention and after its organization the
convention shall proceed immediate
ly to the election Of permanent off1cers
and to the transaction Of business.
When the business has concluded, 1t
shall adjourn sine die.
25 The officers Of the state con-
vention shall be president, vice pres
ident from each congressional dis
trict, two secretaries and treasurer.
26. Each county delegation to
state convention shall have power to
fill any vacancy therein.
81. Any county failing or refusing
to organize under the provisions or
these rules shall not have represen-
tation in the state Democratic con-
vention.
Campaign Meetings.
28. Before the election in 1914, and
each election thereafter, except as
herein provided, the state committee
shall appoint and arrange for two
cam paign 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 officers 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 for state officers, the said
committee may, in its discretion, ar
range or appoint only one meeting In
each county. In addition to such
campaign meetings the county chair
men Of the counties composing the re-
spective congressional districts and ju-
dicial circuits shall, when there Is
more than one candidate for either
Of said offices, arrange for and ap-
point separate meetings for their re-
spective 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 Of
fees shall be invited to address the
people.
%. It shall be the duty of each
county committee to appoint meet
ings in their respective counties to be
addressed 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 the county committee
which shall consist Of one member
from each club, to be elected by the
respective clubs. The committee, when
elected, shall appoint its own officers
Except the chairman, who shall be
elected by the county convention),
who shall not necessarily be members
of said committee, but vacancy In
the membership of the committee
shall be filled by the club, through
the loss Of whose member by death,
resignation or otherwise, the vacancy
occurs Provided That in case the
office 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 convention: And, Fro
vided, further, That any officer so
elected who Is not a member or 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
in each election year.
81. The county committee shall
meet on or before the first Monday
in August of each election year and
designate polling place for each clup
in its own club district and appoint
the managers for the primaries
Three managers and a clerk shall be
appointed for each voting place and
their names published in one or more
county papers at least two weeks be-
fore the election.
Hlec9eS.
80. Candidates for the general as
sembly and for county offices shall
file with the chairman Of the county
committee pledge in writing to abide
the results of the primary and sup
port the nominees thereof. Candi-
dates for other offices shall file such
pledge with the chairman Of the state
committee; Provided. That the pledge
of such candidate shall be filed on
or before II o'clock, meridian, Of the
day preceding the day fixed by the
county committee or the state COM
mittee, for the first campaign meet
ing of the county or state, respective
ly. No vote for any candidate who
has not paid his assessment nor COM
piled with this rule, shall be counted.
The following is the form Of the
oath: LAS a candidate for the office
of --, in the Democratic
primary election, to be held on the
last Tuesday in August, 191-, 1
hereby pledge myself to abide the re-
suits of such primary and support the
nominees Of the party, state and ma
tional, and 1 declare that l am
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