Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-27

as many delegates to the State Con-
Ventlon as double the number Of
members the county in which the
convention Is held has in the General
Assembly. The secretary of the
convention shall keep a record OF
us proceedings in the minute book.
~. In the event that the county
committee has refused % permit the
formation of a new club in any ward
or township, such refusal may be an
pealed from to the county conven-
ton, which may permit the forma-
ton Of the new club desired. but no
su;h club shall be allowed any repre-
sentation in that calendar year.
State Committee.
%. The State committee shall be
composed of one member from each
county, to be elected by the county
conventions and the State chairman,
to be elected by the State W.
ton. The State committee shall
choose its other officers, not neces-
sarily members thereof: Provided
That he chairman shall vote only in
case OF a tie. The State committee
shall meet at the call Of the chair
man or any five members and at
such time and place as he or they
may appoint. The member Of the
National Democratic executive COM
mittee from South Carolina shall be
elected by the May State Convention
in 1916, and every four years there
after, and when elected shall be eX-
officio a member Of the State COM
mittee. Vacancies on said State
committee by death, resignation or
otherwise, shall be filled by the re-
spective county committees. The
State committee is charged with the
execution and direction of the policy
of the party of this State, subject to
these rules, the principles declared
in he platform of principles y
such instruction, by resolution or
otherwise, as a State Convention
may from time to time adopt, not
with luISo, LII
sha continue in office two years
from the time Of election, or until
their successors have been elected.
The committee shall nominate Presi-
Dental electors and if any vacancy
occur in the State ticket of electors,
or of the national executive commit
tee, 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
a 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
number of it's members in the Gene
raj Assembly. When the State con-
vention 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-
cation the convention shall proceed
Immediately to the election of per-
manea officers and to the transac-
ton OF business. When the business
has concluded it shall adjourn sine
die.
%. The officers of the State Con
vention shall be a president, vice
president from each Congressional
district, two secretaries and a treas
urer.
26. Each county delegation to a
State Convention shall have power to
fill any vacancy therein.
27. Any county failing or refus-
ing to organize under the provisions
of these rules shall not have repre-
sentation in the State Democratic
Convention.
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