The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-08-08
Rules Governing the Primary Election
for Pickens County

for Pickens County.
RULE j. The primary election for
Pickens County shall be held on FRI
day, the Both day of August, 1878, at
the usual place of meeting of each
club.
RULE q. The Secretary of each
club shall make out and furnish full
list of oil members of his club to the
managers of election, who shall be
three in number, appointed by each.
local club. The managers of election
shall have power to add, in their diss
erection, any further names to the poll
list OF persons who desire to Join on
the day of election.
RULE 3. The polls shall bo open
from 8 o'clock, A. NJ, to 4 O'Clock, p
NJ. When the polls arc closed the
managers shall at once proceed to-
count the votes, IN public, and make
a fall return to tho County Executive
Committee by II o'clock on the day
after eaid election. This return shall
state specifically the total number of
votes cast, together with the number
of votes for each candidate, and all
tho votes together with the poll lists
shall DO given to the County Execu>
tive Committee at tho same time.
RULE 4. Tho County Executive
Committee shall meet at IL o'clock,
A. NJ, on the day following the pri~
mary election, at Pickcns 9. II. They
shall receive the ballots and returns
from the several clubs, aggregate
such returns, and declare tho result of
the election. If there be any contest
from any club the said Executive
Committee shall have power to hear
aud shall at once decide, such contest,
and such decision shall be binding
and final.
RULE S. No candidate shall be voted
for in the said primary election, and
if voted for such votes shall not be
counted, unless such candidate shall,
at the time of tho election, be q mem
Der of some Democratic club in Pick
ems County, and pledge himself to
abide the result of the primary elcc-
ton and support the nominees Of the
party.
RULE 6. There shall be voted for
at the ensuing primary election the
following officers: One Senator, two
Representatives., ono Judge of Pros
bate, three County Commissioners,
one School Commissioner, one Coroner,
one County Auditor, one County Treas
urer, and one rial Justice for each
township. The voters in each towns
ship only shall be entitled to vote torthe
Trial Justice for such township. The
persons receiving the highest number
of votes for the respective Office for
which they are candidates shall lo
declared the nominees of the party for
such Offices.
RULE 7. In case there shall he tic
between any candidates in the pri-
mary election, then another election
shall be held at such time as the COun
ty Executive Committee may drsig-
nate, TO determine who shall be the
nominee for such office, under the re-
gulations herein before prescribed,
Provided: That in case either of the
candidates who may tic, rs aforesaid,
shall withdraw in favor Of his oppo-
nent, no second election shall be held.
On motion Of j. II. GossetL, Esq, a
series OF meetings were appointed by
the Executive Committee, for the
purpose of affording candidates an
opportunity of addressing the people,
commencing at PUmpkintown, iSatur>
day, July 9th; Eastatoe, Tuesday
August 9th; Howard's Shop, Saturday
August 10th; Central, Wednesday
August l4th; Liberty, Saturday Au-
gust 18th; Easley Station, Tuesday
August goth; Cross Plains, Thursday
August 22h; Dacusvillo, Saturday
August Oath; Pickens G. H., Monday
August Goth. Each meeting is to be
held at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. All candi-
dates are requested to be present and
address the people.
R. E. BOWEN, Chairman.
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