Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-10
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PLAN ADOPTED HeY THHE
u County Convention for
Conducting the Primary
Election i'm OcOAcc County
i'm 1875.

Resolved lst. That IN election bo hold at tho
places hereinafter designated on Friday, the
18th day Of October, 1878, for tho purpose Of
nominating candidates for the following Offices,
to wit: Two mombcrs of the House of Repre-
Bentatives, Probate Judge, School Commissioner,
Coroner, and threo County Commissioners.
Resolved I'd. That no candidate shall bc
Voted for Ia said clcotiou. and. If voted for such
Votes shall not be counted, unless such candidate
shall, at the timo Of the election, be q member
Ut some club in county and pledge himself to
support tho nominees.
Resolved Sd. That tho candidate or candidates
to the number eligible 10 any Of said offices, re-
teivine the highest number of votes for such
office, shall be deemed and declared the Demo-
cratic nominee or nominees, ns the case may be,
for sucl office.
Resolved 4th. For tho purpose Of holding
such election the various clubs shall meet at or
near their regular place of meeting and proceed
tho various Offices designated, tho club having
previously elected three members who shall act
rs managers of tho election, and who shnll take
an oath or obligation to conduct the election
fairly to the best Of their ability, and that they
be authorized to administer the obligation or
oath to eaoh other, and shall keep poll list of
all persons voting.
Resolved 9Th. That votes shall be received
from o'clock A. NJ, until 4 O'Clock z. NJ,
when tho managers shall proceed TO count Che
votes and make II certificate of the result
Resolved 9th. That ono of tho managers Of
the election at cnch club or polling place,
chosen by tho other managers for that purpose,
shall constitute the county board Of managers,
and they shall meet Oil Saturday, the 10Th day of
October, In tho court house at Walhala, at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, and proceed TO aggregate the votes
cast for tho various candidates at all the polling
places in the county and certify and publish the
result in the county paper, aud shall proceed TO
fhn dat .1t 1nfn
may be, receiving tho highest number of votes
tho Democratic nominee for such office.
Resolved Tth. Tint the managers appointed
to constitute the county board of managers at
Walhalla shall bring with them the poll lists Of
the votes cast at their polling places respect
lively nnJ deposit them with the President Of the
county convention, to be by him filed with tho
Secretary.
Resolved 9th. That all members Of The various
clubs in the county shall vote at the primary
elections and the secretary of each club sha!!
have the roll of his club at the place of holding
the election, and all persons. not club members,
upon joining the clubs on the day Of election,
shall be allowed to vote.
Resolved 9th That in case any club be hcre-
after organized in this county, and shall adopt
tho constitution prescribed by the State Execu-
tive Committee, such club shall be permitted to
appoint managers and hold al election under
the foregoing resolutions, sending up the result
as herein prescribed.
Resolved 10th. That in case any Two candi-
dates for the eamo Office shall receive the Same
and highest number of votes at the primary
election for any Office. then another election
shall bo hold on the Thursday following the
election herein ordered to determine which of
the two shall receive the nomination for such
Office, under the came provisions ns hercinbefore
prescribed: Provided, That if either of tho
candidates so receiving thc same and tho highest
number Of votes shall withdraw in favor of his
opponent, then no second election shall bc held.
Resolocd lM That i'll tho primary elections
this fall in addition to tho officers to be filled by
election, as provided by law, the Democratic
voters Of the County shall vote for one person
for the offico of Treasurer and one person for
tho office of Auditor Of th. County, and tho
persons receiving the highest number of votes
for these Offices respectively shall be the nomi-
nces Of the Democratic party Of this County for
said offices, and shall be recommended accord
ingly to the next Governor for appointment.
Resolucd l2M. That at tho primary election to
be hold for the Offices hcrcinbcfore referred to,
the voters of each Of the eight Townships shall
cast their votes for one person for Trial Justice
Of their respective Townships, and tho person
reoeiving tho highest number Of votes in his
Township for said office shall be entitled to n
recommendation for such appointment to the
next Governor MS the nominee Of the Democratic
party for said office.