The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-08-01
Rules Governing the Primary Election
for Pickens County.

Rules Governing the Primary Election
for Pickens County.
RULE i. The primary election for
Pickens County shall be held on Frl4
day, the Both day of August, 1878, at
the usual place of meeting of each
club.
RULE 2. The Secretary of each
club shall make out and furnish o full
list of all 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 be open
from 8 o'clock, A. NJ, to 4 O'Clock, p.
NJ. When the polls are closed tho
managers shall at once proceed to
count the votes, IN public, and make
fall retur to tho County Executive
Committee by IL o'clock on the day
after said election. This return shall
state specifically the total number of
votes cast, together with the number
of votes for each candidate, and all
the votes together with the poll lists
shall be given to the County Execu>
tive Committee at the same time.
RULE 4. The County Executive
Committee shall meet at IL o'clock,
A. NJ, on the day following the ,pri-
mary election, at Pickens Oh. They
shalt receive the ballots and 1eturne
from the several clubs, aggregate
such returns, and declare the 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 the election, be mem
Der Of some Democratic club in Pick
ems County, and pledge himself to
abide the result of the primary elec-
tion 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, one Judge of Pros
bate, three County Commissioners,
one School Commissioner, ,one Coroner,
one County Auditor, one County Treas
urer, and one T 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 be
declared the nominees of the party for
such Offices.
RULE 7. In case there shall be tic
between any candidates in tho pri-
mary election, then another election
shall be held at such time as the C0un
tY Executive Committee may desig-
nate, to determine who shall be the
nominee for such office, under the re-
gulations herein before prescribed, =,
Providcd: That in case either of the
candidates who may tie, as aforesaid =,
shall withdraw in favor of his oppo-
mont, no second election shall be held.
On motion Of J. r.. Gossett, Esq, u
series of meetings were appointed by
the Executive Committee, for tho
purpose of affording candidates an
opportunity of addressing the people,
commencing at Pumpkintown, Satur-
day, July 9th; Eastatoo, Tuesday
August 9th; Howard's Shop, Saturday
August 10th; Central, Wednesday
August 18th; Liberty, Saturday Au~
gust 18th; Easley Station, Tuesday
August Goth; Gross Plains, Thursday
August 22d; Dacusville, Saturday
August 24th; Pickens G. H., Monday
August Doth. Each meeting is to be
held at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. All candi-
dates are requested to be present and
address the people.