The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-07-14

cate declare whom he iaYOfs as (he
nominvc Of the Party for Congress
fcoul this District
The following were elected delegates:
\. ). kilgOrc, Thos. ". Holloway,
John 7. Peterson and Alan John-
store-eaca Of these having declared
himself in favor Of Hon. D. Wyatt
Aiken. After election of delegates
the Convention adjourned for one
hour.
Upon the reassembling of the Con-
vention, the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee reported the plan
agreed 90 by that Committee for con
ducting the Primary Elections.
The plan was considered by Sec
tious. and after slight amendments IN
some particulars, adopted. as 4 whole
as follows:
/. On the 2sth day Of August. 1882 there
shall ue he'd at each voting Plecinct as ROW
established by law in Nc~Derry County d
Primary Election TOT Inc nomination Of per
SONS for t;,, several Offices 20 i,r Sled.
"!'' r. :T T5s M no1;> Sba,i b onnn"d ~ O'Clock
4. NJ, AMI kept open. without interniSSiOn,
nail 5, ?. ~, when they shu!ibe closed.
III. At each election Prcciuct there shall
na thrra ~ Managers Of Election ~ he an
noinrrd nv thc Ccu1-y Fyec,,iiyc Committee
s,,v vacancy "a he filled hy H.. Manager
~ Nan..r,.rs orcscut
II. The Aauayers ofeach Precinct shall fur
oisi y harot box with 4 seuavate department
t:,r each office % be filled: for tie secure
;,e.rinr OF. which they shall be rcSronSiDr.
v At n. or,,ninp of The Du)is ,he ballot
hov.s shall be rmnii.,l of all cuutents and
,,hihi+ol +,nS o.,rti.l - ,nv nersOn, in NJ
3 tan3.n,.e ,rnnn :he no,j: ;;hr Loxes sbaiI
.hrH 10 CLOSED aid seaIci. nul shall so re-
r,ain rn,il tl,, D,is ar,. closed
II. The Managers sa!! keep L po!l-,ist and
tal!:-!ist, and for this purpUsc ,huil appoint i
Clerk.
TU. There shall he SEPARATE ballots Tor
parh Office 10 he nominated Ior, and no ballot
shall be cvyn,r,l unless It cndiIiliS The name
1f candidates who have been nominated and
aci:,ptc;l, and il Csc for REPRESENTATIVES in
the LEGISLATURE and County Commissioners
u,c!i ballot stall have three (3) names Of
can,ijLutcs as above, and each ballot shall
nave written or printed on il what office il is
for,
VIII At such Primary Elccriou. all per
sc;.s r;;eibjc 10 vote Al liz. next election OF
County rfficers sl,2Ii he allowed 70 vote who
,.,,, s,.istI: the Nnnsorrs I,v rEr youcbjnc of
;;nnwn Democrats. or otherwise, tna; ji!cv
ai. Democrats aud that they propose 70 vote
~ nonj t;,i;h nrov;,jI,I :l,sr -, rnr>on vino
has baretlfor,. yoted Republican ticket
|t'nn hn nIIru.,.d ~ vrte nnI.>s hr vntcd the
7)rmurat;c ;;ckct II the Inst general election.
*. Far The unrpose Of carving out the re-
cri,rmcr,, rs Srctjon VIII the Managers,
or anv one of them, or anv byStander,
Small be authorized to challenge any voter
and .ut any question to him which
th.v ar he may deem relevant TO the
ohiect in view and the Managers Shall deter
mine his right 10 vote bv his answer or other
wool .nI ma,. orrrnt or r.irct th,, vote thus
offnrn'J
< q, thc close of the no,ls IN, Mons9nrs
s,,,II nrocecd immpdiatrIy ,nI continuously
n col;rt the yotrs When the votes shall
hava I,.rn rn,ntrd thp N,n,nprs sh,lI make
out in dnniic,tt. rat1,rTI shHwiro 1hc num.
Hor ot vnit.s css+ ,ny esch nersoI1 vnred fnr
trn of;cn ~ ,,I;.1 10 - Wi fnr mi the
tat,l n-,-,bor ~. ,.otos naS1 on,S tL.i, ,nnoSit
'H,'n ~ ''a ,'..r,, II, +;,r ;,In, how r.;,; ,ha
W"t 80 @ 10 ths n.e an. ~ +h., ,ac,riS
OT the Township. The returns Sl3R be sIgCeG
Nv :li ,ho SI.nac.rs who <E,II likewise GER
titv To the correctness of The same.
Ii Tn, 1aIln,.hox containing the ballots.
the poli-Iist aud the certified return of the
Managers, together with ANY other pasers
tho. may deem r,roper 10 include. shall, on
Monday toI)owinr after Such election. be
Forwarded securely closed and sealed to the
'Serretary of the Co-ntv Execatiye Com
,ni,1an .t Newhprrv (,onrt Uousa For the
,,rrnc.n of tb;s f,rwsr1,no tho Managers
or .nv one of ti,em shall acros messenger.
XII The Exacutiy, Committee shall NEE;
nm Tuesday following rbe election and the
Secretary having in rs presence, opened the
boxes and tahulatcd the returns. shuil pub
isb the argrcsate in the prescrCe OF the
Committee in omen session.
XIII. II anv person shall receive a majority
of all the votes cast for the Office tor which
he is candidure. he shall be declared 10 be
the Democratic Nominee for such Office,
IN. If lor anv nffirr i be f0und that no can
didate has received a majority Of MI the
votes cast at the Primary Election for such
office. then the County Executive Committee
sIan forthwith order = second Primary Eiec-
ion TO be held on the llth day Of September
next following. Tic second Primary Flee
riou % lie held and the returns made under
ieAuit declared bv The Executive Committee
as in the first election
NV. At such second Primary Election
only the ;wo candidates receiving the highest
uumbcr Of woes tn- each separate Office 1T
the former election shall be voted for, unless
there should be y tic Of the second highest,
il which case the parties sc tieing may be
voted for and the votes counted fo- ;i.eIr as
well as the Yotcs cast TO- the one having re-
ceiYcd the highest number at the first cleo
ton Provided that III the cases where
more than one person is to be selected for
the same office, thv Executive Committee
shaI! secc5, according to the number of votes
previously received, twice as many EerS1us
rs there arc Ottlcia! positions 20 be illieu. All
votes Tor otAef parties shaa De considered as
XIV. The DerSSHs recr:v;nv the hirbost
nuaber OF woes Il this second election shall
Dc JI !;s noi;osx "I INC n l'yH2c%Iac i !'a!i ~
:ic, Il; :ii,: I'rimuty E;cciion Who Shall not
pledge himself in writing hv!oreh"n.; TO the
:tbi,!c bv the result OF the r!.ytj1a.
TNGI r. SE,ri he ti,e d,,t,- al tho Co,rtv