The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-12
County Executive Committee-AF Full, Har-
mopIous and Important 3Ieeting.

| County Executive Committee-A Full, Har
monl0us and Important aIeeting.
The County Democratic Executive Com
! mittee met pursuant to call of the Chair
man in the INTELLrGENcEn OFFICE, at II
o'clock a. m, on Monday. August Q. All
of the Clubs were represented except Honea
Path and Savannah No. l. The Committee
was organized, upon motion of Mr.. W. p
Neal, by the election of Mr.. G. f. Tolly a!
Secretary. A communication from thu
State Executive Committee to the County
Chairman was read and acted upon by the
Committee. A motion was adopted re-
questing the Clubs of the County to mee
on Friday, Goth Of August, ut 2 o'clock p
H., to perfect their organization and make
arrangements for the complete registration
of all voters, white and black, designating
them as Democrats or Republicans, within
their bounds provided, that no Club need
meet on that day which has made arrange
ments for this registration before that date.
Upon motion, it was resolved that the State
campaign fund be assessed upon each Club
in proportion to its membership by the Sec
retary, and that. each Club be requested to
raise the amount as rapidly us possible, and
turn the same over to the Secretary of this
Committee to be forwarded to the State
Executive Committee.
The rules for governing the Primary
Election in Anderson County were then
taken up for consideration, and amended so
as to read as follows:
RULE 1. The Primary Election for An
derson County shall be held on Thurs
day, 10th day of September, 1880, at the
usual place Of meeting of each CLUB.
RULE 2. The Secretary of each Club
shall make out and furnish q full list of
all members of his Club to the managers
OF election, who shall be three in num-
Der, appointed by the Executive Com.
mittee OF each local Club. The local
Executive Committee shall be in session
during the day and at the place OF, the
Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add, in their discretion, any
further names to the Poll list OF persons
who desire to join on the day Of election.
RULES 8. Each member Of the Club
shall be entitled to vote in person at the
the Club to which he belongs-and no
other.
RULE 4. The Polls shall be open from
8 o'clock q. m. to 4 o'clock p. m. When
the Polls are closed the managers shall
at once proceed to count the votes In
public, and make full return to County
Executive Committee by IL m. 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 Executive Com
mittee at the same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Com.
mittee shall meet at IL a. m. on the day
following the Primary Election at An
derson G. n. They shall receive the bal
lots and returns from the several Clubs,
aggregate such returns, and declare the
result OF the Election. If there be any
contest from any Club the said Execu-
tive Committee shall have power to hear,
and shall at once decide, such contest |;
and such decision shall be binding and
final.
RULE 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be mem-
ber Of the Club at which he desires to
vote.
RULH7. No candidate shall be voted
for In said Primary Election, and If voted
for such votes shall not be counted, un-
less such candidate shall, at the time OF
the election, be member of some DEM
ocratic Club in Anderson County, and
pledge himself to abide the result Of the
Primary Election and support the nomi-
nees of the party.
RULE 8. There shall be voted for at the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers: Four Representatives, one
Judge Of Probate, one Clerk Of Court,
one Sheriff, three County Commission
ers, one School Commissioner, one Coun-
ty Auditor, one County Treasurer, and
one Coroner. In the nomination Of can
didates, where but one candidate is to be
nominated, if no candidate has received q
majority Of the whole vote cast, the two
candidates receiving the highest number
of votes cast shall be voted for again by
the Clubs. Where more than one candi-
date is to be nominated, as fox County
Commissioners and the popular branch
OF the Legislature, if the necessary num-
Der OF candidates have not received o
majority of the whole number Of votes
cast, double the number Of those so fail
ing to receive n majority, who have re-
ceived the next highest vote, shall be
voted for again, and so on until every
candidate shall receive such majority.
The person receiving the majority OF
votes cast as aforesaid for Judge Of Pro-
bate, Clerk of Court, Sheriff, School Com
missioner, and Coroner, and the four re.
ceiving such majority of votes cast for
House of Representatives, and the three
receiving such majority for County Com
missioners shall be declared by the
County Executive Committee the can
didates of the Democratic party for
these respective Offices; and the persons
receiving such majority of votes cast
for Treasurer and Auditor respective
", shall be recommended by the
Senator and Representatives to the Gov
ernor for appointment to such offices.
RULE9. In case any two candidates for
the same Office shall receive the same
aud highest lumber Of votes at the Pri-
mary Election, then another election
shall be held at such time as the County
Executive Committee may designate, to
determine which Of the two candidates
shall receive the nomination for such
Office, under the regulations hereinbefore
prescribed: Provided, That in case either
Of the candidates who may tie as afore-
said shall withdraw in favor of his oppo-
nent, no second election shall be held.
A resolution was adopted requesting each
Club to turn out in foil force mounted and,
as far as possible, in red shirts, at the open.
ing of the campaign, under the command
Of a Marshal, and that arrangements be
made for this ut the next meeting Of the
Clubs. The Committee then adjourned
subject to the call of the Chairman.
E. B. MURRAY, County Chmn.
G. F. ToLLY Secretary.
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