Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-22

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ly before opering the polls the managers AM
their clerk shall subscribe the followin!
pledge: 81 do solemnly pledge my SACRED
honor that will faithfully perform all tn
duties incident to my position as manager 70
clerk) of this primary election to the best o
my ability"
V. At the opening of the polls the ballo
boxes shall be emptied of all contents ant
exhibited thus emptied to any persons in at
tendance upon the polls. The boxes shal
then be closed and locked or sealed, ane
shall so remain until the polls are closed.
vi. The managers shall keep a poll lis
and tally list, and for this purpose shal
appoint Clerk
VII. No person shall be eligible to election
at the primary election who shall not pledg'
himself beforehand, in writing, to the Chair
man of the Executive Committee, to abide
by the result of the election and support tht
nominees.
VIII. The ballots used shall be either
printed or written, or partly printed ano
partly written and shall contain the names O.
the persons voted for, and the Offices, in the
same manner as is prescribed by law in the
case of county elections.
TX. At such primary election, all persons
eligible to vote at the next election of County
officers shall be allowed to vote who can sat
isty the managers, by the vouching of known
Democrats, or otherwise, that they are Dem
ocrats, and that they propose to vote in good
faith provided, that no person who has
heretofore voted Republican ticket shall be
allowed to vote, unless he voted the Demo
cratic ticket at the last general election:
K. For the purpose of carrying out the
requirement of Section TX, the managers, OF
any one of them or any by stander, shall be
authorized to challenge any voter, and put
any questions to him which they or he may
deem relevant to the object in view, and the
managers shall determine his right to vote by
his answers or other proof, and accept or re-
ject the vote thus offered.
XI. On the close of the polls the managers
shall proceed Immediately and continuously
to count the votes in the same manner and
under the same regulations as are prescribed
by law for general elections.
XII. When the votes shall have been
counted the managers shall make out, in du'
plcate, returns showing the number of votes
cast for each person voted for, and the total
number of votes cast, and shall deposit one
of the returns in the ballot box, and file the
other as one of the records Of the club. The
returns shall be signed by all the managers,
who shall likewise certify to the correctness OF
the same.
XIII. The ballot box, containing the bal.
lots, the poll list, and the certified returns of
the managers, together with any other papers
they may deem proper to include, shall,
within three days after such election, be for
warded securely locked or sealed, to the Sec
retary of the County Executive Committee.
For the purpose of this forwarding, the man.
ayers shall select and appoint some discreet
and otherwise suitable person to act as mes
senger.
XIV. The Executive Committee shall
meet on Friday after the election, and the
secretary having in its presence opened the
boxes and tabulated the returns, shall pub
li>h the aggregate returns in the presence OF
the commiltee i'll open session.
XIV. If any person shall have received
majority of all the votes for the office for
which he is candidate he shall be declared
the nominee of the Democratic party for such
Office
XVI. If for any office it be found that no
candidate has received a majority Of all the
votes cast at the primary election for such
office, the County Executive Committee shall
forthwith order second primary election to
he held on the second Tuesday after the meet.
ing of the committee This second election
shall be held under the same regulation as
the first
XVII. At such second primary election
only the two candidates receiving the hig hest
number of votes at the former election shall
be voted for: Provided, That in cases where
more than one person is to be selected for the
same office the Executive Committee shall Sc
lect according to the number of votes pre-
viously received twice as many persons as
there are official positions to be filled.
XVIII. At such second primary election
the two or more candidates thus announced
shall be voted for all votes for other parties
being considered as scattering, and not count
ed. The returns of this election shall be
made in the same manner as hereinbefore
prescribed for the first.
XIX. Should there be no choice at the
second election, the County Executive Com
mittee shall order third election to be held,
at such time as they may designate, under
the same regulations as the first.
Xxx. The persons receiving the majority OF
votes at the second or third election shall be
the nominees of the Democratic party.
XXI. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Executive Committee to hear and determine
all protests and contested primary election
cases, and notice of protest must be filed
with the Chairman before the election is de.
clared and the grounds of protest in cases
to be contested must be submitted the same
day to the committee, which must then be in
session to hear and determine all such cases.
THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD.BEARERs.
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH NOTIFIED OF THEIR
NOMINATIONS.
The Democratic National Committee met
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York on
Tuesday the 18th instant. VIM. H. Barnum,
Of Connecticut, was unanimously elected
Chairman, and Frederick O. Prince, Of Massa'
chusetts, Secretary. The committee then ad'
iourned to Governors Island to attend pre-
sentaton of the nominations to Gen. Han
cock and to Mr.. English.
The steamer Fletcher, having on board
the members Of the committee of the Demo
cratic National Convention, some of the
Democratic National Committee, quite mum
ber of the Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee and many prominent politi
clans, landed at Governors Island at LAO
p. m. The party proceeded to Gen. Han
cocks residence, and upon being ushered into
the parlor, Gen. Stockton addressing Zen
Hancock said: "Gen. Hancock have the