The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-23

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voted foiJ and the total number of
votes cast. One Of these returns shall
DC deposited in tho ballot box, and tho
other shall be delivered to the seer :
tary OF tho club, to be k,. him flied
with the records Of the clu6. Tho re-
turns shall be signed by all the man
ayers, who shall likewise certify to tho
correctness OF the same,
~. The ballot box containing tho
ballots, the poll list and the certified
return ofthe managcrs-together with
my other papers they may deem prop
or to Inehde-sl.aH be forthwith for
wardcd, securely locked, to the secrc-
tary OF tho County Executive Com
mlttee." Nor the purpose Of this for.
warting the president shall select and
appoint some discreet and. otherwise
suitable person to act as messenger.
II. On tho Tuesday next folIoWinr
the day on which the primary election
is held. the County Executive Commit
tee shall meet ut Winnsboro, at II
O'Clock, III. The secretary shall pro-
duce the certified returns FROM the diff
tcrcnt clubs, and shall open and pub-
llsh the same in the prcscnceof, tho.
Committee. The Committee' shall
then cnuse to be aggregated tho total
vote OF all the clubs and, tho, vote for
each candidate. They shalf,,.. without
debate, determine all appeals, and
shall add or deduct all tho votes allow
ed or disallowed, rs the case may, be.
TIC final result shall then be- summed
up and declared.
lS. lfany person shall have received
a majority Of all the votes cast for tho
office for which he is Il candidate, he
shall be declared to bc.thc nominee of
the Democratic party for such Office.
This declaration shall be communicat-
cd to the president of each township
club, and shall DC likewise published
Ill some newspaper issued ut the coun-
ty scat.
~. If for any office it be found that
no candidate has received q majority
OF al! the votes cast ut tho primary
election, for such Office, the County
Executive Committee shall forthwith
communicate the result to the several
township clubs, and. in like manner as
hcrcinbciorc prescribed, order Sec
ond primary election to he held on the
Saturday next succeeding the meeting
Of the Committee. This second cleo
ton shall be held under the same rcgu-
lations as the first.
~. At such second primary cleo
tion only the two candidates still Of
ttering who received the highest num-
Dcr OF votes Mt the former election
shall be voted for: I,,Oridcd, That in
clscs where more than one person arc
to be selected for Tic same office, tho
Executive Committee shaall select, ac-
cording to the number of votes pre-
vlously received, twice as many per-
sons us there are official positions to
De filled. In the case Of County Com
missioncrs and members Of the House
OF Representatives, tho six Cor less
number still oflcring) receiving the
highest number Of votes shall be sent
back. Proritleo, That if any still Of
tcring shall tic with those thus sent
back, they too shall be sent back.
Il. 3t such second primary election
the two or more candidates thus au-
nounccd shall voted for, oil: votes
for otllerpartics being considered rs
scattering and not counted. The rc-
turns Of this election shall be made in
the same manner rs is hcrcinbcforc
prescribed for the first.
%. In the second primary election q
plurality OF the votes cast for any Office
shall be sufficient for a choice. In case
Of Il tic arising at this second election,
the County Executive Committee shall
have tlic" ic"casling vote and declare The
candidate.
20. The persons receiving the plu-
rality Of votes ut this second election,
or chosen by tho Exccutivc Commit
tee, shall be the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party.
24. No votes shall be counted for
any candidate unless he shall first have
ptedgcd himself in writing to the
County Chairman to abide bv and SUP
port tho nominations Of the Democrat-
ic party and not to accept either a
nomination oran office from any source
other than the regularly constituted
Democratic organization. The pledge
thus made shall be filed with the Sec
retary Of The County Executive Com
mittcc at least five days before the day
fixed for the primary election.
Little Annie is the daughter of
one of our most prominent citizens.
yesterday she told us, in her way.
what good medicine DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup was, as it had cured her
OF very severe cold.
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