The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-27

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AThe Convention then entered into
anSelectionof aCounty Chairman. w
M Hagood nominated DF Bradley,
who was unanimously elected.
Y The following membersof the Coun
ty @Exccsltive' Communicative confirm
ed by the Conventions: Pickens c.. IT.,
II G Grady; Easley, r .Gossett; Lib
erty, Thomas Parkns. Central, s w
CLAYTON; Nine Mile School House, J r
Gillespie; Shady Grove, Jasper Herd;
Dacusvillc, G w Bowen; Cross Plains,
G Ii Carpenter; Pumpkintown, WB
Jones; Eastatoe, Fl Lewis.
The proposition submitted by the
County Executive Committee in refer
encc to q division Of the County into
three sections for the purpose Of sclec-
ting candidates for County Commiss-
ioners, was, after debate participated
in by Mcssrs. " s Jones, j r Gossett
and } E Boggs. rejected by q decided
majority.
The Chairman was authorized to ap-
point alternates to all the Conventions
when a principal could not attend.
y BogGs offered the following res
olntion, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the mode of nomin-
ating the various officers in this Coun-
ty, including two Representatives in
the Legislature, Clerk Of Court, Sher-
if, Probate Judge, Coroner, County
Commissioners, County Treasurer,
County Auditor and one Trial Justice
IN each Township, shall be by primary
election
Mr.. BoggS also submitted the follow
ing rules for governing the primary
election, which wer" adopted
Resolved, |, That the Managers Of
the primary election for each club. and
their clerks, Immediately before opcr-
ing the polls, shall repeat aloud after
the presiding officer Of the club the fol-
lowing pledge; 81 do solemnly pledge
my sacred honor that will faithfully
perform all the duties incident to nv
position as Manager of the primary
election to the best Of my ability. .nss
II. The polls shall open at I A NJ,
and close ut 5 p m, when the votes shall
be immediately counted publicly, open
y and III the presence of such mcm-
bers Of fhe club as MY choose to be
present, by tn. Managers and Clerks
under the supervision Of the presiding
officer Of the club, without adjourn-
hiIilI VI ulbcItupblo!l, utlCll CnC S;tm1
completed, and the result Shall be inl-
nIediately declared. If two or more
ballots shall be found folded together
compactly, only one shall be counted
and the other destroyed, if they bear
different names the same shlll be de-
stroycd, and not. counted. If more
ballots shall be found on opening the
box than there are Iamcs on the Doll
list, all the ballots shall b. returned to
the box and thoroughly mixed toyeth-
er, and one Of the managers, or the
clerk Shall, without seeing the ballots.
draw thcrcfron and immediately de-
stroy, as many ballots as there are in
excess OF the number Of the names on
the poll list.
III. Only enrolled Democrats of each
club, OF tn; age of twcnty-one years,
who have resided one year within this
State, and sixty days within this coun-
ty, next preceding the general election.
and who have been duly registered up
on the books of the Supervisor of Reg
istration rs qualified electors of thi is
county, shall be entitled to vote. And
each person presenting himself To vote