Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-21

Each Precinct Chairman, or the First or Sec
ond Vice-C Chairman, in case of his absence, shall
appoint, IN a0rfting, three managers of election for
the management of the election of delegates to the
said Convention, to be holden at all the county
precincts between the hours of | o'clock P: NJ,
and 6 o'clock P. NJ, on SATURDAY JULY
Oath, 1886.
Byy order of the Executive Committee, Section
s Of the Constitution adopted by the Conventions
of 1882 and 1884, and Rules l, 2, 3, 3, 10 and IL
for conducting primary elections and elections
of delegates to Conventions, are herewith pub
lished for the of the precinct CHAIR
men, managers and voters:.
SECTION VIII.
The County Convention shall hereafter be COM
posed of seventy-four delegates, of whom twen-
ty, not including members OF the Executive
Committee, shall constitute a quorum. Cach
member of the Executive Committee shall be
entitled to a seat and all other privileges except
a vote, in the Convention. The County Chair.
man shall preside in all Conventions, but shall
only be entitled to a casting vote when there is a
tie. Delegates to County Conventions shall be
hours fixed by the Executive Committee. Each
member of the Executive Committee Tor the
First or Second Vice-Chairman,. according to
rank, in his absence,) shall appoint, IN Wr1ttng,
the appointment, with the certificate of man
ayers as to the persons elected, shall be for
warded to the Secretary of the Executive Com
mite after the election. The requisite number
of persons receiving the highest number OF votes
shall be the delegates and the same number re.
ceiving the next highest number of votes shall
be the ~dte1mates. In the event OF a tie, the man.
ayers shall hold a second election two days there,
after, between the same hours, and a vote be had
to determine between such persons, without
counting any vote cast for any other person than
those between whom there was a tie. The alter
mates shall be assigned to the several delegates
Immediately after the election, by a Board to
consist of the member of the Executive COM
L. H.. A. s.~< ~ SnnNr1 Inn.lh0Ir1na
as the case may be- the managers of election and
the delegates-elect that may be present-regard
being had to locality and convenience of commu-
nication between delegate and alternate.
RULES.
l. Each member of the Executive Committee,
Tor his First or Second Vice-Chairman, in his
absence,) shall appoint three managers for the
primary election at his precinct, and deliver to
one of them, as Chairman, a certificate, IN wrt-
ing, of the appointment. Any two OF the mana
gers shall constitute a quorum.
2. The managers at each precinct shall furn-
ish the ballot-box. At the opening OF the polls
the box shall be emptied. and exhibited hus
empty, to any person present. 1t shall then be
closed, and so remain until the close Of the polls.
8. The managers shall keep a poll list and tai
ly list, and for this purpose may appoint a
clerk.
5. All persons known to be in full symathy
with the Democratic party, who will be qualified
to vote at the ensuing general election, shall be
entitled to vote at the primary election. The
managers or any bystander shall be entitled TO
challenge any voter, and put any relevant cues
tions to him as to his right to vote, and the
managers shall determine his right to vote,
and may accept or reject the vote thus otfered.
The following is the construction of Rule 5by
the Executive Committee:
Resolved, That the Executive Committee con-
strue rule of the rules for conducting primary
elections in York county, to mean that only those
persons whose general reputation is that OF DEM
ocrats in the neighhorhood in which they live, are
entitled to vote in the primary elections, and that
all non-residents, all persons convicted OF any OF
the disqualifying crimes against the peace and
dignity of the State, and all persons who have
failed or refused to take out registration certlh-
Gates, except those persons known to be Demo-
Gratis who are to become of age before the day OF
the general election and provide themselves with
registration certificates, are disqualified to vote
in the primary elections of York county.
10. This affirmation, to be administered to
each AMI every uoter at primary elections and
elections of delegates, is prescribed, to wit:
"You affirm upon your honor, that you are in
sympathy with the Democratic party OF York
county that you are entitled 10 Vote, ana nave
not hitherto voted at this election All other
rules for conducting primary elections shall DE
prescribed by the County Executive Committee,
which shall also fix the time for holding cleo
tons.
II. The managers of the primary election, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of their duties,
shall sign and deliver to the Chairmen of their
respective precincts Tor one of the Eice-Chair-
men, as the case may be- this pledge IN wrltlng:
1--WE and each Of us, as the managers OF the Dem
ocratic primary election at = precinct, will
faithfully and impartially discharge the duties
of such managers and will make a true return of
the election. And so to do, we pledge our sacred
honor" [Date.l
BY order:
r. H. GLENN, County Chairman.
WIN. 3, MCCAw, Secretary.
July 81 90 1t