The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-28
Of the Judicial Convention.
SENEcA s. C June :

sbeville, called the Convention to order,
and read the call for the Convention.
3 Mr. Gary then moved that Maj. s. P.
Dendy, of Oconee, be elected temporary
Chairman. The motion was seconded by
Capt. 6. G.. Wells, Of Greenville, and
unanimously adopted. Mr.. w. w.
Keys, of Greenville, was elected tempo.
rary Secretary.
The delegates from the various Coun.
ties were then enrolled, and the Chair
man declared the Convention duly
organized and ready for business.
3 Mr.. j. E. Boggs, Of Pickens, moved
that the temporary officers be made the
permanent officers of the body. Carried.
Mr.. 10. w. Shelor, of Oconee, moved
that the nomination for Solicitor for the
Eighth Circuit, be made by primary cleo.
tion.
The motion was discussed by number
of delegates. The ayes and nays were
called. Ayes %; nays %. The Chair.
man decided: the motion lost. The
Anderson and Abbeville delegates voted
nay, while the Greenville, Oconee and
tPiakens delegates voted aye.
a discussion ensued as to whether or
not the rejection of the primary plan for
making nomination made it necessary to
nominate by Convention. The Chairman
ruled that under the Constitution of the
Democratic party of this State, it was the
duty of this Convention to either nomi.
nate candidate or to call another Con.
;vention to do so.
E. B. Gary, of Abbeville, moved that
the vote by which itwas decided not to
make nominations by primary election
be rescinded. The ayes and nays were
demanded, and upon q call Of the roll the
motion was unanimously adopted.
E. B. Murray, of Anderson, moved
that it first be determined whether ma.
jority or plurality Of the votes cast in
the primary election, in case the primary
was adopted, should be necessary to
nominate. Carried. Moved by q dele.
gate from Abbeville that majority. of
the votes cast in the primary election be
necessary to nominate.
Mr.. Murray, of Anderson, moved to
amend by striking out the word majority
and inserting plurality.
The ayes and nays we're demanded,
and upon call of the roll the amendment
was rejected by vote of Is TO 81.
The motion to adopt the majority rule
was then passed.
Amotion was then adopted to nomi-
nate candidate for Solicitor by primary
election, under the majority rule previ.
ously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Murray, it was
decided that in case nomination was not
made by the first election that only the
two candidates receiving the highest vote
be voted for in the second election.
Carried.
r..Jo. W. shelor, of Oconee, moved
that committee of one from each of the
Counties composing the circuit be
appointed to prepare rules for the cleo.
.tion and to appoint the time for holding
the same. Carried.
The roll of Counties was called, and
the following committee appointed: e.
b. Gary, Abbeville; E. B. Murray, An
derson Geo. Westmoreland, Greenville !;
j. E. Boggs, Pickens; ]. w. Shelor,
Oconee.
sS The committee retired, and the Con.
yention took recess for half an hour. At
12.4O p. M, the Convention re.assembled,
when the committee on rules submitted
the following, which was adopted frst by
sections and then as whole:
Rule /. That a primary election for the
nomination of the Democratic candidate
for Solicitor of 9th Judicial circuit shall
be held on the tenth day of August 1888.
Rule 2. All consistent Democrats who
are, or BY the next general election may
become, legal voters; and all persons
who have not always been consistent
Democrats by reason of their having
affiliated with some other than the DEM
ocratic party, bRt who can show that
they have heretofore been Democrats and
members of q local club, and voted for
all nominees of the party, national, State
and County in the last general election,
and who remain members Of a local club
III said district shall be qualified to vote
at said judicial primary, and no others.
Rule 8. That the candidate who shall
receive majority of all the votes cast in
said Judicial circuit for said Office shall
be declared to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for Solicitor of said
circuit.
In case no candidate shall have receiy-
ed majority vote in the first election,
another election shall be held on the S1st
day of August. 1888, at which the two
only who have received the
highest number of votes shall be voted
for. The result of the second election
shall be asceitained and declared in the
manner as herein provided for the first.
Rnle 4. When the votes shall have
been duly canvassed in each County, the
Secretary of the County Executive Com.
mittee shall make return of the election
in his County, through the County Chair
man of his County, to the Judicial Exec
utive Committee, which shall constitute
q board for the purpose of canvassing the
returns and declaring the result of the
election, and of hearing and deciding all
contests OK protests which may arise,
whose action shall be final. Provided,
That no member of such Executive Com
mittee shall be q candidate for Solicitor
at such election and provided further,
that said Executive Committee shall
meet at Bolton, in said circuit, at 8
o'clock p. M, on the 14th day of August,
1883, to canvass the returns and declare
the result of the election, and shall order
the second primary if the same be found
necesaary; in which event they shall
meet at the same, place at 8 o'clock p. M,
on the 4th day of September, 1888, to
canvass the votes and declare the result
as above provided for, for the 8rst elee'
ton.
Rule 5. Except as herein before pro-
yided, the rules and regulations govern
ing the primary election in each County
In force at the time of holding the elec.
ton herein provided for, shall govern the
judicial primary 10 said County.
Rule s. That the Secretary of this
Convention shall furnish the County
Chairman of each County in said circuit,
with certified copy of these rules.
On motion, the Convention then ad
journed.
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