The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-26
The County democratic Convention.

Convention, which had been called to meet
in Columbia on the 9Th of September:
The Convention being ready for business.
on motion, G. G. Langston was elected
temporary Secretary and J. E. Breazeale
assistant. The roll of Clubs was called
and the names of the delegates enrolled
All of the Clubs were represented. There
being several of the regularly elected dele.
gates absent. on motion the delegations were
allowed to fill the vacancies.
On motion, the temporary Secretaries
were made the permanent Secretaries o1
the Convention.
The first business in order was the elec-
ton Of delegates to the State Conven-
ton. Nominations being in ORDER the
following gentlemen were nominated: j
N. Sullivan, w. E. Walters, r. B. A. Rob.
inson, R.. w. Simpson, s. e. Prince, w
A. Neal, J. d. Maxwell, B. F. Whitner,
D. K. Norris. A. S. Todd, N. G. Dacus, J
jameson, j. b. Douthit, J. r. Earle, J. w
Quattlebaum, NJ P. Tribble, G. c.. Langston,
L. II. Brock, j. T.. Tribble, w. w. Hum.
phreys and s. NJ. Orr. Messrs. E. B. MIR
raw, J.C. Hamlin, ]. w. Daniels, L. e.
Campbell, r. P. Clinkscales and II. r.
Vandiver were also nominated but de-
clined.
On motion, it was agreed that the ten
gentlemen receiving the highest number OF
votes be declared the delegates, and the
next FIVE highest the alternates.
The Chairman appointed the following
tellers of the election: LIE. Campbell, j.
@. Hamlin, s. T. Craig, G. E. Brown, T
gentlemen received the votes and retired
to jury room to count them.
The Convention then adopted the follow
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The rules are the same as those which gov
erned the election of 1886:
RULE J.. The Primary Election for
Anderson County shall be held on Fri
day, the 10th day of August, 1888, at the
usual place of meeting OF each Club.
RULE 2. The Secretary of each Club shall
make out and furnish 8 full list of all
members of his Club to the managers of
election, who shall be three in number,
appointed by the Executive Committee of
each local Club. Theloc Executive Com
mittee shall be in session during the day
and at the place of the Primary Election,
and they shall have power in their discre.
ton, TO add to the Poll list any further
names of persons who desire to join on the
day of election, and who have become
twenty-one years of age since the Primary
Election of 1856 or who have moved into
the territory of such Club since said elec-
ton, and who were members OF Demo.
cratic Club before such removal.
RULE 8. Each member of the Club whose
name has been on the Club roll for at least
sixty days previous to the election, shall be
entitled to vote in person at the Club to
which he belongs-and no other; Provided,
That persons added to the Club roll under
the provision of Rule 2, shall be entitled
to vote also.
RULE a. The Polls shall be open from
o'clock q. m. to 4 o'clock p. m. When the
Polls are closed the managers shall at once
proceed to count the votes in public, and
make full return to County Executive
Committee by 12 M. on the day after said
election. This return shall state specifically
the total number of ballots cast. together
with the number of votes for each candidate,
and all the ballots together with the Poll
lists, shall be given to the County Execu-
tive Committee at the same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Com
mittee shall meet at IL a. m. on the day
following the Primary Election at Ander-
son CHI. They shall receive the ballots
and returns from the several Clubs, aggre-
ga; e such returns, and declare the res ult of
the Election. If there be any contest from
any Club the said Executive Committe
shall have power to hear, and shall at once
decide, such contest; and. such decision
shall be binding and final.
RULE 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be o member
5 If the Club atwhich he desires to vote.
RuLE7. No candidate shall be voted for
in said Primary Election, and if voted for
such votes shall not be counted, unless
such candidate shall at the time of the
election, be member of some Democratic
Club of Anderson County, and pledge him
self 10 abide the result of the Primary Elec-
ton and support the nominees of the
party.
RULE 8. There shall be voted for at the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers Four Representatives, one Clerk
of Court, one Sheriff, one Coroner, one
Judge of Probate, three County Commits
sioners, one School Commissioner, one
County Auditor and one County Treasurer.
In the nomination of candidates. where but
one candidate is to be nominated, if no
candidate has received q majority of the
whole vote cast, the two candidates receiv-
ing the highest number of votes cast shall
be voted for again by the Clubs. Where
more than one candidate is to be nominal.
ed, as for County Commissioners and the
popular branch of the Legislature, if the
Necessary number Of candidates have not
received a majority of the whole number
Of votes cast, double the number Of those
so failing to receive majority, who have
received the next highest vote, shall
be voted for again, and the person,
or persons receiving the highest vote
mated in such second election shall be
declared the nominee or nominees for such
position or positions. The person receiving
the majority of votes cast az aforesaid for
House of Representatives, Clerk of Court
Sheriff, Coroner, Judge of Probate, School
Commissioner, County Auditor, Treasurer
and the three receiving such majority for
County Commissioners shall be declared by
the County Executive Committee the can.
didates of the Democratic party for these
respective Offices; and the persons receiving
such majority of votes cast for Treasurer
and Auditor respectively, shall be recon-
mended by the Senator and Representatives
to the Governor for appointment to such
offices.
RULES. In case any two candidates for
the same Office shall receive the same and
highest number Of votes at the Primary
Election, then another election shall be
held ct SUCH time as the County Executive
Committee may designate to determine
which of the two candidates shall RECEIVE
the nomination for such Office, under the
regulations hereinbefore prescribed: Pro
vided, That in case either of the candidates
who may tie as aforesaid shall withdraw
in favor Of his opponent, no second election
shall be held. ;.
RULE1 10. In case Of the failure to nomi-
nate q full ticket on the first ballot, a second
election hereunder shall be held between
the hours of 8 a. m. and p. m. on Fri
day, the 91st day of August next.
Col. E. ~. Rucker said he had been re-.
ouested by a member the State Board OF
Agriculture to offer the following reso-
luton:
Resolued, by this Convention that the
Agricultural Board of the State is request
ed to appoint one of it's Institutes at An
derson 6. 81. on the first Monday i'll Sep.
tember next
Capt, D. X. Norris said that at the last
County Convention resolutions were adopt
ed requesting the candidates for the Legis-
lature to say in their announcements
whether or not they favored the State &C.
cepting the Clemson bequest, but that
only three Of the seyen candidates had
complied with the request, and thai IN or:
der to get an expression from each one OF
them during the County canvass, he would
offer the following resolution
Resolped, That all candidates for the Leg
islature are requested to give their views.
without further notice, on tho following