The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-09
Especial to the Augusta Chronicle.

ll''- ger.
"eptiI. The Executive Committee shall
meet on Thursday following the cleo
ton, and the Secretary, having in its
presence, opened the boxes and tabu-
lated the returns, shall publish the "g-
grtgate in the presence Of the Commit
tee in open session.
NIL. If any person shall receive q
majority of all the votes cast for the
office for which he is Il candidate, he
shall be dc,.ilEcd to be the Democratic
nominee for such office: provided that
if in the election for the House OF Rep
resentativeS and County Commlssion-
crs more than the requisite number
receive majority, those receiving the
greatest majority shall be declared the
nominees. But if for any office it be
found thatno candidate has received q
majority OF all the votes cast 1T the
Primary Election for such office, ticn
the County Executive Committee shall
forthwith order L second Primary
Election 10 be held on the llth day OF
September. 1883. The second Primary
Election to be held and the returns
made as at the first, and the result
rs in the first election.
. XIV. At such second Primary Elec-
ton only the two candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes for each
separate office at the former election
shall be voted for unless there should
be Il tie Of the second highest, IN which
case the parties SO tieing may he voted
for and the votes counted for them Us
we'll as the votes cast for the one hav-
ing received the highest number at the
first election. Provided that in the
cases where more than one person IS to
be selected for the same office, the
Executive Committee shall select, ac-
cOrding to the number of votes preVl-
ously received, twice as many persons
is there are official positions to be
filled. All votes for other parties shall
be considered as scattering, and not be
counted.
Nv. The persons receiving the high
est number Of votes at this second cleo
cion shall I've the nominees Of the Dem
ocratic party.
XVI. No person shall be eligible to
election at the Primary election who
shall not pledge himself in writing be-
forehand to the Chairman of the En-
ecutive Committee to abide by the re-
suit of the election.
NVII. IN both the first and second
Primary Elections, when the Secretary
has published the result in the pres
encc of the Executive Committee as
required by Sections y and l3, said
Committee shall continue in session
for two hours thereafter for the purpose
of receiving notices and grounds OF
protest or contest within which time
any person intending to make 4 pro-
test or contest III any case, shall file
with said Committee his notice and
grounds of protest or contest. And all
cases of protest and contest shall be
heard and determined by the ENccu-
tive Committee on some subsequent
day thereto, to be fixed by said Conn
mittce.
NNIu. All persons voting at Pri-
mary Elections shall be required to
ai;irrl on honor that they hav" not
voted before during the day nj any
other Election Precinct, and are not
voting more than one ballot for each
Office To hc nominated.
XIX. The candidates for the offices
of Treasurer and Auditor shall be
voted for at tie Primary Election, and
the Governor be requested to appoint
in accordance with the result.
NN. That ut the said second primary
election asrrarate box shall I'cprovidc'i
for the office nt Solivitor, anl shall be
lal,eir,i. For ssu!icit0r."
w u ...,>I, a SI,,.1N.i primary tIi1f.-
ton is necessary for the office OF Solici-
tor the said election shall lee held on
Tuesday, September -, lsSS.