The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-06
Primary Rules for Nominating solicito,

Persuant to the call of the Executive
Committee, a convention of the Demo-
cratic party of the Seventh judicial &
Circuit was held at Laurens, S. c., on Z
July 3lst, 1883.
A motion to nominate a candidate 8
for Solicitor for the Circuit by the pri-
mary election plan was carried, and the
following rules for the government of
said primary election were adopted.
The rules are as follows:
Rule lst. That primary election for
the nomination of the Democratic can
didate for Solicitor of the 7th judicial
circuit shall be held on the 11th day of ss
September 1888.
Rule 2. All Consistent Democrats
who are, or by the next general1 : ..
ton become, legal voters; and all per-
sons who have not always been consis
tent Democrats by reason Of their
having affiliated with some other than
the Democratic party, but who can {
show that they have heretofore been
Democrats and members of a local
club, and voted for all nominees of the
party, national, State and county in
the last election, and who remain
members Of d local club in said district
shall be qualified to vote at said judi
cial primary, and no others.
Rule 8. That the candidate who shall
receive majority Of ali 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.
Provided, that before the date of said
primary election, said candidate shall
have left a written pledge with the 4
Chairman of the Democratic ExecJ-5
tive Committee Of the county in which
he resides that he will abide the result
of said election, and that no vote shall
be counted for any candidate who has
not so pledged himself.
In case 70 candidate shah have re-
ceived majority vote in the first cleo
ton, another election shall be held on
September 25th, 1888, (which the two
candidates only who have received the
highest number ofvotes shall be voted
for. The result of the second election
shall be ascertained and declared in
the manner as herein provided for the
first.
Rule 4. When the votes shall have
been duly canvassed in each county,
the secretary of the county executive
committee shall make return Of the
election in his county, through the
county 'airman of his county, to the
judicia, executive committee, which
shall constitute board for the purpose
of canvassing the returns and declaring
the result of the election, and Of hearing
and deciding all contests or protests
which may arise, whose action shall be
final. Provided, That.no member Of
such executive committee shall be q
candidate for Solicitor at such election;
and provided further, that said execu-
tive committee shall meet at Laurens,
in said circuit, ,iat'S o'clock ,. M, on the
18th day of September, 1888, to canvass
the returns and declare the result of the
election, and shall order the second
primary if the same be found necessary;
in which event they shall meet at the,
same place at 8 o'clock p. N. on the
fifth day after the second primary
election, unless it shall fall on Sun
day, in which event they shall meet on
the sixth day thereafter to canvass the
votes and declare the result as above
provided for, for the fist election.
Rule 5. Except as herein before
provided, the rules and regulations
governing the primary elections IN
each county in force at the tire Of
holding the election herein prov Ia
for, shall govern the judicial primary in
said county.
Rule 6. That the secretary of this
convention shall furnish the county
chairman of each county in said cir-
cult, with certified copy of these rules 8