The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-31
THE COUNTY PRIMARY.
The Executive Committee Appoints Au-
4u-t ..2u'l for the First Primary and
.Arranges the Campaign The
One Box Law Adopted.

They were to have met last Friday but
:, quorum was not present. The list
of August, the day appointed by the
Congressional Convention rs campaign
day for New berry, was endorsed.
The 2.33nd Of August was fixed as the
date for the first primary, and the 18th
of August aS the date of the second
primary. 1t WAS decided to have a
campaign for the county under the
direction Of the Executive Committee
and the following appointments were
made:
Township 10. ,, WadIingtou's, Au-
gust >
Township No. ;, Mt. Pleasant, Au-
gust ).
Township No. +, Cromers, Augusta.
Township No. ), .Jalapa, August I.
Township No. Q, Prosperity (Ioung's
Gr"ve), August $.
Township No. $, Utopia, August9.
Township No. 10, jolly Street, Au-
gust j..
Township No. II, }. G. and. W. l..
LitZ>ey, August Ii.
Township No. :, Williams, August
Township No. &, Longshores, August
-.
Township No. l, Newberry (at night,
August ~.
Each township meeting is to be pre-
sided over 10y the members OF the EX-
ecutiye Committee Of that township.
MANAGERS OF THE PRIMARY.
The following managers Of the pri-
mary election were appointed:
Township No. l, Newberry-R. II.
Wearn,..A. J. kilgore. G. l.. Havird.
Township No. >, Gibsons-S. 5. Cum
ningham, \. J. Gibson, II. {. Wilson.
Township No. ), Maybinton-D. \.
Thomas, W. b. Whitney, J. y. May
bin.
Township No. 9, Glymphville-J. NJ.
Wicker, NJ. Ruff, J. +. Epting.
Township No. 4, Cromers-J. {.
Abrams, J. c. Ducllett, l.. ID. Abrams.
Township No. 5, Jalapa-W. G. Sigh,
Jno. b. Campbell, &. W. Buford.
Township No. 6, LongshOres-J. i.
Davis, Il. T. Reagin, w. G. Peterson.
Township No. Z, WilIiams-Jno. IL.
scurry, NJ. J. Longshore9 VIM. San-
Qers.
Township No. 5, Dead Eall--Jno. H.
Wicker, w. l. Herbert, David Werts,
ST..
Township No. 9, Prosperity-B. b.
Schumpert, y. II. Young, J. l.. Wise.
Township No. 10, Jolly Street-G.
NJ. Singley, P. B. ElIisor, w. H. Kibler.
Township No. II, Pomaria-P. NJ.
Derrick, L. b. Eargle, w. II. Hatton.
Township No. II, Walton-Job. l..
Hughey, +. O. Hentz, H. p. Weda-
man.
The following resolution was adopted:
Rcsoircd, That the managers of cleo
ton be instructed to call on the Chair
man of the Executive Committee at
the office Of the Clerk of Court, at Il
a. n., to get boxes and tickets, on Mon
day, August IS.
Zach Executive Committee man
WAS instructed, by resolution, to raise
for campaign purposes IS cents per dele
gate from their respective townships
this to come from the clubs in accord
ance with their representation in the
County Convention.
The following resolution was also
adopted.
Rcsolrcd, That the Chairman be au-
thoriZcd to draw upon the Treasurer
for whatever amount may be needed for
campaign purposes:
The Committee then adjourned.
The following are the rules adopted
by the Committee for governing the
primary election.
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIMARY.
I. On 22nd August, 1880, there shall
be held at each voting precinct, as now
established by law in Newberry Coun-
ty, primary election for the nomina-
ton of persons for the several offices to
be filled.
II. The polls shall be opened at s
o'clock a. III. and kept open, without
intermission, until 5 p. H., when they
shall be closed.
III. At each election precinct there
shall be three (3) managers Of election
to be appointed by the County EXecu-
tive Committee, any vacancy to be
filled by the manager or managers pres
ent.
". The County Executive Commit
tee shall furnish tie managers at each
precinct with q Dallot box, for the
secure keeping of '1hich said managers
shall be responsible, and shall also fur
niSh to the said managers of election
sufficient supply of skeleton tickets for
the use ofvoters at each precinct.
V. For the purpose Of raising funds
for the printing of tickets, all candidates
to be voted for at the primary election
shall be assessed and required to pay to
the Secretary Of this Committee the
sum of one dollar each. Provided that
if any candidate or candidates shall fail
to pay the same then the votes cast for
said candidate or candidates shall be
considered as scattering and shall not
be counted.
VI. At the opening of the polls the
ballot boxes shall be emptied Of all con-
tents and exhibited thus emptied to
any persons present. The boxes shall
then be closed and sealed, and shall so
remain until the polls are closed.
VII. The managers shall keep poll
list and tally list, and for this purpose
shall appoint clerk.
VIII. The Executive Committee
shall prepare blank tickets for the use
of the voters. which tickets shall have
printed upon them the several offices to
be filled with blank space for the names
of the candidates, and no ballot shall
be counted unless it contains the names
Of a sufficient number of candidates,
who have been nominated and who
have complied with these rules, to fill
all the offices to be voted for.
IN. At such primary election all
white Democrats, eligible to vote at
the next general election, shall be al
lowed to vote and those colored Demo-
Gratis, who can prove by two or more
witnesses that they have voted none
but the Democratic ticket in the gen.
eral election since 1876, shall be allowed
the same privilege.
Y. For the purpose Of carrying out
the requirements of Section IN, the
managers, or any one Of them, shall be
authorized to challenge any voter and
put any questions to him which
they are he may deem relevant to the
object in view, and the managers shall
determine his right to vote by his an
swer or other proof and may accept or
reject the vote thus offered.