Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-25

The following rules shall govern the
membership of the different subordinate
Democratic clubs of this State, the quail
fication of voters at the primary elec-
tions held by the party. the conduct OF
the primary elections to be held on the
last Tuesday (the Both day. of August,
A. D. 1892, and the second primary held
two weeks later, if one be necessary:
RULE /. The qualification for member
ship in any subordinate club CT the
Democratic party of this State. or for
voting at a Democratic primary, shall
be as follows. viz: The applicant for
membership, or voter. shall be twenty
one years of age, or shall become so
before the succeeding general election,
and be white Democrat, ora negro who
voted for General Hampton in 1876, and
who has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since.
The managers at each box at the pri-
mary election shall require every voter
in a Democratic primary election to pledge
himself to abide the result of the pri-
mary. and to support the nominees
of the party, and to take the
following oath, viz: Il do solemnly
swear that am duly qualified to vote at
this election according to the rules OF
the Democratic party, and that have
not voted before at this election
RULE ,. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic club, or
Offering to vote in Democratic primary
election. must produce a written state
ment of ten reputable white men who
shall swear that they know OF their own
knowledge that the applicant, or voter,
voted for General Hampton in 1876, and
has voted the Democratic ticket continu-
ously since. The said statement shall
be placed in the ballot box by the manag-
ers and returned with the poll list to the
County Chairman. The managers of
election shall keep separate list of the
names of all negro voters and return it.
with the poll list, to the County Chair
man.
No person shall be permitted to vote
unless he has been enrolled on club list
at least five days before the said primary
election.
The club lists shall be inspected by and
certified to by the President and Secre-
tary. and turned over to the managers TO
be used as the registry lists.
RULE ,. Each County Executive Com
mittee of the Democratic party IL this
State shall meet on the second Monday
in July of each election year, and shall
appoint three managers for each pri-
mary election precinct in their respective
counties, who shall hold the primary
election provided for under the Demo
cratic Constitution. in accordance with
the Act of the General Assembly of this
State regulating primary elections,
approved December I'D, 1888, the Con
stitution of the Democratic party of this
| State and the rules herein set forth. The
names of such managers shall be pub
lishel by the Chairman of each County
Executive Committee in one or more
county papers. at least two weeks before
the election.
RULE i. Each Voter in said primary
shall vote but one ballot. on which shall
be printed or written. or partly printed
and partly written. the name or names
of the person or persons voted for by
him for each of the offices to be lilled
together with the name OF the Office
The tickets to be voted shall be in blank
in the following form. with spaces tt
suit the different counties:
Delegates to the State Convention 49,.
For Congress. -. District. .........-.'
%
-. State Senator.
House OF Representatives.
Sheriff .---..-.........
| Judge of Probate
Clerk of the Court.
County Commissioners. .......=...-
...... Coroner. .....---.-- ..--------
School Commissioners ......-.-....
80. Treasurer
| Auditor. ..-...
| Trial justices
The respective County Executive Com
mittees are authoriz ed to adopt sucl
rules rs will prevent pumping can
didatcs.
RULED. The managers of the election
shall open the polls at 5 O'Clock a. NJ
and Shall close them ut o'clock p. VI
After calculating the result. the manager:
shall certify the same and forward th'
ballot box. pol lists and all other paper:
relating to such election by one OF thei
number. to the Chairman of the respect
! i've Democratic County Executive Com
mittees - IN forty-eis,'- hours afte
oD'''siP o,>County n S1t y
i@-s shall