The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-20

Rules. Each County Executive t"lll-
mittee of the Democratic party il this
! State shall meet OH the second Monday
! in July of each election year, and shall
appoint three managers for each pima
rv 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, ap-
proved December ~, 1888, the constl-
| tuition of the Democratic party of this
! State and the rules herein set forth.
| The names of such managers shal! be
published by the chairman Of each
County Executive Committee in one or
more county papers at least two weeks
before the election.
Rule 4. Each voter in said primary
shall vote but one ballot, or which shall
lie 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 he filled,
together with the name of the office.
The tickets to be voteO shall be in blank
in the following form, with spaces to
SUIT the different counties: Delegates to
the State Convention; for Congress,
- district; for solicitor, - judicial
district; State Senator, House of Repre-
sentatives, Sheriff, Judge Of Probate,
Clerk of Court, County Commissioners,
Coroner, School Commissioner, Treasu-
rer, Auditor, Trial Justice.
Rules. The managers of election shall
open the polls at S O'Clock a. H., and
shall close them at o'clock p. NJ. After
tabulating the result the managers shal!
certify the same and forward the ballot
box, poll lists and all other papers
relating to such election by one Of their
number to the chairman of the respect
i've Democratic County Executive
Committees within forty-eight hours
after the close Of the polls.
Rule 6. The County Democratic EN-
ecutive Committee shall assemble at
their respective Court Houses on the
morning of the second day after the
election, at II O'Clock a. NJ, to tabulate
the returns and declare the result OF
the primary, so far as the same relates
to delegates to the convention, men,
bers of General Assembly and county
officers, and shall forward Immediately
to the chairman Of the State Executive
Committee at Columbia, S. c., the re-
suit of tue election in their respective
counties for congressman and Solici-
tors.
Rule :. The protests and contests
Except in the election of Congressmen
and solicitors) shall be filed within five
days after the election with the chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee, and said Executive Committee shall
hear and determine the same. The
State Executive Committee shall hear
and decide protests and contests as to
Congressman and Solicitors, and ten
DAYS shall be allowed for filing the
same.
Rule S. Candidates for the General
Assembly and for county offices shall:
ten days previous to the primary cleo
ton, file with the chairman of the
County Executive Committee pledge,
in writing, to abide the result of the
party. Candidates for other offices shall
file such pledge with the chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee. No vote for any candidate who
has not complied with this rule shall
be counted.
Rule 9. In The primary elections
herein provided for a majority of the
votes cast shall.be necessary to nomi-
nate candidates and to elect delegates
| to the State Convention. \ second
primary, when necessary, shall be held
two weeks after the first, as is provided
for under the constitution of the party,
and shall be subject to therules govern
ing the first primary. At said second
primary the two highest candidates
alone shall run for any one office, but
if there are two or more vacancies for
| any particular Office, then double the
number of candidates shall run for the
vacancies to be filled. For instance, in
a race of Sheriff, the two highest shall
run. If 10 County Commissioner is
nominated, then the six highest shall
run.
! Rule 10. In the event of a tie between
two candidates in the second primary
the county chairman, if it is county
office, and the State chairman, if it is
a State office or for Congress or for So,
licitor, shall order third primary.
The question of a majority vote shall
be determined by the number of votes
cast in the primary.
Rule II. The credentials Of delegates
to the State Convention shall be certi-
fled to by the chairman Of tie respec-
tive county Democratic executive com-
mittees within five days after the re.
suit is declared, and forwarded imme-
diately to the chairman of t. e State
! Democratic executive committee at
Columbia, s. G.
JOHN l.. NJ. TREY,
SAMPSON POPE,
Ira 3. JONES,
Special Committee of the State EXecu-
tive Committee of the Democratic
Party.
a ScatliinS Philliplc.
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