The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-11
RULES

oi SoterS, ami thc Conduct Of IsrI-
mary Elections Of tho Democratic
Party Of South Carolina.
The following rules shall govern tho
membership of the different subordinate
Democratic clubs OF this Slate, the quail
tlcation OF voters at the primary elections
held by the party, the conduct of the pri-
mary elections to be held on the last Tues
day, tho 30th day of August, A. ID 1902
and the second primary held two weeks
later 1T one bc necessary.
hnlc l. The qualification for member
ship in any subordinate club of the Demo.
cratic Party of this State or for voting at
Dcm0cratic Primary shall be as follows,
VIZ: The applicant for membership, or
VoteI shall be twenty.one years of age, or
Shall become 90 before the succeeding gen
eral clcctioni and be white Democrat,
or negro who voted for General Hamp-
ton in 1876 and who has voted the Demo-
cratic ticket continuously since. Every
member of subordinate club, or voter
III Democratic primary election shal,
pledge himself to abide the result of the
primary and to support the nominees of
the party. Application for membership or
offering to vote in n primary election, shall
be deemed equivalent to such declaration
and pledge. Every voter in Democratic
primary election shall take tire following
oath, viz; d0 sOlcmnly swear that am
duly qualified to vote ut this election nc
cording to the rules of the Democratic
party and that have n OF voted before at
this election"
huic Z. Every negro applying formcm-
herShlp III Il Democratic primary must pro-
ducc written statement Of ten reputable
white men or citizens of the community,
who shall SO swear that they know Of
their own knowledge the applicant, or vot-
or voted for General Hampton and has
voted the Democratic ticket continuously
SINCE. The said statement shall be placed
III The ballot box by the managers and re-
turned 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 D0ll
list to the Connty Chairman.
Kulc 3. Each County Executive Com
mlttcc of the Democratic party in this
state shall meet on the second Monday in
July or each election year, and shall ap-
point three margers Tor each primary cleo
lioh precinct in their respective counties
VINO shall hold the primary election pro-
Vldcd for under the Democratic Constitu-
ton in accordance with the Act of the
General Assembly of this State regulating
primary elections, approved December 22d,
1903, Inc constitution of the Democratic
party oil this State and the rules herein set
lorlh. The names of such managers shall
he published by tho chairman of each
county executive committee in one or
more county papers ut least two weeks be-
Tor the Clt elton.
Rule 4. Each voter i'm said primary
Shall vote but one ballot, Oil which Shall be
printed or written, or partly printed or
partly written, the name or names of the
person or persons, voted for by him for
each OF the Offices to be filled together
with The name OF the office. The tickets
20 bc voted shall be in blank in the fellow
IN Tic form, with spaces to suit the coun-
ties:
'... For Delegates to State Convention
..F For Congress. =. District
.... For Solicitor. ulicial District ..
II''C ''',.'t'l .......: .:..,...,.......
'..i iiouSt I'll Representatives. ..........
... Sh, rlll
Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Court.
.... County Commissioners crs
'''' S"i"hSi'
School Commissioners
| go. Treasurer ...... go. "
| . Auditor. .............
....Trial Justices
-. -,i'stcis. ............
ltulc 5. The managers Of election shall
open the polls ut 3 o'clock Il. M, and shall
close them ut + o'clock p. m. After tabu-
i;ltlng the result, the managers shall certify
the same and forward the ballot box poll
lists and other papers relating to such cleo
tion by one of their numb.r to the chair
man ot the respective Dcmoratic County
Executive Committee within forty-eirht
hours after the close Of the polls.
KlIc u. The County Democratic Exec
utivc Committee shall assemble at their re-
Sprctive court houses on the morning of
The second day after tho election, at If
clock a. m., to tabulatc the returns and
declare the result Of the primary so far as
the same may relate to delegates to the
convention, members Of the General AS
sclnDly and county officers, and shall for
ward Immediately the chairman of the
state Executive Committee Mt Columbia,
). Z the result of the primary election in
thCir respective counties for Congressman
and Solicitors
Kulc Z. The protests ard contests cx-
ccpt in the election of Congressman and
Solicitors shall be filed within five days af
Ter the election, with the chairman of the
County Executive Committee, and said
Executive Committee shall hear and deter
mine the same. The State Executive Com
mlttcc shall hear and decide protests and
contests rs to Congressman and Solicitors,
and ten days shall be allowed for filing the
same.
Rnlc 9. Candidates for She General AS
Scmhly, and county officers, shall, ten days
previous to tho primary election, file with
The chairman of the County Executive
Committee, pledge, in writing, to abide
me result OF the primary and support the
nominees of the party. Candidates for
other Offices shall file such pledge with the
chairman of the State Democratic Exccu.
tive Committee. No vote for any candi-
date who has not complied with this rule
shall he counted.
Ruc .. In the primary elections herein
provided for, II majority OF tho votes cast
shall he necessary 10 nominate candidates
aud to elect delegates to the State convcn-
ton; a. 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 the rules gov
crning the first primary. At ssid second
primary the two highest candidates. alone
snail run for any one Office, but if there are
two or more vacancies for any particular
Office. double the number Of candidates
shall run for the vacancies to be filled. For
instance in race for sheriff the two high
est shall run. If no county commissioners