The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-25


the Democratic Party Of South Carolina
Amended July 20, 1892.
The following rules shall govern the
membership of the different subordinate
Democratic Clubs Of this State, the quail.
iicatiou of voters at the primary cleo
tions held by the party, the conduct Of
the primary elections to be held on the
last Tuesday (the sOth day. Of August,
A. D. 1892, and the second primary held
two weeks later, if one be necessary:
RULE l.. The qualification for MEM
berahip in any subordinate club Of the
Democratic party of this State, or for
voting at Democratic primary, shall be
as follows, viz. The applicant for mem.
bership, shall be twenty.one years of age,
III shall become 30 before the succeeding
general election, and be q white Demo
crat, or q negro who voted for General
Hampton in 1876 and who has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since.
The managers at each boz at the primary
election shall require every voter In a
Democratic primary election to pledge
himself to abide the result Of the primary,
and to support the nominees of the party,
and to take the tozlo,Oing oath, uis::
IT do solemnly swear that am duly
qualified to vote at this election according
to the rules of the Democratic party, and
that I have not voted before at this cleo
ton"
RULE 2. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic club, or Of
fering to vote in a Democratic primary
election, must produce 8 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 managers
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 list.
RULE 8. Each County Executive
Committee of the Democratic party in
this State shall meet on the second Mon.
daYin July of each election year, and
shall appoint three managers for each
primary election precinct in their respec.
tive 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 22d, 1888, the Consti-
tuition of the Democratic party of this
State and the rules herein set forth. The
names of such managers shall be pub
lished 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, on which shall
be printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, the name, or names,
of the person, or parsons, voted for by him
for each of the Offices to be filed, togeth.
er with the name of the Office. The tick.
cts to be voted 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 Representatives,
- Sheriff, II
- Judge Of Probate,
- Clerk of the Court, -
- County Commissioners, -
-. Coroner, -
- School Commissioners, -
- Treasurer, -
- Auditor, -
- Trial Justices. -
The respective County Executive Com
mittees are authorized to adopt such rules
as will prevent plumping candidates.
RULE 5. The managers of election
shall open the polls at 8 o'clock, a. m.,
and shall close them at 4 o'clock, r. m.
After tabulating the result, the managers
shall certify the same and forward the
ballot box, poll list and all other papers
relating to such election, by one of their
number, to the Chairman of the respec-
tive Democratic County Executive Com.
mittees within forty. eight hours after the
close of the polls.
RULE 6. The County Democratic Ex-