The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-03
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"Yonr attention is respectfully called
to an amendment Of the rules this day
adopted for the government Of the pri-
maries, viz, no person shall vote at any
primary election unless be has enrolled
on club list at least five days before
said primary election. The club list
shall be inspected by and certified by
the secretary and president of the club
and turned over to the managers to be
used as the registry list. You will there
fore call your Executive Committee
together as early as possible and see to
it that every Democrat in your county
is properly enrolled.
"JNo. L. NJ. IRBY, Chairman.
&c. DUNCAN BELLINGER,
"Secretary."
The nibble committee appears to be
perfectly satisfied with the answers to
Chairman Dibble's letter.
The correspondence and action refer
red to are as follows:
COLUMBIA, July 26, 1882.
"Hon. J. L. M. Irby, chairman and
Members Of the State Democratic
Executive Committee Of South Caro-
lima:
"Gentlemen-Having received notice
of your meeting to be held this evening,
the Executive Committee of the con-
servative democracy of South Carolina
has appointed the undersigned as a
committee to present, in writing, fol
the consideration of your committee,
the following questions, which have
evoked discussion, and concerning
u hich different constructions have
been announced in different parts Of
the State. In the interest Of a fair pri-
mary election, we respectfully request
an explicit declaration on each of the
points submitted, and that, when your
conclusions shall have been reached,
you communicate the same to US, as we
desire to conform to the requirements
Of the constitution of the Democratic
party of the State, and we recognize
your committee as the executive body
of the party under the said constitu-
ton: ...
"First. Are avowed third party
men to be permitted to vote at the
Democratic primaries in August, when
delegates are TO be elected to the Sep
tember Convention, which will nomi-
nate the Democratic ticket for presi-
dental electors for South Carolina: as
well as the Democratic ticket for State
officers? .-.
"In regard to this matter we respect
fully submit that there are now in the
field candidates for president and vice
president, nominated by the bird par
ty, calling itself the peoples party, and
putting forth platform of principles
at variance with the platform of the
National Democratic party adopted at
Chicago last month. And we call
your attention, with, regret, that va
rious individuals, some of them candi"
dates for nomination by the Democratic
party, have openly declared themselves
in accord with the doctrines of the
third party and opposed to the National
Democratic platform in those particu-
lars in which it controverts the doc
trines Of the third party; and we can not
see how such men can be permitted to
participate in the Democratic primaries
unless they explicitly renornee their
third party views and declare their ad-
herence to the platform and candidates
of the National Democratic party.
"Second. Are unenrolled Democrats
entitled to voteat the Democratic pri-
maries?
SIN regard to this we are informed
reliably that some counties have
adopted rule closing Tolls five days
before the primary or at the last regular
club meeting before the primary; while
in others no such action has been taken,
and the rolls, therefore, remain open
for the additions of names on the day OF
the primary of Democrats not previous
ly enrolled.
"The State Democratic constitution
declares that "the club rolls of the par
ty shall constitute the registry list" at
the August primary. Will the county
regulations in this matter, each county
for itself, in the absence of a general
rule, be recognized as legitimate in this
electionw
"Any reasonable rule, we'll under
stood and promulgated, by which every
facility is afforded to Democrats to vote,
and which. at the same time, sufi-
GENTLY protects the primary from re-
peating and from the participation OF
those who are not Democrats, seems
to US to meet the requirements in this
matter.
upon the remaining questions, we
simply request your announcement of
opinion, so that uniformity of action
over the State may be secured.
"Third. Is Democrat Untitled to
vote elsewhere than where he is en-
rolled?