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FOR THE FRAY.
A REORGANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IS ORDERED.
Rules 10 Govern h Party and the
Primary EIcctions-Who May Vote,
and Who are Eligible to Member.
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News md COurier-

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ship.
News and Courier.
Columbia, January 15.-The subcommittee, cor
sis,ing OF Dir. Pope and the Hon. Ira B. Jones, Of
pointed by the State Democratic executive c0mmi
tee to draft rules for the government Of the Demo
cratic party in primary elections and other put pose
finished It's work at Laurens yesterday.
Among the documents furnished by the committe
for publication is the following:
Rooms State Democratic EX. Com.
Columbia, >. e., January Ia, 1892.
To the County Chairmen of the Democratic Fart,
of South Carolina: Pursuant to the order OF tn
State Democratic executive the respective
county executive committees, through their chair
men, will issue u call for the reorganization Of thu
Democratic party in their respective counties, By
calling the subordinate clubs to meet at their usua
places Of meeting on the second Saturday, the 9tl
day, of April next, for the purpose OF reorsanizlns
said clubs and for the purpose OF electtng delegates Il
the respective County Conventions. These conven-
lions will meet on the first Monday, the I'd day, In
May next, 10 reorganize the party in each county, tt
elect a new county executive committee, to cleo
delegates to the State Convention, which meets II
Columbia on the third Wednesday in May next, at
~ transact such other business as may be proper I'M
der the constitution.
The representation in each subordinate club in
said county conventions shall be one delegate for ev.
erv twenty-five members and one delegate for each
majority traction thereof. Only such Democratic
clubs as were in existence on the l3th DAY OF august.
$50, shall be recognized. Provided, however, that
| LWU CLUBS Ill cuCu "aiu W I"S SttiSo
Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg may be form
ed. No club that was formed or organized after the
18th day Of August. Al 1890, by the division Of an
old club or otherwise, shall be recognized:
Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee.
G. Duncan Bellinger, Secretary.
The following rules shall govern the membership
of the different subordinate Democratic clubs OF this
State, the qualification Of voters ut the primary cleo
tiOns held BY the party, the conduct Of the primary
aIoctin,a "a, IN h.ld on tha Last Tnps1QV the 2Dth day
of August a. L. 1892, and the second primary held,
two weeks later, If one be necessary
Rule l. The qualification for membership In any
subordinate club of 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 twGnty-one years Of age. or shall BE-
come 50 before the succeeding general election, and
be q white Democrat, or q negro who voted for Gen.
Hampton In 1876 and who has voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since. Every member OF q sub
ordinate club or voter In o Democfatic primary email
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 q primary cleo.
tiOn shall he deemed equivalent to such declaration
and pledge. Every voLer in the Democratic primary
election shall take the following oath, viz: Il do
solemnly swear that l ar duly qua lifted to vote al
this election according to the rules of the Demo
cratic party, and that l have not voted before at this
election"
Rule 2. Every negro applying for membership in
o Democratic club, or offering to vote In q Democratic
"a IL SiSSbiOus iiuSb plOuuSS . ~
Of ten reputable white men who shall swear that they
know of their own knowledge that the applicant or
voter voted for Gen. Hampton In 1876. and has voted
the Democratic ticket continuously since. This 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 a separate list Of the names of all negro voters,
and return II to the county chairman.
Rule 8. Each county executive oil the
Democratic party in this State shall meet on the
second Monday In July of each election year, and
shall appoint three managers for each primary cleo
ton precinct in their respective counties, who shall
Democratic constitution in accordance with the Act
Of the General Assembly of this State regulating
primary elections, approved December 70, 1883, the
constitution Of the Democratic party OF this State
managers shall 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, 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- filled. together with the name of the
office. The tickets to be voted shall be in blank In the
io!low'nms loTm, with spaces s,I to suit SUI, the , different IT.. e9 GUN.
gress, - district; for solicitor, - judicial district;
State Senator, House of representatives, Sheriff,
Judge Of Probate, Clerk Of Court, County Commits
sioners, Coroner, School Commissioner, Treasurer,
Auditor, Trial Justice.
Rule 5. The managers OF election shall open the
polls at S o'clock q. M, aud shall close them at 4
o'clock D. m. After tabulating the result the mana.
gers shall certify the same and forward the 6%allot-box'
pull lists and all other papers relating to such election
by one Of their number to the chairman Of the re.
~spective Democratic county executive committees
! within forty-eight hours after the close Of the polls.
Rule 6. The county Democratic executive commit.
| tees shall assemble ut their respective Court Houses
on the morning Of the second day after the election,
at IL O'clock q. M. to tabulate the returns and declare
the result of the primary, so for as the same relates to
delegates to the convention, members OF the General
| Assembly and county officers, and shall forward in'
,nediately to the chairman Of the State executive com.
| mittee at Columbia, 2. g., the result Of the election In
their respective counties for Congressman and Soiici'
tors.
Rule Z. The protests and contests Except in the
election of Congressman and So~licitcrs) shall be filed
within FIVE days after the election with the chairman
of the county executive committee, and said executive
committee shpll hear and determine the same. The
| State executive shall hear and decide pro
tests and CONTESTS rs to Congressman aad 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 pri'
mary election, file with the chairman of the county
executive committee q pledge, In writing, to abide the
result of the primary and support the nominees VI the
party. Cand dates for other offices shall file such
pledge with the chairman OF the State Democratc
executive committee. No vote for any candidate who
has not complied with this rule shall be counted.
Rule 8. In the primary elections herein provided
for a majority Of the votes cast shall be necessary e
| nominate CuDulNuLe5 dHu ~ SltCI uCSEhhVo W WV
State Convention. A second primary, when necessa'
nv, shall be held two weeks after the first, as Is pro.
vided for under the constitution Of the party, and shall
be subject to the rules governing the first primary,
At said second primary the two highest candidate:
alone shall run for my 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 for Sheriff, the two
highest shall run. II no County Commissioner II
nominated, then the six highest shall run.
Rule 10. In the event OF q tie between two candi
dates In the second primary the county chairman, II !
is a'county office, and the State CHI iirmaD, II 1t Is
State office or for Congress or for Solicitor, shall ordel
q third primary. The question Of q majority vott
shall BE- determined by the number Of votes cast fol-
any particular Office, and not by the whole lumber
votes cast in the primary.
Rule IL. The credentials of delegates to the Stat
Convention shall be certified to by the chairman o
the respective county Democratic executive commit
tees within five days after the result is declared. ant
forwarded Immediately to the chairman Of the Stat
Democratic executive IN at Columbia, 5.
John L.. NJ. Irby,
Sampson Pope,
Ira B Jones,
Special Committee of The State Executive Committe
of the Democratic Party.