The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-22


lection, and be a white Democrat, or q ne
no who voted for General Hampton in 1876,
nd who has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since The word "continu-
,usly" means that any negro who voted for
Hampton in 1876, and has voted no other,
" attempted to vote no other ticket since is
entitled to vote in the primaries according
% Rule 2, of the State Democratic Execu-
i've Committee.
The managers at each boz at the primary
election shall require every uote in Democratic
primary election to take the foloaoing oath, Uiz:
81 do solemuly saoeor tint L am duly qualified
% uote at this election according to the rules Of
he Democratic party, and that Ihaue not uoted
jefore at this election and further s,oeur TINT l
!eM abide the result Of the primary and 1oiu sap
port the nominees Of the Democratic party in the
ensuing general election"
bership in Democratic club, or Offering to
vote in Democratic primary election, must
produce written statement of ten reputa-
BILE white men who shall swear that they
know of their own knowledge that the ap-
plicant, or voter, voted for General Hamp-
ton in 1876, and has voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since. The said state
ment 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 3 separate list of the
names of all negro voters and return it,
with the poll list, to the County Chairman.
No person shall be permitted to vote unless he
has been enrolled on club list at least Jfve days
befcre the Snil Dr;yn1ru election.
Managers and their clerks, sent from one
club to another, and also the candidates,
shall be allowed to vote at the club where
they happen to be on election day.
D,lplicate club lists, alphabetically arranged,
and certified to By the President and Secretary
shall be filed aoith the County Chairman by
o'clock Friday afternoon August Path, 1894, ONT
of ,ohich lists shall be given to the naanacsrs O
election to be used as the registry lists.
RULE 3. Each County Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic party in this State
shall meet on the second Monday in July ot
each election year. and shall appoint three
managers for each primary election precinc
in their respective counties, who shall hold
the primary election provided for under the
Democratic Constitution, in accordance
with the Act of the General Assembly o.
this State regulating primary elections. ap
proved December 22d, 1888. the Constitu
tion of the Democratic party Of this State
and the rules herein set forth. The name:
of such managers shall be published by the
Chairman of each County Executive Com
mittee in one or more county papers a
least two weeks before the election.
Each faction Of the Democratic party shel
be represented by at least one member O.
the Board of Managers at the coming pri
mary election, rs agreed upon by the two
candidates for governor. That is, for eact
Reform club in the county there shall be
one Conservative manager, and for eacl
Conservative club there shall be one Re
form manager Each faction shall also Ie al
loacsd a clerk at each election. Aanagsrs anC
clerks are in every case 10 Le selected or saIstt
t,ted by their respective factions.
RULE 4. Each voter in said primary shall
vote but one ballot, on which shall be print
ed or written, or partly printed and partly
written, the name, or names, of the per.
son, or persons, voted for by him for each
of the offices to be filled, together with the
name of the Office. Each Uoter shall so expose
his ticket as to satisfy the managers that he is
Uotinq but one ticket The tickets to be voted
shall be in blank in the following form:
Delegates to tho State Convention
For Congress, Sixth District.
Senator.
..... House of Representatives.
County Supervisor
School Commissioner.
...... Treasurer.
Auditor.
Judge of Probate.
RULE 5. The managers OF election shall
open the polls at s o'clock a. M. and shall
close them at o'clock p. m. After tabulat-
ing 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 respective Democratic
County Executive Committees within forty
eight hours after the close of the polls.
RULE 6. The County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee shall assemble at their re-
spective court houses on the morning of the
second day after the election, at Ii o'clock
q. NJ, to tabulate the returns and declare the
result of the primary, so far rs the same re-
lates to delegates to the convention, men,
bers of the General Assembly, and county
officers, and shall forward Immediately to
the Chairman Of the State Executive Com
mittee at Columbia, S. c., the result of the
election in their respective counties for Con-
gressmen.
RULE Z. The protests and contests Except
in the election of congressman and solici-
tors) shall be fled within five days after
the election with the chairman of the county
executive committee, and said executive
committee shall hear and determine the
same The State executive committee shall
hear and decide protests and contests as to
and ten days shall be allowed
for filing the same.
RULE s. Candidates for the General As
sembly and for county Offices shall, ten days
previous to the primary election, file with
the Chairman of the County Executive Com
mittee pledge, in writing, to abide the re-
suit of the primary and support the nomi-
nees of the party. Candidates for other Of
fees shall file such pledge with the Char.
man of the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee. No vote for any candidate who has
not com piled with this rule shall be counted.
RULE 8. In the primary elections herein
provided for, q majority of the votes cast
shall be necessary TO nominate candidates
and to elect delegates TO the State conven-
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
erning the first primary. At said second
primary, the two highest candidates alone
shall run for any one Office, but if there are
:wo or more vacancies for any particular
office, then double the number of candi-
iates shall run for the vacancies to be filed.
For instance in race for supervisor, the two
highest shall run. If no member of house
If Representatives is nominated, then the six
highest shall run.
RULE 10. In the event of tie between
wo candidates in the second primary, the
County Chairman, if it is q county Office,
md the State Chairman, if it is State Of
ice. or for Congress, shall order third
primary. The question of majority vote
shall be determined by the number of votes
,ast for any particular office and not by the
Yhole number of votes cast in the nrinorv