The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09

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Yorkville, Saturday, July 18.
Ghesterteid, Tuesday, July 81.
Bennettsville, Wednesday, July o.
| Darlington, Thursday, July %.
Florence, Friday, July "a.
Barnwell, MOI day, July27.
Aiken, Tuesday, July %.
Edgefeld, Wednesday,, July 20.
Saluda, Saturday, August L.
Lexington, Monday, August 3.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, Aug ust 4.
Columbia, Wednesday, August 5.
Orangeburg, Thursday, August 6.
Newberry, Friday, August Z.
Laurens, Saturday, August 8.
Union, Monday, August 10.
Spartanburg, Tuesday, August IL.
Greenville, Wednesday, August IL.
Pickens, Thursday, August i3.
| Oconee, Friday, August IA.
Anderson, Monday, August II.
Abbeville, Wednesday, August 10.
| The new rules were then adopted as
| follows
The following rules shall govern the
membership of the different subordi-
nate Democratic clubs of this State,
the qualification of voters at the pri-
mary elections held by the party. the
held on the last Tuesd ay 1.-THE 26th day)
OF August, A. D. 1896, and the second
primary held two weeks later, u one
be necessary:
Rule 1. The qualification for mem
bership 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
membership or voter, shall be 81 years
OF age, or shall become so before the
succeeding general election, and be
white Democrat, or negro who voted
Tor General Hampton in 1876 and who
tinuously since. Provided, that no
white man shall be excluded from par
ticipation in the Democratic primary
who. shall take the pledge required
BY the rules of the Democratic party.
The managers of each box at the
primary election shall require every
voter in Democratic primary cleo
tion to take the following oath and
pledge:
81 do solmenly swear that am
duly qualified to vote at this election
according to the rules of the Demo-
cratic party, and that have not voted
myself to support the nominees of the
party"
Rule 2. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic club, or
Offering to vote in Democratic pri-
mary election, must produce a written
statement OF 10 reputable white men,
who shall swear that they know OF
their own knowledge that the appll-
cant, or voter, voted for General Hamp-
ton In 1875 and has voted the Demo-
cratic ticket continuously since. The
said statement shall be placed in the
ballot box by the managers and return
u ltn4t 90 u
man. The managers of election shall
keep separate list OF the names of all
| negro voters and return 1t, 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 five days before the said
primary election.
The club lists shall be inspected by
and certified to by the president and
| secretary and turned over to the
managers to be used as the registry
| lists.
Rule 3. Each county executive COM
| m1ttee of the Democratic party in this
State shall meet on or before the first
Monday in August of each election
year and shall appoint three managers
for each primary election precinct in
their respective counties, who shall
hold the primary election provided for
under the Democratic constitution, in
accordance with the acts of the General
Assembly of this State regulating pri-
mary elections, the constitution OF the
rules herein set forth. The names of
such managers may be published by
the chairman of each county executive
committee in one of more county
papera at least two weeks before the
election.
| PM1n T..
shall vote but two ballots, 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 filed, together with the name
of the Office. The tickets TO be voted
shall be in the following form, with
spaces to suite the different counties
| u. S. Senator.
| Governor.
| Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State.
Comptroller General.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
State Superintendent of Education
Railroad Commissioners.
For Congress ------ District.
For Solictor----Judical Circuit.
State Senator.
House OF Representatives.
Sheriff.
Judge Of Probate.
Clerk of the Court.
| County Supervisor.
Coroner.
| County Superintendent OF Education
Treasurer.
Il Auditor.
Novote for House of Representative
shall be counted unless It contains al
many names as the county is entitled
to representatives.
Rule 8. The managers OF election
shall open the polls at 8 O'clock q. m
and shall close them at a O'Clock d. m
After tabulating tho result, the man
ayers shall certify the same and forwar,
, the ballot box, poll list and all othe
papers relating to such election, b
I one OF their number or by the execu
! tive committeeman to the chairma
OF the respective Democratic count
executive committee within 40 hour
after the olOae OF the uOlla