The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-10
Democratic Party Rules.
From the Nc1pS and Courier.

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COLUMBIA, June 6.-Most of the mem
bers Of the State executive committee re-
turned to their homes to-day. There was
a good deal OF joking aud INVITING about
the assessments that the State committee
has ordered, and the way things now
stand it will cost State officers. Senators
and Congressman DO little sum 10 run IN
the primary. The campaign o. expenses
them. elves amountto q considerable item.
The schedule for meetings was adopted
practically as it was presented 4; The out
was left unchanged throughout, and the
| candidates csn now begin to muster their
| friends for the meetings.
The rules of the party that were adopted
| In the wee sma' hours will be OF special
interest. They are as follows:
The following rules shall govern the
mem bership of The different subordinate
| Democratic clubs of this State, the quail
| fcation of voters at the primary elections
held by the party, the conduct OF the prl-
mary elections to be held on the last
Tuesday (the 18th day OF August, A.: L.
| 1896, and the second primary held two
weeks later, if one ne necessary:
Rule l. The qualification for member
| ship in any subordinate club Of the Dem
ocratic party of this State, or for voting
| at O Democratic primary, shall TO as fol-
lows, viz: The applicant for membership,
or voter, shall be 81 years of age, or shall
| become 80 before the succeeding general
| election, and be q white Democrat, or o
| negro who voted for Gen. Hampton In
| 1876. and who has voted the Democratic
| ticket continuously 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 at each box at the prl'
mary election shall require every voter
in q democratic primary election 70 take
the following oath and pledge:
81 do solemnly swear that I am duly
qualified to vote at this election accord
ing to the rules of the Democratic party,
and that I have not voted before at this
| election, and pledge myself to support the
nominees OF this primary"
Rule 2. Every negro applying for mem
| bership in q Democratic club, or ot-ring
to vote in a Democratic primary election,
| must produce a written statement 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, n has voted the
| Democratic ticket continuously since.
| The said statement shall be placed In the
ballot-bo1 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, 10
| the county chairman
No person shall be permitted to vote
| unless he has been enrolled on a 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 20 the registry lists.
Rule. 8. Each county executive com
| mittee of the Democratic party in this
| Stste shall meet IN or before tho 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 tue
primary election provided for under the
| Democratic constitution, in accordance
with the Acts of the General Assembly OF
| this State regulating primary elections,
| the constitution of the Democratic party
! of this State and the rules herein set forth.
| The names of such managers may 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 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 BIN
for each Of the offices to be filled, together
with the name of the ofi'e. The tickets
to be voted shall be in the following form,
with spaces 70 suit the different counties:
United States Senator.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary OF State.
Comptroller General.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Adiutant and Inspector General.
SUITE Superintendent of Education.
Railroad Commissioners.
For Congress, - District
For Solicitor, - Judicial Circuit.
State Senator.
House of Representatives.
Sheriff.
Judge of Probate.
Clerk of the Court.
County Supervisor.
County Superintendent of Education.
Treasurer.
Auditor.
No vote for House of Representatives
| shall be counted unless 1t contains as
| many names as the county Is entitled 70
| Representatives.
Rule 5. The managers Of election shall
open the polls at s o'clock q. m. and shall
| close them at 4 o'clock p. m. After tab
| ulatipg the result The managers shall GER
| tify the same and onward the ballot box,
| poll LIST and other papers relating to such
| election by one Of their number or by the
| county executive committeeman to the
chairmen of tho respective Democratic
| county executive committees within Tor
ty-eight hours after the close of the polls.
Rule 6. The county Democratic e1ecu-
tive committees shall assemble at their re
spective Court Houses on the morning OF
| the second day after the election on or be.
fore IL o'clock m. to tabuiate the returns
| and declare the result Of the primary, 80
tar as the same ralates to members of the
| General Assembly and county officers,
| and shall forward Immediately to the
| chairman of the State executive commit
| tee at Columbia, s. G., the result Of the
election in their respective counties for
United States Senator, State officers, Con-
gressmen and Solicitors.
Rule 7. The protests and contests for
| county officers shall be filed within i've
| days after tho election with the chairman
| of the county executive committee. and
/! said executive committee shall hear and
determine the same. The State e1ecu-
| tive committee shall hear and decide pro-
tests and contests as to United States . en-
stors, State officers, Congressman and
Solicitors, and ten days shall be allowed
for filing the same.
Rule Candidates for the General AS
| sembly and for county offices, shall, ten
d VS. previous to the primary election, file
| with the chairman OF the county e1ecu-
tive committee a pledge, in writing, to
| abide the result of the primary and sup.
port the nominees thereof. Candidates
for other offices shall file such pledge
with the chairman of the State Democrat
10 executive committee on or before fho