The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-04

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primary each two weeks succesSlvely
thereafter, If necessary. At this cloc-
tiOn only Democratic white voters who
huvo been residents OF the State twelve
months and tho county sixty days pre-
ceeding the next general election, and
such negroes as voted tho Democratic
ticket in 1876, and as have voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since,
to be shown by the certificate OF ten
white Democratic voters, (whO will
pledge themselves to support the NOM
! inccs Of such elections, may votc), pro-
vidcG that no person shall be allowed
to vote except his name be enrolled on
tho particular club list az which he
offers to voto ut least five days bcforc
the day Of the first election. (lIach
club shall have III separate polling
place for primary clcctions.) The club
rolls OF the party shall constitute tho
registry list and shall be open to in
spcction Dy any mcmbcr OF the party,
and the election under this clause shall
be held and regulated under the Act
approved December ~. 1883, and any
subsequent Acts Of the Legislature Of
this State. The State executive COM
mittcc shall meet on the Friday after
each primary, or such other time as
may be designated by the chairman.
| to canvass tho vote and declare the
result as to oil State officers, Congress-
mon and United States Senators.
All contests for all nominations at
primary elections shall be heard first
| by the county executive committee Of
| tho county in which such irregular
| tiles may have occurred, and may be
reviewed by the State executive COM
mittcc, whose action shall be final :
NJ id 1nI hpl No .
ed for any candidate who does not file
| with the chairman Of the State cXccu-
| tive committee, or with the respective
| charm, Of the county executive COM
mittCcS, Il pledge III writing that he
will abide the result Of such primary
and support the party nominees. and
| that he is not, nor will he become tho
candidate for any faction, either priva-
| tcly or publicly suggested, other than
the regular Democratic nomination {;
provided further. that no candidate
shall be declared nominated unless he
receives II majority Of the votes cast
(for the office for which he is IL candi-
date. Provided, That the pledge Of
such candidate shall be filed on or
before the day Of the first campaign
meeting Of the county or State re-
spcctivcly.) -IU.-
Article VII. The officers OF the State
convention shall be Il president, one
vice president from each Congressional
district, two secretaries and Il treas
urcr.
Article VIII. The State executive
committee shall be composed Of one
ileti'oe from cact' county 70 oc cicGI-
cd Ivy the county conventions on the
first Monday in May Of each election
year hGn SAGcteu Sa'u EXECUTIVE
cothhtllec Sntn' choose It's ~" otl'cerS'
not necessarily mt,noer lactHol prior
10 Sa'o e1rGtloh troF!oeu' 1hat any
Hnee' So eIccteU VINO - mot lhcnn-
ocIs y. l"c to'i'ili'1"tcc " Sli"lI no' "c Gu,
.,''eu 10 oIe On any V"eSt'on' tActpt
'Ac t"a! "'"m, "u" ''tu OH! III case o'
ttr VOC NC oH"tt tAec"VSe co;H-
'n'Itee 9h"'l mvt! AZ .ne ta!1 o! ,,,t
'na!'lllah Or "nE nNc iiethottS' ana az
sutn .4u'c s nnu p'"ct us nc or We! may
nIpPolhl' nc uet!oeF o' 1!c -\"ttoha1
penHcraIlr cAccultEe co'n rom
SouV'' S"Io''h" s'ai1 oc e'tcttu W .4S
-h"! S'"tc cou' thI'o'l III lc''' "uN'
every io"t years tActE"!'cl' anu "heI
cicelc" snail pc cA onle'o {. lie'tioei vi
VIC ol"'c ccu'i' o'ii'iit'Vec ii;. "oHii
Stts vi '"!u cAco"'I,o I"'ii.i'tV -
u'uVii' tcSts n"ttolA or o!he'" lse, sna!l
DC l!!eu "S Inc rtSpcT;;Nc county On
etu!i'c coln!nl.'ecs' 1uc S.ttc GNcCu-
I'VE toiinilttce y cl"lSt" WIN t"c
| cHeIul'oi1 an" uttCo'toii ~ Wy po''es
~ 'hc p".ts ~ 'hls o'AtC' supJc'' "
.n1s i G'Hs tu''oii' eito ~ Ftt"oip.oS ~
t."yeo IN the p4uIlorti' Vi Prtntlp1es,
al" swt!i t'is''aIt.".', ~ rcsu'u,,o,i ,i ",
olhcr"ise' Us Il olale convention may
1!oIH 1'uie W t'ule "uop:, no' inc"''
S;stGnt with TINS cohSututlon' ana
Sutt! continue III ONCE lOi lWO years