The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-10
Rules
For Governing the Membership OF
Democratic Clubs.

the Democratic Party of South
Carolina, Adopted June 2, 1888.
The following rules shall govern
the membership Of the different su
bordinate Democratic clubs OF this
State, the qualification OF the voters
at the primary elections held by the
party, the conduct of the primary
elections to be held on the last Tues
day (tbe 3Oth day. Of August, A. d.
1898, and the second primary held
two weeks later, if one be necessary:
Rule 1. The qualification for mem
bersbip in any subordinate club OF
the Democratic party of this State,
or for voting at a Democratic primary
shall be as follows: The applicant
for membership, or voter, shall be
twenty-one years Of age, or shall be
before the succeeding general electlor,
and be white Democrat, or a negro
who voted for Gen. Hampton IN 1876,
and who voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since. Provided, that
no white man shall be excluded from
participation in the Democratic prl-
mary who shall take the pledge re-
quired by the rules of the Demo
cratic party.
The managers at each box at the
primary election shall require every
voter in a Democratic primary
to abide the result of the primary,
and to support the nominees Of the
party, and to take the following oath
and pledge, viz: Il do solemnly
swear that I am duly qualified to
vote at this election according to the
rules of-tha-Dsmocratic party and
that have not voted before at this
election, and pledge myself to sup
port the nominees of this primary"
Rule 2. Every negro applying fer
membership in Democratic club,
or offering to vote in 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, and has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since.
The said statement shall be placed in
the ballot box by the managers, and
returned with the poll lists to the
County Chairman. The managers Of
election shall keep separate list 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
a club list at least five days before
the said primary election.
The club list 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
Committee of the Democratic party
in this State shall meet on or before
the first Monday in August OF each
election year, and appoint three man
ayers for each primary election pre-
cinct in their respective counties, who
shall hold the primary election pro
vided for under the Democratic Con-
stitution, 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 man
ayers may be published by the Chair
man of each County Executive Com
mittee in one or more county papers
at least two weeks before the election
f.-T-Rule 4. Each voter in said primar:
shall vote two ballots, on which shall
be printed or written, or parti,
printed or partly written the name
or names of the person or person
voted for by him for each of tn
Offices to be filed, together with tn
name Of the office. The tickets to b.
voted shall be in the following form
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
Comptroller General.
State Superintendent Of Education
Attorney General.
Railroad Commissioner.
| The other with spaces to suit tn
different counties.
! For Congress-District.
| House of Represe ntatives.
Judge of Probate.
County Supervisor.
County Supt. Of Education.
Treasurer.
| Auditor.
| No vote for House of Represents
| tives shall be counted unless 1t col