The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-09
each that he will fairly and impartlally
oop1pof tho cama

shall oren the polls on the day fixed
for such election by the rules of the
Democratic party, at such places with
in the camps of the regiment or bat
talon as they may designate, and shall
open the polls at 5 O'Clock u N. and
close them ut clock, and if net prac-
ticabe to do so, to open and close them
at such hours as they may fix. Each
voter in said primary shall vote two
ballots. on which shall be written III
ink or pencil the name or names Of the
person or persons voted for. together
with the name OF the officer. One of
the ballots containing tine names OF all
l,r..,"Ie voted Tor as state officers and
member, .: Congress, and the other
contain. ~ the Lancs Of all persons
yo;ei or as county officers. IN the
roTGIct If such election the managers
s!iai! he hcjudces of the qualification
nf vn!e"S aud shall determine all ques-
tloMs raised by challenge or otherwise
They small enter each voters name on
a list aS he votes.
ku.e :, After the closing Of the polls
the managers shall proceed TO count the
votes ana tabulate the same. Returns
Ill writing of the DumDer Of votes cast
and the names of the persons for whom
cast. shall be prepared at once and GER
titled to by the managers. the captain
or officer in command of the company
and the commanders of the regiment or
battalions, and shall with the poll lists,
be securely sealed up and transmitted
by mail to the chairman of the State
executive committee at Columbia, ).
c., prepaid.
Rule 6. Returns of managers thus
certified to shall be considered as final
by the State executive committee, and
the votes as returned shall be counted
for the candidates receiving the same.
Mr.. Blease called attention to rule s,
requiring county pledges to be filed 10
days before the county campaign
opens. which conflicts with the consti-
tutional requirement, which IS that the
pledges of candidates for State offices
shall be filed on or before the day the
State campaign opens. and those for
county offices on or before the day the
county campaign opens. On motion
this was referred to the sub committee
to be appointed TO look after the mill
tary primary.
The report of the schedule committee
was adopted as follows, only two un-
important changes being made:
Orangeburg. Thursday, June l6.
St. Georges, Friday, June l..
Charleston, Saturday, June IS.
Walterboro. Monday, June 20.
Beaufort, tuesday, might June p.
Hampton, Wednesday, June 22.
Barnwell, Friday, June "a.
Bamberg, Saturday, June %.
Sumter, Tuesday, June IS.
Manning, Wednesday, June %.
Monks Corner, Tuesday, June 80,
Georgetown, Saturday, July 2.
Kingstree, Tuesday, July 5.
Florence, Wednesday, July 6.
Marion, Thursday, July 7.
Conway, Saturday, July 8.
Darlington, Tuesday, July 10.
Chesterfield, Thursday, July IA.
Bennettsville, Saturday, July 16.
Bishopville, Tuesday, July 10.
Camden, Thursday. July 81.
Lancaster, Saturday, July %.
Chester, Monday, July 25.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 26.
Yorkville, Wednesday, July 81.
Gaffney, Thursday, July 2S
Spartanburg, Friday, July 90.
onion, Saturday, July 80.
Newberry, Monday, August s.
Laurens, Tuesday, August 0.
Greenville, Thursday, August II.
Pickens, Friday, August ~.
Walhalla, Monday, August Is.
Anderson, Tuesday, August Il.
Abbeville, Thursday, August IS.
Greenwood, Friday, August 10.
Aiken, Monday, August %.
Edgefeld, Tuesday, August 90.
Saluda, Thursday, August p.
Lexington, Friday, August 26.
Columbia, Saturday, August p.
After the adoption of resolution
looking to the reorganization of the
Darlington county Democracy, the
meeting adjourned.