Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-15
RULES COVERING DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Election, Qualification OF Voters and the
Membership OF Democratic Clubs


membership of the diflorent subordinate
Democratic Clubs of this State, the
qualification of voters at tho primary
elections held by the party, the conduct
of tho primary elections to be hold on
the last Tuesday (the 2sth day. Of Au-
gust, A. d. 1900, and the second primary
held two weeks later, if ono be necessary.
Rule 1. Tho qualification for member-
ship in any subordinate club of the
Democratic party of this State, or for
voting at Democratic primary, shall be
bership. or voter, shalt bo twonty-one
years OF ago, or shall become SO before
the succeeding general election, and be
white Democrat, or negro who voted
| for Gen. Hampton in 1875, and who has
voted the Democratic ticket continu-
ously since Provided, that no white
man shall bo excluded from participa-
ton in the Democratic primary who shall
tako tho pledge required by tho rules of
tho Democratic party.
Tho managers at each box at tho pri-
mary election shall require every voter
in q Democratic primary election to
pledge himself to abide tho result of tho
primary, and to support tho nominees of
the party, and to tako tho following oath
and pledge. viz: ~ do solemnly swear
that am duly qualified to vote at this
election according to tho rules of the
Democratic party, and that | have not
voted before ut this election, and pledge
myself to support tho nominees Of this
| primary"
Rule 2. Every negro applying for
membership in a Democratic Club, or
| Offering to vote in a Democratic primary
election, must produce written state
i fNn stF AL III
shall swear that they know of their own
knowledge that the applicant, or voter,
voted for General Hampton in 1916, and
has voted the Democratic ticket continu-
ouSly since. Tho said statement shall
be placed III the ballot box by tho mana
gers, and returned with tho poll lists to
The County Chairman. The managers of
election shall keep Il separate list of the
names of all negro voters, and return it
with the poll list to tho County Chair
man.
No person shall bo 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 tho President and S;ccrc-
tary and turned over TO the managers to
be used rs tho registry lists.
Rulc 3. Each County Executive Com
mittcc 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 primar. election precinct in their
respective conutics, who shall hold the
primary election provided for under the
Democratic Constitution, in accordance
with tho Acts of the General Assembly
OF this State regulating primary elections,
the Constitution of tho Democratic Party
of this State, and tho rules herein set
forth. The names of such managers
may hc published by tho 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 two ballots, on which shall
be printed the name or names of the
can didatcs 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 furnished by the State and
County Executive Committee respect
lively, and shall contain tho names of all
candidates for the representative Offices
and no other tickets shall be used The
tickets to he voted shall be in the follow
ing forms, one for
United States Senator.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
Comptroller General.
State Treasurer.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
State Superintendent of Education.
Attorney General.
Railroad Commissioner.
The other with spaces to suit tho diff
fercnt counties.
For Congress -- District.
For Solicitor --- Judicial Circuit
State Senator.
House of Representatives..
Sheriff.
Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Court.
County Supervisor.
Coroner.
County Superintendent of Education.
Treasurer
Auditor.
No vote for House of Representatives
shall bc counted unless it contains as
many names as the county is entitled to
Representatives.
Rule ). The managers Of election
shall open the polls at s o'clock A. NJ,
and shall close them at 4 o'clock p NJ.
After tabulating the result the managers
ballot box, poll list and all other papers
relating to such election, by one of their
number of Executive Committeeman, to
the chairman of the respective Demo
cratic County Executive Committees
within forty-cight hours after tho close
of the polls.
Rule &. The County Democratic Exec
utivc Committee shall assemble at their
respective Court Houses OH the morning
of the second day after tho election, on
or before II o'clock NJ, to tabulate the
returns and declare the result Of the
primary, so far as the same relates to
members of the General Assembly and
County Offices, and shall forward i'm
mcdiatcly to tho Chairman Of tho State
Executive Committee at Columbia, $. c.,
the result of the election in their re-
spcctive counties for United States Scna-
tor, State Officers, Congressman and So
licitors.
Rule Z. The protests and contests for
county officers shall be filed within five
days after the election with tho Chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee, and said Executive Committee shall
hear and determine tho same. The
State Executive Committee shall hear
and decide protests and contests as to
United States Senator, State Officers,
Congressman and Solicitors, and ten
days shall be allowed for filing tho same,
Rule s. Candidates for the General
Assembly and for County Offices shall
file with tho Chairman of tho County
Executive Committee pledge, in writ
ing, to abide the result of tho primary
and support the nominees thereof.
Candidates for the other Offices shall file
such pledge with the Chairman of the
State Executive committee. Provided,
that the pledge of such candidates shall
be filed on or before tho day of the first
campaign meeting of the County or
state respectively. No vote for any
candidate who has not paid his assess.
mcnt nor complied with this rule shall
be counted