Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-07
RULES OF THE GAME.
How Politics Must be Played In South
Carolina.

Below arc the rules governing tho hold
ing OF Democratic primary elections, as
amended at tho meeting of the State Ex-
ccutive Committee:
Tho following rules shall govern tho
membership of tho different subordi-
nate Democratic Clubs Of this State, the
qualification of voters at tho primary
elections hold by the party, tho conduct
of tho primary elections to be hold on
tho last Tuesday, (the 28th day. of Au-
gust, A. D. 1900, and tho second primary
held two weeks later, if one be necessary.
Rulo /. Tho qualification for member
ship in any subordinate club of tho
Democratic party of this State, or for
voting at a Democratic primary shall be
AZ follows, viz: Tho applicant for NOM
bership or voter shall be 81 years Of ago,
or shall become so beforo tho succeeding
general election, and bo white Domo-
crat, or negro who voted for Con.
Hampton in 1876, and who has voted tho
Democratic ticket continuously since:
Provided, that no white man shall bo OK
cludcd from participation in tho Domo-
cratic primary who shall take tho plcdgo
required by tho rules of tho Democratic
party.
The managers at each box at tho pri-
mary election shall require every voter in
Democratic primary election to plcdgo
himself to abide the result of tho pri-
mary, and to support tho nominees of
the party, and to take tho following oath
and pledge, viz: 81 do solomnly swear
that am duly qualified to vote at this
election according to tho rules of tho
Democratic party, and that l have not
voted before at this election, and pledge
myself to support tho uominocs of this
primary"
Ruio 2. Evory negro applying for Nom
bership in q Democratic club, or offering
to vote in Democratic primary election
must produce written statement of ton
reputable white mon who shall swear
that they know Of their own knowledge
that tho applicant or voter voted for Con.
Hampton in 1876, and has voted tho
Democratic ticket continuously since.
Tho said statement shall be placed in
tho ballot box by tho managers and re-
turned with tho poll lists to tho county
chairman. Tho managers of tho oloc-
tion shall kccp a separate list of tho
names of all negro voters and return it
with tho poll list to tho county chairman.
No person shall be permitted to voto
unless ho has boen enrolled on club list
at least five days before tho said primary
election.
The club list shall DO inspected by and
certified to by tho president and sccrc-
tary and turned over to tho managers to
DO used as tho registry lists.
Rule 3. Each County Executive Com
mittcc of the Democratic party in this
State shall mcot on or bcforo tho first
Monday in August of each election year,
and shall appoint throo managers for
each primary election precinct in the1
respective counties, who shall hold the
primary election provided for un-
dor tho Democratic Constitution, in &C.
cordanco with tho Acts of tho Gonora
Assembly of this State regulating pri-
mary elections, the Constitution of tho
Democratic party of this State and tho
rules herein set forth. Tho names o.
such managers may be published by the
chairman of each County Executive
Committee in one or more county papors
at least two weeks before tho election.
| Rule 4. Each voter in said primary
shall vote two ballots, on which shall be
printed tho names of candidates to bt
voted for, for each of tho Offices to bt
filed, together with the namo of tho Office
the voter striking out tho names of thos
for whom he does not wish to vote. NJ
ticket shall be considered legal cxccp
those furnished by tho State and Count,
Executive Committees, said tickets con
tanning tho names OF each candidate 70
each office.
Tho tickets to be voted shall DO in tho
following forms: Ono for Unitod State
Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor
Secretary Of State, Comptroller General
State Treasurer, Adjutant and Inspecto
General, State Superintendent of Educa
tion, Attorney General, Railroad Com
missioner
The other spaces to suit tho different
counties: For Congress, - district; fo
Solicitor, - judicial Circuit; StatelSena
tor, House of Representatives, Sheriff
Judge Of Probate, Clerk of Court
County Supervisor, Coroner, Count
Superintendent of Education, Treasurer
Auditor.
No vote for House of Representative
shall be counted unless it contains a
many names as the county is entitled t.
Representatives.
Tho oath shall bo taken by all candi
dates as follows: GAS a candidate 70
the Office Of -, in tho Democratic pri
mary election, to bo held on tho las
Tuesday in August, 1000, hereby plcdg
myself to abide the result Of such pri
mary and support tho nominees thereof
and that am not, nor will become, tn
or publicly suggested, other than tn
regular Democratic nomination."
Rulo 5. The managers of election
shall open tho polls at g o'clock n. m
and shall close them at 4 o'clock p. II
After tabulating tho result tho manager
shall certify tho samo and forward tn
tho ballot-box, poll-lst and all othcr pa
pcrs rotating to such election, by ono 0
their number or Executive Committed
man, to tho chairman of tho respcctiy
Democratic County Executive Com
mttccs within forty. eight hours aftc
tho close Of tho polls.
! Rule g. Tho County Democratic FIX
ccutjyo (ommittpo ahal1 oascmblo q