The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-06
The Rules of the Game.
How Politics Must Be Played
in South Carolina.

man Willie Jones, of the Democratic
executive committee, announces that
the time for candidates 20 fie their
pledges with him and pay their as
sessments expires on Juae "A, just e
fortnight hence, at midnight. Under
the new rules no one can become g
candidate who has not paid his as
sessment as we'll as fled his pledge.
Col Jones therefore requests every
one expecting to be candidate to
send to him st Columbia at once his
pledge in the form prescribed, to-
gether with the money to meet the
assessment. Col Jones will be pres
en-. at the opening meeting in Or
angeburg, but he wishes to have the
list Of authorized Candidates com
plete before tha. time. One candi-
date for lieutenant governor, Cole L
Blease, has already complied
Below are the rules governing the
aoldipg of Democratic primary elec.
tions, as amended last night at ss7
meeting of the State committee:
The following rules shall govern
the membership of the different sub
ordinate Democratic clubs of this
State, the qualification of voters at
the primary elections held by the
party, the conduct of the primary
elections to be held On the last Tues
day Cine 28th day of August. A D
1900, and the second primary held
two weeks later, if one be neces
sary.
Rule / The qualification for mem
bership in anv subordinate club of
the Democratic rarty of this State.
or for voting at a Democratic pri
mary, shall be as follows, viz: The
applicant for membership or voter
shall be 81 years of age, or shall
become so before the succeeding
general election, and be white
Democrat, or negro who voted for
Gen Hampton in 1876, and who has
voted the Democratic ticket continu
ously since Provided, that no white
man shall be excluded from partici
patton in the Democratic primary
who shall take the pledge required
by the rules of the Democratic party
The managers at each box at the
urinary election shall reouire every
voter in a Democratic primary e]ec
ton TO pledge himself 10 abide the
result OF the primary, and to support
the Dom;nees OF the party, and to
take the following oath add pledge.
viz: ..l do solemnly swear that |
am duly qualified TO vote at this elec
sion according to the rules of the
Democratic party, and that / have
not voted before at this election, and
pledge myself to support the nomi
nees of this primary"
Rule2 Every negro applying for
membership in a Democratic club, or
offering to vote in Democratic pri-
mary election, must produce writ
ten statement of ten reputable white
men who shall swear that they know
of their own knowledge that the ap-
plicant or voter voted for Gen Hamp.
ton io 1876. and has voted the Dem
ocratic ticket continuously since
The said statement shall be placed
in the ballot box by the managers
and returned withthe poll listss TO
the county chairman The managers
Of election snail keep separate lis.
of the names 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 lists eball 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 8 Each county executive
committee of the Democratic
party in this State shall meet
on or before the first Monday
:ip August OF each election year,
ard eball appoin. three managers for
each primary election precinct in
their respective counties, who shall
hold the primary election provided
for under the democratic constitution,
ID accordance with the acts of the
general Assembly of this State regu'
lating primary elections. tbs constitu-
tion of the Democratic party of this
State and the rules herein set forth.
The names of such managers may
be published by the 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 prl.
mary shall vote ballots, on which
shall be printed the names of candi
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