The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-07
THE CAMPAIGN.
Candidates Asked to File Their Pied.
0eS at Once

In a short while the campaigners
will take the field and the biennial
tour OF the political orators will be on
in full blast The reorganization OF
the Democratic party has now been
completed, and the State chairman,
Willie Jones, is making all arrange
ments preliminary TO the starting or
the campaign company on the road.
! The new county chairman and commit
tee have all been chosen, the new
State committee has remodeied the
rules and fixed the assessments upon
| candidates. and it is up to" the cam
didates themselves. Col. Jones has
asked that all candidates be urged to
send to him at once their pledges and
the amounts sufficient 10 pay their as
sessments. The new rules require
that the pledges must be on file and
the assessments paid beIcre midnight
Of June "A, in order to secure rscognl-
ton as a candidate in the Democratic
primary election. This rule applies
also to candidates for Congress and
solicitor. who must deal direct with
the State chairman. Col. Jones will
be at the opening meeting at Orange
BURG. but he wishes to have every
candidate declared as such prior to the
day preceding this meeting. One can
didate, Mr. Cole l.. Blease, who is in
the race for lieutenant governor, has
already complied with the require
mentS.
THE NEW RULES.
Here are the new rules as adopted
by the State executive committee at
it's meeting Wednesday night; copies
will soon be sent the county executive
committees:
The following rules shall govern the
membership Of the different subordi-
nate Democratic clubs OF this state,
the qualification Of voters at the pri-
mary elections held by the party, the
conduct of the primary elections to be
held on the last Tuesday (the 2Sta day.
Of August. A. D. 1900, and the second
primary held two weeks later, + one
| be necessary.
Rule l. The qualification for mem
bership in any subordinate club of the
Democratic party of this State, or for
voting at-a Democratic primary, shall
be as follows, viz: The applicant for
membership or voter shall be u
years of age, or shall become so before
the succeeding general election and be
a white Democrat, or a negro who
voted for Gen. Hampton in 1876. and
who has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since: Provided, That no
white man shall be excluded
from participation in the Democratic
primary who shall take the pledge re-
quired by the rules of the Democratic
party.
The managers at each box at the pri-
mary election shall require every voter
in a Democratic primary election to
pledge himself to abide the result OF
the primary, and to support the nomi-
| nees of the party, and to take the fol-
lowing oath and pledge, viz: Il do SOL
emnly swear that | am duly qualified
to vote at this election according to
the rules of the Democratic party, and
that | have not voted before at this
election, and pledge myself to sup
port the nominees of this primary"
Rule Q Every negro applying for
membership in a Democratic club, or
Offering to vote in Democratic pri-
mary election. must produce written
statement of ten reputable 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 bal
lot box by the managers, and returned
with the poll lists to the county chair
man. The managers OF election shall
keep separate list 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 club
list at least five days before the said
primary election.
The club lists shall be inspected by
and certified to by the president and
secretary and turned over to the man.
ayers to be used as the registry lists.
Rule 5. Each county executive COM
mittee of the Democratic party in this
State shall meet on or before the first
Monday in August Of each election
year, and shall appoint hree man.
ayers for each primary election pro-
vlded FOR under the Democratic con-
stitution, in accordance with the acts
Of the general assembly of this State
regulating primary elections, the con-
stitution 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
L s..aa..+i,.a M y TOO In |