The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-03
THE RULES
For Governing the Membership Of
Democratic Clubs,
THE QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS,

And the Conduct or primary Elec'
tlons of the Democratic Party
OF South Carolina, as
Adopted Last May.
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 election to be
held on last Tuesday (the 30th day.
OF August, A. D., 1904, and the Sec
ond primary held two weeks later, if
one be necessary.
Rule /. The qualifications for mem
hership in any subordinate club Of the
Democratic Party Of this State, OF for
voting at a Democratic primary, shall
be as follows, viz: The applicant for
membership, or voter, shall be twenty
one years Of age, or shall become so
before the succeeding general election,
and be a white Democrat. OF a negro
who voted for General Hampton in
1876, and 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-
uuirei by the rules Of the Democratic
party.
The managers at each box at the
primary election shall require every
voter 10 a Democratic primary election
to pledge h ;mself to abide the results
Of the primary, and to support the
nominees OF the party, and to take
the following oath and pledge, viz:
II do solemnly swear that I am duly
qualified to vote at this election &C
cording to the rules Of the Democratic
Party, and that 1 have not voted be-
fore at this election, and pledge my
self to support the nominees OF this
primary"
Rule ,. Every negro applying for
memem bership in Democratic Club,
OF Offering to vote in a Democratic
primary election must produce a
written statement of ten reputable
white men who shall swear that they
know of their own knowledge that the
applicant OF voter voted for General
Ham pton in 1876, and has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since.
The said statement shall be placed IN
the BALLOT box by the managers, and
returned with the poll lists to the
County Chairman. The managers Of
election shall keep separate list of
the names OF all negro voters, and re-
turn it with 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. Provided, that
in Charleston County the voter must
have his name on the club list at least
sixty 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 list.
Rule 3. Each County Executive
Committee 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 primary election
precinct in their respective Counties,
who shall hold the primary election
provided 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
each Cunty Executive Committee in
one OF 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
candidates voted for by him for each
OF the Offices to be filed, together
with the name CT the Office. The
tickets to be voted shall be furnished
by the State and County Executive
Committees respectively, and shall
contain the names Of all candidates
for the representative offices and no
other tickets shall be used. The
tickets to be voted shall be in the
following 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 the
different Counties.
For Congress--District.
For Solicitor Circuit.
State Senator.
House Of Representatives.
Sheriff.
Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Court.
County Supervisor.
Coroner.
County Superintendent of Educa-
tion.
Treasurer.
Auditor
Magistrate.
Master.
County Commissioners.
No vote for House OF Representa-
tives shall be counted unless it con-