The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-17
Abridged Rules
For Covering the Membership OF
Democratic Clubs.

Ihe following rules -snaiI govern
the membership of the different SUBJ
ordinate Democratic Clubs OF this
State, the qualifications of voers at
the primary elections held by the
party, the conduct of the primary
election to be held on last Tuesday
f:he 30sh day. Of August, A. D.,
1904, and the second primary held
two weeks later, if one be necessary.
Rule 1. The qualifications for
membership 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 twenty-one years Of age, or
shall become go before the succeed
ing general election, and be white
Democrat. or q negro who voted for
General Hampton in 1876, and has
voted the Democratic ticket contin-
nousiy since. Provided, that no
white man shall be excluded from
participation in the Democratic pri-
mary who shsll take the pledge re-
auired by the rules of the Democratic
party.
< The managers at each box at the
primary election shall require every
voter in a Democratic primary elec-
tion to pledge himself to abide the
results of the primary, and to sup
port the nominees of the party, and
to take the following oath and pledge,
viz: Il DO solemnly swear that I
am duly qualified to vote at this
election according to the rules of the
Democratic Party, and that I have
not voted before at this election, and
pledge myself to support the nomi-
nees of this primary"
2. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic Club,
or offering to vote in Democratic
primary election must produce q
written statement of ten reputable
white men who shall swear that they
know of their own knowledge that
the applicant or voter voted for Gen
ersl Hampton in 1875, and has voted
the Democratic ticket continuously
since. The said statement shall be
placed in the ballot box by the man
ayers, and returned with the poll
lists to the County Chairman. The
managers of election shall keep a
seperate list OF the names of all negro
voters, and return 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.
TIE club lists shall be inspected
by and certified to by the president
and secretary and turned over to the
managers to be used as the registry
list.
Rule 5. 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-
stitusion. in accordance with the
Acts of the General Assembly Of this
State regulating primary elections.
the constitution 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 pri-
mary shall vote two ballots on which
shall be printed the names Of the
candidates voted for by him for each
of the Offices TO be filed, together
with the name of the Office. TIE
tickets to be voted shall be furnished
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