The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-05-05
PARTY RULES
FOR COVERING MEMBERSHIP OF
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.

The Qualification of Voters, and tn,
Conduct of Primary Elections o
the Democratic Party of This State
| The following rules shall govern
the membership of the different sub
ordidate Democratic Clubs of thi:
State, the qualification of voters al
the primary elections held by tn.
party, the conduct of the primar,
election to be held on the last Tues
day of August, and the second prim.
ary held two weeks later, if one he
necessary.
Rule /. The qualifications fol
membership in any subordinate clul
of the Democratic Party of this State
or for voting at Democratic prim.
ary, shall be as follows, viz: The ap.
plicant for membership. or voter
shall be twenty-oAe years of age, OF
shall become so before the succeeding
general election, and be white Dem
locrat, or negro who voted for Cen
eral 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 required by the rules
of the Democratic Party.
The managers at each box at the
! primary election shall require every
voter in a Democratic primary election
to pledge himself to abide results of
the primary, and to support the NOM
inees of the party, and to take the
following oath and pledge, viz: Il do
solemnly swear that am duly quail
fed 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
support the nominees Of this prim-
ary."
Rule 2. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic CIIb, or
Offering to vote in Democratic prim-
ary election, must produce a written
statement of ten reputable white men
who shall swear that they, know of
their own knowledge that the appli-
cant or voter voted for General
Hampton in 1876, and has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since.
The said ticket shall be placed in the,
ballot box by the managers, and re-
turned with the poll lists to the
County Chlirman. The managers Of
election shall keep a. seperate list 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
club at least five days before the
said primary election. Provided, that
in Charleston County the voter must
have his name nthe club list at
least sixty days before the said prim-
ary election.
The club lists shall be inspected
by and certified to by the president
and secretary and turned over to the
managers ITO be used as the regular
list.
Rule. 8. Each County Executive
Committee Of the Democratic Party
in this State shall meet on or before
the first Monday 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 Constitution, in
accordance with the Acts Of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State regulat-
ing primary elections, the Constitu-
ton 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 prim-
ary 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 filled. to-
gether with the name of the office.
The tickets to be voted shall be fur
nished by the State and County Exec
utive Committees respectively. and
shall contain the names of all candi-
dates 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.
Adiutant 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 Judicial Circuit.
State Senator.
House of Representatives.
Sheriff.
Judge Of Probate.
Clerk Of Court.
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