The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-04-16
county Supervisor.
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Master.
County Commissioners.
No vote for House of Representa-
tives shall be counted unless it con-
tains as many names as the county
| is entitled to representation.
Rule 5. The managers OF election
shall open the polls at 8 o'clock a.
II. ,/and shall close them at 4 o'clock
D. M: Provided, That in the city
of Charleston the polls shall open at
8 O'Clock a. m, and close at 6 o'clock
D. m. After tabulating the result,
the managers shall certify the same
and forward the ballot-box, poll list
and all other papers relating to such
election and send by one of their
number to the Chairman of the re-
spective Democratic County Execu-
tive Committees within forty-eight
hours after the close Of the polls.
Rule 6. The County Executive
Committees shall assemble at their
respective Court Houses on the morn
ing of the second day after the cleo
tion. on or before 12 o'clock M, to
tabulate the returns and declare the
results of the primary, so far as the
same relates to members of the Cen
eral Assembly and County Offices, and
shall forward Immediately to the
Chairman of the State Executive
Committee at Columbia, S. c., the
result of the election in their re-
spective Counties, for U. S. Senator,
State Officers, Congressman and So
licitors.
Rule 7. The protests and contests
for County offices shall be filed with
in two days after the election with
the Chairman of the County Execu-
tive Committee, and said Executive
Committee shall hear, and decide
protests and contests as to United
States Senators, State officers, Con-
gressmen and Solicitors, and three
DAYS shall be allowed for filing the
same after the decision of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee: Provided,
That no member of the County Ex-
ecutive Committee shall act in any
contests wherein his candidacy is
acted on, and provided further that
no member of the State Executive
Committee shall act in any contest
wherein his candidacy is acted on.
Rule s. Candidates for the Gener-
al Assembly and for County officers
shall file with the Chairman of the
County Executive Committee pledge
in writing to abide the results
of the primary and support the nom.
inees thereof. Candidates for other
offices shall file such pledge with the
Chairman of the State Executive
Committee: Provided, That the
pledge of such candidate shall be
filed on or before IL o'clock, OF
the day preceding the day fixed by
the County Executive Committee OF
the State Executive Committee fol
the first campaign meeting of the
/ fCounty or State, respectively: Pro.
vided, further, That in Charleston
County the candidates for Congress
Solicitor and County officers shall
file their pledges and pay their as.
sessments within the time fixed by
the County Executive Committee. Nc
vote for any candidate who has not
paid his assessment nor complied
with this rule shall be counted.
The following is the form of the
oath: GAS candidate for the Office
of ---- in the Democratic primary
election, to be held on the last Tues
day in August, 1910, hereby pledge
myself to abide the results of such
primary and support the nominees
thereof, and that 7 am not nor viii
I become the candidate of any fac
ton, either privately or publicly sug
gested, other than the regular Dem.
orcatic nomination. If the candi'
date is running for the United States
Senate, or for the United States
House of Representatives this addi
tional pledge shall be required: 80
will support the political principle:
and policies of the Democratic Par
ty during the term of office for which
may be elected, and work in ac'
cord with my Democratic associate!
in Congress on all party questions.
This the - day of --, 19-
Rule 9. In the primary election
herein provided for, majority .!
the votes cast shall be necessary Il
nominate candidates. A second
primary, when necessary, shall be
held two two weeks after the first
as provided for under the Constitu
ton of the party, and shall be sub
ject to the rules governing the frs
primary. At the second the hignesI
candidates alone shall run for any
one office, but if there are two OF
more vacancies for any particular
office, then double the number Of
candidates shall run for the vacan
cies to be filed. For instance, in {
race for Sheriff the two highest shall
run.
Rule 10. In the event of tie be-
tween two candidates in the second
primary, the County Chairman, if il
is a County office, and the State
Chairman, if it is for U. S. Senator
State officers, Congressman, or So
licitors, shall order the third prim
ary. The question of majorit!