The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-08

its first meeting thereafter. The
State executive committee shall
hear and decide protests and
contests as to United States SEN
ators. State officers, congress
men and solicitors, and three
DAYS shall be allowed for filing
the same after the decision of
the county executive committee
Provided, That no member OF
the county executive committee
shall act in any contest wherein
his candidacy is acted on, and
provided further that no mem
Der of thd State executive COM
mittee shall act in any contest
wherein his candidacy is acted
on.
Rule S. Candidates for the
general assembly and for coun-
ty offices shall file with the
chairman of the county execu-
tive committee a pledge in writ
ing to abide the results of the
primary and support the nomi-
nees thereof. Candidates for
other Offices shall file such pledge
with the chairman of the State
executive committee. Provided
That the pledge of such candi-
date be filed On or before - o.
clock, meridian, of the day pre-
ceding the day fixed by the
county executive committee or
the State executive committee
for the first campaign meeting
of the county or State, respect
lively: Provided, further, That
in Charleston county the candi-
dates for congress, solicitor and
county offices shall file their
pledges and pay their assess
ments within the time fixed by
the county executive committee
No 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: AS a candidate for
the office Of, in the Demo
cratic primary election. to be
held on the last Tuesday in Au-
guss, 1912, I hereby pledge my
self to abide the rdsults of such
primary and support the noml-
nees thereof, and I declare that
| am a Democrat and that | am
not, nor will I become the cand-
idate of any faction, either pri-
vately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Demo
cratic nomination. - If the can
didate is running for the United
States senate, or for the United
States house of representatives.
this additional pledge shall be
required: II will support the po-
litical principles and policies of
the Democratic party during the
term of office for which [ may
be elected, and work in accord
with my Democratic associates
in congress on all party ques-
tions. This the-day Of,
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Provided, that after the time
for filing such pledges and be-
fore the close of the election,
should any candidate die, it
shall be the duty Of the State or
county executive committee (as
the case may be) to afford the
opportunity for the entry of 9TH
er candidates for the office in
volved, and should such death
occur more than twenty days
before the first primary, then
said committee shall make pro-
vision for other additional cand-
idates entering the race, but it
said death occurred after said
twenty days, then the balloting
for said office shall not be at the
succeeding primary, but at such
other times as may be fixed by
said committee. and that they
shall provide for the filing Of
pledges. amendment 1912.
Rule 9. In the primary cleo
ton herein provided for, a ma
jority or the votes cast shall be
necessary to nominate candl-
dates. A second primary, when
necessary, shall be held two
weeks after the first, as provid-
ed for under the constitution OF
the party, and shall be subject
to the rules governing the first
primary. At said second pri-
mary the two highest candidates
alone shall run for any one Of