Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-02
THE LAW OF THE PARTY.

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THE LAW OF THE PARTY.
Rules Governing the Primary Election
to be Held August 27.
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 the last Tuesday (27th day. OF
August, A. D. 1912, and the second pri-
mary, held two weeks later, IL one be
necessary:
| Rule ].
The qualifications for membership In
any subordinate club of the Democratic
party Of this state, or. for voting at q
Democratic primary. shall be as fol-
lows, viz: The applicant for member
| ship, or voter, shall be twenty one
years Of age, or shall become so be-
fore the succeeding general election
and be a white Democrat, or a negro
who voted for General Hampton III
1876, and has voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since. Provided
That no white man shall be excluded
! from participation in the Democratic
party who shall take the pledge re-
| quired by the rules Of the Democratic
party and whose name has been en-
rolled on the Democratic club list five
days before the said primary election,
and who Is otherwise qualified under
the constitution and rules Of the Dem
ocratic party to vote in the primary
election: Provided, further, That In
the county Of Charleston no person
shall be registered upon a club list or
club roll, except upon his written ap-
plication signed by himself and wit
messed by at least one witnes who shall
| subscribe his name as such and resi-
dence, the said applicant setting out
his residence by street, number and
ward (where these designations exist.)
The managers at each box at the
primary election shal require every vo-
| ter In q Democratic election to pledge
| himself to abide the results Of the
primary, and to support the nominees of
the party, and to take the following
oath and pledge, viz: Il do solemnly
swear that am duly qualified 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 nomi-
nees Of this primary"
RULE u.
Every negro applying for member
| ship in a Democratic club, or offering
| to vote in q Democratic primary elec-
ton, must produce written statement
of ten reputable white men, who shall
swear that they know Of their own
knowledge that the applicant or voter
voted for General Hampton 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 man.
ayers of election shall keep separate
| list Of the names of all negro voters,
and return it with poll lists 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
| hao =
dent of the state one year and Of the
| county in which he seeks enrolment
| sixty days preceding the next general
election: Provided, That in Charles
ton county the voter must have his
name on the club list at least sixty
days before the said primary election:
Provided, further, That in the county
| of Charleston the club rolls shall be
filed with the county auditor at least
sixty days before the 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 IlI.
Each county executive committee of
the Democratic party in this state
shall meet on or before the first Mon
day in August of each election year and
shall appoint three managers for each
primary election precinct in their re-
spective counties, who shall hold the
primary election provided under the
Democratic constitution, in accordance
with the acts of the general assembly
of this state regulating primary cleo
cratic 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 pa
pers at least two weeks before the
election.
| Rule w.
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 filled, together with the names of
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 candi-
dates for the respective 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 :. 49,. :. district
| For solicitor :. :. judicial district
For solicitor :. :. judicial circuit
State senator.
House of representatives.