The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

oath: AS a candidate for the ONCE VI
in the Democratic
primary election, to be held on the last
Tuesday in August, 1912, l hereby
pledge myself to abide the results OF
such primary and support the noml-
nees thereof, and | declare that l am
Democrat and that am not, nor will
| become the candidate of any faction,
either privately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Democratic
nomination" If the candidate is run
ming for the United States senate, or
for the United States house of repres-
entatives this additional pledge shall
be required: 81 will support the poll
teal principles and policies of the
Democratic party during the term OF
Office for which l may be elected, and
work in accord with my Democratic
associates in congress on all party
questions" "This the ...... day OF
191.
Provided, that after the time for FL
ing such pledges, and before the close
of the election, should any candidate
die. it shall be the duty of the State or
county executive committee Gas the
case may be) to afford opportunity for
the entry of other candidates for the
office involved, and should such death
occur more than twenty days before
the first primary, then said committee
shall make provision for other addl-
tionaI candidates entering the race,
but if said death occur after said twen-
ty days, then the balloting for said Of
fee shall not be at the succeeding prl-
mary, but at such other times as may
be fixed by said committee, and that
they shall provide for the filing OF
pledges. amendment 1922
Rule g. In the primary election here
in provided for, majority of the votes
cast shall be necessary to nominate
candidates. A second primary, when
necessary, shall be held two weeks af-'
ter the first, as provided for under the
constitution of the party, and shall be
subject to the rules governing the first
primary. At said second primary the
two highest candidates alone shall run
for any one Office, but if there are two
or more vacancies for any particular
Office, then double the number of can
didates shall run for the vacancies to,
be filed. For instance, in a race for
sheriff the two highest shall run.
Rule 1Ql In the event of a tie be-
tween two candidates in the second
primary, the county chairman, if it is
a county Office, and the State chair
man, if it is for United States senator,
State officers, congressman, or solici-
tors, shall order the third primary.
The question of a majority vote shall
be determined by the number of votes
cast for any particular office, and not
by the whole number of votes cast in
the primary.
Rule II. Each county executive COM
mittee shall furnish the managers at
each precinct two ballot boxes, one for
State officers, and the other for con-
sress smen, solicitors and county Off
GERS.
Rule y. All candidates must sub
scribe to the following pledge, as re-
quired by the act of the general assem-
bly, and file the same with the clerk of
the court of common pleas for the
county in which he is candidate, un-
less he should be candidate in more
than one county, in which case he
shall file same with the secretary OF
State, before he shall enter upon his
campaign, to wit:
l, the undersigned ........... of the
county of ............. and State
of South Carolina, candidate for the
ONCE OF 80. ueleOy
pledge, that I will not give nor spend
money, or use intoxicating liquors for
the purpose of obtaining or infiuenc-
ing votes, and that shall, at the con-
clusion of the campaign and before the
primary election, render to the clerk
of court or secretary of state as here
inbefore provided) under oath, an item
lied statement of all money spent or
provided by me during the campaign
for campaign purposes up to that time,
and l further pledge that l will i'm