The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-21
CHALLENGED Votes.

the following resolutions were adopt
ed by the convention.
To amend rule five by adding at the
end the following:
AT any election when the right OF
a person to vote is challenged, the
managers shall place the vote so chal-
Ienged in an envelope and indorse
thereon the name of the voter and
that of the chailengers, and the per-
son so challenged shall be allowed to
vote. and the challenged votes shall
be kept separate and apart and not
counted, but turned over to the coun-
| ty executive committee, who shall at
/ its first meeting thereafter hear all
objections to such votes, and where
mo person appears to sustain an OBJ
lection made at the polls the ballot
shall be removed from the envelop
and mingled with the regular ballots
and counted, but where the challengers
appear, or produce witnesses in sup
port of the challenge, the committee
shall proceed to hear and determine
the question, and in all instances the
voter shall have the right of appealing
to the State executive committee
A similar amendment to article 6
of the constitution to make it conform
to rule five was passed.
If Candidate Die.
The other esolution adopted which
changes the constitution and rules Of
the Democratic party provides for an
amendment to rule of article 6. 1t
follows:
provided, That after the time for
filing such pledges, and before the
close of the election, should any can
didate die, it shall be the duty of the
State or county executive committee
Gas the case may be- to afford op-
portunity for the entry of other can
didates for the Office involved, and
should such death occur more than
20 days before the first primary, then
said committee shall make provision
for other additional candidates enter
ing the race, but if said death occur
after 20 days then the balloting for
said Office shall not be at the sue
ceeding primary but at such other
times as may be fixed by said com
mittee, and that they shall provide
for the filing of pledges
IndOrse Tillman's Record.
The report of the committee onf
resolutions and platform which was
adopted by the convention, recon-
mended that the following resolutions
be passed:
whereas, Hon. B. R. Tillman has
for IS years served the State Of South
Carolina in the United States senate
with fidelity and conspicuous ability,
representing the true sentiment OF
our people on national issues, and
having by diligence and long service
won a position of commanding influ-
ence in that body.
''Be it resolved, That this convention
hereby indorses his record as senator"
The above resolution was offered by
N. S. Richards, of Kershaw.
eve advocate the conservation OF
the natural assets of the State, which
are still in the hands of the people
as a whole, believing that the insec-
tiverous birds of the State are the only
true check to insect pests, we advocate
the enforcement of the laws protecting
them. Realizing fully the great value
of the game birds and animals OF the
State, from a financial standpoint as
we'll as from the standpoint of recrea-
ton, and as those whom the State per-
mits to take these birds and animals
compensate the State in some measure
for the use of this asset, we believe
that a hunters license is the most ef-
fective and practical method of realiz-
ing something from this asset, as we'll
as method of raising money for the
purpose of not only conserving the
fish and game of the State, but of in
forcing the laws with respect to insec-
tiverous birds.
eve therefore call upon such DEM
ocrats as are elected to the next leg
islature to pass a law providing for
a hunters license, the protection of
insectiverous birds and the inforce-
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