The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-05


shall file their pledges and pay their
assessments within the time fixed by
the county executive committee. No
vote for any candidate who has not
paid his assessment nor complied with
tbs rule shall be counted.
The following is the form of the
oath: GAS a candidate for the Office
of --, in the Democratic
primary election, to be held on the
last Tuesday in August, 1912, there
of such primary and support the nom-
inees thereof, and declare that am
a Democrat and that am not. nor
will become the candidate of any fac
| tion, either privately or publicly sug
gested, other than the regular Demo-
cratic nomination." If the candidate
is running for the United States SEN
ate, or for the United States House
of Representatives this additional
pledge shall be required: 81 will sup
port the political principles and poll
cies of the Democratic party during
the term of Office for which / may he
elected, an dwork in accord with my
Democratic associates in congress on
|
day of --, 191-."
| Provided, that after the time for
filing such pledges, and before the
close of the election, should any candi-
date die, it shall be the duty of the
State or county executive committee
| (as the case may be) to afford OPP
portunity for the entry of other can
didates for the office involved, and
should such death occur more than
twenty days before the first primary,
then said committee shall make pro-
vision for other additional candidates
entering the race, but if said death
occur after said twenty days, then
the balloting for said Office shall not
saiSse.iifsJsnsrtinsesss ~ {ixe6 On
said committee, and that they shall
provide for the filing of pledges.
| amendment 1912.
| Rule 8. In the primary election
herein provided for, majority of the
votes cast shall be necessary to NOM
mate candidates. A second primary
when necessary. shall be held two
weeks after the first ,as provided for
under the constitution Of the party,
and shall be subject to the rules gov
erning the first primary. At said
second primary the two highest can
didates alone shall run for any one
office, but if there are two or more
vacancies for any particular Office,
then double the number of candidates
For instance, in race for sheriff the
two highest shall run.
| Rule 10. 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 chairman,
| if it is for United States senator,
State officers, congressman, or solicit
tors, shall order the third primary.
The question of 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 H.. Each county executive
committee shall furnish the managers
| at each precinct two ballot boxes, one
for State officers, and the other for
congressman, solicitors and county Of
| fcers.
Rule IL. All candidates must sub
scribe to the following pledge, as re-
quired by the act of the general as
sembly and file the same with the
clerk of the court of common pleas
for the county in which he is candi-
date. unless he should be a 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:
"I, the undersigned-- of the
county OF ------------ ana SCaCe OF
South Carolinad, candidate for the Of
| flee of hereby pledge
that I will not give nor spend money
or use intoxicating liquors for the
purpose of obtaining or influencing
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 hereinbefore provided) under oath,
an itemized statement of all money
spent or provided by me during the
campaign for campaign purposes up
to that time, and further pledge that
I will Immediately after the primary
election or elections that / am can
didate in, render an itemized state
ment, unnder oath, showing all fur
ther moneys spent or provided by me
in said election.
Jno. Gary Evans, Chair.
State Dem. Elk. Com.
Christie Benet,
| Secretary.
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