The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27

democratic club shall present them
selves in person before the secretary
and sign the roll or make their mark
If they are unable to write, giving
their age, occupation and post office
address, or their street number where
such designations exist in the club
district where they reside. The
county committee shall furnish suit
able and uniform books Of enroll
ment to the secretaries, such books tc
be provided by the State committee
The club rolls shall be closed on the
second Tuesday in July Of each elec.
tion year. Secretaries Of clubs shall
file the rolls, properly certified, with
copies, with the clerks Of courts OF
the various counties, where they shall
be open for inspection. County COM
mittees shall purge the rolls, giving
due notice by mail to all citizens the
legality Of whose enrollmen is Ques-
toned.
State committee shall arrange for
two separate campaign meetings in
each county, one to be addressed by
candidates for State offices and the
other by candidates for United States
senator.
Chairmen of county committees In
the same congressional districts and
judicial circuits shall arrange for sep
arate meetings for candidates for
congress and solicitor.
Polls are to remain open on elec-
ton day from s a. m. to p. M, ex-
cept in Charleston, where they shall
remain open from 8 a. m. to s p. m.
All existing club rolls are declar-
ed null and void, as a special proVi-
sion for 1914. This will require a
new enrolment Of ali Democrats for
the 1914 primary on the last Tuesday
in August.
Special Rules for Charleston.
Special provisions and stringent
regulations were made for Charles
ton to guard against any possibility
Of fraud or irregularity. The Char
lesion regulations call for the books
to be closed sixty days before the first
primary and be filed with the clerk
of court. In Charleston books Of
enrolln ent are to open on the third
Thursday in May, and each applicant
to enroll must first sign an applica-
ton blank properly witnessed, which
sets forth that he is citizen of the
United States and has resided III
Charleston one year, giving residence
and street number, age and height.
The secretary Of each club is to en-
ter the name of the applicant on the
club roll within forty-eight hours
after he applied, provided he Is sat
isfed the application is bona fde and
the signature is genuine. II the sec
retary is satisfied the applicant Is not
regular he shall forward the applica-
ton to the county committee, who
shall publish the list Of such appli-
cants with witnesses and set fixed
hour for them to appear and show
cause why they should be enrolled.
Names which the executive committee
decide should be enrolled are to be
sent back to the secretaries Of the
clubs for this purpose.
Ample opportunity must be given
by the executive COMMITTEES within
the sixty days for the hearing Of pro-
tests of thoes not entitled. to vote In
the primary. The names complained
of the witness to the application and
the party complaining shall all be
printed in a daily newspaper OF the
city, which must not be within three
days Of the hearing.
The power is given to use the Aus
tralian secret ballot within the city OF
Charleston If the county committee
deems it advisable. This is thought
to be an almost absolute safeguard
against any possible Irregularities,
and II the committee deems it advis-
able to use the Australian ballot In
the city to insure an honest and fair
election they can do so under the new
rules adopted.
Another feature Of the new rules
calls for voter to place bis name
only on one club and that at witch he
will vote. The county committees are
to lay out the club districts and des-
ignate their boundaries.
Special provision is made for the
primary this year. Officers OF all
clubs elected are continued. but all
existing club rolls are declared "nu!'
and void" and must be destroyed.
The executive com mittee Is tc meet
at each county seat on the first Mon
day in June Of this year and make
provision tor the re-enrolment. which
is to be done by the secretar, Of each
club. II new clubs ere organized
they must form within ten days, as
provided for in the rules. and any