The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-16
NOTICE TO MANAGERS OF ELEC.
TION

For the purpose of nominating
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. and all other State off,
GERS, Including United States sena-
tor and congressman and all the
county officers except magistrates, n
direct primary election will be held
on the 25th OF August, 1914.
The managers of the precincts have
been appointed to hold said election,
together with the voting place in
each precinct. The managers for
each precinct will arrange the table.
desk or other place upon which the
ballot boxes shall be placed 80 that
there shall be no crowding or con-
fusion Immediately around the boxes,
and suitable means shall be provid-
ed to enable each voter to approach
the boxes and deposit his ballot
without interference or hindrance,
and the right Of each person regu-
larly enrolled to vote and the secre-
cy OF the ballot shall be preserved
at all times
The managers shall open the polls
af o'clock a. M, and shall~clcse
them at 4 o'clock p. m. The man
ayers shall then publicly proceed to
count the cotes. After tabulating
the result. the managers shall certi-
fy the same and forward the ballot
box. containing the ballots, poll list
and all other papers, except the club
roll, relating, to such election. by one
OF their number. to the County chair
hTHfx nj h1t, ia
the close Of the polls.
Each set Of managers will be fur
nished with two ballot. boxes one for
State officers and United States SEN
ator. and one for county officers and
congressman. The managers, before
opening the. polls. shall take and
sign the following oath: We do SOL
emnly swear that we will conduct
the election according to law and
the rules Of the party, and will al
low no person to vote whose name
Is not regularly enrolled In this
club. and we Will not assist any vo-
ter to prepare his ballot and will
not advise any voter as to how he
should vote at this election, The
managers shall direct each voter, if
requested, to the proper box for his
ticket.
The managers at each box at the
primary shall require each voter
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. 4 do
:solemnly swear that l am resident
of this club district and am duly
qualified to vote at this election ac-
cordfng to the rules of the democrat
is party, and have not voted be-
fore at this election, aud pledge my
self to support the nominees OF the
party, State and national.
7 No vote for the House of Repre-
sentatlves shall be counted unless 1t
contains six names.
Any ballots deposited In the wrong
box shall not be counted. In case
the managers find more ballots In
the ballot tox than the names on
the poll list they shall draw out the
excess ballots and destroy them.
The manager whose name appears
first In the printed list come for or
send for the ballot boxes, ballots,
eto., on or before twelve O'clock
August 24th, 1914. s
The rules OF the party prescribe
that all names shall be enrolled on
the. cub roll In full. Where the name
Is written with one given name, and
Initial with the surname. this has
been decided In law to be q full
name, but where a name Is written,
giving the initials only and the init
,ials. stand for names Il has been de-
ctded by the courts not to be q full
name and IN such cases the MANA.
gers are instructed to inform such
parties that they are not qualified to
vote under the rules. However, IL
they. Insist on voting let them place,
their ticket In an envelope and
write their name as It ts enrolled
~ the back Of the en- velope and de-.
the envelope In the hallot box.
Tho managers are not to connt said.
votes but TO send them to the Coun-
ty committee for consideration. !.
ia the following managers have been.
appointed:
ssg.s Managers ei Election.