The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-05-28
DEMOCRATIC CLUB ROLLS.
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signate a polling place for each club
in it's own club district and appoint
the managers for the primaries.
Three managers and clerk shall be
appointed for each voting place and
their names published in one or
more county papers at least two
weeks before the election.
Pledges.
80. Candidates for the general as
sembly and for county Offices shall
file with the chairman of the coun-
ty committee pledge in writing to
abide the results of the primary and
support the nominees thereof. Can
didates for other Offices shall file such
pledge with the chairman of the State
committees: Provided. That the
pledge of such candidate shall be
fled on or before II o'clock, meri-
dian, of the day preceding the day
fixed by the county committee or the
State committee for the first cam
paign meeting of the county or State,
respectively. No vote for any can
didate who has not paid his assess
ment nor complied with this rule
shall be counted.
The following is the form of the
oath: LAS candidate for the Office
of in the Democratic prl-
mary election, to be held on the last
Tuesday in August, 1s1-, I hereby
pledged myself to abide the results
of such primary and support the
nominees of the party, State and ma
tional, and 1 declare that am a
Democrat and that am not, nor will
become the candidate of any fac
ton. either privately or publicly
suggested, other than the regular De-
mocratic nomination" If the can
didate is running for the United
States senate, or for the United States
house of representatives this addi-
tional pledge shall be required: Il
will support the political 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.
Provided, That after the time for
filing such pledges, and before the
close of the elevation, should any can
didate die or become physically in
capaeitated or withdraw, it shall be
the duty of the State or county COM
mittee (as the case may be- to afford
opportunity for the entry of other
candidates for the Office involved,
and should such vacancy occur more
than 20 days before the first primary,
then said committee shall make pro-
vision for other additional candi-
dates entering the race, but if said
vacancy occur after said 20 days,
then the balloting for said office shall
not be at the succeeding primary,
but at such other times as may be
fixed by said committee, and that
they shall provide for the filing of
pledges.
33. All candidates must subscribe
to the following pledge, as required
by the act of the general assembly
and file the same with the clerk of
the court of common pleas for the
county in which he is candidate,
unless he should be candidate in
more than one county, in which case
he shall file the same with the Sc
cretary of State, before he shall en-
ter upon his campaign, to wit:
I, the undersigned --, OF
the county --, and State OF
South Carolina, candidate for the Of
fee of --, hereby pledge that
will not give nor spend money,
or use luIOAlCdlluS Ii4OOiS iot InS
purpose of obtaining or influencing
voters, and that I shall at the con-
clusion of the campaign and before
the primary election, render to the
clerk of the court or (secretary of
State as hereinbefore provided) un-
der oath, an itemized statement of
all money spent or provided by me
during the campaign for campaign
purposes up to that time, and fur
ther pledge that l will Immediately
after the primary election or elec-
tions that l am a candidate in rem
der an itemized statement under
oath, showing all further moneys
spent or provided by me in said elec-
ton.
First Primary.
"a. For the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for governor, lieu
tenant governor, and all other State
officers, including solicitors in the