The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-26


son so challenged shall be allowed
10 vo e, and the challenged votes shall
be kept separate and apart and not
counted, but turGed over to the coun-
tv commi tee Wh;J shall at its trst
meeting thereafter hear all objection
to such votes, and where no pc, son
appears to sustain an objection made
at the polls the ballot shall be re-
moved from the envelope and mingled
wi h tie regular ballot and counted,
but where the clallengers appear, or
produce witnesses in support 81 the
challenge the committee snail pro-
ceed to hear and de. ermine the ques-
ZION, and in all instances the voter
shall have he right of appealing to
the State committee.
Canvass.
Al. The county commit ees shall as
semble at taeir respective court hous-
es on the mornin gof the second day
after the election on or before y
o'clock noon to tabulate the returns
and declare tne results Of the primary,
so far as the same relates to mem
bers CT the geaeral assembly, and
county officers, and shall forward i'm
mediatsly % the chairman OF the
S ate committee at Columbia, S. c..
the result of the election in t1er re-
spective counties for United Sta;es
senator, State officers, congressman
and solicitors. The Sta committee
shall proceed to canvass the vote and
declare he result.
-. The protests and contests for
county officers and members Of ,Ge
general assembly shall be filed withia
two days afer the day Of the dec
laration by the county committee cf
the result of the election with the
chairman of the county commit ee,
and said county commi. tee shall hear
and determine the same at its first
meeting thereafter. The Sta e COM
mittee SHALL meet on the Tuesday af-
ter eac1 primary or at such other
timo as may be designated by tAe
chairman, to hear and decide pro eSts
and contests as to United States sena-
tor, State officers, congressman and
Il = o1s: Provided, That no member
of the county committee shall act in
any contest wherein mis- candidacy is
acted on, and provided further that
no member of the State commilee
Iall act in any coA,est wherein his
candidacy is acted on. The protests
and contests for all officers except
county officers and members OF t1e
general assembly shall be filed within
five days after the election WITH the
chairman Of the State committee.
43. The State committee shall also
review, on appeal, he decision Of e
county committee as TO county Off
GERS and members of the general as
sembly and its action shall be final.
A. No candidate shall be declared
nominated in a primary election un-
less he receives a majority of the
vo es cas-: for the office for which he
was candidate, nor unless his
pledges were filed as required by
these rules.
Second Primary.
As. A second primary, wnen neces-
sarv. stall be held two weeks after
the first and shall be subject to the
rules governing the first primary. At
said second primary the two highest
candidates alone shall run for any
one office, but if there are two or more
vacancies for any particular office,
then the number Of candidates shall
be double the NUMBER OF the Facah-
cies to be filed.
Third Primary.
46. In the event of a lie between
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 OIL
GERS, congressman or solicitors, shall
.1rder the third primary.
Other primaries, if necessary, shall
be ordered by the county chairman,
if it is a county Office and the State
chairman, if it is for Eni@ed States
senator, ssate eaeers, eenFreRsmea