The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-29
Rules of Primary Adopted
by the Democratic State
Convention Held in.
Columbia May 20.
Of Interest to
Voters.

The recent Democratic State Con-
vention held in Columbia, May 20-21,
adopted rules for the governing of the
primary elections in this State. We
have not room for the full report as
gotten out by the State committee, but
have selected a number of sections
and they are given word for word as
printed in the phamphlet gotten out
this week by the committee. Here
are the sections that appear to be
of most Importance:
"6. The qualifications for member
State and for voting at a primary
shall be as follows, viz: The appli-
cant for membership, or voter, shall
be 21 years of age, or shall become so
before the succeeding general election
and be q white Democrat. He shall
be citizen of the United States and
of this State. No person shall belong
to any club or vote in any primary
unless he has resided in the State two
years and in the county six months
prior to the succeeding general cleo
tion and in the club district 60 days
prior to the first primary following
his offer to enroll: Provided, That
public school teachers and ministers
of the gospel in charge of regular
organized church shall be exempt
from the provisions of this section as
to residence, if otherwise qualified.
"7. Every negro applying for mem
bership in q Democratic club, or Of
fering to vote in a primary, must
produce a written statement of. ten
reputable white men, who shall swear
that they know of their own knowl-
edge that the applicant or voter voted
for Gen. Hampton in 1876, and has
voted the Democratic ticket continu-
ously since. The said statement shall
be placed in the ballot box by the
managers, and returned with the poll
managers of election shall keep sep.
arate list Of the names of all negro
voters"
al. Books of enrolment for voting
in primary elections shall be opened
by the secretary of each club, or by
the enrolment committee on or be-
fore the second Tuesday in June in
each election year. Notice thereof
shall be given by the county chair
man showing the names of the clubs,
the boundaries of the club district
when the clubs are in cities or towns
or adjacent thereto, the names of the
secretaries, the names of the enroll
ment committee, such other informa-
tion as the county chairman may de-
sire to give, and where the books are
to be opened. Thereafter no new
clubs shall be organized in that cleo
ton year. Each applicant for enroll
ment shall in person write upon the
club roll his full name and immediate
ly thereafter his age, occupation and
postoffice address, and if in a city or
town shall write the name of the
street and the number of the house in
which he resides if such designa-
tions exist in said city or town. If
the name be illegible the secretary
shall write the name beneath the sig
nature of the applican.. In the event
of the inability of the applicant to
write he may make his mark upon the
roll, which shall be witnessed by the
secretary, or other person then having
the custody thereof, and the secretary
shall fill in the other requirements.
The county committee shall fur
nish to the secretaries suitable books
for enrolment, which shall be uni
form throughout the State Except
shall be sanctioned by the State COM
this section or these rules shall be
construed as inconsistent with any
laws of the State regulating primary
elections: And provided, further That
the county committee shall on the
first Monday in June, 1914 or. as soon
thereafter as possible appoint for
each club an enrolment committee of
three which may consist of the Sec
retary and county committeeman
from the said club, and q third men,
Der to be designated by the coun-
ty committee, by whom said enroll
ment shall be conducted. The enroll
ment book shall be kept in the Gus
tody OF the secretary or at such place
as shall be designated by the enroll
ment committee. The club roll shall
be open for inspection by any men,
Der of the party.
"38. The managers at each box at
the primary shall require every 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, viz: "I do
solemnly swear that I am a resident
Of this club district and am duly
qualified to vote at this election ac-
cording to the rules of the Democratic
party, and that have not voted be-
fore at this election, and pledge my
self to support the nominees of the
party, State and national"
40. At any election when the right
of a person to vote is challenged, the
managers shall place the vote so chal-
lenged in an envelope and indorse
thereon the name Of the voter and
that of the challenger, and the per-
son so challenged shall be allowed