The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-17

scmbly and for county offices shall file
with the chairman of the county COM
nlittee a pledge in writing to abide the
results of the primary and support the
nominees thereof. Candidates for 9th
er offices shall file such pledge with
the chairman o, the State committee:
Provided, That the pledge of such can
didate shall he filed on or before II
o'clock, meridian, of the day preceding
the day fixed by the county committee
or the State committee for the first
campaign meeting of the county or
State, respectively. No vote for any.
candidate who has not paid his assess
ment nor complied with this rule shall
be counted
The rollowing is the form of the
oath: 5As candidate for the office Of
------, in the Democratic primary
election, to be held on the last Tues
day in August, 1871. I hereby pledge
myself to abide tie results of such
primary and support the nominees OF
the party, State and national, and l
declare that I am Democrat and that
am not, nor will become the candi-
date of any faction, either privately
or publicly suggested, other than the
regular Democratic nomination. II
the candidate is running for the Uni
ted States Senate, or for the United
States house of representatives, this
additional pledge shall be required: 81
will support the political princirlesand
policies of the Democratic party dur
ing the term O. office for which may
be elected, and work in accord with
my Democratic associates in congress
on all party questions" This the
day of f-----, 1871.
Provided, That after the time for
filing such pledges, and before the
close of the election, should any candi-
date die or become physically incap-
pacitated or withdraw, it shall be the
duty of the State or county committee
Gas the case may be- to afford oppor-
tunity or the entry of other candidates
for the office involved, and should such
vacancy occur more than 20 days be-
fore the first primary, then said COM
mittee shall make provision for other
additional candidates entering the
race; but if said vacancy occur after
said 20 days, then the balloting for
said office shall not be at the succeed
ing 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 a candidate, unless he
should be a candidate in more than
one county, in which case he shall ile
fhe same with the secretary Of state,
before he shall enter upon his cam
paign. to-wit:
l, the undersigned -,
Of the county Of ----, and
State South Carolina, candidate for
The office of here
by pledge that will not give nor
spend money, or use intoxicating
LIQUORS for the purpose of obtaining
or influencing voters, and that I shall
al the conclusion Of the campaign and
be- ore the primary election, render
to the clerk of court or (secretary
Of state as hereilbefore proTided), .un-
der oath, an itemized statement of all
money spent or provided by me dur
ing the campaign or campaign pur-
poses up to that time. and 7 further
pledge that I will Immediately after
the primary election or elections that
am candidate in, render an itemized
statement, under oath, showing all
further moneys spent or provided nv