The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-31
CAMPAIGN OPENS
AT SPARTANBURG
Piedmont Section First to
be Covered.
CAMPAIGN OPENS
JUNE 10Th

Subcommittee Made Its Announce
mcnt In Columbia Monday, when As
sessments were Fixed for Various
0. .ccs. Books OF Enrolment will
Open June 9Th.
Columbia, May 29.--The county to
county canvass Of the candidates in
the Democratic party will open at
Spartanburg on Tuesday, June goth
and wind up at Winnsboro on Satur-
day, August 2Gth. The primary was
given out here today by a sub-commit-
tee. The last day for filing pledges
with the state chairman, John Gary
Evans, and paying the assessments to
the treasurer, Willie Jones at Colum-
bia, will be noon on June 10Th.
The campaign opens at Spartanburg
on the Goth, goes to Greenvillc the
next day, and then to Pickcns, Wal
halla, and closes the first week at An
dcrson on Saturday, the 2Ith The
party will tour the western and upper
sections of tho Piedmont, then west
ern Carolina, swing through the Pee
Dee and the low country and wind up
In the edge Of the Piedmont section.
The first primary will be on August
29th, three days after the county to
county canvass closes. The campaign
party will speak at each OF the As
county seats In the state.
The subcommittee of the executive
committee announced the following
assessments on candidates to enter
the Democratic primary for 1916:
Candidates for congress 5000, for gov
ernor 500, for railroad commissioner
$75, and for all other state offices, in
Guiding solicitors, $50.
The schedule Of the state campaign
meeting for South Carolina:
Spartanburg-Tuesday, June 20.
Greenvile,-W Wednesday, June 81.
Pickcns- ns-Thursday, June o.
Walhalla- Friday, June 23.
Andcrson-Saturday, June "a.
enwood-Tucsday, June 27.
Wednesday, June 2S.
Mccormick Thursday, June 20.
Laurcns-Friday, June 80.
Ncwbcrry Saturday, July /.
Columbia July A..
Lcxington-W Wednesday, July 5.
Saluda-Thursday July 6.
Edgclicld-Friday, July Z.
Aikcn-Saturday, July s.
Barnwcll-Tucsday, July IS.
Hampton Wednesday, July 10.
Beaufort Thursday, July 20.
Ridgeland- Friday, July q.
Walterboro-Sa July %.
harlcston-Tuesday, July %.
st. George--Wednesday, July 26.
Bamberg Thursday, July q.
Orangcburg Friday, July %.
st. MISUNDERSTANDING, July 20.
Snmtcr-Tuesday August !.
Manning Wednesday, Agust 2.
Moncks Thursday, Augusta 3
Georgctown-Fr Friday, August 4.
Kngstrce August s.
Florence Tuesday, August s.
Wednesday, Agust o.
Conway August 10.
Dillon Friday, August II.
Darlington-Saturday, August 12.
Observation-Disclosures, August 10.
Chcstcrfcld-Th August IT,
Camden Friday, August IS.
ancaster-Saturday, August 49,
Union-Tuesday, August 30.
Gaffney-Wednesday, August 90.
York-Thursday, August "a.
Chester-Friday, August 25.
Winnsboro- Saturday, August 26.
The recess, it will be noticed comes
from July to 18th, in the middle Of
the campaign, as is the custom
To participate in the primary 1t will
be necessary for every Democrat to
have his name enrolled on the club
/ or precinct In which he lives. Books
Of enrolment will open on Tuesday,
juno 9Th, and everywhere Democrats
must sign the club roll in person with
his full name and address. The quail
ificatlons for enrolment are: Citi-
zen Of the United States, two years
residence In the state, one year In the
! county and four months residence in
i the club precinct or ward. Books Of
enrolment will close thirty days prior
to the first primay and names can
not be entered after that time. The