The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-20
= TO DEMOCRAT VOTERS OF
BAMBERG COI-NTY

Attention of the Democratic voters
OF Bamberg county is called to the
rules of the party requiring a new
enrolment of all voters for this year.
The county. as heretofore, has thir-
teen clubs hereinafter named) and
each voter should enroll his name
upon the club roll of the nearest club.
measuring distance by the most prac-
tlcal route. The enrolment commit
tees are as follows:
Bamberg-W. S. Bamberg, J. ].
Brabham, Jr., w. D. Rowell Books
to be opened at Bamberg at the office
of w. D. Rowell, Auditor.
Clear Pond-G. w. Folk, J. B.
Padgett, F. c. Aver. Books to be
opened at F. C. Ayers store.
Colston-C. NJ. Warn, G. w.
Kearse, R. L. Kearse. Books to be
opened at R. L. Kearse's residence.
Denmark. A. Virgins, j. s.
Walker, NJ. R. Willis. Books to be
opened at the Bank of Denmark.
Edisto-L. E. Cooner, J. W. Web
ster, A. G. w. Hill. Books to be
opened at the residence of A. G. w.
Hill.
Ehrhardt-J. L. Copeland, J. H.
A. Carter, j. E. Mcmillan. Books to
be opened at Copeland & Farrell's
drug store.
Govan-J. B. Browning, ]. H. Lam
caster, B. P. Hartzog. Books to be
opened at ]. F. Lancaster's store.
Hightower's MILL. w. Abstance,
c. ]. Creech, A. B. Hightower. Books
to be opened at L. w. Abstances
residence.
Hunters Chapel. w. steedly,
b. W. Smith, A. w. Hunter. Books
to be opened at J. w. Steedly's
residence.
Kearse-H. w. Ch1tty, Havelock
Clayton, H. A. Kearse. Books to be
opened at residence of H. w. Chitty.
Lees-H. B. Grimes, H. S. Walsh,
G. B. McClendon. Books to be open
ed at H. S. Walsh's store.
Midway-J. P. O'Quinn. B. D. DON
aid. j. Y. Hicks. Books to be open
ed at J. Y. Hicks's residence.
Olar-H. H. Kearse, L. A. Hart
zog, G. O. Barker. Books to be op-
ened at Farmers Mercantile Co.
In accordance with the rules of
the party, the books of enrolment
will be opened at each club from
the first Tuesday in June, 1918, to
the last Tuesday in July, 1918, on
which last date the club books shall
close, and within three days there
after each secretary shall transmit
the original roll to the county chair
man. under rule 12 of the party.
The secretary of each enrolment
committee will be furnished with
a copy of the rules of the party and
the enrolment will be conducted
strictly according to said rules.
Special attention is called to the
following provisions in the rules:
6. The qualifica tions for men,
bershjp in any club of the party in
this State. and for voting at a pri-
mary shall be as follows, viz: The
applicant for membership, or voter.
shall be 81 years of age. or shall be-
come so before the succeeding gen.
eral election. and be a white Demo-
crat. He shall he citizen of the
United States and of this State. No
person shall belong to any club or
vote in anv primary unless he has
resided in the State two years and in
the county six months prior to the
succeeding general election and in
the club district go davs prior to the
first urinary following his offer to
enroll: Provided. That public school
teachers and ministers of the gospel
in charge of a regnlar ORGANIZED
chnrch cha11 ho pYomDt from tho nro.
visions of this section AS to resi-
dence. If otherwise qualified
7. Every negro applying for men,