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STATE CONVE SAFEGUi* (Continued fix Campaign Meetings. 28. Before the election in 1914, and each election year thereafter, except JIB herein provided, tho State committee shall appoint and ar range for two campaign meetings in each county, to be held not less than two weeks apart, one of which meet ings shall be addressed only hy can didates for United States Senator: Provided, That If any election year there shall be but ono candidate for the office of United States Senator, or no opposition for State offices, the said committee may, in its discre tion, arrange or appoint only one meeting in each county. In addition to such campaign meetings the coun ty chairman of the counties compos ing tho respective Congressional dis tricts and judicial circuits shall, when there is more than one candi date for either of said ofilces, ar range for and appoint separate meet ings for their respective districts or judicial circuits, the time and the place of which shall be published In each county, and at which only Die candidates for said offices shall he Invited to address tho people. 20. lt shall be the duty oi each county committee to appoint meet ings in their respective counties to be addressed by the candidates for the General Assembly and for tho diffeient county ofllces. County Committee. 30. The clubs in each county shall be held together and operate under the control of a county committee, which shall consist of one member from each club, to be elected by the respective clubs. The committee, when elected, shall appoint its own officers (except the chairman, who shall he elected by the county con vention.) who shall not necessarily be members of said committee, but n vacancy in the membership of tho committee shall bo filled by the club, through the loss of whose mem ber by death, resignation or other wise the vacancy occurs: Provided, That in case the office of chairman of the county committee shall be come vacant by death, resignation or | otherwise, the committee shall have |K>wer to fill the vacancy by electing a chairman to serve until tho organ ization of the next regular county convention: And. Provided, further, that any olllcer so elected who is not a member of the committee shall not be entitled to vote on any question except the chairman, and then only lu case of a tie voto. The tenure of office of the committee shall be until the first Monday in May in each elec tion year. 31. The county committee shall meet on or before the first Monday in Augur., af oar-li election year ni designate a polling place for < club in its own club district and point the managers for the pri rles. Three managers and a cl i shall be appointed for each vot place and their names published one or more county papers at Iel two weeks before the election. Pledges. ;{2. Candidates (or the Gener. Assembly and for county o'fices sha file with the chairman of the count committee a pledge in writing ti abide the results of the primary and support the nominees thereof. Can didates for other offices shall file such pledge with the chairman of the State committee: Provided, that the pledge of such candidate shall be flied on or before 12 o'clock, merid ian, of tho day preceding the day fixed by the county committee or the State committee for the first cam paign meeting of the county or State, respectively. No volo for any candidate who has not paid his as sessment nor complied with this rule shall be counted. The following is the form of the oath: "As candidate for the office of-, in the Democratic pri mary election, to he held on the last Tuesday in August, 191-, I hereby pledge myself to abide the results of such primary and support the nomi nees of the party. State and national, and I d?chire that I am a Democrat and that I am not, nor will 1 become the candidate! of any faction, either privately or pu 1)1 iel.v suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomination." If the candidate is running for the United States Sen ate, or for the United States House of Representatives this additional pledge shall be required: "I will support the political principles and policies of the Democratic party dur ing the term of office for which 1 may bo elected, and work in accord with my Democratic associates in Con gress on all party questions." "This tho- day of - -, 191-." Provided, That after the time for fi 1 i ii ii such pledges, and before the close of tho election, should any can didate di<- or become physically in capacitated or withdraw, it shall be the duty of the State or county com mittee (as the case may bo) to afford opportunity for tho entry of other candia tes for the o 111 ce involved, and should such vacancy occur moro than 20 days before the first primary, then said committee shall make provis ion 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 nt tho surceedinr? primary, but at such other times as may be fixed by said 'ommittce, and ?hat they shall pro- ?de for the filing of pied res. All candidates must subscribe to the following pledge, as required by the Act. of the General Assembly ?nd file tho same with tho Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas for the county In which ho is a candidate, unless he should be a candidate in moro than one count)', in which case he shall file tho same with the Sec retary of State, before he shall enter upon his campaign, to wit: f, the undersigned, ?-. of the county of - . and State of South Carolina, candidate for the of fice of-. hereby pledge that I will not lilve nor spend money, or use Intoxicating liquors for the pur pose of obtaining or Influen "inc voters, and that ? shall at the r>?i '?. sion JT tho campaign sn? r-cic: f NTION S.RDS PRIMARY ?rn Second Page.) I primary election, rende to the Clerk of the Court (or Sccreuuy of State as hereinbefore provided) under oath, an Itemized statement of all money spent or provided by me dur ing the campaign for campaign pur poses up to that time, and 1 further pledge that I will immediately arter the primary election or elections that I am a candidate in, render an item ized statement, under oath, showing all further moneys spent or provided by me in said election. First Primary. "M. For the purpose of nominating candidates for Govornor, Lieutenant Governor, and all other State offl cers. Including solicitors in the re spective circuits, United States Sena tor and Congressman in their re spective districts and all county olll cers, except masters, magistrates and supervisors of registration, a direct primary election shall be held on the IaSt Tuesday in August of each elec tion year, and a second and third pri mary each two weeks successively thereafter If necessary: Provided, that the doun ty committee of any county shall be at liberty to order a primary election for masters and magistrates, but not for members of the county board of control of tho j dispensaries, nor for county dispen sers. 35. Tho managers at each voting place shall arrange the table, desk or other place upon which the bal lot boxes shall be placed so that there shall be no crowding or confu sion immediately around the boxes and suitable means shall be provided to enable each voter to approach tho boxes and deposit his ballot without I interference or hindrance, and tho right of each person regularly en rolled to vote and the secrecy of the ballot shall be preserved at all tinn's. 3d The managers shall open the polls at S o'clock a. m.. and shall close them at 4 o'clock p. m.: Pro vided, that in the cities of Charles ton and Columbia the polls shall . pen at 8 o'clock a. m. and close at C> .o'clock p. m. After tabulating the result, the managers shall certify the same and forward the ballot box, containing the ballots, poll list and all other papers, except the club roll, relating to such election, by one of their number to the chairman of the county committee within 36 hours after tho close of the polls. 'M. Fach county committee shall furnish the managers at each voting precinct two ballot boxes, one for State officers, and for United States Senator, and one for Congressman, solicitors and county officers. The managers, before opening tho polls, shall take and sign the following "We do solemnly swear that 1 conduct this election accord law and the rules of the party, ill allow no person to vote .lame is not regularly enrolled club, and we will not assist er to prepare his ballot and advise any voter as to how d vote at thi . election." The s shall direct each voter, If . 1, to the proper box for his hut the boxes, in all oases, larked in a suitable manner leslgnate in which box the tickets shall be placed. 5 managers at each box at y shall require every voter limself to abide tho result nary, and to support Hie f the party, and to take ig oath and pledge, viz.: inly swear that I am a his club district and am i >d to vote at this elec t ? i ig to the rules of the 1 ?arty, and that I have n ire at this election, and p to support the norni ng party, State and un lit ot er shall deposit In |tlh< te box ?a ballot, on wh >c printed the names of the candidates for the offices to be lilied with the titles of the respective offices. The tickets shall bc furnish ed by the State committee for all ex cept, county officials. Congressmen and solicitors for which the county committee shall furnish the tickets. Fach ticket shall contain the names of all candidates for the respective offices and no other tickets shall be used. One ticket shall contain the names of all persons running for United States Senator and State offices. The other ticket shall con tain the names of all persons run ning for members of the General As sembly, county officers, Congress men and solicitors. No vote for the House of Representatives nor for county commissioners shall be count ed unless it contains as many names as the county ls entitled to Repre sentatives and to county commission ers respoctively. No ballot deposit ed in the wrong box shall be counted. 10. At any election when the right of a person to vote is challenged, the managers shall pince the vote so challenged in an envelope ami en dorse thereon the name of the voter a'nd that of the challenger, and the person so challenged shall be allowed to vote, and the challenged votes sb".t| be kent separate and apart and not counted, but turned o'er to the county committee, who hall at it^ first meeting thereafter hear all ob lectlon io such votes, and winne no norson nones rs to SUP tam an ob*ee tlon made at the nol's the ballot shall he removed from tho envelono and minded with tho regular ballots and counted, but where the challengers appear, or produce witnesses in sup port of the challenge the committee ?hall proceed to hear and determino the question, and in all Instaures Miter sim1! have the right of appeal ing to the Sfatf? committee. Canvass. 41. The eonntv com ni lt tees shall nuiomble nt their respective court ''om-^s on the morning of the second dav arter the eleef.lo'. on or before 112 o'clock noon to tabulate tho re .nrns and declare the results of the primary, so fnr as the same relates to members of the Oonernl Assembly m'i eonntv nOVer?. and shall for rard '.?*d?/>te!v f0 tt1ft chairman of h Str.lo . *. .4,t? t at. Cc'uriibia, S. C., the result of the election In their respective counties for United States Senator, State officers, Con gressmen and solicitors. Tho State committee shall proceed to canvass the vote and declare the result. 42. The protests and contests for county officers and members of the General Assembly shall be Hied with in two days after the day of the elec tion with the chairman of the county committee, and determine the same at Its first meeting thereafter. The State committee shall meet on Tues day after each primary or at such other time as may be designated by tihe chairman, to hear and decide protests and contests as to United States Senators, State officers and Congressmen and solicitors: Pro vided, that no member of tho county committee shall act In any contest wherein his candidacy ls acted on, and provided further that no mem ber of the State committee shall act In any contest wherein his candidacy ls acted on. The protests and eon tests for all officers, except county officers and members of the General Assembly, shall be filed within five days after tho election with the chairman of the State committee. 43. The State committee shall also review, on appeal, the decision of the county committee as to county offi cers and members of the General As sembly and its action shall bo final. 44. No candidate shall be declared nominated in a primary election un less be receives a majority of the votes east for the office for which he was a candidate, nor unless his pledges were flied as required by these rules. Second Primary. 45. A second primary, when nec essary, shall be held two weeks af ter the first and shall be subject to the rules governing the first pri mary. 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 double the number of candidates shall run for the vacancies to be filled. Third Primary. .tr,. In the event of a tie between two eandiates 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 officers, Congressmen Ol' solicitors, shall order 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 United States S nator, State officers, Congressmen or solicitors. General. 17. The question ol" a majority vote shall be determined by the number of votes cast for any partic ular office, and not by the whole number of voies cast in tho primary. 4 8. The right to levy campaign as ? sessments on candidates for United i States Senate, Congress, State offi cers and circuit solicitors shall be vested exclusively in the State com mittee. On other candidates asssess ments shall be levied by the county ! committee. Amendments. .li). These rules may be amended i or altered at the regular May Con vention of the State or any State Convention called specifically for that purpose, tire call for which shall specify the changes to be made. Special Provision for 1914. 50. The officers of all clubs, the county chairmen, county committees, and State committee shall remain as at present constituted until 1916, but j all existing club rolls are hereby de ? dared null and void and before any act may be done by any club or any membet thereof may vote, its roll shall be revised as provided in these rules: Provided, If any officer of any club be found to reside outside of the club district for which said club is authorized the county committee shall appoint a member of such club to fill the office. In the year 1014 each county committee shall meet at the county court house on the first Monday in June, at the call of the respective county chairmen, and pro ceed to lay out and designate each (dub district and Its boundaries as provided in these rules, and at that time may form any new clubs at which they may deem advisable. If any new clubs are formed they shall organize within ten days as provided in Section ll: Provided, further, That if any club be found to now ex ist inconsistent with these rules said club shall bo abolished. 51. The State committee may make any rules or regulations for the purpose of enforcing these rules not inconsistent therewith. ?fr ?fr ','- ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr afr CA Ti AND PERSONAL. ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr (Continued from Eighth Page.) -The Misses Fischessor returned yesterday from a protracted visit to relatives In Chr.rlotte. -There arc but two kinds of mo tor vehicles-Fords and automo biles. Read the advertisement of the Piedmont Auto Co. on tin? fifth page this week and see tho difference. -Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Harr, of 0 -enville, spent several days in Wal halla t!ie past week visiting at the home of Mrs. S. l\ Dendy. Mrs. Den dy's friends will regret to know that she was quite sick last week. -W. C. Hughs, Esq., and Dresden \. Smith are in Chester this week at tending tim meeting of the Grand hodge, Knights of Pythias. They ... representing Walhalla Lodge, No. fi 7. -Mrs. A. V. I mean has moved her store from the Fisehesser stand to the store known as the C. L. Heid stand. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have moved to their home In West Fud tit. the old Richey place. -There will bc a holiness conven tion at Welcome Wesleyan Metho dist elm reit, beginning Wednesday eight. May 27th, and will continue through Sunday. Three services Sunday. Public cordially invited. -Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Kitchen, of Rosman, N. C., visited at the hon.* of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hrown the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen have visited here before and their "rlends were pleaded to meet them 1 <.feU.Il. v -Capt. J. K. P. Neatherry, of Co lumbia, spent yesterday in Walhalla among friends and last night atteud ed the meeting of Oconee Lodg'V No. 64, I. (). O. P. Mr. Neatherry ba? numerous friends boru who are al ways pleased to meet him. -Miss Irene Strother is spending thiB week at Johnston, where she went to attend the marriage of her counsin. Miss Strother, a daughter of Dr. Strother. The ceremony will take place to-day. Miss Strother will he one of the bridesmaids. -Jack Vernor's many friends here are pleased to greet him again after an absence of some months, during which time he has been at tendlng the Atlanta Medical Col lege. He will be here for the sum mer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, D. Veiner. -The many friends of Hon. J. B. Harris will regret to learn that he su tiered a stroke of paralysis last Sunday ?it his home near South F" ion. The stroke was only partial, his left arm and leg being affected, and we trust that he will soon be re stored to health. -Judge J. W. Holleman, W. T. McGill and Fred White are In at tendance upon the State Confederate reunion in Anderosn this week. John D. Perry was to have gone also, but was taken sick Monday, and was un able to make the trip. We trust he may soon be entirely well again. -Owing to the crowded condition of our columns this week as a result of carrying In full the new constitu tion and rules of the Democratic par ty in lids State, we are forced to omit several items of local interest that would otherwise have appeared. Practically all matters received this morn in?; are necessarily omitted from this Issue. -Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Allen request us to extend to the people of Wal halla sincere thanks for their kind ness and assistance rendered last Sunday at tho Ure which destroyed their home. They aro unable to thank personally all those who lent their aid. and therefore take this public way of expressing to all their hearty appreciation of the valuable assistance. I -We are requested to announce : that there will he a mooting of tho ?executive committee of the Heaver j dam Baptist Association and the pas ''tors of the association at tho Wal j halla Baptist church next Friday af ternoon at 2 o'clock (May 20). I The purpose of the meeting is tho j consideration of ways and means for j the raising of half the apportionment i for State missions hy July 'loth. A ! full attendance Is earnestly desired. 1 Dr. W. T. Derieux, corresponding i secretary of the home mission hoard. ! will be present and address the j meeting. -G. W. Hughes, of Philadelphia, who spout the past week in Wal halla as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hetrick, will return to his home this afternoon. Mr. I! glios is a great church and Sunday school worker, and his addresses before ? congregations at the First Baptist j church and the Hetrick Mill church were masterpieces as illustrating the i value, scope and necessity of con ' secrated service In the field of the i Sunday school. Mr. Hughes ls a : prominent hosiery manufacturer, be ing at the head of hosiery plan ts In Philadelphia and Williamsport, Pa. -We join with hosts of other friends of Judge John M. Phillips, ! of Carno3ville, Ga., in extending to , him deep sgympathy in the loss of : his wife, whose death occurred at i their home in Carnesvllle last .Wed nesday, May 20th. Mrs. Phillip's was in her 76th year, and her long life j was one that proved a blessing In , deed to those of her family and ac ; quaintances. She was an exemplary Christian, her life being full of j good works. She is survived by her i husband and tho following children: I Ceo. S. Phillips, of College Park. Ga.; jj. J. Phillips, of Rnsley, Ala.; Mrs. I Ara Alexander and Miss Zella Phil lips, of Carnesville, Ga.; Mrs. T. H. ' Isbell, of Toccoa. Tho funeral and j interment took place at Carnesville last Thursday. Mrs. Phillips was a I Miss Sullivan, of Madison, this coun j ty. before marriage, being a sis ter of the late J. ll. Sullivan, and I there are numerous relatives in Oco nee to mourn her passing away. .t. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ?J (Announcements of candidates for olino in Oconeo county will be ac cepted and printed at a uniform rate of $3, strictly in advance. Announce ments at this rate must he confined to six lines. Extra charge for all in excess of that space.) FOR AUDITOR: ! hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Auditor of Oco nee Comity, subject {<? action of tho Democratic voters in the primary elections. HUGH P. HOLLEMAN. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to tho office of Auditor of Oconee County, subj, ct to action of the Democratic voters ?it the primary elections. DRESDEN A. SMITH. FOR TREASURER: With appreciation for past support, I hereby announce myself a candi date tor re-election to the office of County Treasurer, subject to tho ac tion of the Democratic voters in the ensuing primaries. H. H. ALEXANDER. On the same platform advanced by nie In 1912-thorough competency for tho duties of tho place I hereby announce myself a candidate for the position of Treasurer of Oconee County, subject to tho action of the Democratic party In the primary elections. JOHN H. BROWN. ROUSE OF REPRESENTAT!VES: I hereby announco myself a candi date for re-election to tho House of Repr?sentai Ives, subject to the will of the Democratic party In the pri mary election for tho nomination of said office. M. R. MCDONALD. I hereby announce myself a candi date for election to t he House of Rep resentatives of South Carolina from Oconee County, subject to the action of ?he Democratic party in the prl -> iry election. HARRY R. HUGHS. A Lesson About the FORD. Teacher: Johnnie, into how many classes aro motor cars divided? Johnnie:-Two, Kords and Automobiles, Teacher:-Correct. What ls a Ford? Johnnie:-A Ford ls a scientifically constructed four-wheel motor car in tended as the safest and surest mode of travel at tho least cost. Teacher:-Does it fulfill the purpose for which lt is intended? Johnnie:-lt does. Teacher:-What can you say of a day's outing In a Ford? Johnnie:-It consists of a continuous spin over hill and vale, full of pleas ure, fun and Incidents, but without accidont. Teacher:--What are the necessaries to bake for a day's outing In a Ford? Johnnie:-A little gasoline in a tank, a littlo oil In the engine and a little water In the radiator, and your wife and babies lu the car. Teacher:-Why aro Fords more cheaply and satisfactorily operatod than automobiles? Johnnie:-Because they are mechanically ]>orfect, free from cumbersome adjuncts; lu otbor words are simplicity simplified. Teacher:-Now, what is an automobile? Johnnie:-A car usually of heavy weight, with big. expensive pneumatic tires, high rated horse-power, made up of self-starters, storage batteries, magnetic clutches, a network of wiring, automatic pumps, air-pressure pumps, oil pumps, oil feed pipes, sight oil feed, speedometers, odometers, clocks, volt-motel's, aerometers, air pressurge gauges, deep upholstering, shock absorbers and other mechanical conglomeration intended as a medium of sepa rating the rich from their cash. Teacher:-Does it fulfill the purpose for which lt was Intended? Johnnie:-It does. Teacher:- -AVhat can you say of a day's outing in an automobile? Johnnie:-lt consists of break-downs, bog-downs, lay-outs and blow-outs. Teacher:- What are the necessaries to taite for a day's outing in an au tomobile? Johnnie:-- Four big extra casings, extra tubes, an electrician-mechanician, an able-bodied chauffeur, a check book and a good account with your local bank; and you will need to frequent gasoline sta tions, telephone stations and garages. Teacher:-Why are automobiles more expensive to operate than Furds? Johnnie:-For the same reason that it. is impractical to operate locomo tives with pneumatic tires on dirt roads. Ford Cars (1914 Prices) Fully Equipped, F. O. B. Detroit : ROADSTER.$?>00. OO TOURING.$550.00 FOR INFORMATION ( Alii. OH WRITE! Piedmont Auto Co. Walhalla, S. C. Side-Dressing _ PflV^-=?= Every stalk of cotton grown In South Carolina last year could and would have taken on more bolls than it did if it had been properly side-dressed. You will not see the look skips between bolls in side-dressed cot ton-that you seo in other cotton, and you will see more bolls to tho stalk. Every stalk of cotton grown in South Carolina last year would have "shed" less If lt bad been properly side-dressed. The reason cotton sheds ls that it ls deficient in plant food. The only way to supply this plant food is to side-dress your cotton. You can't pump it into it. A young, tender, growing child should be fed frequently to make it grow rapidly and develop and come Into its own, and it is the same way with young, tender, growing plants-they should be fed (side-dressed) frequently. You don't expect to feed your mule enough in April to last until October, and the plant food you supply your crop with in April will not last until October either. When the plant e/vaustft, your cotton sheds. Your crop is "cut." You can only make one cotton crop a year; that is your money crop. You want to make all the cotton you can. You want to make all the money you can. For every dollar you pay out for fertilizer for side-dressing you get back from three to five dollars. This man Rodgers, In Florence county, who ferti lized every time he cultivated his crop, made 880 pounds of lint cotton to the acre; lint cotton-not seed cotton-lint cotton. By side-dressing early your cotton grown off early and gets its maturity early and opens early, for when cotton gets Its growth and maturity and ripens it is going to open. Your early cotton weighs better than lato cotton, lt takes about 120 bolls of cotton picked in September and October to make a pound. It takes from 300 to 400 bolls that are picked in ihe last half of November and later to make a pound. When the boll weevil strikes a country the early cotton ls all the farmer gets. The boll weevil gets tho balance. You don't know when the boll weevil will strike you, or I d?n't. Experienced ginners say that 1,300 pounds of side-dressed cotton will make as heavy a 1 ale as 1,500 pounds that has not been slde-dresBed. The lint is better developed and there ls more of it. Suppose side-dressing makes two extra bolls to the stalk. The right kind, proiierly applied, will add more than that and make? ever}- boll heavier. It will add three and four to the stalk. You will have al least 12.000 stalks to the acre, taking two extra bolls to the stalk and 120 bolls to make a pound you have 200 extra pounds of cotton from tho extra bolls, to say nothing of all the bolls being larger and heavier. Side-dressed cotton stands drought better than any other cotton. It is better fed and lu better condition to stand anything better. Side-dressing makes more bolls, makes heavior bolls, makes more lint to the boll, makes cotton shed less, makes a better sample. That means a better price; causes your cotton to stand drought better. If side-dressing does not pay, lt does not pay ti farm. The side-dressing, specially prepared by the Anderson Phosphate and Oil Company boys, is the goods you need. SIDE-DRESSING DOES NOT PAY ANY DETTER ANYWHERE THAN WU ION APPLIED TO CORN. ANDERSON Phosphate and Oil Company, J. R. VANDIVER, President. D. S. VANDIVER, Manager. Oconee Local Agents MOSS & ANSEL,.WALHALLA, S. O. P. P. SULLIVAN & CO.MADISON, S. C. J. G. RHEA BEALE,.WESTMINSTER, S. C.