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I >E\Y iU LE SAKE ADOPTED I TO S\FEtU AKP I'KIJfAItl ((COX.Tl.NTKD FRO MPAGK 6.) Provided. That if any election year *aere suall be but one Candida e for ^^tbe office of I'nied States senator, or Bpo opposition for State office, the said ^Bommittee may, in its discreacn, arKpange or appoint oily one meeting in preach conn y. In addition to such ^ campaign meetings the county chairmen o:' the counties composing the re^ spec.ive congressional districts and ju^^dicial circuits shall, wo en there is ^^ nore than one candidate for either of said offices, arrange for and apK point separate meetings for their re specrive distric s or judicial circuits B^the time and the place of which shall ~"*be published in each coun y, and al v:hich only the candidate for said offices shall be invited to address :he people. 29. It shall be we duty of each county committee to appoint meetings in their respective counties to be addressed by the candidates tor the general assembly and for the differen; county offices. County Committee* v 30. The clubs in each county shall Vwi hplH tnerp-hs>r and onerate undei the control of a coun.y committee which shall consist of one member from each club, to be elected by the respective clubs. The committee, When elected, shall appoint i's own officers (except the chairman, who shall be ^ elected by the county convention), who shall not necessarily be members B)f said commLteee, bu: a vacancy in ^the membership of the committee shall be filled by the club, through " the loss of wfiiose member by death, "resignation or otherwise the vacancy occurs: Provided, Thai in case the office of chairman of the county committee shall become vacant by dea^h, resignation or otherwise, .he committee shall have power to .fill the vacancy by elec ing a chairman to serve t until the organization of ihe next regular county convention: And, Provided, further, That any officer sc elected who is r>o" a member of the commi tee shall not be entitled to vote on any question except :he chairman, /\nhr in rtocd nf q tic vr?tp The tenure of office of the committee shall be until the first Monday in May in each elec ion year. 31. The coun y committee shall meet 0:i or be.ore t.ie first Monday in August of each election year and /designate a po ling place :or eacu club in its own club district and appoint the managers for the primaries. Three managers a..d a clerk shall be appoin ed for eac.i \oting place and t^eir names published in e or more ccunty papers at least \vj w eks before .he election. Fledges. 32. Candidates for the general as, semblv and for c.unty offices shall file with the chairman of he county committee a pledge in writing to abide V the resul s of t ie primary and supnnrt ho n r> ni i n thereof. C11 .di L/l/1 t "O ~ dates for ~ther oiilces shah file such pledges with t.~.e chairman of the Stat<j commit e: Provided. Thai the P'edgo of such candidate shall b? filed o;j or before 12 o'clock, me idian, of the day proceeding the day r.xcd by r coiirity committee or the State committee for Ue firs campaign meeting o.' the county or State, respectively. * Xo v:te for any~candidare who has not paid his assessmen: nor complied v;itn this rule shall be coun ed. The following is tie form .? the oath: "As candidate for the office of , 111 tne democratic primary election, to bj he'd on the last Tuesday in August, 191?, I , hereby pledge myself to abide the results of such primary and support the nominees of the party, St^te and national, and 1 declare that * I am a democrat a::d that I am not, nor will I become he candidate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular democratic nomination/' If the candidate is running for the United S;ates senate, or for the United States house of representatives this additional pledge shall be required: "I will support the political ^ * - - "* - _ ~ r- xt * principles ana policies u-i me uwnu\ cratic pariy during the term of office for which I may be elected, and work in accord with my democratic associates in congress on all party questions.'' This the day. oi , 191?." Provided, That after the time for filing such pledges, and before the close oI the election, should any can^ dida:e die or become physically ia* capacitated or withdraw, it shall be the duty of the State or county committee (as the case may be) to afford opportunity for the entry of other candidates for the office involved, and should such vacancy occur more than 20 days before the first primary, then said committee shall make provision for other additional candidates entering th? nut; bit if said ravamej oocur aftti tali 24 &ys, fee tallo&ttg fix said office shall not be at the succeeding primary, but at such other time as may b fixed by said c m1 mitee. 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 <md file the same with the cle-k or the court of common pleas for the county in which he is a candidate, unless he should he a candidate 111 \ more t'lan one county, in .vhich case he shall file the same with the sec_, re:ary of Sta e, before he shall enter (: upon his campaign, to wit: I, the undersigned , _1 of the county , and State of Sonutil Carolina, candidate for ^ the office of here. by pledge t.iat I will not give nor spend money, or use i toxica ting , liquors for the purp.Sv* i obtaining < or influencing voters, and :hat I shall ' at the conclusion of tae campaign 1 : and before the primary election, irender to the clerk of ccurt or (sec> ! ' retary of Sta e as hereinbefore pro'iVided) under oath, an itemized s atei ment o: all nnr.ey spent zr provided i by me during the campaign for cam j paign purposes up 10 mai umc, anu I further pledge that I will immediately after the primary election or 5 elections that 1 am candidate in, reader and itemized statement, under - oath, showing all fun:.ier moneys I 1 spent or provided by me in said j I election. First Primary. 1 34. For the purpose of nominating candidates for g:vern t. lieutenant governor, and all other State officers including solicitors in the respec.ive circuits, United Sta es senator and i . . congressmen in their respective disi tricts and all county officers, ex\_ 1 cept masters, magis rates and super visors of registration, a direc pri' marV election shall be he'.d 011 the last Tuesday in August 0: each election year, and a second and third 1 primary each two weeks successively thereafter if necessary: Provided, Tnat the county commi tee of any ' county shall be at liberty to order a primary election for masters and *. magistrates, but not for members of ' the o:un v board of control of tbe dispensaries, nor for county dispensers. i 3r>. Tie managers at each voting place shall arange the table, desk or other place upon wliica the ballot boxes shall be placed so that there shall be no crowding or confusi >n 1 immediately .around the boxes and sui able means shall be provided to enable each v; er to approach tf.ie : boxes and. deposit his ballot without interference or hindrance, and the 1 right of each person regularly en rolled t) vote and the secrecy of the hallo; shall be preserved at all 1 times. 36. The managers shall open the ; polls at 8 o'clock a. m., and shall ' close them at 4 'clock p. m.: Pr-J: v'ded. That in t'^e cities of Charleston and Columbia t're polls shall open at ' S o'clock a. m., and close at 6 o'clock p. m. The managers shall then ! proceed publicly o count the vo es. : After tabulating . the result, . tiie ma ag rs shall certify the same and 1 for\vard the ballot b:x. containing the ' fcall:ts, poll list and^ all o her pa per?, except the club roll, relating to such election, by one of their number to tie chairman of the county commitiee within 36 hours after the close of the polls. j 37. Each county committee shall furnish the managers at each voting , preci/ct two billo boxes, :ne for State officers, and for United Sates1 senator and one for county officers,1 i congressmen and solicitors. The ! managers, b?fore opening the polls, 1? 1 ' ^ ^ ** * /vv* f U a fnl 1 Axt'in ty ' Kllctil lUKt? tillU aigu HIC 1UIIUII1U5 oath: "We d: solemnly swear tha: we will conduct this election according to law a.:d the rules of j i the party, and will allow no person io vote whose name is not regularly enrolled in this club, and we will not assist any voter to prepare his bailor and will not advise any voter as to how he should vote at J this election." The managers shall direct each voter, if requested, to the; proper box for his ticke:, but the i boxps in all cases shall be marked J ! iii a suitable manner so as to desig; nate in which box the respective tick'' ets shall be placed. I , 3S. The managers as each box at the primary shall require every voter j to pledge himself :o abide the results i of the primary, and to support the ' nominees of the party, and to take the i following oath and pledge, viz: "I do (Solemnly swear thai T am a resident, | of this club district and am duly i qualified to vote at this election ac-1 cordins to the rules of the dcmocra ic ! party, and that I have not voted bei fore at this election, and pledge myj self to support the nominees of the party, State and national." | ' | 39. Each voter shall deposit in the ; appropriate box a ballot on which shall be printed the names of the i candidates for tlw efteet to fllei j wilk the titles of if* rminectfre ?tfi I fices. The ticke s shall be furnished fi by the St:ite comnii te-- for all ex- I cc r comity officers, congressmen and | s licitors for which the c unity com- I mitee shall furnish the ticke s. Kach I ticket shall co tani the names f all candidates for the respective offices t * icKets sha 1 be used. One ticke; shall contain toe names o an nersons running tor State offices and if or United Staes senator. The other ticket shall contain the names of all persons running for I county officers, congressmen and so- I licitors. Xo vote for the house o/ I r: ? ??<?;ntatives nor for coun y com- I missioners shall be counted unless i B contains as many names as the county I is entitled to representatives and to 9 c umy commissioners respectively. I Any hallo deposited in the wrong box I shall no be counted. That in case the manager's find fl more ballots in the ballot bax t.ian I nam s on tae poll list the managers I shall draw out the excess ballots and G destroy 'hem. 4<> At * elec ion when tae right :f a person to vote is challenged, the I managers shall place the vote so chal- fi lenged in an envelope and indorse ft thereon the name of the voter and D tha of t:e challenger, and the per- I son so challenged shall be allowed I to vo e, and the challenged votes shall I be kept separate and apart and not I counted,'but turned over to tile coun- 9 ty commi tee whp shall at its firs, I meeting thereafter liear all objection I to such votes, and where no pe" son ] appears to sustain an objection made at ;he polls the balot sha'l be re- I nuved from the envelope and mingled I wi h t;..e regular ballot and counted, I but w 11 ere tue c-iaiidig-ia , wi m produce witnesses !in support o;f the challenge the committee snail pro- I ceed to hear and de ermine the ques- fl tion, and in ail instances the voter I shall have he right of appealing to I the State committee. * h (amass. I 41. The county commit- ees shall as semble at C.ieir respective court lious- I es on the mornin g}f the second day I after the election on cr before 12 E o'clock noon to tabulate "lie returns and declare tae results of the primary, I u so far as the same relates to mem- I bers of the ge.:eral assemblby and I "ffif.nrc nnH shall fnrward im- H V U Uil UJH wi 14iiu ? _ mediat ly o the chairman of the I S ate committee at Columbia, S. C.. " the result of the election in i.ie?r re- ? spective c:unties for United Sta es I senator, State officers, congressmen S and solicitors. Th^ Sta e committee |f shall proceed to canvass the vote and _ declare :.ie result. ^2. The protests and contests for ; coiunty officers and members of uie: | s 1 t.i.. i? ?i ui + , I general assemmv sua i uc mcu wmiu : o two days af.er the day of the declaration by the county commit ee cf the result of the election with the C chairman of the county commit ee. J and said countv commitee shall hear " and determine the same at its first meeting thereafter. The Sta e com- a mittee s;jall meet on the Tuesday af- e ter each primary or at such other ^ t1"as may be designated by the ~ chairman, to hear and decide pro ests * and contests as to United States ser.a-' tor, State officers, congressmen and ! - ois: Provided. That no .member a of the county commit ee ^hafl act in 0 any contest wherein nis candidacy is C: acted 011, and provided further that lJ 'ij member of the State commiiee c -iall act in any con.est wherein his' candidacy is acted on. The protests : c and contests for all officers except a county officers and members of t ie a[ general assembly shall be filed within 1) five days after tiie election with the b chairman of the State committee. j a 43. The State committee shall also a review, on appeal. :he decision of e 1 si ^ r. t<-v cnnTitv nffi- r county uuiiimuux cia iu i,uu..v , . eers and members of the-general as-, c sembly a:;d its action shall be final. ' c 44. Xo candidate shall be declared a nominated in a primary election un- j a less he receives a maj )rity of the tl vo es cas: for the office fJr whica he j c was a candidate, nor unless his j c pledges were filed as required by! d these rules. i ti CniAnil Vrimnnr i f( OCtVIIU JlillllHAJI , 45. A second primary, when neces-; d sarv, shall be held two weeks after j e the first and shall be subject to the j n rules governing the first primary. At n said second primary the two highest1 c. candidates alone shall run for any j w ne office, but if there are two or more ti i vacancies f-r any particular office, j c then the number of candidates shall si be double the number of the vacan-1 bi cies to be f^Vd. Third Primary. j a 46. In the event of a tie between 1 p two candidates in the second primary,! Cl the county chairman, if it is a county ? office, and the State chairman, if it is i for United States senator. Stare offi- ! cers, congressmen or solicitors, shall j d< crder the third primary. j c< Other primaries, if necessary, shall j di be ordered by the county chairman, ; pi if it i? a county office and the Statelet ehairman, if it is for ?ni'?d S:alti a senator, S:?te officers, ??&rr?Mna?n err i I A I LIQ Is a 7 and k new; saves 1 v ? In the it rem scratcJ a beai I m r iy Fly ki Cock ' Fleas, insects BETTE m a iviay The}i (General. 47. The question of a majority vote hall be determined by the number f votes cast for any particular office, nd not by the whole number of VJtes ast in tue primary. | 48. Tne right to levy, campaign asessuients on candidates for United tates senate, congress, State officers ud circuit solici ors shall be ves;ed xclusively in the State committee, a other candidates trie assessments ball be levied by the county commit- j :?e. ^ j Amendments. 4i). These rules may be amended or i ltered at the regular May convention j I f the State or any State convention j ailed specifically fijr fcliat purpose,! ie call lor which shall specify he hanges o be made. 50. The officers of all clubs, the j juiuy chairmen, county committees,. nd State committee shall remain ' s at present constituted uu:il 1916,' ut all existing club rolls are here y declared null and void and before nv act may be done by any club or! I ny member thereof -may w;te, its roll: hall be revised as provided in these! ules: Provided, If any officer of any. lub be found to reside outside oi. ';he j lub district for which said club is ; uthorized toe county committee shali ; ppoint a member oif such club to fill j ie offices. In the year 1914 each1 rmntv cj:mmi.tee shall meet a 1 the j ou;ity court house on the first Mon- j ay in June, at the call of the rcspec- i ive county chairmen, and proceed ) lay out and designate each club istric: and its boundaries as providd in these rules, and at that time lay form any new clubs. which they j :ay deem advisable. If any new j lubs are formed they shall organize j 'ithin ten days as provided in sec-1 on 5: Provided, further. That if any lub be found to now exist incon istent with these rules said club shall j e abolished. 31. The State committee mav make j1 ny rules or regulations for tne pur-. 1 ose of enforcing these rules not ia^nsistent therewith. 1 NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. ,, Xotice is hereby given thai tne un-1 i ersigned will apply to the probate | ] mirt for Newberry county for final j \ ischarge as administratrices of the j i ersonal estate of E. P. Whitman, de- ] Based, on the 29th day of May, 1914, < i 11 ?'clotk in the forenoon. < Jane . Tftdtemai, < SfeIHe Bargle. i run veni U 11/ T iiil J wonder worker; it n eeps everything jus makes housework time and is cleanly t one simple $rt of di oves all dust, dirt, s hes, smudges and im utiful polish. Swatters Her, kills Flies, Bed Rnarlips Ants. IV Chicken Mites, ar l > R GOODS FOR SAME M< , _ Book and g?j 6S Variety 1^1 t fouse of a Thousand T ? - I // \ mamBnmmBBmammuMummm MAYES' I FOR SPRING * Mayes' Di TO DRAW JURY. ? j ? I Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned Jury Commissioners for Newberry county, S. C., will at the i office of the clerk of court for said ccun'v, at 9 o'clock a. m., May 22nd,1 1914, opeAely and publicly draw the names of 36 men, who shall serve as petit jurors at the court of general sessions, which shall convene at Newberry court house, S. C., June 8th, 1914. Jno. L. Epps, -Eug. S, Werts, Jno. C. Goggans, Jury Commissioners for Newberry | County, S. C. May 11th, 2914. NOTICE OF ELECTION IN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. IS. j Whereas, one-:hird of the resident | electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of 21 years, of FaiTview school district No. IS, of the county of Newberry, State of South Carolina, have filed a petition with rhe county board of education of Newberry county, South Carolina, peti:ioning and requesting that an election he held in said school district on the question of levying a special annual rax of two mills to be collected on the j property located in the said school iistrict. Now, :herefore, the undersigned composing the County Board of Newberry County, South Carolina, do Hereby order the Board of .Trus'ees of Lhe Fairview School District No. 18 :o hold an election on the question of levying a two mil! tax :o be collected on the property located in the said school district, which said election ikall fee keld at Fairrierw school aous?, e tke said selwel district N?. IS, ?i ? EER tiakes it like easy, o use. isting N tains, tparts 5c r<t Bugs, 1 loths, I id all ONEY i tore * kings ft ?J1 m. JUGICIDE 1 CLEANING rug Store Saturday, June 6, 1914, at wlhich said election the polls shall be opened at 7 a. ra. and closed at 4 p. m. The members of the Board of Trustees of said school district shall act as man ngers of said election. Only suca electors as reside in said school district and re'urn real and personal property for taxation, and who exhibit heir tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections shall be allowed to vo:e. Electors favoring the levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "yes" written or printed thereon, and each elector opposed to sucfa levy shall cas: a ballot containing the word "so" written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal on May 20, 1914. G. D. Brown. Jr., y "? S. J. Derrick,, J. S. Derrick, County Board Education. 5-22-3:. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP NEWBERRY. , BY C. C. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Bota L. Wright hath made suit to me, to gran* her letters of administration a? the esrate of and effects of George A. Wright These are theiefor-s to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of me said George A, Wright, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of pro oaie, 10 De neia at ivewDorry, s. v on Ju ><6 1st, next alter publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this l*th day of May, Annon Domini, 1914. C. . 3tekm*p?rt, J. P. N. C.