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H THE CONSTITUTION AND RI LES I OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6/ Stale convention may from time to time adopt, not inconsisent with these F rules, ami shall continue in office two tiif. rime of election or O 11 U1U utv until the.r successors ha-.e been elected. The committee shall nominate presidential electors, and if any vacancy occur in Sate ticket of electors, or of the national executive comfmittee, by death, resignation or other cause, the committee shall have the power to till the vacancy; all by ma- : k jority of the whole committee. ? ctitr m\vkm rio.v. 24. The State convention shall toe called by the State committee to meet W at Columbia evry general election year r on the third Wednesday in May. The convention shall he composed of dele^ gates elected by the county conven tions, eacn county lo oe enuuea i-u as many delegates as double the number of its members in the general assem- j bly. When the State convention asf sembles it shall be called to order by ! t&e chairman of the State committee, j A temporary president shall be norai- j itated and elected by the convention j and after its organization the conven-: tion shall proceed immediately to the; ^ election of permanent officers and to the transaction of business. When j the business has concluded it shall ad- j journ sine die. 25. The officers of th.e State convention shaM be a president, vice president from each congressional district, two secretaries and a treasurer. 26. Each county delegation to a State convention shall have power to ? till any vacancy therein. 27. Any county failing or refusing r to organize under the provisions of these rules shall not have representation in the State Democratic convention. CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. 28. .Before the election in 1914, and each, election thereaf ter, except as , herein provided, the State committee shall appoint and arrange for two campaign meetings in each county, to fcc held not less than two weeks apart, one of which meetings shall "be addressed only 'by candidates for 'State offices and the other only by candidates for United States senator; Presided, That if in any election year there shall be but one candidate for the office of United States senator, or no opposition ?or State offices, the said commiree may, in Its discretion, arrange or appoint on"1}* one meeting in each county. Fn addition to such campaign meetings the county chairman of counties composing the respective congressional districts and judicial circuits shall, when ihere is more than one candidate for! ? either 01 sai<i uuiv.ce>, txu&iu? auuj appoint separate meetings for their respective districts or judicial circuits, the time and the place of which shall be published in each county, and at which only the candidates for said Kr* in viti.,4 f r\ o r3 c\ T*^C?a f))A j MLCIj sua 11 IA ii( ? >iv.u WV u\iv*4 VkJM VMV k people. & 29. It shall be the duly of each county committee to appoint meetings H ir. their respective counties to be addressed by the candidates for the gen' I era! assembly and for the different ?oanty offices. COUNTY COMMITTEE. 30. The clubs in each county shall be held together and operate under the 1 control of a county committee which ' & sha'l consist of one member from each j ^ elub. to be elected by the respective j clubs. The committee, when elected 9h:;ll appoint its own officers (except the chairman, who shall be elected by i the conntv convention), who shall not' necessarily be members o' said commit 're, but a vacancy in tbe member-! ?hip of the committee shall be filled j by the club, through the loss of whose ; mpmhrr bv death, resignation or other- ! wis^ the vacancy occurs: Provided, ! That in case the office of chairman j of the county committee shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherH wise, the committee shall have power to fill the vacancy by electing a chair- j man to serve unui xne organization 01 ' the next regular county convention; And, provided, further. That any officer so.elected who is not a member of * the committee shall not be entitled to! w vote on any question except the chair- j man antl then onlv in case a tie 1 vote. The tenure of office of the committee shall be until the first Monday in May in each election year. 31. The county committee shall meet on or before the first Monday In August of each election year and designate a polling place for each club in > * its own club district and appoint the managers for the primaries. Three managers and a clerk shall be appointed for each voting place and their names published in one or more coun^ tj papers at least two weeks before HW He election. PT,EDGES. 32. Candidates for the general as st-mbly and for county ol'fices shall file wiili the chaiiman of the county committee a pledge in writing to abide the results of the primary and support the nominees thereof. C andidates for other offices shall file such pledge with the chairman oC the State committee: Provided, That the pledge of sue"h can- 1 c- V* ol 1 r\ r-i r\r hpfnrp uiuciiv oaaxi navi v/n w* o'clock, meridian, of the day preceding the day fixed by the county committee 01 the State committee for the first campaign meeting of the county or State, respectively. Xo vote for any candidate who has not paid his assess ment nor complied wun tnis ruie snan be counted. The 1 ollowing is the form of the oath: "sAs candidate for the office of , in the Democratic primary election, to be held on the last Tuesri.qv in Auerust. 191?. I hereby pledge myself to abide the results of such primary and support the nominees of th.e party, State and national, and I declare that I am a Democrat and that I am not, nor will I become the candidate of any '"action, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomination." If the candidate is running for tne united States Senate, or for the United States house of representatives, this addiional pledge shall be required: "I will support the political principlesand policies of the Democratic party during the term o?. office for which I may i be elected, and work in accord with my Democratic associates in congress on all party questions." fThis the? day of , 191?." Provided, That after tne time ror filing such pledges, and before the close of the election, should any candidate die or become physically incappacitated or withdraw, it shall be the duty of the State or county committee (as the case may be) to afford oppor *X__ i-l -r tunny i.or cue euuy 01 ouier cauuiuaics for the office involved, and should such vacancy occur more than 20 days hefore the first primary, then said committee shall make provision for other additional candidates entering the race; but if said vacancy occur after said 20 days, then the balloting for AfPifto V\ ** 11 t-\ r\t .V> a of fVid cn i oaiu vii * v*v- C3iia.ii uv/i a. l uiv. i?u^v/^v.\i ing primary, but at such other times as may be fixed by said committee, | and that they shall provide for the fildng 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 file I ! *he same with the secretary of state, T C 1 1 II x V utriurc ae 5>uaii cuter upon uis campaign, to-wit: I 1 | I, the undersigned , of. the county of , and State o i?-outh Carolina, candidate for ;he office of , hereby pledge that I will not give nor spend money, or use intoxicating I Mouors for tlie purpose of obtaining or influencing voters, and that I shall ! at the conclusion of the campaign and bo ore the primary election, render to the clerk of court or (secretary ? c ? 4 i : _ i?ts ' 'I ' ui stent- as ucririmueiore provided under oath, an itemized statement of all money spent or 'provided by me during the campaign 'or campaign purposes up to that time, and I further pledge that I will immediately after. the primary election or elections that 1 am candidate in, render an itemized statement, under oath, showing all further moneys spent or provided by me in said election. I FIRST PRIMARY. Q1 t Vi a rvn >-k. i kji me ^cnj-'uat: ui. Humiliating candidates for governor, lieutenant s:overnor. and a'l other State officers, , including solicitors in the respective, . circuits, United States senator and congressmen in their respective districts and all county officers, except masters, magistrates and supervisors of registration. a direct primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in August ( of each election year, and a second and 1 third primary each two weeks successively thereai ter if necessary: Provided, That the county committee of any county shall be at liberty to order a primary election for masters and 1 magistrates, 'but not for members of the county board of control of the dis- ' pensaries, nor for county dispensers. _ 3">. The managers at each voting place shall arrange the table, desk or ' other place upon which the ballot box- 1 es shall be placed so that there shall 1 bo no crowding or contusion irame- ; diately around the boxes, and suitable m >> - V. ? ~ 1 1 cmciii uv: pruitiucu tu cuauie eacn voter to approach the boxes and de- : posit his ballot without interference or hindrance, and the right of each per- 1 son regularly enrolled to vote and the ? secrecry o' the balloc shall be prescrv- ( P(! at all t 36. The managers shall open the t polls ftt 8 o'clock a. m., and shall close 1 them at 4 o'clock p. m.; Provided, That < in the cities of Charleston and Colum- * bia the ijoils shall open at * o'clock a. m.. and close at 6 o'clock p. m. (The ; managers s.ial. then proceed publicly j to couni the vote*. After tabulating j tin- u-sult, ihe managers sh.ill certify j fbf and forward thp ballot box. - - - - - . imiii i sung the ballots, poll list and al , other papers, except the club roll, re- ' lating to such election, by one o their ' number to ilie chairman of the county 1 committee "within 36 hours after the c'ocse cf the polls. i I 37. Kach county committee shall ! l'urnish tat- managers at each voting ! precinct two ballot boxes, one for State officers, and United States senator and one for county officers, congressmen j an J so-lici-ors. The managers, before opening the polls, shall take and sign j the : o'/owing oath: "uY'e do solemnly J swlear that we will conduct this elec- ; I t:on according to law and the rules of J the party, and will allow no person to i -n-V, noma if racr 111 a -r 1 v #?r>- i r> UUO^, uailiv, AO- IIUL A v^uiui *; V *. rolled in this club, and we will not assist any voter ro prepare his ballot and will not advise any voter as tc I how he should ?vote at this election.' The managers shall direct each voter, if requested, to the proper box for his ticket, but the boxes in all cases shall m-arVoH in o oiifyhl#* manner t;r? flfi ? to designate in which box the respective tickets shall he placed. 3S. The managers at each box at the primary shall require every voter i to pledge himself to abide the results ! of the primary, and to support the \ nominees of the party, and to take the following oath and pledge, viz: "I do solemnly swear that I am a resident of club district and am duly qualified to vote at this election according in. tho /if fV>a nartv CV-r LiiV. 1 C*X\-0 V 4. V. JUL VAiiW* vj , and that I have not voted before at this election, and pledge myself to support the nominees of the party, ta:e and national." 39. Each voter shall deposit in the appropriate box a ballot on which shall be printed the names of the candidates fnr thf tn "he* filler! Tfitll thp titles of the respective offices. The tickets shall be ? urnished by the State committee for all except county officers, congressmen and solicitors for which the county committee shall furnish the tickets. Each ticket shall contain the names of all candidates for the -espective offices and no other tick etcs shall be used. One ticket shall contain the names o-f all persons running for the state office? and United States senator. The other ticket shall contain the names of all persons running for members of the general assembly. county offices, congressmen and solicitors. No vote for the house of representatives nor for county commissioners shall be counted unless it contains as many names as tue county is entitled to representatives and to county commissioners respectively. Any ballot deposited in the wrong box shall not be counted. That in case the managers find more ballots n the ballot box than names on the poll list the managers shall draw out the excess ballots and destroy them. 40. At any election when the right of a person to vote is challenged, the managers shall place the vote so challenged in an envelope and indorse, thereon the name of the ivotcr and that of the challenger, and the person so challenged shall not be allowed to vote, and the challenged votes shall be kept separate and apart and not coimt ed, but tuurned over to the county committee who shall at its first meeting thereafter hear all objections to such votes, and wlit.re no person appears to J sustain an objection maJe at the polls' In ^.11 ^4- 1. ^ 1 1 V. ~ . ~ . ,2 K ~ ' cue ucinui, siiiiu ue remuveu iiurn uie envelope and mingled with the regular ballot and counted, but where the challengers appear, or produce witnesses in support of the challenge the committee shall proceed to hear and determine the question, and in all instances the voter shall have the right appealing to the S.ate committee, j CAA v Ai S 41. The county committees shall assemble ai their respective court houses :>n the morning of the second day a).:er the election 011 or before 12 o'clock loon to tabulate the returns and declare the results of the primary, so far is the same relates to members of the general assembly and county officers md shall forward immediately to the chairman of the State committee at Coumbia, S. C., the result of the election n their respective counties for United States senator. State officers, congressL?ien and solicitors. The State committee shall proceed to canvass the rote and declare the result. 42. The protests and contests ror ?ounty officers and members of tie general assembly shall be filed within .wo days after the day of the declara:ion by the county committee of the re suxl ol me election wuii une euairwcin^ )f the co-unty committee and said couny committee shall hear and determine .he same at its first meeting thereaf:er. The State committee 6hall meet in t Vi rx T*!! ocH a tr oftcvr- fafVi nriinorTT it such other time as may be designat td by tin- chairman, to hear and de- 1 cide protests and con^est^ as to I'nitea States senators, State officers, congressmen and solicitors: Provided, That no member of the county committee shall act in a'*-' contest where ii iiis candidacy is aCLcu cm And provided uiither, That no member of the State committee shal act in any contest wherein his candidacy is acted on. The protests.and contests for all officers except county officers and mem jits o. the general assembly shall oe ii.ed within live days after 'he election v. kh the chairman of tne State committee. 43. The State committee shall also review, on appeal, the decision of the county committee as to county officers and members o< the general assembly and its action sha'l be final. 44. No candidate shall oe declared nominated in a primary election unless lit' receives a majority of the votes .ui;t or the office for which he was a . l. Ua.e, nor unless his pledges were fi'.cd as required by these rules. SECOND PRIiMARY. 45. A second primary, when necessary, shall be beld two weeks after the I first and shall be subject to the rules governing the first primary. At said , second .primary the two highest can- j didates alone shall run for any one office, but if there are two or more vacancies for any particular office, then 46. In the event of a tie between two candidates in the second primary, the county chairman, i." it is a county j office, and the State chairman, if It Is ! for United States senator, State offi-1 cers, congressmen or solicitors, 6hall order the third primary. Other primaries, if necessary, shall j oe .ordered by the county chairman, if | it is a county office, and the State chairman, if it is for United States senator, State officers, congressmen or solicitors. GENERAL. j 47. The question of a majority vote shall be determined by the number o'. votes cast for any particular office, and not by the whole number of votes cast in the primary. 48. The right to levy campaign assessments on< candidates for United States senate, congress, State officers and circuit solicitors shall be vested exclusively in the State committee. On ? tfflOOTh/ &48f\ /was kogni/trmrnq wrgcuMwv In 1500 each farm in the In 1900 ? SOUTH Atlantic States NORTH produced $484 worth of produced products. product*. $500 More a Year HESE ARE SOMI DISCUSS, EACH 1. We Must Inquire Why Wc Make Less Than the Northern or Western Farmer. 2. We Must Make Our Own I.and? Richer. 3. We Must Diversify So As to Mat? the South Feed Itself. 4. We Must Use More Horse Power and Machinery. 5. We Must Learn Fertilizer Values anH Pnv "Fertilizers More Wisely. 6. We Must Improve Our Methods of Cultivation. 7. We Must Make Bigger Cora Yields. S. We Must Make Cheaper Pork &x>d More of It. 9. We Must Have More Humus and Fewer Gullies. 10. We Must Have All-the-yearround Gardens. 11. We Must Learn Principles o/ Plowing and Moisture Control. 12. We Must Make Our Own Hay and Some to Sell. 13. We Must Put the Stubble Lands to Work. 14. We Must Learn Better Metiiods of Laying-by Crops. And Prof. Massey's pag gressive Fanner famous as It suits every member oi help, but also providing the People's page. Order The Progressive Year" (The importance of ra later series SAVE YOB Figarro Preserv< i your meat. Smoi all insects, prevent Put it on now. 400 nounds of me Gilder & n w ?a Newberry, other candidates the assessments shall ; be levied by the county committee. , AMENDMENTS. ; 49. These rules may -he amended or altered at the regular May convention of the State or any State convention the number of candidates shall be double the number of the vacancies to be filled. i (THIRD PRIMARY. called specifically for that purpose, the call for which shall specify the changey to be made. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR 1914. 50. The officers c: all clubs, the county chairmen, county committees and State committee shall remain as j at present constituted until 1916, but I all existing club rolls are hereby declared null and void and before any act mav be done by any cluib or any mem berthereof as provided in these rules: Provided, If any officer of any club district for which said cluib is authorized the county committee shall I appoint a member of such club to fill the office. In the year 1914 each county committee shall meet at the county court house on the first Monday in June, at the call o." the respective counA" fr\ toT7 All f ly ULia.ll UiCU, aii.u VivrvTrvu ?.<-? 'O.J -v?*fc r /? "/ ? The Yankee fa ' a year than wi -1? i _ as ne 15 ana a >ach farm In the *984" wor!hatof extra $500, toe jRESSIVEFAI Will carry every week : months notable articles Massey, 4'the Grand Old Agriculture" on foi the Southern Farme J OF THE SUBJECTS i'KUJ!-. ARTICLE TELLING HOW T( i V/A e is only one of fifty features t. "The Farm Paper with the Pu : the family?not only giving ti best farm woman's page in An Farmer now and make your si isixi ? more livestock will be dii of articles by Dr. Tait Butler.) it BACON er will preserve if tppn nut LEV w % : shrinkage. $1.00 bottle for >af Weeks s. c. md designate each club district and its boundaries as provided in cbese rules, and at that time may form any new clubs which they may deem advisable. If any new clubs are formed they shall organize within ten days as provided in section 3: Provided, further, That NINE if any club be found to now exist laconsistent with these rules said club shall be abolished. 51. The State committee may make any rules or regulations for the purpose of enforcing these rules not inconsistent therewith. JNO. GARY EVAN3 Chairman State Committe#. W. . McGOWAN, Secretary State Committee, CHICHESTER S PILLS TIIE DIAMOND BRAND. A. Udlcil Ask joar DnittUt for A\ 9>S\ WSMfl Chkb?).|?r Dtanondfiraad/A*v I'll to in Red and niettllic\\rx Tjv boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \ / 1?1 ^ Take no other. Boy of toor l'l ~ flf j?PBMl4. >>kforC4H^:irE8.TER? % C. J& DIAMOND KHANJ> FILLS, for 2* years known as Best, Safest, Always R dial >ia ?p cn^pv^inr.^TqFVf^VWHFPP ' Only One "BROMO QUININE" to *et the jrenoine, call for fill name, LAXA* TIYE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature o* E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stope" conaia and headache, and worts ofi cold. 2^c - * ^ jrmei makes $500 more i do We are as smart lust learn to make this L ! ! ! P# * ? f RMER for the next six by Prof. W. P. o-n <-\-p .Qr?n +V? om iUUii VJL UV/UI>UV1.U r: How to Get It" MA3SEY WILL ) DO THAT JOB: \ 15. We Must Keep Learning as Long We I live. 1?. We Must Raise Abundant Winter xxte?I otatoes. Fruit, Peas, Beans, lrnips. Etc. 17. We Must Make Boys and Girls irtners in Farm Work. 18. W Must Learn Greater Ecoimics in Farm and Home Manage BOt 1$. We Must Leam Better Business Buying, Selling, and Keeping ;counts. 20. We Must Give More Attention to istures and Meadows. 21. We Must Grow More Winter ?ver Crops. 22. vve Must Drain uur Lianas ?Uer. 23. We Must Grow More Wheat, its, an'3 Rye. 24. W Must Study Plant Breeding -d Seed Selection. !5. We Must Farm So as to Keep uid, Teams and Hands Busy Twelve jnths a Year. 26. We Must Adopt "Wiser MetLods Renting Land. bat have made The Pronch." Le fa.rmer himself the best lerioa and a superb Young bait toward "$500 More a scussed in a ! ? i _ 'i **^4