For more than a century, South Carolina Democrats seeking political office have traveled by horseback and automobile to a general store on the banks of the Pee Dee River to make their case to curious voters. Their destination: the biennial stump meeting in Galivants Ferry, S.C., which has been hosted by different generations of the same family since the late 1800s.

But on Monday, organizers of the 2019 Galivants Ferry Stump will add new twists to what has become a 143-year tradition. For the first time, the stump meeting will host presidential candidates — and it will do so in the fall of an odd-numbered year.

“A whole new presidential edition,” Sally P. Howard, the event’s director, said. “We’re excited — and nervous.”

Perhaps 2,000 people will make the pilgrimage to Pee Dee Farms General Store on Monday, the site of what the hosts say is the oldest and largest political “stump speaking” event in the country. It has long welcomed candidates for South Carolina governor, United States senator and other local offices, while sometimes attracting national political figures as keynote speakers.