The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-08-08
The Democratic Primaries.

held on Wednesday, the 23d day of July,
1878, it was resolved to hold Primary Meet
ings on Saturday. the I'd of August, in each
of the several Districts, for the selection of
Ten Delegates TO a County Convention to be
held in Bel Air on Tuesday, August 9Th, for
the purpose of appointing -Four Delegates to
represent Hartford county in the State Con-
yention, to be assembled in the city of Balt-
more on the 18th day of August for the NOM
nation of candidates for Comptroller and
Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
The hours for holding the primary meet
ings in the several districts to be between 3
o'clock and 6 o'clock, p. M. The hour for
holding the County Convention to be 3
o'clock, P M.
1t was further resolved that the Primary
Elections be held in the several districts,
on Saturday. the Both of August, between the
hours of 8 A. M. and p. NJ, except in
between 8 A. M. and 7 p. NJ, for candidates
for the following State and County officers:
For CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
REGISTER OF WILLS.
" SHERIFF.
STATE SENATOR.
THREE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, mo two from one district.)
FIVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, mo two
from same Distrct)
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
SIX MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE each district to select its own
Member.
ResoIced, That the following persons arc
nominated as Judges of Election, who will
appoint the necessary clerks, viz:
LIST District-Henry c. Wilson, Franklin
Hanway, VIM. p. Taylor.
Cd Dist14ct-Dr w. w. Virdin, VIM. A.
Courtney, John B. Foy
81 Distrfct-Jas. A. Fulton, Richard r.
Martin, VIM. III. Waters
All District-James Whitcford, David Han
way, James Galley.
5M District - John Daughery, Zadock
Treadway Hugh T. Bay.
6M Distr4ct-Jnecph III. Carver, r. r. Van
bibcr, Jr., Matthew Reynolds.
Resoloed, That all Democrats who will be
entitled to vote in the districts at the next
general election should I've entitled to vote ut
the primary meetings
That voters who in good faith identify
themselves with the party should he entitled
to vote.
That when any vote is challenged the
Judges shall be satisfied that the voter will
identify himself with the party and support
its nominees, and shall exercise prudent dis
erection in the admission of challenged votes.
lfany of the Judges above named shall
lail 10 be present and act, the one or more
present shall fill the vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote by bal
lot for the person he prefers for each several
office to be filled.
The clerks shall keep a list of the persons
sovoting, and at the close of the poll deliver
the same to the Judges.
The Judges in each district shall preserve
the ballots cast in the said district and shall,
on Tuesday, the 2d day of September 1873,
make to the Executive Committee, in Bel Air,
return OF the number of votes cast for each
candidate for the several offices, and shall also
return the ballots to said committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sig
natures of the Judges, or n majority of them,
and shall be preserved by the Executive Com.
mttcc until the November election following,
and shall at all times be open to the inspec-
ton fanny person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
Committee shall ascertain the result through
out the county, and shall declare and pub
lish the same in the several Democratic coun-
ty papers, announcing the person or persons
receiving the largest aggregate vote for each
office as the candidates of the Democratic
party
Except that for Delegates to the Lerisa-
ture and for County Commissioners, no two
candidates shall be taken from the same dis
trict. The persons receiving the highest vote
shall be first selected, and the next highest
from different district, and so on until the
requisite number is obtained.
In case of tic VOTE the candidate shall be
determined by lot to be cast by the Executive
Committee, in Bel Air, ON the I'd day of Sep
tember, 1878, publicly in the presence of
all who may choose to attend.
Ii, after the announcement of the candi-
= dates, any nominee shall decline, remove from
the county OK die the Executive Committee
shall substitute the person having the next
highest vote.
AT the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person to be q member of the Ex-
ccutiyc Committee, which shall be constitu-
ted OF the six persons SO chosen, and shall act
as such from the next general election for two
years.
The election ofsuch member of the Exec
utive Committee shall be certified as the
votes for other nominees, and declared by
the present Executive Committee.
To facilitate the counting Of the votes, in
any district where the Judges shall deem it
desirable, two ballot boxes may be provided
and ut 3 O'Clock, Z. NJ; one of the Judges
with two persons appointed for that purpose
by the three Judges, may begin the counting
OF the ballots received up to that hour, whilst
the other two Judges shall continue to receive
the votes cast.
The result of counting, as first provided
for, shall not be disclosed, until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing more names for one
office than are TO be appointed, shall not he
counted for that Office.
II. d. FARNANDIS, Chairman
JOHN CARROLL WALSH, Secretary.