Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-09-05
For Sheriff,
EDWARD H. WATERS,
For County Suru eyor,
WILLIAM GRADY,


OF the largest Primary Meetings held in Rock
vile for many years, assembled in tho Court
House on Saturday last. II is supposed that
five hundEed persons were present. They met
for the purpose of appointing twenty-five dele
gates TO attend County Convention to be held
on the following Tuesday. This meeting was
called by the Democratic State Central Com
mittee for Montgomery county, and, as stated,
was largely attended The meeting was called
10 order by George Peter, Esq, a member Of
the State Central Committee, after which a
permanent organization was effected. FLOR
these proceedings SEQ another column. The
Chairman stated the object OF the meeting and
that they were ready to proceed 20 business.
AT this stnge Of the proceedings +. A. Tschit-
fely, Esq, offered preamble and resolutions to
the effect that the nominations be made direct
instead of being recommended by retiring
committee. These resolutions appear in the
proceedings of the Meeting published in
another column.
To this resolution George Peter, ESD, Offer
ed as n substitute that retiring committee
OF five delegates be appointed TO select twenty
five persons to represent this District in the
County Convention. This substitute Mr.. Po-
ter supported in speech which was replied to
by VIM. 7. Dove, Esq, and on being submit
ted to the meeting, the vote being taken by
ayes and noes, it was impossible to determine
which prevailed. A division was called for,
and owing to the crowded house and the ex-
citement produced by tho discussion, this vote
made that the audience retire from the house
and tho party favoring the substitute should
enter tho Courtroom when a count could be
had, and that then these should retire, when
the party tavoring the substitute should enter
and a count bemade. This was partially car
ricd out, but was soon found to be Impractical
BILE and was abandoned. After much confu-
sion and loss Of time proposition was made
that the vote be taken by ballot--for or against
the appointment Of the ommiltee-which was
acceded to, and the vote taken in the usual
way, at the window, none being present in the
room but the telcrs-the President of the
meeting r. A. Shekel, Esq., keeping watch
nj the door to prevent the entrance OF any one.
AT a late hour in the evening, but Immediate
ly after the ballot had been taken, the result
was announced, Ia for, 2l5 against the com
mttee-majoriiy against, IL. The meeting
was then abont to proceed to business when
Mr.. Peter called upon his friends to retire
from the room, and accordingly some 30 or 40
persons left the room and formed an organiza-
ton outside, and proceeded to appoint twenty
five delegates to attend the County Conven-
tion. In the meantime the business of the
regular meeting, acting under the regular
call, and composed OF an overwhelming ma
jority OF the people, proceeded to complete the
business for which they had assembled. [Thesc
proceedings and the proceedings of the outside
organization will he found in another column ]
We have endeavored to give an impartial
account of what took place on Saturday, omit.
ting, no doubt, some unimportant details, as
we write from memory, but these omissions, il
any, are not material TO the issues involved.
OF the merits OF this controversy, unfortu-
nate as 1t is, In the present excited state of the
participants, we shall say but little, hoping
that the sober second thought" will prevail
ana that harmony VIII DC restored TO the De
mocratic party. we nave no harsh words tc
use against the members OF either organiza-
uon' put express nope that the minority