Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-23
County Conventions.

Inc people. 70 arrive at q satisfactory result
it is important to have distinct perception o
what is TO be accomplished
In my opinion all fair minded Democrats de
sire that the method of selecting candidate
should be fair, and free from political trickery
The Conventions ought 10 be composed
Of the best men, selected so fairly that the!
shall represent the public opinions and wishe
Of the people, and not the wishes and plans o
the Office seekers, or persons Who desire to b
! nominated for the Offices; and when the con
ventions meet they should be entirely free a
representative men, having the public interes
at heart, TO select the best men that can be pre-
vailed upoa to accept the Nominations ant
should not be confined in their choice merely
| 10 aspirants who come in person, or by dele
cations TO state their claims for the Offices.
have drawn up plan which, in my opn
ion, will secure the above object, and hop
you will publish it for public consideration.
W. VEIRs BoUIc.
Rule /. Primary Conventions of the people
10 choose delegates to the County Conventions
shall be held at such time and place as The
County Committee shall designate in its call
duly published to the public.
Rule 2. The meeting shall choose Chair
man, n Secretary and two Telers. These may
be elected by ballot or piUd Uoce, as the meeting
sha II prefer.
Rule 3. Five persons present known TO be
identified with the party shall be chosen 10
select two hundred persons know TO be iden-
| lifted with the rpRidpuf
part of the district from whom delegates to
the County Convention shall be drawn. These
Eve persons may be appointed by the Chair
man or elected by the meeting by ballot, as
tho meeting may prefer.
Rule a. The Secretary shall prepare two
hundred strips of white paper OF uniform size
and give forty OF these pieces TO each Of said
FIVE persons, who shall each write on them
severslly the name of voter Of said district
OF good standing and known to be identified
with the party, fold it up and deposit it in a
hat or box, one by one, in the presence OF the
Chairman and Tellers, who shall count such
ballots as they are put in to ascertain that no
more than the proper number are deposited.
Rule 5. The Tellers shall thoroughly stir
up said tickets and then, with averted faces,
alternately draw out one piece OF such paper
and hand il to the Chairman. who shall an
nounce the name aloud, and the Secretary
shall write II down, and 30 proceed until
twenty-five names are drawn and registered,
who shall be the delegates to represent the
District in the County Convention.
Rule 6. And in like manner twenty-five
other names shall be drawn and registered
from the same box or hat. These shall be al
ternate delegates from said District to the
County Convention.
Rule 7. Any OF said delegates being I'M
willing or unable 10 attend the County Conven-
ton may appoint some one Of said allernates,
but no one else to fill his place.
Rule 8. All County Conventions shall be
held at Rockville, at such time as may be
designated by the call Of the Democratic
County Committee.
Rule 8. The County Convention shall be
organized as heretofore, and shall be COM
posed of twenty five delegates chosen as afore-
said from each of the districts, but all voting
on all nominations and other purposes shall
be per capita and not by Districts and no vote
by proxy shall be received nor shall any
vacancy in the delegation be filled otherwise
than as above.
Rule 10. There shall be committee to be
called the Democratic Committee of Mont
gomcry county, which shall be composed Of
The members OF the State Democratic Central
Committee for the county, and Eve other
persons, one from each OF the nVe election
districts, to hold their Office for two years, aud
until their successors have been appointed and
accepted the place.
Rule H.. II shall DO the duty OF the Primary
Conventions of the several election districts
when assembled to choose delegates to a regu-
lar County Convention to nominate candidates
for the General Assembly, to elect person OF
good standing, and identified with the party,
10 represent the election district in the County
Committee for the ensuing two years
Rule IL. Said Committee shall hold 1t!
meetings at Rockville ut such times as it may
from time 10 time designate, and may bt
called together at the pleasure Of the Chair
man upon due notice TO the members.
| Rule 10. Said Committee shall designate tn
| time and place of holding all Primary Meeting
and County Conventions by notice Published
in the county papers, as well ms Of any ant
all public meetings for public speaking o
other purposes and shall exercise genera
waich-care over tie interest of the party
and call attention Of the party to any and al
matters which may affect the public interest
and demand the action OF the party.
Rule Id. The above rules for the govern
ment of the Democratic party shall be pub
lished in the county papers, and filed with tn
County Committee and so much thereof a
relates to Primay Conventions shall be pub
lished whenever q call for said meeting
issued.