Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-31
TIE NEW PLAN.

AS some discussion is going on in our party
in regard to the new plan Of holding Primary
Meetings and County Conventions, we re-
publish the same :
L. Each election district shalrbe represented
in any county convention by twenty-five
delegates.
g. Primary meetings shall be held in the
several election districts Mt such time and
place as may be designated by the State Cen
trail and County Committees for Montgomery
county.
B. At said primary meetings the names of
all persons mentioned in connection with the
offices to be filled shall be presented to the
voters composing said meeting, and shall be
balloted for rs at "A general election under the
supervision of three judges in each election
district, to-he appointed by the county COM
miitee and published with the call .----
A. correct statement Of such ballot in each
election district shall be prepared by said
mdges and presented by the delegates with
their credentials to the county convention land
the said delegates shall be req uired to cast the
vote of their delegation for each person voted
for nj the primary meeting for the offices for
which said persons were balloted, in proper
ton 10 the number OF votes he received at said
primary meeting Provided that no person
represent him with one vote in the delegation
shall receive any proportional part of said
delegation.
S. Whenever vote by the county conven-
ton shows that no person has received sixty
three or more votes, then another vote Of the
convention shall be bad, and the person re-
ceving the lowest number of votes on the
previous ballot shall be dropped, and so on
until some person has received at leas, sixty
three votes
8. Whenever any person is dropped, the
vote he has received shalt be divided among
the other candidates, who have received votes
az the district delegation for that nomination
In proportion TO The votes they have received
Z. At the primary meetings no person shall
be allowed TO vote or participate in any OF the
proceedings unless he has heretofore been
identified with the Democratic Conservative
party, or pledges himself to the satisfaction OF
the Judges that he will hereafter support the
nominees of said party.
s. That each one Of the judges Of each cleo
ton district shall select eight men to serve as
delegates to the county convention, and shall
then each place a name in u hat and draw one
thereirom. who shall make the 25th man Of
said delegation
.. At every primary meeting where members
OF the House Of Delegates are TO be balloted
for, one person from each district shall be Sc
iected and such persons selected in their re-
spectve districts shall constitute, together with
the State Central Committee for Montgomer.
county, the County Committee.
10. All persons aspiring for nominations il
the county shall have their names presented tC
the county committee, together with the title
of the Office they wish 10 be nominated for
and II shall be the duty Of the county com
mittee to publish list Of such names al The
time Of calling the primary meetings, aud tC
prepare tickets made up OF the names Of such
persons for the use of the primary meetings.
IL. The person receiving the highest number
Of votes in any election district for county
commissioner, who shall be from said election
district, shall be declared the nominee for sale
office
IL. The judges Of election selected by thu
committee shall only serve ut the first primary
meeting to be held after this convention, a
which primary meeting the voters shall selec
three judges to act at subsequent primary meet
ings, whose term Of Office shall continue fo
two years or until their successors shall b
chosen no judge to act at an election unles
be shall be selected at the primary meetin,
previous to that at which he shall serve. II
ease Of death or resignation or refusal to &C
the committee shall fill the vacancy thu
caused.