Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-04-20
COUNTY CONVENTION.

election district, assembled at Tire Court House
in this place, TO take into confederation tn,
subject Of some better plan for holding futur
primary meetings and county conventions o
the democratic and Conservative party Of thi
county.
The convention was called TO order by r
W. Owen, Of the State Central Committee, a
II O'Clock. Raymond W. Burche was elected
President and Silas W. Davis and John F
Peter Secretaries.
| AT the instance Of Mr. Isaac Young a com
initioe, TO report plan 10 meet the case, wa,
appointed IS follows:
First distriet-Dr J. W. Magruder, 2. D.
Waters, Saml. Riggs of R.
Second distric,-E. II. Waters, Jos, Hen
de-son, James 3. Neel.
Third district-Isaac Young, r. J. Isher.
wood, VIM T. Jones.
Fourth disriet-E. B Prettyman, Geo
Peter, f. A. Tschiffey.
Fifth district Thos. f. holland, NJ. j. Wei.
Ter, james +. Pearce.
Mr.. Tschifely was made chairman OF this
committee, and after a lengthy absence agreed
upon county primary and con veniion system
by vote Of IL to 3, Clarksburg district slone
opposing it. When the plan was reported tn
the convention Mr.. e B. Prettyman briefly ex-
planned that it contained two fundaneRta tai
principles: First, that TO be nominated for
office the candidate must be the choice of all
the democrats who vote at the primaries
Second. minority representation is secured
the sacrifice OF minority candidates is provided
against, and every man is secured 10 what he
Is entitled TO from the people. lie believed
that the adoption Of the plan would harmonic
and strengthen the Democratic party in the
county. Mr. Geo. Peter, Mr.. VIM. Brewer
and Others spoke in favor of the plan, which
met with no opposition, and was adopted seri-
atm as follows:
/ Each election district shall be represented
in any county convention BY twenty-five dele
gates.
2. Primary meetings shall be held in the
several election districts at such time and
place as may be designated by the State CEN
trail and county committees for Montgomery
county.
3. AT said primary meetings the names of
all persons mentioned in connection with the
Offices 10 be filled shall be presented to the
voters composing said nesting, aud shall DO
balleted for as alta general election under the
supervision OF three judges in each election
district, 10 be appointed by the county COM
mittee and published with the call.
d. A correct statement of such ballot in each
judges and presented by the delegates with
their credentials to the county convention, and
the said delegates shall be required to cast the
vote OF their delegation for each person voted
for at the primary meeting for the Offices for
which said persons were balloted in proportion
to the Dumhcr of votes he received at said pri-
mary meeting. Provided that no person I'M
less he has received proportion which will
represent him with one vote in the delegation
shall receive any proportional part Of said
delegation.
8. Whenever n vote by the county conven-
lion shows that no person has received sixty
three or more votes, then another vote of the
convention shall be bad and the person re-
ceiving the lowest number Of votes on the pre-
vious ballot shall be dropped, and so on until
some person has received at least sixty three
votes.
6, Whenever any person is dropped, the
vote he has received shall be divided among
the other candidates, who have received votes
Of 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 10 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 o! said party.
8. That each ono OF the Judges Of each alec
ton district shall select right men to serve as
delegates TO the county convention, and shall
then each place a name in a hat and draw one
therefrom, who shall make the 25th man Of
said delegation.
8. Atsvery primary meeting where members
Of the House Of Delegates are to be balloted
for, one person from each district shall he se1
lected aud such persons selected in their re-
spective districts shall constitute, together with
| the State central committee for Montgomery
county, the county committee.
| 10. All persons aspiring for nominations in
the county shall have their names presented TO
the county committee, together with the title
| of the office they wish TO be nominated for,
and II shall be the duty Of the county COM
mittee to publish list Of such names at the
time of calling the primary meetings, and 10
prepare tickets made up of the names Of such
persons for the use OF the primary meetings.
| IL. Theperson receiving the highest number
OF votes in any election district for county
commissioner, who shall he from said elec-
ton district shall be declared the nominee
for said Office.
IL. The judges OF election selected by the
committee shall only serve at the first primary
meeting TO DO held after this convention, al
which primary meeting the voters shall select
three judges to act at subsequent primary meet
ings, whose term of Office shall continue for
two years or until their successors shall be
chosen; no judge TO act at an election unless
he shall be elected at the primary meeting pre-.
vious 10 that at which he shall serve In case
OF death or resignation or refusal to act Tho
committee shall fill the vacancy thus caused
The convention then adjourned.