The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-08-29
The Primary Elections.

Aho iihdIy LicCblOHS.
Very little disorder occurred at the Demo-
cratic primary elections last Saturday, and the
vote cast was larger than ever before This
was due to the fact that the polls being opened
in each precinct the voters had shorter dis
tances to go and more of them turned out
Besides, the campaign was conducted with the
greatest activity, and voters were urged to
attend the election. There were, it is true,
some complaints that the vote was swcllcd by
permitting Republicans to vote, but in all
cases, we believe, where vote was challenged
for reasons other than those of non-residence,
under age, Nc, the voter was required to de-
clare his purpose to identify himself in good
faith with the Democratic party and vote the
Democratic ticket at the next general election.
The vote for several of the candidates was
very close, and it required an official count to
determine the result accurately. This was
made by the Executive Committee on Tues
day, their report being printed in another
column. When the vote for the Norrisville
precinct was about to be counted, Mr. William
L.. Cooley, a candidate for States Attorney,
presented protest against receiving it, aleg-
ing that the poll book showed fifty -four more
names than were registered as legal voters of
that precinct, and that many of the names
contained in tho poll-book were not on the
registry list. Mr., VIM. Young addressed the
committee and argued that there was no proof
of fraudulent voting; that the names not ON
the registry list might be those of young men
OF age not yet registered, of persons actually
residing in the district, or of Republicans who
in good faith took this opportunity of identi-
flying themselves with the Democratic party.
lie also mentioned the fact that no candi-
date belonging to that precinct made any
complaint of illegal voting, but the protest
came from candidate who had no personal
knowledge that any fraud had been commit
ted, 1t would be wrong, he thought, to dis
franchise a precinct withoutany proofoffraud.
The return judge of the precinct, Mr.. John
II. jackson, was called before the committee,
and stated that in every case where a vote was
challenged, the regulations applying to such
votes was strictly complied with. The COM
mittee after consideration determined to count
the votes of the disputed precinct Henry d.
Farnandis, Esq, chairman of the Executive
Committee, in announcing the decision stated
that the committee had endeavored to select
honest and competent men as Judges, and had
taken every prccauLion to ensure Il fair cleo
there Nyn l,nt
sons named were not identified with the Dem
ocratic party, or that the judges of election
had failed to do their duty in taking votes.
The effect of throwing out the vote of Nor
risvlle precinct would have been to give the
nomination for States Attorney to Mr. George
l.. Vanl5ibbcr, whose entire vote in the coun-
ty, was only forty two behind that of the sue
cessful candidate, Mr.. George Y. Maynadicr.
When the protest was made, Mr. VanBibber
arose and said Tint he had no protest to make,
and that if the vote of Norrisvillc should be
thrown out, he should positively decline to be
a candidate for States Attorney. Mr.. Van
Bibber's speech was received with loud APP
plausc.
The vote between Messrs A. ii. Greenfield
and ?. G. Savin, for Judge of the Orphans
Court, was also very close, Mr. Greenfield re-
ceiyng the nomination by majority of four
votes. A recount of the vote was suggested,
but Mr.. Savin saved the committee great
amount of labor, by informing them that he
would not insist upon the votes being recount.
cd. The count then proceeded to the end
without farther interruption, with the result
as announced elsewhere.
The sense of the Democratic voters of the
county was taken upon the continuance ofthc
present system of voting directly for the can
didates for nomination, or the old convention
system. The result showed a. majority of
l ,G44 for the present system.
The Executive Committee elected were
William Young, for the list district; George
Harris for the 81 Henry d. Farnandis, for
the Sd; John r. jackson for the 4th; Archibald
Wilson for the 9th, and Robert r. Vandivcr,
for the sixth.