The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES,
July 9Th, 1879.


THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
At meeting of the Executive Committee,
held in Bel Air, on Tuesday, the 9Th day of
July, 1879, it was H.,
Resoloed, That the Primary Elections be
held in the several Election Districts, lat the
places of holding general electonsin said dis
tricts,) on Saturday. the 23d day of August,
1879, between the hours of A. M, and
p. M, except in Havre de Grace, where the
hours shall be from 10 A. M. to 8 p. NJ, for
candidates for the following offices:
For Three Members of the House of Dele
I'D gates, mo two from the same district
Three Judges of the Orphans Court.
uj" Register of Wills. ..
n.". Clerk of the Circuit Court.
" States Attorney.
g" Sheriff ..
Z" Five County Commissioners, mo two
rr. Dbl. from the same district)
County Surveyor .. ....J .
I" Six Members of the Executive Com
Obj. mittee-each district to select its own
member
ResOlDed That the following persons are
named as Judges of Election, who will ap-
point the necessary Clerks, viz:
I'D lN lDtSTfCt.-W llllulll w llllnll
Billingslea and George w. McComas. .
ed Dist,4ct-Hall's X Roads Precinct-B.
II. Keen, J. II. Baldwin, William A. Court
ney. HOpewell Precinct c. Wilson,
Jas. b. GALLON, Albert Silver.
3D. District-Bel Air Precinct,-Dr. r. II.
Martin, George Heuisler, r. w. Holland
Fallston Precinct-James X. Keech, William
NJ Edelin,, Frank c. Norris. Churchville
Precinct-John Hood, James Wakeand,
VIM. III. Divers. 10
y An District Jarrettsville Precinct.-J. G..
Luckey, r. B. Hayward, James Hope. Upper
X Roads Precinct-John Divers, Dennis
Standiford, Samuel Moore. Norrisville Pre-
cinct-J. r. Jackson, Josias Cathcart, Richard
Mcdonald.
5M Distrfct-Dublin Precinct.-R. L. Nc
Cam, W. B. Hopkins, JOS T. Ross Stearn's
Notwithstanding Wilson, David Heaps
Frank Rigdon.
Y 9Th Distrct-Jos H. Carver, A. s. Adams,
VIM. E. Woodhouse.
" ResoIeed, That all Democrats who will be
entitled to vote in the districts at the next gen.
eral election should be entitled to vote at the
primary meetings; but where district is
divided into precincts the voter must actually
reside or be registered in the precinct where
he offers to vote.
That voters who in good faith identify
themselves with the party should be entitled
to vote.
That when any vote is challenged the Judges
shall be satisfied that the voter will identify
himself with the party and support its nomi-
nees, and shall exercise prudent discretion in
the admission of challenged votes.
If any of the Judges above named shall fail
to be present and act, the one or more present
shall fill the vacancy.
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for the person he prefers for each several office
to be filled
The clerks shall keep a list of the persons SO
voting, and at the close of the poll deliver the
same to the Judges r'..r ...,.
The Judges in each district and precinct
shall preserve the ballots cast and list ofvoters
in the said district, and shall, on Tuesday, the
26th day of August, 1879, at 12 NJ, make to
the Executive Committee, in Bel Air, a return
OF the number of votes cast for each candi-
date for the several offices, and also return
the ballots and list of voters to said commit
tee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sigma
lures of the Judges, or majority of them, and
shallbe preserved by the Executive Committee
until the November election following, and
shall at all times be opened to the inspection
of any person interested therein.
Committee shall ascertain the result through
out the county, and shall declare and publish
the same in the several Democratic county
papers, announcing the person or persons
receiving the largest aggregate vote for each
office as the candidates of the Democratic
party.
Except that for Delegates to the Legisla-
ture and for County Commissioners, no two
candidates shall be taken from the same dis.
trict.
Each district shall select its own candidate
for County Commissioner The Second and
the Sixth Districts constituting for that pur-
pose one Election District.
Subject to the above provision the person re-
ceiving the highest vote shall be first selected,
and the next highest from u different district,
and SO on until the requisite number is obtain
ed.
An case of a tic vote the candidates shall be
determined by lot to be cast by the Executive
Committee, in Bel Air, ON the Goth day of
August, 1879, publicly in the presence of all
who may choose to attend.
Ii, after the announcement ofthe candidates
any nominee shall decline, remove from the
county or die, the Executive Committee shall
substitute the person having the next highest
vote. Oh"
At the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person to he member of the Elk.
ecutive Committee, which shall be constituted
of six persons so chosen, and shall act ms
such from the next general election for two
years. nII. ...... t.....
The election of such members of the Execu-
tive Committee shall he certified as the votes
for other nominees, and declared by the pres
ent Executive Committee ,, .I
Any vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filed by the Committee. a.l
HWhereas, 1t may be desired to have an ex-
preston OF popular opinion as to the relative
of the present system of Demo-
cratic primaries and the old convention sys-
tenn,
Resoloed, That at the next election of the
Executive Committee the people be requested
to vote in reference to such change, SO that
the members may be able to express the views
Of their respective districts thereon.
To facilitate the counting of the votes, in
any district where the Judges shall deem it
desirable, two ballot boxes may be provided,
and at 3 o'clock, p. NJ, one of the Judges,
with two persons appointed for that purpose
by The three Judges, may begin the counting
of the ballots received up to that hour. whilst
the other two Judges shall continue to receive
he votes cast.
The result of counting, as first provided for
shall not be disclosed until all the votes cast
shall be counted. linite'9'lil l.f'7 ~ 49,
Any ballot containing more names for one
office than are to be appointed, shall not be |
counted for that office
tai n.,.l III. ID. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
j. RUTLERGE, Secretary. t., ]