The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-11
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Alta meeting of the Executive Committee,
held in Bel Air, on Tuesday, the 9Th day of
July, 1879, it was
ReSoIoed, That the Primary Elections be
held in the several Election Districts, (at the
places of holding general elections in said dis
tricts,) on Saturday, the 23d day of August,
1879, between the hours of 8 A. NJ, and
p. NJ, except in Havre de Grace, where the
hours shall be from 10 A. M. to 8 p M, for
candidates for the following Offices:
For Three Members of the House of Dele
gates tho two from the same district J
Three Judges of the Orphans Court.
Register of Wills.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
States Attorney.
Sheriff
Five County Commissioners, (no two
from the same district)
County Surveyor
Six Members of the Executive Com
mittee-each district to select its own
member.
Re1lced, That the following persons are
named as Judges of Election, who will APP
point the necessary Clerks, viz:
1st District. -Willam P. Trimble, William
Billingslea and George w. McComas. ...
I'd DiStrct-Hall's X Roads Precinct.-B.
H. Keen, j. T. Baldwin, William A. Court
ney. Hopewell Precinct-Wm. G. Wilson,
JAS b. Gallon, Albert Silver.
3D. Dist,4ct-Bel Air Precinct-Dr r.. It.
Martin, George Heuisler, r. w. Holland
Fallston Precinct-James X. Keech, William
M. Edelin,, Frank G. Norris. Churchville
Precinct-John Hood, James Wakeland,
VIM III. Divers.
All District Jarrettsvlle Precnct.-J. G..
Luckey, It. b. Hayward, James Hope Upper
X Roads Precnct-John Divers, Dennis
Standiford, Samuel Moore. Norrisvile Pre-
cinct-J. r.. Jackson, Josas Cathcart, Richard
Mcdonald
9Th Distrfct-Dublin Precinct.-R. l.. Nc
Cam, w. B. Hopkins, JOS. II. Ross. Stearns
Precinct-Archibald Wilson, David Heaps
Frank Rigdon.
6h District-Jos. II. Carver, A. S. Adams,
VIM E. WoodhOuse
Res0Ioed, That all Democrats who will be
entitled to vote in the districts at the next gen.
cral 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.
Each Democratic voter will vote by ballot
for the person he prefers for each several office
to be filled.
The clerks shall keep list of the persons so
voting, and at the close of the poll deliver the
same to the Judges.
The Judges in each district and precinct
shall preserve the ballots cast and list Ofvoters
in the said district, and shall, on Tuesday, the
Goth day of August, 1879, at 12 NJ, make to
the Executive Committee, in Bel Air, 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 ofthcm, and
shall bcpreserved by the Executive Committee
until the November election following, and
shall ut all times be opened to the inspection
of any person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
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 Lcgisla-
ture and for County Commissioners, no two
candidates shall he 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 he first selected,
and the next highest from different district,
and SO on until the requisite number is obtain
ed
In case of a tie vote, the candidates shall he
determined by lot to be cast by the Executive
Committee, in Bel Air, on the Goth day of
August, 1S79 publicly in the presence of all
who may choose to attend
IL, after theannOuncement ofthe candidates,
any nominee shall decline, remove from the
county or die, the Executive Committee shall
substitute the person having the next highest
vote.
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 80 chosen and shall act ms
such from the next general election for two
years .....
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.
Any vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filled by the Committee.
Whereas, 1t may be desired to have an ex-
preston of popular opinion as to the relative
advantage of the present system of Demo-
cratic primaries and the old convention sys-
TEN, ,4.. ..,.... .........
Reso1ced 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.
10 facilitate the counting of the votes, in
any district where the Judges shall deem il
desirable, two ballot boxes may be provided,
and ut . o'clock, p. M, one of the Judges,
with two persons appointed for that purpose
by the three Judges, may begin the counting
OF the ballots received upto that hour, whilst
the other two Judges shall continue to receive
the votes cast. a.j l
The result of counting, rs first provided for
shall not be disclosed until all the votes cast
shall be counted. .-ft .'3
Any ballot containing more names for one
Office than are to be appointed, shall not be
counted for that Office. ao fptI6
f H. ID. FARNANDIS, Chairman. D,
J. r. RUTLERGE, Secretary.