The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-19
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES

At meeting of the Executive Committee
held in Bel Air, on Monday, the LIST day of
August, 1881, it was
Resolced, That the Primary Elections be
held in the several Election Districts, lat the
places of holding general elections in said
districts,) ON Saturday, the Goth day of Au-
gust, 1881, between the hours of9 A. NJ, and
9 p. NJ, except in Havre de Grace, where the
hours shall be from 10 A. M. to y p. NJ, for
candidates for the following offices:
For State Senator.
For Four Members of the House of Dele
gates, mo two from the same dstrict)
For Sheriff.
For County Commissioners, mo two from
the same dstrict.)
For County Surveyor.
For Six Members of the Executive Commit
tce-each district to select its own
member.
ResoIrcd, That the following persons are
named as Judges of Election, who will APP
point the necessary Clerks, viz:
1st DlStrict-James Norris, John Price and
VIM. Ady
2d District-Hall's X Roads Precinct-B.
II. Keen, J. T. Baldwin, William A. Court
ney. Hopewel Precinct-Wm. G. Wilson,
Jas b. Gallon, Albert Silver.
3D. DiStrct-Bel Air Precinct-Dr. r. T.
Martin, ] S. Richardson, r W. Holland-
Falston Precinct-James X. Keech, William
NJ. Edelin,, Frank G. Norris Churchville
Precinct-Wm r. Kennedy, VIM. f. Mitch
ell and VIM. H. Divers, Jr.
4M District-Jarrettsville Prccinct-Dr.
John w. Barton, James Galley and VIM.
Watkins. Upper Cross Roads Precinct
VIM. Baldwin, John Divers and Dennis
Standiford. Norrsville Prccinct--Wiley
Norris, Richard Wright and Corbin Taylor.
5M DiStTct-Dublin Precinct.-R. l.. Nc
Cam, w. B. Hopkins Jos. T. Ross. Stearns'
Precinct-Hugh T. Bay, Jas. W. GLADDEN. and
Robert ID. Orr.
GM Distyict-Jos. II. Carver, A. S. Adams
and Michael Gleason.
Resolred, That all Democrats who will be
enti led TO vote in the districts at the next
general election should be entitled to vote at
the primary meetings but where district is
divided into precincts the voter must actu-
ally 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 or Of
fered by one heretofore voting the Republican
ticket or who from any other cause is not en-
titled to vote in the Democratic primaries,
the Judges shall scrutinize and be thoroughly
satisfied that the voter will identify himself
with the party and support its nominees, and
shall exercise prudent discretion in the adj
mission of challenged votes.
If any of the Judges above named shall fail
to be present and act, the one or more pres.
ent shall fill the vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote by ballot
for the person he prefers for each several of
flee to be filled.
The clerks shall keep list of the persons so
voting, and at the close ofthe poll deliver the
same to the Judges.
The Judges in each district and precinct
shall preserve the ballots cast and list of vo-
tiers in the said district, and shall, on Tues
day, the 23d day Of August, 1881, at 12 NJ,
make to the Executive Committee, in Bel
Air, a return of the number of votes cast for
each candidate for the several offices, and
also return the ballots and list of voters to
said committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sigma
lures of the Judges, or II majority of them,
and shall he preserved by the Executive
Committee until the November election fol-
lowing, and shall at all times be open to
the inspection of any person interested there
IN.
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 re.
ceving the largest aggI egate 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 be taken from the same dis
trict.
Each district shall select its own candidate
for County Commissioner. The Second and
and Sixth Districts constituting for that pur-
pose one Election District.
Subject In the abDVa prDVisipn the DprcDn
receiving the highest vote shall be first Sc
leCted, and the next highest from different
district, and so on until the requisite number
is obtained.
In case of Il tie vote, the candidates shall
be determined by lot to he cast by the Exec.
utive Committee, in Bel Air, on the 23d day
of August, 1881, publicly in the presence Of
all who may choose to attend.
If, after the announcement of the Candi.
dates, any nominee shall decline, remove
from the county or die, the Executive Com
mttee shall substitute the person having the
next highest vote who is qualified rs above
AT the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person to be II member of the EX.
ecutive Committee, which shall be constituted
of six persons so chosen, and shall act rs such
from the next general election for two years
The election of such members of the Exec
utive Committee all be certified as the
NOtCS olHcI nbulluttS, anu NtCllicu Dy inc
present Executive Committee.
Any vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filled by the Committee
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 judge shall continue to re
ceive the votes cast.
The result Of counting, us first provided
for, shall not be disclosed until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing more names for one
office than arc to be appointed, shall not be
counted for that office.
The letter of the committee appointed by
the Temperance Alliance was read and duly
considered The Executive Committee adj
journed until the 23d of August, at which
time they will take definite action in regard
to the matter and give proper shape and di-
rection TO the suggestions and requests made
in said letter
H. D. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
VIM. YOUNG Secretary.
OUR COUNTY FAIR The directors of the