Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-08-05
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The following is the plan for conducting
the Primary Elections of the Democratic
Conservative party in this county;
LIST. The Democratic Conservative Execu-
tive Committee for Montgomery county
shall consist Of the State Central Committee
for said county, together with one Member
from each Election District of the county,
TO be elected at the Primary Election next
preceding each general election for State
officers.
End. Primary Elections for the choice of
candidates of the Democratic Conservative
party shall always be held in the several
Election Districts on Saturday and between
the hours of 0 A. M. and 6 p. NJ, at such
times and places as may be designated by
the Executive Committee.
Bird. At said Primary Elections the names
Of all persons mentioned in connection with
the offices to be filled shall be presented to
the Democratic Conservative voters residing
within the several Election Districts of the
county and shall be balloted for as at u gen
eral election, under the supervision of three
judges in each Election District, to be APP
pQinted by the Executive Committee pre-
us to each Primary Election and pub
bed with the call.
til. Two clerks, TO be appointed by the
ges at each Primary Election shall, keep
st of the persons voting, and at the close
the polls deliver the same TO the judges
th. The Judges in each District shall at
close of the polls Immediately proceed
count the ballots in public and shall pre-
We the ballots cast and the list Of voters
shall on the Tuesday next after each
mary Election make to the Executive
mmittee for the county, in Rockville, 0
urn of the number of votes cast for each
hdidate for the several offices, and also re
in the ballots and lists of voters TO said
|mmittee-such returns shall be verified
the signatures OF the judge or majority
them, and shall be preserved by the Elk
itivc Committee for the period of twelve
bnths from the day of the Primary Elec
n, and shall at all times be open to the
pection of any person interested therein
9Th. From the returns SO made, the Elk
ltive Committee shall ascertain the result
oughout the county, and shall declare
publish the same in the several papers
bouncing, where candidates for county
ces OIL. for the Legislature shall have beer
ed for, the person or persons receiving
| the largest aggregate vote, for each office, a!
| the candidates of the Democratic Conserva
| tive party-except that no two candidate.
| for County Commissioners shall be taker
from the same Election District subject Il
| the above provisions the person receiving
the highest vote shall be first selected by
the Executive Committee, and then the mex
highest from different District, and SO OF
until the requisite number is obtained.
7th. When candidates for State or Judi
cial offices or for Congress are to be chosen
the Primary Elections shall be conducted
| in all respects like those for county offices
the voters voting directly for the person they
desire as candidate or candidates and wher
| the result shall have been ascertained az
herein before provided by the Executive
| Committee, said Committee shall appoin
delegates 10 the proper convention upon thu
nomination of the person or persons who
shall have received the largest aggregate
vote; if such person or persons reside il
this county, or if such person or persons dc
not reside in this county, then upon tn,
nomination of three gentlemen named by
said Committee and known to said Com
mittee as friends of the successful candidate
at the Primary Election.
9Th. Only such registered voters of thi
county as voted for the candidates of thu
Democratic Conservative party at the Presi
Dental or Gubernatorial election next pre-
ceding any Primary Election shall be per
mitted to vote at said Primary-except, thai
persons who shall have acquired the RICH
to vote since such Presidential or Guberna
torial election or who will have acquired
such right previous to the next legal cleo
ton shall be allowed to vote at any PR
mary Election, provided the judges shall b,
satisfied that they in good faith intend t
identity themselves with the Democratic
Conservative party; and provided furthe
that any registered voters who may havt
failed TO vote at said Presidential or Guber
Material election, shall also be allowed tc
vote at any Primary Election, if the judges
shall be satisfied that they are in good faitl
identified with the Democratic Conservative
party, and are residents of the District il
which they offer to vote.
9th. In case of u tic vote, the candidate
shall be determined by lot to be cast by thu
Executive Committee, publicly in the pres
ence of all who may choose to attend, il
Rockville, ON Tuesday next succeeding the
Primary Election at which the tie may have
occurred.
10th. If after the announcement OF tn,
candidates any nominee shall decline, re
move from the county or die, the Executive
Committee shall substitute the person hav
ing the next highest vote for that office.
18th. Any vacancy in the Executive Com
mittee shall be filled by said Committee
18th. Any ballot cast at Primary Elec
ton containing more names for one ofiic'
than are to be nominated, shall not b,
counted for that office.
18th. Ii at any Primary Election any o
the judges appointed shall fail TO be presen
and act, the one or more present shall fill
the vacancy, and If none are present, tn,
Democratic Conservative voters present a
81 A. NJ, may choose judges by viva voc,
vote
14th. All persons desiring nominations
shall have their names presented to the Elk
ecutive Committee together with the title o
the Office they wish to be nominated for, il
writing; and it shall be the duty of the sale
Committee TO publish u list of such name
at the time of calling the Primary Meeting
and to prepare tickets made up Of the name
of such persons for use at the Primary Elec
ton.
Letter from Medley's District.