The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-07-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES

At meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Hartford county, in Bel Air, on
Tuesday the 18th day of July, 1893, it was
ReSOlOed, That the primary Elections be
held in the several Election Districts, at the
places of holding general elections in snid
districts, on Saturday, the 4th day of August,
1888, between the hours of 8 O'Clock, A. NJ,
and O'Clock, p. NJ except in IIavre de
Grace, where the hours shall be from 2
O'Clock, p. NJ, to o'clock, p. NJ, for candi-
dates for the following offices
For Three Judges of the Orphans Court.
Fuf States Attorney.
For -Four Members of the House of Delegates
mo two from the same district)
For Sheriff
For County Commissioners.
For County Surveyor.
For Members of the Executive Committee,
leach district to select its own member
Re~lGed, That the following persons are
named as Judges of Election, who will an
point the necessary Clerks:
1a District Abngdon-John A Cunning
ham, VIM. p. Trimble and Edward G. Hook
er.
I'd D&t,4ct-Halrs Cross Roads Precinct
r. M. Taylor, A. +. Brown and j. II. Bald.
win. HopewelI precinct-Samuel r. Bald
win, VIM Stephenson, Jr., and Jas. X. Tay-
lOr.
81 Distrit--Bel Air Precinct-Dr. r. r.
Martin, j. $. Richardson and II. w Holland
Fallston Prccinci.--James K Keech, VIM
NJ. Edelin, and Frank G. Norris Church.
vile Precinct.-Wm. II. Kennedy, VIM
Webster and VIM. H. Divers, Jr.
4M DiStrict-Upper Cross Roads Precinct
james V. Whitelord, Samuel Scarf and
Dennis Standiford. Jarrettsville Precinct
Thos. III. Nelson, James Galley and VIM
Watkins, Norrisvlle Precinct.-R. b. Stiff
Ter, VIM. Barton and Corbin Taylor
5M Uistrct-Dublin.-R i. Mccain,
VIM. b. Hopkins and w, II. X. Jones -
Steamships. w. GLADDEN., Robert d. Orr
and II. Cm. Whiteford.
GM UiStiTct.-lIayrc de Grace A. S.
Adams, Christopher Dugan and Ford Barnes.
RcSoiged, That all Democrats who will be
entitled to vote in the districts at the next
general election should be entitled to vote ut
the primary meetings but where n district is
divided into precincts the voter must actually
reside or be registered in the precinct where
he offers to vote.
That when any vote is challenged or of:
tered by one heretofore voting the Rcpubli
can ticket, the Judges shall be thoroughly
satisfied that the voter will identify himself
with the Democratic party and support its
nominees, and unless so satisfied, in the cX-
ercise of II prudent discretion will exclude
such vote.
If any of the Judges above named shall
fail to he 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 of
flee to be filled
The clerks shall keep list ofthe 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 of vot
ers in the said district and shall, on Tuesday
the 9TH day of August, 1888, ut IL NJ, make
to the Executive Committee, in Bel Air, n
return of the number of votes cast for each
candidate for the several offices, and also re-
turn the ballots and list of voters to said
committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sigma
lures of the Judges, or Il majority of them, and
shall be preserved by the Executive Commit
tee until the November election following,
and Shall Mt all times be open to the inspec.
ton 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
papers, announcing the person or persons re-
ceiving the largest aggregate vote for each
Office rs 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
Sixth Districts constituting for that purpose
one Election District.
Subject to the above provision the person
receiving the highest vote shall be first Sc.
lected, and the next highest from different
district, and so on until the requisite mum.
Der is obtained.
In case of tic vote, the candidates shall
be determined by lot to be cast by the Exc
cutiye Committee, in Bel Air, on the 7th day
of August, 1883, publicly in the presence Of
all who may choose to attend
If, after the announcement of the cand-
dates, any nominee shall decline, remove
from the county or die, the Executive Com
mittee shall substitute the person having the
next highest vote, who is qualified MS above.
AT the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person TO he Il member of the En-
ecutiye Committee, which shall be constitut-
ed 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 shall be certified as the
votes for other nominees, and declared by
the present Executive Committee
Any vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filled by the Committee.
To facilitate the counting Oft the votes, i'm
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 re-
ceive the votes cast.
The result of counting, as first provided
for, shall not be disclosed until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing more names for one
office than are to be appointed, shall not be
counted for that office.
III. ID. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
j. DALLAS EVERETT, Secretary
AT meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee, held in Bel Air, on Tuesday, the
18th day of July, 1888, IL was
ResOlced, That the Democratic voters of