The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-07-24

AT "a meeting OF Inc DemOcratlc Executive
Committee of Hartford county, in Bel Air, on
Tuesday, May 18th, 1891, 1t was
ResolCed, That the Primary Elections be held
In the several Election Districts, at the places
Of holding general elections in said districts,
On Saturday, July goth, 1891,
from the hours OF 9 O'Clock, A NJ, to @ o'clock
p. NJ, except in the Sd District and in Havre de-
Grace, where the hours shall be from o'clock,
A. NJ. to o'clock, P. NJ, for candidates fol-
the following offices;
FOR SENATOR.
FOR FOUR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, (uo two from the same dis
FOR CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
FOR THREE JUDGES OF THE ORPHANS
COURT
FOR STATES ATTORNEY.
FOR SHERIFF.
FOR FIVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (no
two from the same district.)
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE, leach district to select its own
member)
Resolved, That the following persons are
named as Judges Of Election, who will appoint
the necessary Clerksi
First Decentralization Precinct-Geo. W.
McComas, Glenn. X. Sewell, Daniel Callahan
Magnolia Precinct-George w. Brown, Jacob
Hoffacker, Christopher Herbert.
cecOTb0 D3SLftcL.-ddli6 CrOsS ROADS TIecl0Ct
w. ID. Osborn, Harry A. Courtney, Jacob q.
Hollis. Hopewell Precinct-Geo. H. Bolts, K.
N. Hanna, Geo. A. wilkinson.
Third District. Bel Air Precinct. s. R ich-
ardson, Humphrey Wilson, Geo. R. Cairnes.-
Churchville Precinct-W. H. Harvard, John
phonso Robinson, John Clark, Jos. G. Favour.
Fourth Distriet.-Jarrettsville Precinct-Ed-
ward Beatty, N. Oscar Stokes, Nelson Gilbert
Norrisyille Precnct-J. Wiley Norris. VIM.
Wright, Corbin Taylor. Upper Cross Roads
Precinct-Dennis Stamford, Jos. Ashton, Car
will Tolley.
Flfth District-Dublin Precinct-R. l.. Nc
Cam, Hugh A. Jones, Jos. K. Hopkins
Stearns' Precinct-Zephanah Heaps, VIM. r,
Wilson, r. E. Morgan.
Sixth District.-Havre de Grace-J. W. Cham
berlain, j. w. Foster, Thos. Realy.
Resolved, That all Democrats who will be entitled
to vote In the districts at the next general election
shall be entitled to vote at the primary meeting
voter must actually reside be registered in the
precinct where he offers to vote.
That when any vote is challenged or offered by one
heretofore voting the Republican ticket, the
judges shall be thoroughly satisfied that the votel
will identify himself with the Democratic party
In the exercise Of prudent discretion will exclude
II any Of the Judges above named shall fail to be
present and act, the one or more present shall Ill
the vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote by ballot fol
the person he prefers for each several Office to bt
The clerks shall keep list of the persons so vot
ing; and at the close Of the poll deliver the same
The Judges in each district and precinct shall
preserve the ballots cast and list OF voters IN the
SAID district or precinct and shall on Tuesday July
2S, 1891 at IL O'Clock Nj. make to the Executive Com
mittee. in Bel Air, return of the number of votes
east for each candidate for the several Offices anC
also return the ballots and list of voters to sale
Such returns shall be verified by the signature.
OF the Judges. or majority OF them, and shall be
preserved by the Executive Committee until the
November election following. and shall at al
times be open to the inspection Of any person
interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive Com
mittee shall ascertain the result throughout the
county, and shall declare and publish the same In
ing 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 Legislature and
for County Commissioners, no two candidates
shall be taken from the same district
ceving the highest vote shall be first selected and
the next highest from different district, and sc
on until the requisite number Is obtained.
In case OF tie vote, the candidate shall be de
term1ned by lot to be cast by the Executive Com
mittee, in Bel Air, on Tuesday, July 2sth 1891 pub
liely In the presence OF all who may choose to at
II, after the announcement of the candidate:
any nominee shall decline. remove from the coun
ty or die, the Executive Committee shall subst
tute the person having the next highest vote, who
Is qualified as above.
At the primary meetings each district shall
choose one person to be member of the Execu
tive Committee, which shall be constituted of 81,
persons so chosen, and shall act as such from the
next general election for two years.
The election OF such members Of the Executive
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 filed by the committee.
10 1acilltate the counting OF the votes, in any
district where the Judges shall deem it desirable
two ballot boxes may be provided, and at o'clock
7: M, one OF the judges with two persons appoint
ed 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
cefve the votes cast.
The result Of counting, as first provided for shall
not be disclosed until all the votes cast shall b.
counted.
Any ballot containing more names for one Office
than are to be appointed shall not be counted fol
that office.
HENRY D. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
HOLLIS COURTNEY. Secretary.