Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-19


Resoiped, That the Democratic voters of
Montgomery county be respectfully request
al To hold Primary Elections at the place
IN each district fixed by law for holding
general elections, on
SATURDAY, August the 22nd, 1891,
from 8 o'clock, A. NJ, until O o'clock, p. M.
to cast their votes for the following officers ::
Three members of the House of Delegates,
live members for County Commissioners of
Montgomery county, three Judges of the Or
pnsps Court Of Montgomery county, a
Siates<,Attorney for Montgomery county, a
G,stkhef the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, a Register of Wills OF Montgomery
county, Sheriff Of Montgomery county.
and a County Surveyor
Persons desiring to be candidaLe1 at the
Primary Elections shall, in wriijng, notify
Philip ID. Laird. Chairman, ROCKVILLE Md,
of such desire, on or before Tuesday. August
lth, 1891, and remit one dollar with such
notice, to insure the printing OF their names
,n the tic is TO be voted at said Primary
l. eciions.
In case parties desiring to be candidates
as aforesaid, do not coE4ply with the afore-
going, their names will not be on said
tickets, and such votes as may be cast for
them at said Primary Elections will not be
counted.
1t is also recommended to the voters, that
they elect member of the County Commit
Tee from each election district TO serve for
the ensuing two years.
The committee appointed the following
gentlemen to act as judges at said Primary
Elections;
First Distrcl-J. W. Allnutt, Robt Plum
mer, James Williams.
2d-Samue Scott, George W. Hilton, Jas.
b. Neel
3rd-John H. Williams, DR.. e. Wootlon,
Richard Poole.
4th-W. r. Pumphrey, John B. kdmons-
ION, Louis h. Sadiler.
5th--John BreadJ, William E. Shaw, Ed
ward l.. Burton.
6th-Wilam Mullican, James 0futt, Jas.
N. Benton.
7th-Willam l.. Wilson, Henry Renshaw,
Clayton Williams.
sih-Hilleary y Higgins, William Nichol-
son, Charles A. Gartrell.
sih-George NJ Meem, Thomas j Owen,
William Coomes.
loth--John G. Stone, J. Stearn, John
G. Trundle
llth-C. R. Hershey, 7. o. White, VIM.
@. Brewer.
l2th-J. R. Purdum, l.. T. Hilton, Thomp-
son Williams.
lsth-Thomas Il. Noland, Eleazer Ray,
Thomas G. Hardesty.
The attention of the Judges is particular
ly called to the following section of the Pri-
mary Election Plan:
"Section S-Only such registered voters
of this county as voted for the candidates OF
the Democratic party At the Presidential or
Gubernatorial election next preceding any
Primary Election, except that persons
who shall have acquired the right TO vote
since such Presidential or Gubernatorial
election, or who will have acquired such
right previous TO the next legal election,
shall be allowed TO vote, at any Primary
Election, provided the Judges shall be salts
fed that they in good faith intend to iden-
tify themselves with the Democratic party,
and provided further, that any registered
voter who may have failed to vote at said
Presidential or Gubernatorial election shall
also be allowed To vote at any Primary
Election, if the Judges shall be satisfied that
they are in good faith identified with the
Democratic party and are still residents of
the district in which they offer to vote"
The committee decided that no two nomi-
nees for County Commissioner shall be
taken from the same Collection District, but
the person receiving the highest vote shall
be first selected by the committee, and then
the next highest from different Collection
District, and so on, until the required num-
ber is obtained
On motion, the first gentleman named in
each district was requested TO act as a Re-
turn Judge, and meet punctually with said
returns in Rockville, at Philip ID. Laird's
office, on Tuesday, August 25th, at IL A. M.
PHILIP ID. LAIRD,
JOHN i. FLETCHALL, Chairman.
Secretary.