Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-07-03

The Democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery, at meeting
held in Rockville, on Tuesday, May Goth,
1891,
Res0lDed, That the Democratic voters OF
Montgomery county be respectfully request
ed TO hold Primary Elections at the place
IN each district fixed by law for holding
general elections, on
SATURDAY, August the 22nd, 1891,
from 0 o'clock, A. M, until o'clock, p. M,
TO cast their votes for the following officers
Three members of the House of Delegates,
five members for County Commissioners OF
Montgomery county, three Judges of the Or
phans' Court of Montgomery county, a
States Attorney for Montgomery county, a
Clerk OF the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, a Register of Wills of Montgomery
county, Sheriff of Montgomery county,
and County Surveyor.
Persons desiring to be candidates at the
Primary Elections shall, In writing, notify
Philip d. Laird, Chairman, Rockville, Md,
of such desire, on or before Tuesday, August
11th, 1891, and remit one dollar with such
notice, to insure the printing OF their names
on the tickets to be voted at said Primary
Elections.
In case parties desiring to be candidates
as aforesaid, do not comply with the aiore
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
gentlet6Sa to act as judges AT said Primary
Elections:
First Dis,rict-J. W. Allnutt, Rob't Plum
mer, James Williams.
2d-Samuel Scott, George W. Hilton, Jas.
B. Neel.
3rd-John H. Williams, DR.. e. Wootton,
Richard Poole.
4th-W. R. Pumphrey, John B. Ldmons-
ton, Louis l.. Sadtler
5th-John Bready, William &. Shaw, Ed
ward l.. Burton.
6th-William Mullican, James 0futt, Jas.
N. Benton.
7,h-William L. Wilson, Henry Renshaw,
Clayton Williams
8ih-Hileary D Higgins, William Nichol-
son, Charles A. Gartrell.
9th-George NJ. Meem, Thomas ]. Owen,
William Coomes.
loth-John G. Stone, ]. Stearn, John
G. Trundle.
llth-C. R. Hershey, I. 0. White, VIM
g. Brewer.
l2th-J. R. Purdum, l.. T. Hilton, Thomp-
son Williams.
l3th-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 nave acquired the right TO vote
since such Presidential or Gubernatoral
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,
fled 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 mum.
Der is obtained.
On motion, the first gentleman named in
each district was requested 10 act as Re-
turn Judge, and meet punctually with said
returns in Rockville, at Philip D. Laird's
Office, on Tuesday, August 25th, at II A. NJ.
PHILIP d. LAIRD,
JOHN T. FLETcHALL, Chairman.
Secretary.