The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-22
Democratic Primaries

At a meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Hartford county, in Bel Air, on
Tuesday, May 10Th, 1891, it was
RESOLVED, That the Primary Elections be held
in the several Election Districts, at the places
of holding general elections in said districts,
On Saturday, July 25th, 1891,
from the hours of o'clock, A. NJ, to O. o'clock,
z. NJ, except in the Sd District and in Havre de
Grace, where the hours shall be from 9 O'Clock,
A. NJ, to z O'Clock, P. NJ, for candidates for
the following offices:
FOR SENATOR.
FOR FOUR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, (no two from the same dis
FOR CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
FOR THREE JUDGES OF THE ORPHANS
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 Clerks:
First DiStrict.-Abingdon Precinct-Geo. W.
McComas, Glenn. K. Sewell, Daniel Callahan
Magnolia Precinct w. Brown, Jacob
Hoffacker, Christopher Herbert
Second District-Halps Cross Roads Precinct
w. d. Osborn, Harry A. Courtney, Jacob c.
Hollis. Hopewell Precinct-Geo. II. Bolts, 4.
N. Hanna, Geo. A. Wilkinson.
Third District. Bel Air Precinct-J. s. r ich-
ardson, Humphrey Wilson, Geo. R. Cairnes.-
Churchville Precinct-W. H. Harvard, John
Trago, VIM. F. Hays. Fallston Precinct-Al-
phonso Robinson, John Clark, Jos. G. Favour.
Fourth District.-Jarrettsville Precinct-Ed-
ward Beatty, N. Oscar Stokes, Nelson Gilbert
Norrisville Precinet-J. Wiley Norris, VIM.
Wright, Corbin Taylor. Upper Cross Roads
Precinct-Dennis Stamford, Jos. Ashton, Car
will Tolley.
Cam, Hugh A. Jones, Jos. 4. Hopkins
stearns' Precinct-Zephanah Heaps, VIM. F.
Wilson, r. E. Morgan.
Sixth District-Havre de Grace-J. W. Cham
berlain, j. w. Foster, Thos. Healy.
ResoEged, That all Democrats who will be entitled
shall be entitled to vote at the primary meeting;
but where 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 offered by one
heretofore voting the Republican ticket, the
wilt identity himself with the Democratic party
and support its nominees, and unless so satisfied,
in the exercise of prudent discretion will exclude
If any Of the Judges above named shall fail to be
present and act the one or more present shall fill
Each Democratic voter will vote by ballot for
the person he prefers for each several office to be
filled.
ing, 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 voters in the
said district or precinct and shall on Tuesday July
g. 1891 at IL O'Clock M. make to the Executive Com
cast for each candidate Tor the Several oees, and
also return the ballots and list of voters to said
committee.
OF the Judges, or majority of them, and shall be
preserved by the Executive Committee until the
November election following, and shall at all
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
the several Democratic county papers, announc-
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.
Subject to the above PROVISION the person re,
the next highest from different district, and so
on until the requisite number is obtained.
In case OF a tie vote, the candidate shall be de-
termined by lot to be cast by the Executive Com
mittee, in Bel Air, on Tuesday, July 2sth 1891 pub
lcly In the presence of all who may choose to at
tend.
If, after the announcement of the candidates
any nominee shall decline. remove from the coun-
ty or die, the Executive Committee shall substi-
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 six
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 filled by the committee.
To facilitate the counting Of the votes in any
district where the Judges shall deem it desirable,
two ballot boxes may be provided and at clock,
ed for that nurpoe y fbe three geS nav
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.
HENRY D. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
HOLLIS COURTNEY. Secretary.