Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-08-21
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery, ut meeting
held in Rockville, on Tuesday, May 26th,
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 9 o'clock, A. NJ, until o'clock, P. M,
To cast their votes for the following officers
Three members of the House OF Delegates,
five members ior 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, 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 ID. Laird, Chairman, Rockville, Md,
of such desire, on or before Tuesday, August
llth, 1891, and remit one dollar with such
notice, to insure the printing OF their names
ON the tickets 10 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.
IL is also recommended 10 the voters, that
they elect member of the County Commit
lee from each election district 70 serve for
the ensuing two years.
The committee appointed the following
gentlemen 10 act as judges at said Primary
Elections:
First Dis,rct-J. W. Allnutt, Rob't Plum
mer, James Williams.
2d-Samuel Scott, George W. Hilton, Jas.
Il. Neel.
3rd-John H. Williams, DR.. E. wootton,
Richard Poole.
4th-W. R. Pumphrey, John b. hdmons-
ton, Louis l.. Sadtler.
bth-John Bresdy, William e. Shaw, Ed.
ward l.. Burton.
6ih--William Mullican, James Offatt, Jas.
N. Benton.
7th--William L. Wilson, Henry Renshaw, :,
Clayton Williams.
sih-Hllleary Higgins, William Nichol.
son, Charles A. Garirell.
9th-George N. Meem, Thomas J. Owen,
William Coomes.
lOth-John q. Stone, j J. Stearn, john
llth-C. R. Hershey, I. o. White, VIM.
G. Brewer.
l2th-J. R. Purdum, L. T. Hilton, Thomp-
son Williams.
l3,h-Thomas Z. Noland, Eleazer Ray,
Thomas G. Hardesty.
The attention of the Judges is particular.
ly called 10 the following section of the Pri-
mary Election Plan:
mi r.l not
of this county as voted for the candidates OF
the Democratic party vt the Presidential or
Gubernatorial election next preceding any
Primary Election, except that persons
who shall have acquired the right 10 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
fled that they In good faith intend TO iden-
tiiy themselves with the Democratic party
and provided further, that any registered
voter who may have failed to vote at said
Presidential or Gubernatoria 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 bt
taken from the same Collection District, bu
the person receiving the highest vote shal
be first selected by the committee, and then
the next highest IRON different Collection
District, and SO on, until the required mum
her is obtained.
On motion, the first gentleman named in
each district was requested 10 act as q Re
turn Judge, and meet punctually with sale
returns In Rockville, at Philip d. Laird,
Office, on Tuesday, August 25th, at II A. M
PHILIP d. LAIRD,
JOHN T. FLETcHALL, Chairman.
Secretary