Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery, at a meeting
held in ockville, on Tuesday, May 26th,
1891,
Resolct !, That the Democratic voters of
Montgomery county be respectfully request
ed to hoid 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 Q o'clock, 7. M,
10 cast their votes for the following officers
Governor of the State of Maryland, Attor.
ney General of the State Of Maryland, Comp
troler of the Treasury Of the State Of Mary
land, Clerk of the Court of Appeals of the
State oil Maryland, three members OF the
House of Delegates, five members for Coun-
ty Commissioners Of Montgomery county,
three Judges of the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county, States Attorney for Mont
gomery county, a Clerk OF the Circuit Court
for Montgomery county, a Register of Wills
of Montgomery county, a Sheriff OF Mont
gomery 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
nth, 1891, and remit one dollar with such
notice, u 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 alore.
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 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 District-J. W. Ailnutt, RSS't Plum
2d-Sar uel Scott, George W. Hilton, Jas
b. Neel.
3rd--J. IN II. williams, DR.. II. Wootton,
Richard Poole.
4th-w. R. Pumphrey, John b. kdmons.
ton, Louis l.. Sadtler.
bih--John Bready, William II. Shaw, Ed
ward l.. Burton.
6th-william Mullican, james 0iutt, Jas.
N. Benton.
7th-william L. Wilson, Henry Renshaw
Clayton Williams.
sIh-Iiilleary U. Higgins, William Nichol
son, Charles A. Gartrell.
9th--George NJ. Meem, Thomas J. Owen
William Coomes.
h ~f0th-John q. Stone, J. J. Stearn, John
"a. Trundle.
llih--C. II. Hershey, 7. o. White, VIM
g. Brewer.
l2lh--J. R. Purdum, L. T. Hilton, Thomp'
son Williams.
l3lh-Tbomas E. Noland, Eleazer Ray,
Thomas G. Hardesty.
The attention of the Judges is particular
~ 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 OF
Gubernatorial election next preceding any
Primary Election, except that persons
VINO shall have acquired the right to vote
since suc1 Presidential or Gubernatorial
election, or who will have acquired such
right previous to the next legal election,
shah be allowed to vote, at any Primary
Election, D divided the Judges shall be salts
hrd that they in good faith intend to iden-
liy 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 DO allowed to vote at any Primary
Election, ii the Judges shall be satisfied that
they are in good faith identified with the
Democratic party aud are still residents OF
the district IN which they offer'to y'Ste,'
The committee decided that no two noHsj>
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 a Re
turn Judge, and meet punctually with said
returns in Rockville, at Philip ID. Iiaird''
( office, on Tuesday, August 25th, at IL A. M
PHILIP ID. LAIRD,
JOHN II. FLETCHALL, Chairman.
Secretary.