Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-07-14
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery county, at a
meeting held In Rockville, on Tuesday, June
9th, 1898,
Res0loed, That the Democratic voters OF
Montgomery county be respectfully re-
quested TO hold Primary Elections at the
place in each district fixed by law for hold
ing general elections,
On SATURDAY, July the 29th, 1893,
from 8 O'Clock, A. NJ, until O'Clock, P. NJ,
10 cast their votes for the following officers !:
Comptroller Of the Treasury Of the State
of Maryland, Member Of the State Senate,
three Members Of the House Of Delegates,
five members for County Commissioners for
gomery county, and County Surveyor.
Persons desiring to be candidates at the
Primary Elections shall, In writing, notify
Spencer Watkins, Chairman, P. o. Box, No
/, Rockville, Md, Of such desire on or be.
fore Tuesday, July 18th, 1898, and remit one
dollar with such notice to insure the print
ing OF their names on the tickets 10 be voted
at said Primary Elections.
In case the parties desiring to be candi-
dates as aforesaid do not comply with the
aforegoing, 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 10 serve for
the ensuing two years.
The committee appointed the following
gentlemen to act as judges at said Primary
Elections
lst District-James Williams, Rob't Plum
mer, G. Fenton Snouder.
2nd-James B. Neel, Charles r. Murphy,
Webster v. Burdette.
3rd-Ed. J. Chiswell, Nathan D. Poole,
Charles Metzgar.
4th-John B. Edmonston, Lewis l.. Ssdt-
Ter, Wallace X. Ricketts,.
5th-Wm. K. Shaw, W. p. Waters, John
S. Arrowsmith.
6,h-A. H. Aisquith, G. HARRIS, J. N.
Benton.
7,h-Benj. +. Ball. N. N. Perry, Robert
Wilson.
sth-wm. H. Nicholson, Frank Snowden,
Charles Gartrell.
9th-George W. Meem, Jas. K. Walker,
ioth-John W. Carroll, VIM. Dudley, L.
M. Odutt, Jr.
ilth-william G. Brewer, Louis Scholl,
Harry Dickerson.
l2th--Thompson Williams, John R. Pur-
dun, Phil B. Souders.
l3th-Eleazer Ray, Thomas holland, VIM.
Cephas Hardy.
The attention Of the Judges Is particu
iarly called 70 the following section oi the
Primary Election Plan:
Section 8.-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 pre-
vious 10 the next legal election shall be al.
lowed to vote at any primary election, pro
vided the judges shall be satisfied that they
in good faith intend to identify 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, II the judges
shall be satisfied that they are In good faith
identified with the Democratic party and are
still residents of the district 10 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-
Der is obtained.
On motion, the first gentleman named in
each district was REQ uested TO act as return
Judge and meet punctually In Rockville, on
Tuesday, August LIST, 1893
SPENCER WATKINS,
VIM. Il. MORGAN, Chairman.
Secretary