Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-07-16
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and Coup.
ty Committees for Montgomery county, At q
meeting held 10 Rockville, on Thursday,
June 10th, 1897,
Resolood, That the Democratic voters Of
Montgomery county be respectfully request.
ed 70 hold Primary Elections at the usual
places for holding Primary Elections,
On SATURDAY, Oath Of July, 1897,
from o'clock, A M, until O'Clock, p. NJ,
To cast their votes for the following officers
Comptroller Of the Treasury OF the State
Of Maryland, Clerk 70 the Court Of Appeals
OF the State Of Maryland, an Associate Judge
Of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Of the State Of
Maryland, one State Senator, three mem
bers Of the House OF Delegates, g Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
a Register OF Wills for Montgomery county,
County Commissioner from the LIST collec.
ton district Of Montgomery county, q Coun
ty Commissioner from the ID collection dis
trict OF Montgomery county, Q County Com.
missioner from the 9Th collection district Of
Montgomery county, Sheriff Of Montgom.
cry county, aud q County Surveyor.
Persons desiring 70 be candidates at the
Spencer Watkins, Chairman, =. o. Box No.
/, Rockville, Nd, Of such desire on or be
fore
WEDNESDAY. 7th day Of July, 1897,
and remit one dollar with such notice 70
insure the printing Of their names on the
tickets 10 be voted at said Primary Elec-
tons.
10 case the parties desiring 70 be candi
dates as aforesaid do not comply with the
aiOregoing, their names will not be on said
ftrkefa and annh n he fpF
them al said Primary Elections will not be
counted.
II is also recommended " the voters that
they elect member Of the County Com
mittee from each election district 70 serve
ior the ensuing two years.
The committee appointed the following
gentlemen 10 act as judges ai said Primary
Elections:
First District-JoSeph Pope, G. Fenton
SnOufer, n. II. Kinsey.
Second-James B. Eeel, r. II. Bowman,
W. H. Page.
Third-w. J. Williams, Walter FletchAll,
Charles Metzger.
Pourtb-Lee offutt, Lewis l.. Sadtler, Ed
ward Garrett.
Finh-wn. z. Shaw, W. P. Waters,
A. q. Tolson.
Sixth. N. Benton, @. HARRIS, Julian
Griffith.
seventh-E. N. Perry. Benz. p. Ball, Rob t
Wilson.
Eighth-Geo. GArtrelI. Edward T. Hender-
son, George White.
Ninth. T. Martin, A. L. Crown, James
X. Walker.
Tentb-John W. Carroll, VIM. DuIey, L.
N. Ofutt, Jr.
Bieventh-Mercer Jones, Charles J. Luhn,
James p. Gott.
Twelfth. D. Watkins, John R. Pur-
DUN, James z. Duvall.
Thiueenth-Thomas Parsley, James A.
Windham, r. w. Hardesty.
la compliance with the usage of the Com.
mitiee since the adoption of the Primary
Election system, the attention OF the judges
lie particularly called to the following sec
ton Of the Primary 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 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
10 good faith intend 10 identify themselves
with the Democratic party, and provided
further, that any registered voter who may
have failed TO vote at the said Presidential
or Gubernatorial election shall also be al
lowed 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 resldents Of the district
In which they offer TO vote"
On motion, the first gentleman named in
each district was requested TO act as re.
turn Judge and meet punctuslly in Rock
vile on Tuesday, July 9th, 1897, at II
O'Clock, A. NJ.
SPENCER WATKINS,
BOWIE r. WATERS, Sec'y. Chairman.