Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-07-09
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and Coun.
~ Committees Tor Montgomery county, at q
meeting held In Rockville, on Thursday,
June 10th, 1897,
ReSlOed. That the Democratic voters of
Montgomery county Be respectfully request
ed 70 bold Primary Elections at the uauA!
places for holding Primary Elections,
On SATURDAY, Gath Of July, 1887,
from O'Clock, A M, until 9 O'Clock, p. NJ,
W cast their votes for the following officers
Comptroller Of the Treasury OF the State
Of Maryland, Clerk 10 the Court Of Appeals
of the State Of Maryland, al Associate Judge
81 the Sixth Judicial Circuit Of the State OF
Maryland, one State Senator, three mem
bers Of the House Of Delegates, Clerk Of
Register Of Wills for Montgomery county,
q County Commissioner from the 1st colIec-
tiOn district Of Montgomery county, Coun.
~ Commissioner from the ID collection dis.
trict Of Montgomery county, . County Com.
missioner from tho 9Th collection district Of
Montgomery county. Sheriff Of Montgom-
cry county, and County Surveyor.
Persons desiring 70 be candidates at the
Primary Elections shall, In writing, notify
spencer Watkins, Chairman, p. o. Box No.
1, Rockville, Nd, Of such desire on or be
fore
WEDNESDAY, th day OF July, 1897,
and remit one dollar with such notice 70
insure the printing Of their names on the
tickets 70 be voted at said Primary Elec.
tons.
10 case the parties desiring 10 be csndi.
dates a. Aforesaid do mot comply with the
aioregoing, their names will not be on said
tickets, and such votes a. may be cast for
them ct said Primary Elections will not be
counted.
Il IL also recommended " the voters that
they elect member Of the County Com
mittee from each election district, 70 serve
lor the ensuing two years.
The committee appointed the following
gentlemen 70 act a. judges at said Primary
Elections:
First District--Joseph Pope, G. Penton
Snouner, h. H. Kinsey.
Second-James b. Neel, X. H. Bowman,
w. H. Page.
Thirdew. J. Williams, Walter PletchAlI,
Charles Metzger.
Fourtb-Les ofutt, Lewis L. sad,lsr, Ed
Finh-wm. z. shaw, W. P. Waters,
Sixth. N. Benton, @. Harriss, Julian
Griffith.
seventh-N. N. Perry. BENZ. p. Ball, Rob Il
Wilson.
Eighth-Geo. GArtrell, Edward T. Hender-
son, George White.
NINTH. 7. Martin, A. L. Crown, James
X. Walker.
Ten,b-John W. Carroll, WIN. Daley. L.
NJ. Ufutt, JF.
Eleyenth-Mercer Jones, Charles J. Luhn,
James P. Gott.
Twslfth-L. D. Watkins, John R. Pur-
dam, James z. Duvall.
Thirteenth-Thomas Parsley, James A.
Wiudham, r. W. HAtdesty.
Ia compliance with the usage Of the Com
mittee since the adoption OF the Primary
Election system, the attention OF the judges
IL particularly called 70 the following sec.
ton OF the Primary Election Plan:
section SONY such registered voters OF
this county a. 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 70 vote since
such Presidential or Gubernatorial election,
or who will have acquired such right pre-.
yious 10 the next legal election shall be al
lowed 10 vote at any primary election, pro
Vided the Judges shall be satisfied that they
In 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
ar anbernatorial election shall also be al
lowed 70 vote OF any primary election, II the
Judges shall be satisfed that they are In
good faith identified with the Democratic
party and are still residents Of the district
IN which they offer TO vote"
On motion, the first gentleman named 10
each district was requested 70 act as re-
turn Judge and meet punctually In Rock.
Vile on Tuesday, July 9th, 1897, at II
O'Clock, A. M.
SPENCER WATKINS,
BOWIE +. WATERS, Sec'y. Chairman.