Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-09-30
Democratic County Convention.

a.
The delegates chosen at the Democratic
primaries held throughout the county on
Saturday last to attend a county convention
to dispose of the question of the. proposed
change of the Crawford system of primary
elections, and also to send delegates to the
Congressional Convention at Hagerstown,
assembled in the Town Hall here Tuesday.
The convention was called TO order by
Bowie F. Waters, of the State Central Com.
mttee. Charles F. Brooke was made chair
man, and r. Dorsey Trundle secretary.
The following preamble and resolution
was adopted:
the present method of holding primary cleo
tons for the nomination of candidates Of
the Democratic party in Montgomery coun-
ty for the several elective offices for which
the people are from year to year called to
vote;
And whereas, 1t is deemed expedient TO
submit the question of any change of exist
Ing methods TO the people for adoption or
rejection; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Democratic party of Mont
gomery county, in the state of Maryland, in
convention assembled in pursuance to call
of the State Central Committee Of said party
for said county, that at the primary cleo
tons to be held prior to the elections In the
fall of 1899, the voters in said primary cleo
tons shall be called upon to express their
sentiments upon this subject, and to that end
the State Central Committee shall have
printed or written upon the ballots 10 be
used at the said primary election the words
"For the present system of primary cleo.
tions,"
"Against the present system of primary cleo.
tions,"
and in case a majority of the votes cast on
that subject at said primary election shall
be found to be against the present system of
primary elections, then and In that event
nominations for candidates OF the Democratic
party for all offices to be filled at subsequent
elections shall be made by county conven-
ton, to be composed of seven delegates from
each election district OF said county, said
delegates to be chosen at primary election
to be held in each of said election Districts
in accordance with the rules and regulations
TO be prescribed from time To time by the
State Central Committee of said party for
said county, or which may be prescribed by
any county convention hereafter called for
1uat puIpooc
Chas r. Darby offered, by way OF amend
ment to the former resolution, a resolution
endorsing the campaign made in the con-
gressional fight two years ago by the Demo
cratic nominee at that time, Mr.. Blair Lee.
The resolution was adopted.
NJ Don Knight offered the following reso.
luton, which was carried
ResOloed, That the Democracy of Mont.
gomery county, true To the convictions and
declarations of the party upon national ques-
tons, hereby reaffirms its loyalty to the prin-
ciples enunciated in the Chicago platform.
The following delegates were chosen to
represent this county at the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention at Hagerstown:
Clarence NJ. Griffith, James Hilton, l.. A.
White, 5. T. Mullican, j. ID. Vanhorn,
Lloyd Dorsey, N. NJ. Perry, E. p Thomas,
Il. Dorsey Trundle, j. Walter Carroll, Chas :.
r. Darby, James e Williams, Charles A
Fec lesion.