Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-23
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery county, at a
meeting held in Rockville, on Tuesday, June
Goth, 1899,
Resolved, That the Democratic voters OF
Montgomery county be respectfully requested
TO hold Primary Elections at the usual places
for holding Primary Elections, on
SATURDAY. 29th day of July. 1893,
from O. clock, A. M, until o'clock, P. M,
to cast their votes for the following offices
Governor OF the State Of Maryland, At
torney General for the State of Maryland and
Comptroller Of the Treasury OF the State OF
Maryland, three members Of the House Of
Delegates, three Judges of the Orphans
Court, a States Attorny, County Commits
Sioner from the Bird collection district of
Montgomery county, a County Commission
err from, the 4th collection district of Mont
Romery county, Sheriff OF Montgomery
county and County Surveyor and also, at
the same time and place, 10 pursuance OF
resolutions passed at the county convention
held at Rockville the 27th day Of September
1898, to vote for or against the present Pri-
mary Election system.
Persons desiring to be candidates at the
Primary Elections shall, In writing, notify
Chas. H. Griffith, Chairman, P. o. Box No. l.,
Rockville, Md, of such desire on or before
WEDNESDAY, July 18th, 1899,
and remit one dollar with such notice to in-
sure the printing 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 no. be
counted.
II is also recommended TO the voters that
they elect a 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--Joseph N. Pope, G. Fenton
Snoufer, L. Reese Kinsey.
Second-Wi lillian H. Benson, William H.
Page, William F. King.
Third-John II. Williams, Walter fetch e
all, Richard Poole.
Fourth-Lee Offutt, Lewis l.. Sadtler, Ed
ward Garrett.
Fith-Wm. E. Shaw, A. c. Tolson, W.
P. Waters.
SIXTH. N. Benton, G. Harriss, James
Il. Jones.
Seveuth-N. N. Perry. Benz. F. Ball, Rob t
Wilson.
Eighth-Charles A. Gartrell, Geo. White,
Edward T. Henderson.
Niuth-Charles A. spateS, Geo. l. Robert
son, James X. Walker.
Tenth-Arthur Myers, Charles Case, Chas.
Dreamer.
Eleventh-Mercer Jones, James P. Colt,
Charles A. Luhn.
Twelfth-William R. Purdum, Lorenzo d.
Watkins, George W. Burns.
Thirteenth-James 7. Parsley, R. W. Har-
desty, H. J. Long.
In compliance with the usage of the COM
miltee since the adoption OF the Primary
Election system, the attention OF the judges
is particularly called 10 the following section
OF the Primary Election Plan:
''Section 8-0nly 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 TO the next legal election shall be al
lowed TO vote al 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 the said Presidential
or Gubernatorial election shall also be al.
lowed TO vote al any primary election, III the
judges shall be satisfied 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 in
each district waa requested to act az a return
Judge and meet punctually in Rockville on
Tuesday, August LIST, 1899, at 10 O'Clock,
A NJ.
CHARLES n. GRIFFITH,
BOWIE +. WATERS,