Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-07-21
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic State Central and County
Committees for Montgomery county, at
meeting held 10 Rockville, on Tuesday, June
Goth, 1899,
Res0lued, That the Democratic voters of
Montgomery county be respectfully requested
10 hold Primary Elections at the usual places
for holding Primary Elections, on
SATURDAY. 29th day Of July. 1893,
from 9 O'Clock, A. n. :, until o'clock, P. NJ,
TO cast their votes for the following offices
Governor OF the State Of AArylAnd 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, Q States Attorny, . County Commits
Dioner from the Bird collection district Of
Montgomery county, q County Commission
or from the 4th collection district Of Mont
Romery county, Sheriff Of Montgomery
county and County Surveyor; and also, at
the same time and place, in pursuance Of
resolutions passed at the county convention
held at Rockville the 9th 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. II. Griffith, Chairman, p, o. Box No. !,
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
TO 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.
1t 10 also recommended 10 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 &C, as Judges at said Primary
Elections:
First District-Joseph NJ. Pope, G. Fenton
Snouffer, l.. Reese Kinsey.
Second-William H. Benson, William II.
Page, William F. King.
Third-N. D. Poole, Walter Fletchall,
Richard Poole.
Fourth--John B. Brewer, Hardy |. Haley,
Charles W. Fields.
Fith-williAm McCensy, A. G. Tolson,
Charles Lichliter.
Sixth. N. Benton, G. Harriss, James
II. Jones.
Seventh-N. NJ. Perry, Benz F. Ball, Rob I
Wilson.
Eighth-ChArles A. GArtrell, Geo. White,
Edward T. Henderson.
Ninth-Charles A. Spates, Geo. |. Robert
son, James X. Walker.
Tenth-Arthur Myers, Charles Case, OhAs.
Creaner.
EleVenth-Mercer Jones, James P. Gott
Charles A. Luhn.
Twelfth-William r. Purdum, Lorenzo d.
Watkins, George W. Burns.
Thirteenth-James T. Parsley, R. W. Har-
desty, H. J. Long.
In compliance with the usage Of the COM
mittee since the adoption OF the Primary
Election system, the attention Of the judges
ID particularly called 10 the following section
Of the Primary Election Plan:
Section 5-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 TO the next legal election shall be al
lowed to vote 81 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 ~ the said Presidential
or Gubernatorial election shall also be al
lowed TO vote oil any primary election ,::if the
judges shall be satisfied that they are 10 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 was requested to act as a return