The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-19
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

At meeting of the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of Hartford county, hello
in Bel Air, on Monday, June 18th, 1901
il was Resolved, That the Primary Elec
ton be held in the several Election Dis
tricts, at the places for holding general
elections on Saturday, the 9th day o.
July, 1901, to nominate candidates fol
the following offices:
One candidate for the Senate.
Four candidates for the House of Dele
gates; no two from the same District.
One candidate for Register of Wills.
One candidate for County Treasurer.
One candidate for Sheriff.
One candidate for County Commits
sioner.
One candidate for County Surveyor.
The places of voting in each District
are as follows:
First District-Abingdon and Magnolia
Second District-Aberdeen, Hopewel
and Perryman.
Third District-Bel Air, Churchville
Fallston and Chestnut Hill.
Fourth District-Jarrettsville, Upper
Cross Roads and Norrisville.
Fifth District-Dublin and Stearns'.
Sixth District-Havre de Grace, and al
the usual place of voting.
That all Democrats, who will be entitled
to vote in the Districts at the next General
Election, shall be entitled to vote at the
Primary Meeting; but where a District
is divided into Precincts the voter must
actually reside, or be registered in the
precinct where he offers to vote.
The Judges of Election shall exercise
due discretion with regard to challenged
voters, and no test shall be applied to
voters, beyond the pledge that they will
in good faith, support the candidates
nominated.
If any of the Judges shall fail to be
present and act, the one or more present
shall fill the vacancy.
If any of the Clerks named shall fail to
be present and act, the Judges shall fill
the vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote by
ballot for the person he prefers for each
of the several offices to be filled.
The Clerks shall keep list of the per-
sons so voting, and at the close of the
poll deliver the same to the Judges.
The Judges in each District and precinct
shall preserve the ballots cast and list OF
voters in the said District and Precinct,
and shall on Tuesday, July the aOth,
1901, at IL o'clock, M, make to the
turn of the number of votes cast for each
candidate for the several offices, and also
return the ballots and list of voters to
said Committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the
signatures of the Judges, or by majority
of them, and shall be preserved by the
Executive Committee until the November
Election following. And shall at all
times be open to the inspection of any
person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
Committee shall ascertain the result
throughout the county, and shall declare
and publish the same in the several DEM
ocratic County papers, announcing the
person or persons receiving the largest
aggregate vote for each office as the can
didates of the Democratic party. Pro-
vidcd, that for Delegates to the Legisla-
ture no two candidates shall be taken
from the same District.
Subject to the above provision the per-
son receiving the highest vote shall first
be selected, and the next highest from a
different District, and SO on until the
requisite number is obtained.
In case of tie vote, the candidate shall
he determined by lot to be cast by the
Executive Committee, in Bel Air, on Tues
day, July the Goth, 1901, publicly in the
presence of all who may desire to at
tend.
If, after the announcement of the cam
didates, any nominee shall decline, re-
move from the county or die, the Exc
cutive Committee shall substitute the
person having the next highest vote, who
is qualified as above.
At the Primary Meeting each District
shall choose one person to be a member
of the County Executive Committee,
which shall be constituted of six persons
SO chosen, and shall act as such from the
next General Election for two years
The election of such members of the
Executive Committee shall be certified as
the votes for other nominees, and de-
clared by the present Executive Commit
tee.
ANY vacancy in the Executive Commit
tee shall be filled by the Committee.
To facilitate the counting ofthe votes in
any District or precinct, where the Judges
shall deem it desirable, two ballot boxes
may be provided, and at five o'clock p.
M, one of the Judges, with two persons
appointed for the purpose by the three
Judges, may begin the counting of the
ballots received up to that hour. whilst
the other two Judges shall continue to
receive the votes cast.
The result of counting, as first provided
for, shall not lie disclosed until all the
votes cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing more names for
one office than are to be nominated, shall
not be counted for that office.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the ballots
to he used at the Primary Election above
called, shall be prepared and printed
under the direction of the Democratic
Executive Committee. and that each pre-
cinct shall be provided with sufficient
number of ballots for use at the Primary
Election.