The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-15
The Democratic Primary.

At meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Hartford Gounty: held in Bel
Air on Saturday. May 9th. 1903, it was
RESOLVED. That the Primary Election be
held in the several Election Districts. on
SATURDAY, JULY 25th. 1903: TO nominate
candidates for the following offices:
For Associate Judge OF the Circuit Court.
For three Judges of the Orphans Court.
For States Attorney.
For four members OF the House OF Delegates
(no two from the same district.l
For Clerk of the Circuit Court.
For Treasurer.
For Sheriff.
For one County Commissioner.
For County Surveyor.
For members of the Executive Committee
leach district to select its own mcn!hcrD
The places OF voting III each district are rs
follows:
First Observation-Disclosures and Magnolia.
Second Decentralization, Honcwcli and
Perrymans.
ton and Chestnut Hill.
Fourth -Iarrcttsvillc, Upper Cross
Roads and Norrisvillc.
Fifth District--Dablin and Stcarrs.
Sixth District-Havrc de Grace. and at the
usual places OF voting at the general election
in the First and Second Precincts.
That all Democrats who will be entitled to
vote in the districts at the next general cicc-
ton shall be entitled to vote mt the primary
meeting, the voter must actually rcsidcin the
precinct where he offers to vote.
The Judges OF election shall exercise due dis
cretion with regard to challenged voters. and
no test shall Inc applied to voters beyond the
pledge that they will in good faith support
the candidates nominated.
If any of the Judges fail to be present and
act. the one or more present shall fill tie
vacancy.
If any OF the clerks shall fail to he present
and act, the one or more present shall I'LL the
vacancy.
Each Democratic voter will vote bv ballo:
for the person he prefers for each oithe scvcra!
offices to be filled.
The clerks shall keep Il list of the persons
so voting, and at the close of the polls dclives
the same to the judges.
The Judges in each district and precinct
shall preserve the ballot boxes and ballots
cast and list OF voters in each precinct, and
shall Tuesday, July 2Sth, 1909. ut IL
O'Clock: NJ. make to the Executlye Commit
tee, in Bel Air. return of The numbcrc Of votes
cast for each candidate for the sever niiccs:
and shall ais. return the ballot j. - con
tanning the ballots cast and list OF voters
therein. to be sealed and signed by said acting
Judges, to said committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the signa-
ture of the judges, or by a majority of them,
and shall be preserved by the Executive Com
mittee until the November Election following.
And shall at all times be open to the inspcc-
ton OF any person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
Committee shall ascertain the result through
out the county, and shall declare and publish
the same in the several Democratic papers III
the county. announcing the person nr persons
receiving the largest aggregate vote for each
office the candidates of the Democratic
party. Provided that for the Delegates to
taken from the same district.
Subject to the above provision the person
receiving the highest vote shall be first select
ed. and the next highest from a different dis
trct. and SO on until the requisite NUMBER is
obtained.
In case of n tie vote. the candidate shall he
determined by lot to bc cast by the Executive
Committee in Bel Air on Tuesday. July 18th.
1908, publicly, i'll the presence of all who may
desire to attend.
II, after the announcement ofthc candidates,
any nominee shall dc cline. remove from the
county or die, the Executive Committee shall
substitute the person having the mex highest
vote. who is qualified above.
When the person receiving the highest vote
for Judge of the Circuit Court shall he
nounced as candidate of the Democratirp arty
of Hartford county, thc Executive Committee
of said county shall appoint five persons to
cast in the Judicial Convention to be held a
tue place, day and date to inc hcrcaftc- named,
the five votes of Hartford county for that IIur
son and no other.
At the primary meeting each district shall
choose one person to he member nt the
County Executive Committee. which shall lie
constituted of six persons chosen, and
shall act as such from the next general clSc-
ton for two years.
The election OF such members of the ENccrl-
tive Committee shall be certified as the votes
for other nominees and declared 10y the pres
Cnt Executive Committee.
Any vacancy in the Executive Committee
shall be filled by the Committee.
To facilitate the counting OF the votes in
any precinct where the Judges shall deem il
and at four O'Clock. p. NJ. one of the judges,
with two persons appointed for the purpose
by the Judges. may begin the counting of the
ballots received up to that hour. whilst the
other Judges shall continue to receive the
votes cast.
The result of counting as first provided
for, shall not be disclosed until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Any ballot containing. more names for onc
Office than 10 be nominated shall not he
counted for that office.
RESOLVED ISI-RTtEIR That the hlilnfS I a
be used ut the Primary Election above called
shall be prepared and printed under the dircC
ton of the Democratic Executive Committee.
and that each precinct shall he provided with
a sufficient number ofbaIlots for the primary
election.
That every person desiring to offer his
name to be voted for candidate for any
office, shall prcScut the same to the Executive
Commit tee. or Chairman, or Secretary there
Nj.
That each candidate upon presenting the
name as aforesaid to the Executive Com
mittce as above stated, shall contribute to
primary tickets the sum OF tT o dollars, which
sum shall be sent TO the Secretary OF said
Committee. when his name is $" sent.
The polls at Hayrc dc Grace to he opened
at one O'Clock. =. NJ. and continue open until
eight O'Clock, p NJ. on same day.
The polls in all other precincts in the other
districts of the county shall be opened at one
O'Clock, T.. NJ, and continue open until seven
O'Clock. p. NJ. on same day.
HC lOlOWlllS are the iiitlIlCS III IHC Judges
and clerks:
First Observation-Disclosures Price.
Chief ID. Trainor Archer, Edgar l.. Tucht"n.
James +. Norris and George Gallon; Clerks
William L. Smith and Daniel T.. Fitzpatrick.
Second Precinct-Mn2nolia--J Skillman.
Chief; John H. Turncr. Robert l. l.. Lcight.
Clerks-DanicI sullivan and Fred. Lantz.
Second INSTRUMENTATION. y. Pritch-
ard, Chief; Robert A. Mitchell, Charles u.
Osborn, Orion {. Michael and Alfred II. Will
son. Clerks-Dckey .Tamisnn, Geo. Mitchell,
Howard Mitchell and Mitchell Osborn.
Second OpcwCll--EdSon II.
Reasin, Robert \. Hanna and Robert Walker,
Jr. Clerks-Wadc II. Lee. Wilson Cooley, J.
Clinton Cooper and Samuel Preston.
Hdr nirn CHEZ Gcdr ~ 1,"rn n'''Si T
Mitchell, Marion Malcolm. $. \. Michigan.
Clerks.-George Cord, !. Reese Numbers,
Richard II. Taylor and Hollis Matthews.
Third District-Bc .Air-Iohn Il. WySonG.
Chief; Henry Cain, !. Pearl Wilson. Thomas
Z. Bateman and James {. Young. Clerks
Wiley Hopkins and NJ. Stanley cCOm:S.
Second Irccinct--Churc hvilc-HaIi Mum
nikhuyscn, Chief: Willam W. Fiuncy. James
d. Stewart, John W. Cole and W. Scott
Handy. CIerks-William 7. Kennedy and
William +. Hays,
T:lird Precinct -FalIston--Wm. II. STREET.,
Chief; Joseph 6. Favour. Joseph ). Archer,
ci EnH's tf; shan" nam tsrS IT,
Fourth -IiarkinS-Harpcr II.
Black, Chief; Walter Sladc. BENJAMIN II. vii.
son, James AMOS anu itGlTN \. .lSllliSt'l
Clerks-Bcnjamin G. KccS and john Peterson.
Fourth -JarrcttSvillc-.Iamcs NJ.
Scarf. Chief; William If. Jarrett, George y.
Cairnes, Jesse Taylor and Frank Cathcnr;.
Clerks-Ioshua II Rutcd;:". Alfred :. Upton,
Charles Dcvoc and Charles BradcnbaUgh.
Second Prccinct-Uppcr Eoads-ThomaS
Hitchcock, Chief; John 7. Dalton. William
Riley. Thomas Kelly and Thomas Chcnworth.
Clerks-JamcS Is. Onion, George Proctor, Ellis
worth Scarf and Samuel l.. Kennedy.
Third Prccinct-NorriSvilc- *. straw
bridge, Chief; X. y Wiley, fumes =. Wiley,
Columbus McCluuG and {. Worth Shrn:IcS.
Clcrks-Io Ohm W. Barton, !. Wiley Norris, y.
b. Wiley and Samuel McClunE.
Fifth Istrct-luhu- Hugh \. Jones'
Chief George =. Silver. MoT,IccHi s;cs.rhur-
ough, Joseph X. Hopkins and Il. Frank Web
ster. Clcrks-R. L. PEiEf. Charles Brown,
Wakeman II. Scott and !. Fred. Crew.
Second Prccinct-SIc:trns-Isp Heaps.
Chi f: Daniel w. Bay. Clifford Shaw. Charles
A. Wilson. Joseph Remington. Clcrks-Ed-
ward Doolcy, Granville Heaps, Charles IL.
McNabh and Marshall Stokes.
Sixth DistriCt-FirSt Frccinct--IIanicl X 81
ny, Chief; Albert Loiliu, Victor SrntmHn, John
b. Kelly, Charles J.. Charshcc. Clerks