The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-22
The Democratic Primary.

The Democratic Primary.
At meeting of the Democrats ESecTtiyc
Committee of Hartford County. held III Bel
Air on Saturday. May 9th. I2n:;. il wt:S
RESOLVED. That the Primary Election he
held in the several Election Districts. on
SATURDAY. JULY 25th. 1909. to nominate
candidates for the following Offices:
For Associate Judge of the Circuit Court.
For three Judges of the Orphans Cont.
For States Attorney.
For four members ct the House %: delegates
mo two from the same district
For Clerk of the Circuit Court.
For Treasurer.
For Sheriff.
For one County Commissioner.
For County Surveyor.
For members OF the Executive Comr?ItCe
leach district to select its OWE nIcmhcr.)
The places of voting i'll each district are as
follows:
. Second District-AhCrdee:t. Hop-wcE and
Perrymuns.
Third pistrict--Hcl Air, Churchvillc, Fails
ton and Chestnut Hill.
Fourth pistrict-JJarrettsvi!le, Upper Cross
Roads and NorriSviliC.
Fifth District-Dublin and Stcarns.
Sixth Distrct-Eavre de Grace and At the
usual places of voting n the general election
in the First and Second Precincts.
That all Democrats who will be entitled 20
vote in the districts ut the next General clcc-
ton shall he entitled to vote 1t she primary
mseting, the voter must actu;tiiy reside III IL
PRECINCT where he offers TO vote.
The judges of election shall exercise due dis
erection with regard to challenge! voters: ana
no test shall be applied to voters bCyCnd the
pledge that they will III good faith support
the candidates nominated.
If any of the judges fail 10 he present and
act. the one or more present shall fill t.iS
vacancy.
II any of the clerks shall fail to l. prescn;
and act, the one or more present shall ri! I't
vacancy.
Each democratic voter viii VOC hv halIot
for the person he prctcrSt each OF The several
offices to be filled
The clerks shall keep a list Of the persons
so voting, and at the close of the polls dr!irc.
the same to the Judges.
The judges in each district and prccinc;
shall preserve the ballot boxes and baiiota
cast and list OF voters in each precinct. ana
shall on Tuesday, July 2Sth. 1909. al =
O'Clock NJ. make to the Executive Commit
tee, in Bel Air. return OF The number ni vote"
cast for each candidate for the scvc .'iiiCcS
and shall ais, return the ballot '..,-" col
tanning the ballots as cast and list 81 voter.
therein to be sealed and signed by said acting
Judges to said committee.
Such returns shall be verified by the sgu:'-
ture of the Judges, or by majority Of them.
and shall be preserved hy the EEccu tive Con-
mittee until the November Election following.
And shall at all times be open to TIE insPco-
ton of any person interested therein.
On receiving such returns the Executive
Committee shall Faccrtaii: crcs;i't TN so: IA
out the county, ami shall declare ana ruinslsi
the same in the several Democratic papers ii
the county, announcing the person ~ lICI-SC.I"
receiving the largest aggrcGatc vote Tor each
office the candidates Of the Democrat
party. Provided. That tor tn' Delegates 20
the Legislature, no two candidates shat! he
taken from the same district.
Subject to the above provision the person
receiving the highest vote shall he first select
ed, and the next highest from different di--
trict. and SO on until the requisite EG:aber i
obtained.
In case of a tie vote the candidate shall he
determined by lot to be east by the Executive
Committee in Bel Air on Tuesday, iuly 2Ntn.
1903, publicly, in the presence OF al! Who may
desire to attend.
If after the announcement of thccan,ii'iatcs,
any nominee shall decline, remove from ;h.
county or die. the Executive Committee shall
substitute the person having the next Eighcs.
vote, who is qualified as above.
When the person receiving the hiEho%. v,'.r
for Judge of the Circuit Court shall be ~
nounccd as candidate OF the Democratic parrs
of Hartford county the Executive Comulitt,.
of said county shall appoint five persons /"
cast in the Judicial Convention to he held
the place, day and date 20 be hereafter named.
the five votes OF Hartford county for that r'':-
and no other.
At the primary meeting each dist riot shall
choose one person to be member of the
County Executive Committee. which shalih
constituted of six persons so chosen. and
ton for two years.
The election of such members of t!Ie EXycr:-
tive Committee shall be certified As tic votes
for other nominees, and declared ny the pres
ent Executive Committee.
Any vacancy in the EXecutivc COlIiiit:C.
shall be filled by the Committee.
To facilitate the counting OF the votes in
any precinct where the Judges shall deem il
desirable two ballot boxes maybe provided.
and at four O'Clock, y. NJ, one Of the uisscs.
with two persons appointed for the purnoSr
by the judges. NAV begin the counting OF IL"
ballots received up to that hour, whilst tue
other Judges shall continue /" receive IT,
votes cast.
The result OF counting. as first divided
for. shall not be disclosed until all the votes
cast shall be counted.
Amy ballot containing more names for o.
Office than are to he nominated shall not L.
counted for that office.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, That tine ballots To
be used at the Primary Election above called
shall be prepared and printed under tined
ton of the Dem ocrntic Executive Committee.
and that each precinct shall he provided with
a sufficient number of ballots for the nrimurE-
election.
That every person desiring to oly- his
name to be voted for as candidate for "nT
Office. shall present the same to the EEcCUliE,
Committee. or Chairman. or Secretary ,hcrs.-
of, on or before July loth 1909, at l.! O'Clock,
That each candidate, upon presenting The
name aforesaid to the Executive Com
mittce as above stated, shall contribute -
the expenses of printing and distributing ths |
primary tickets the sum of two dn!nrS. which |
sum shall be sent to the Secretary of s:.i'!
Committee, when his name is sent.
The polls at Havre de Grace TO he opar". .
at one O'Clock. =. NJ, and continue open unit! |
eight O'Clock, p NJ. same day.
The polls in all other precincts in the other /
districts of the county shall he opened ut on" /
O'Clock, p. NJ, and continue open until scvcl |
O'Clock. p. NJ, on same day.
The following are tn" names OF the judges |.
and clerks:
First Observation-Disclosures Price. !
Chief: d. Trainor Archer, Edgar L. TuchtGn. |
William l.. Smith and Daniel i. Fitzpatrick. !
Second Precinct-M agnoia-John Skil!m"n, !
Chief: John IL Turner, Robert 4 J.. Lcf:h;. !
Clerks-Daniel sullivan and Fred. I.aItz.
Second rct-Aherdccu-Geo. I. I'ritc'l- /
ard Chief Robert a. Mitchell, Charles =. /
Osborn Orion G Michael and A Fred II Vii I
son. ClerkS-Dcl;cy JamiSon, Geo. Mitchell, |
Howard Mitchell and Mitchell Osborn.
Foard. Chief; George W. Eotts. William T.
Reasn. Robert n Hanna and Robert Walker.
Jr. Clerks-Wadc II. Lee, Wilson Cooley, !. (
Clinton Cooper and Samuel Preston.
Third Neutrality-suspicious. Winfield /.
Harris. Chief, George y. Osborn, Fran.
Mitchell. Marion Malcolm. S. y. Mccuis;r.
Richard IL Taylor and Hollis Matthews.
Third District-Bel Air-Iuhn Il. WySn":r.
Chief; Henry b. Bruins. ]. Pearl wilson, Taos.
c. Batcman and James (. Young. ClcrAs--
Wiley Hopkins and NJ. Stanley McCnmas.
Second Prccnct-C hurch villc--Iiull In m
nikhuysen. Chief; William w. Finncy, lanes
b. Stewart. John ". COC and W. Scott .
Clcrks-WiIam T. Kennedy and .
William +. Hays.
Third Precinct -FaIlston--t;co. Fl. otthcir.
Chief; Joseph q. Favour. Joseph ;. Archer,
Dennis J. ShanaHn and L. 7. Anderson.
CIerks-WilIiam Shanahan, L. J. ColEan. Jr.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures ii. /
son, James Amos and Henry {. Johnson.
Clerks-Rcniamin G. Rccs and john Peterson.
Forth District--Tar cttSyiilc-iamcS NJ.
Scarf. Chief: William II. Jarrett, George \.
c airnes. Jesse Taylor and Frank CatnCart.
II. Rutich@c. Alfred :. Upton,
Charles DevOc and Charles RradcIirauEh.
Second PrcCinCt-UpperN RoadS-fhnm"S
Chief; Inhn r. Dalton William
Riley. Thomas X ely and Thomas CHenw"rth
Il. Onion, George Proctor, Els
worth Scarf and Samuel T.. X vnngdy-
Third Observation-Disclosures Z St~Iw- |
bridge. Chief X. y Wiley. james \. Wiley,
{ Columbus McClung and {. Worth Shro'ica.
w. Harron, !. Wiley Norris, y.
y. Wiley and Samuel McClun%.
Fifth Iistrict--Dublin- Hugh y. Jones.
George L. Silver. Mordccri >earbor-
ough, Joseph X. Hopkins and Il. FIs,uF Web
stcr. Clcrk$--E. l.. i'f-irE. Charles brown.
Wakcman II. Sc0lt and i. Fred. Crrw.
Second t-StCarns-%cpE. Heaps,
Chief: Daniel W. Bay. Clifford Shav. Charles /
a. Wilson. Joseph Bennington. Clyrks-I1-
ward Doolcy. Granville Heaps. Charles II.
McNabb and MaShHl! Stokes.
Sixth DiStrict-First Prccinct-Dancl Ken
nv, CMisSY Albert Lohiu Victor Seminar. J"hn
B. EeRy Charles l.. Charshcc. Clerks