Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-08-02
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Rules adopted by the Democratic State
Central and County COMMITTEES Of Mont
gomery county for the Primary Election OF
the Democratic party to be held
On SATURDAY, August 3rd, 1907,
under the provisions of Chapter 724, of the
Acts OF the General Assembly OF Maryland,
passed at the January Session, 1906.
At a joint meeting of the Democratic State
Central and County Committees Of Montgom-
cry county held in Rockville, MONDAY, July
1907, tae following resolutions were adopt
ed, majority of each committee concurring
therein:
ReS0lued, first, That in order 10 comply
with the provisions of Chapter 724, OF the
Acts of 1906, entitled "An Act to provide for
holding and conducting Primary Elections
in Montgomery county, State of Maryland"
which imposes upon this committee the duty
of providing certain costs and expenses OF
conducting said primaries the Democratic
candidates for the several offices to be voted
for on the said Bird day Of August, 1907,
shall contribute toward the expenses OF con-
Quoting said primaries as follows:
Candidates for States Attorney, each $50.
Candidates for Sheriff, each $35.
Candidates for County Commissioner, each
$40.
Candidates for House of Delegates, each
$lb.
Candidates for Judge Of Orphans Court,
each SIS.
Candidates for County Surveyor, each $40.
Candidates for all State Offices, each $50.
And be IL further resolUed, second, That all
candidates desiring to have their names
placed on the official ballot are required to
deposit with Robert G. Hilton, Chairman of
the State Central Committee, the amount
herenbefore provided to be paid on or before
IL O'Clock, noon, on the 20M day Of July,
1907, and no candidate for office who fails
to pay the chairman of this committee the
amount assessed upon the Office for which he
is a candidate, by the time hereinbefore
designated, can have his name placed upon
the official ballot to be voted for on the Bird
day of August, 1907. In like manner all
candidates for members of the County Com
mittee, 10 be voted for as hereinafter provid-
ed, shall signify their desire to have their
names placed upon the official ballot on or
before the Goth day of July, 1907, but they
will not be required TO make any deposit for
dafraying the expenses of said primary cleo
ton.
And be IL further Tesol0ed, third, That there
shall be elected one Committeeman from each
election district by the direct vote of the
Democratic voters; said Committeeman 30
elected shall be the members OF the County
tricts and shall serve for two years or until
bis successor shall be elected; and it is further
resolved, that any vacancy occurring in said
County Committee shall be filled by the State
Central Committee from the voters OF the
election district where the said vacancy &C.
ours
Resolued, fourth, That at the primary
election to be held on the said Bird day OF
August, 1907, there shall be elected five del
egates 10 represent Montgomery County in
the State convention OF the Democratic par
~ to be held in Baltimore on the 9Th day OF
August, 1907. Any person desiring to be-
come the nominee of said party for any office
at the said State convention may have
his name placed upon the official ballot to be
voted at said primary election, and the dele
gates elected at said primary election shall
use all honorable means to secure the nomi-
nation OF the person receiving the highest
number Of votes for the respective Offices
All persons desiring to be elected dele
gates to the said State convention, and Of
all persons desiring to become candidates
for any State Office, shall signify their de-
sire to have their names placed upon the
official ballot on or before IL o'clock,
noon, on the goth day of July, 1907; and
any vacancies in said delegation at the time
of the assembling Of the said State conven :
ton shall be filled by the members In attend
ance, and the said delegation shall vote as a
unit upon all questions and nominations
which may come before said State conven-
ton.
Resolued, fifth, That all vacancies occurring
after the nominations for the several offices
have been made shall be filled by the State
Central and County Committees at a joint
meeting, as provided in Section IL OF Chap
ter 724, Acts Of 1906.
And be 1t resolged, sixth, That the primar y
election be held at the following places in
the respective election districts and the fol-
lowing Judges and clerks are hereby desig-
mated and appointed TO conduct the said
primary in accordance with the law and
these resolutions:
First District, Lay tonsville-Downey NJ.
Williams, return Judge; L, E; Riggs and
Joseph T. Allnutt, judges l.. U. Colli-
flower and Robert l. Stanley, clerks.
Second District, Clarksburg-Webster v.
Burdette, return Judge; William H. Page
and Thomas A. Burdette, judges; J. Clay
ton Hoyle and William W. Hessie, clerks.
Third District, Poolesville-Harry M. Will
liams, return Judge, Wilkerson Jones and
J. Furr White, judges Dr. R. 7. Colt and
J. Dawson Trundle, clerks.
Fourth District, Rockville-Calvin Hicks,
return Judge; Washington D. Waters and
Charles W. Fields. judges; Joseph Reading
and John J. Higgins, Jr., clerks.
Fifth District, Colesville-P. f. Brian, re-
turn Judge; Edward C Davis and Jno T Bell,
Jr, judges Odorian Robey and John Boni-
FAINT, clerks
Sixth District, Darnestown-Julian Grit
fifth, return Judge; James N Benton and
Charles g DuFief, judges; Thomas D Darby
and T NJ Hoyle, clerks
Seventh District Bethesda-Warren V
Magruder, return Judge; Robert Wilson and
Perry Stallsmith, judges; John r Johnston
and Nj Wilson 0futt, clerks
Eighth District, 0lney-Frances Snowden
return Judge; Frank Downey and R Bent
ley Thomas, judges james M Strain and
CM Msckall, clerks
Ninth District, Gaithersburg-Perry A
Gloyd, return Judge; Samuel B Briggs and
Norman Belt, judges; Charles Hogan and
Q Hutton, clerks
Tenth District, Potomac-Charles E Hig-
gins, return Judge; William X Jones and
George Beall, judges; Garter Claget
and Thomas Z jackson, clerks
Eleventh District, Barnesville-Lloyd
Jones, return Judge Charles 7 Brosius and
Frank Lewis, judges; &C Hilton and Ar
thur l. Jones, clerks
Twelfth District, Damascus-John r Lew
is, return judge Reuben Riggs and Noah
Watkins, judges; James Duvall and Ar
chic Souder, clerks
Thirteenth District, Wheaton-G o B Cts
sci, return judge; Isaac II Beall and Franl
Stubs, judges; VIM Fidler and Clayton
Windham, clerks.
ROBERT G. HILTON,
Chairman State Central Committee.