Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-08-01
Democratic County Convention.

convention met In the Town Hall +,
Leonardtown. Monday last. ].
FRANK Smith called the meeting to
order. and said that under 10 cir
cumstances or conditions would be
again serve on the Central Com
mittee. but would hereafter fight
in the ranks for the regularly
nominated candidates OF the Demo
cratic party. He had lived a Demo
Graf, been ever faithful to his party
and he hoped to die q Democrat.
Messrs. B. Harris Camalier and G..
w. Maddox, Of the Central Com
mittee, also made speeches declin-
ing longer 70 serve in that capacity.
and the convention organized by
selecting DIR. Walter B. Dent as
chairman and Francis v. King as
secretary.
On motion q committee on creden-
tials was namsd by the different de.
legations as follows; ]. T. Bronze,
p. J. Medley. DR.. C. v. Hayden,
G. w. Maddox, Thos. H. Fowler,
Jos. c. While. Jas. T. Blair, DR.. III.
Richardson, Jos. +. Robrecbt.
The committee retired and soon
returned with the report that the
credentials were regular and there
were no contests and recommended
that the temporary officers be made
permanent. The report was adopt
ed and the convention proceeded to
the nomination of delegates to the
State Convention.
j. Frank Smith, Thomas II. Fowler.
John A. b. Shermantine, DR.. Chas
V. Hayden and J. Roland Duke were
placed before the convention. The
vote resulted; Smith. II; Fowler, IS;
Shermantine. So; Hayden, 25; Duke.
30. Mossrs. Smith, Fowler and
Shermantine wese declared elected
and on motion OF l.. K. Miles the
election was made unanimous. For
delegates to the Judicial Con vention,
Messrs Aloysius F. Fenwick. Sam
ueI Hayden and Clarence w. Thomas
we're unanimously chosen.
Walter b. Dorsey submitted the
following resolution which was
adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Crawford
System OF nominating candidates be
adopted for the coming election, and
that the following rules for the con-
duct OF said election be and the same
are hereby adopted.
All registered and qualified Dem
ocratic voters OF the county who de-
sire TO participate in the Democratic
Primary Elections may do so with
out any oath being required. In
the cases of those who have become
OF age since the last general cleo
ton, and those who will become of
age and thereby be entitled to regis
ter and vote at the next general
election, and those whose votes may
beobjected toupon proper proof being
produced to the election Judges in
the district or precinct wherein
they reside on the day of the pri-
maries. and. such proof being salts
factory to the judges before mention
ed. will entitle them to participate
in the Primary elections.
Each Democratic voter will vote
by ballot for the persons he prefers
for each OF the several Offices to be
filed.
Judges 70 conduct the election
shall be selected by the Central
Committee.
The clerks shall keep list of the
persons so voting, and at the close
OF the polls deliver the same to the
judges.
The Judges OF each district and
precinct shall preserve the ballot
boxes and ballots cast and list of
voters in each precinct, and shall
make return of the same to the
State Central Committee; said re.
turns to contain the number of votes
cast for each candidate for the sew
eral offices; and shall also return the
ballot boxes containing the bollots
as cast and list OF voters therein, to
Dc sealed and signed by said acting
judges, to said State Central Com
mittee.
Such returns shall be We rified by
the signatures OF the judges, or by
majority OF them, and shall be pre-
served by the State Central Commit
tee until the November election fol-
lowing. and shall at all times be
open to the inspection of any per-
son interested therein.
On receiving such returns the
State Central Committee shall ascer.
tain the result throughout county.
and shall certify the same and an
nounce the person or persons re.
ceiving the largest aggregate vote
for each Office as the candidates for
the Democratic party.
No district shall have two nomi-