Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-07-12
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

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 IA, Of the
Acts Of the General Assembly OF Maryland,
passed at the January Session, 1906.
At joint meeting of the Democratic State
Central and County Committees of Montgom-
cry county held in Rockville, Monday, July
l,.l907, t1e following resolutions were adopt
ed, majority of each committee concurring
therein:
RESOLVED, first, That in order TO comply
with the provisions Of Chapter 724, OF the
Acts Of 1906, entitled can 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 3rd 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
$l5.
Candidates for Judge of Orphans Court,
each $l6.
Candidates for County Surveyor, each $40.
Candidates for all State Offices, each $50.
And be it further res0loed, second, That all
candidates desiring to have their names
MA fha oNc o;aI ho11
deposit with Robert G.. Hilton, Chairman OF
the State Central Committee, the amount
hereinbefore provided to be paid on or before
IL O'Clock, noon, on tie 20h 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 candidate, by the time hereinbefore
designated, can have his name placed upon
the official ballot to be voted for on the 3rd
day of August, 1907. In like manner all
candidates for members of the County Com
mittee, to 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 ii further resolved, third, That there
shall be elected one Committeeman from each
election district by the direct vote Of the
Democratic voters; said Committeeman sc
elected shall be the members OF the County
Committee from their respective election dis
tricts and shall serve for two years or unit
his successor shall be elected; and ii is further
resolved, that any vacancy occurring in said
County Committee shall be filled by the Stat,
Central Committee from the voters Of th,
election district where the said vacancy oc
ours.
ReS0Ioed, fourth, That at the primary
election to be held on the said 3rd day o
August, 1907, there shall be elected five del
egates to represent Montgomery County il
the State convention of the Democratic par
ty 10 be held in Baltimore on the 9Th day o.
August, 1907. Any person desiring 10 be
come the nominee Of said party for any ofic'
at the said Stale convention may havt
his name placed upon the official ballot TO b,
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 hghes
number Of votes for the respective offices.
All persons desiring to be elected dele
gates to the said State convention, and O
all persons desiring TO become candidates
for any State Office, shall signify their de
sire to have their names placed upon thu
official ballot on or before 10 o'clock
uOOul Oh lu0 zUtu uhy Vi july iSUIi hnU
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 q
unit upon all questions and nominations
which may come before said State-conven
ton.
RESOLVED, 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 o join
meeting, as provided in Section Is of Chap
ter 724, Acts OF 1906.
And be ii reSolgsd, sixth, That the primar
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 tonsvlle-Downey NJ
Williams, return Judge; l.. e. Riggs ant
Joseph 7. Allnutt, judges L. G. Coli
flower and Robert l. Stanley, clerks.
Second District, Clarksburg-Webst v
and Thomas A. Burdette, judges; ]. Clay.
ton Hoyle and William W. Hessie, clerks.
Third District, Poolesvllle-Harry NJ. Will
liams, return Judge, Wilkerson Jones ant
J. FUR White, judges; DR.. r. L. Colt anG
J. Dawson Trundle, clerks.
Fourth District, Rockville--Calvin Hicks
return judge; Washington d. Waters ant
Charles w. Fields. judges Joseph Reading
and John ]. Higgins, Jr., clerks.
Fifth District Colesville-P +. Brian, re
turn judge Edward Davis and Jno Bell
Jr, judges Odorian Robey and John Boni
FAINT, clerks
Sixth District, Darnestown-Julian Grit
fifth, return judge; James Benton AM
Charles DuFief, judges Thomas D Darby
and 7 M Hoyle, clerks
Seventh District, Bethesda-W Warren V
Magruder, return judge; Robert Wilson AM
Perry Stallsmith, judges; John r Johnston
and Nj Wilson 0ffutt clerks
Eighth District, 0lney-Frances Snowden
return Judge; Frank Downey and II Bent
ley Thomas, judges; James NJ Strain an
ON Mackall, clerks
Ninth District, Gaithersburg-Perr A
Gloyd, return Judge; Samuel Briggs an,
Norman Belt, judges; Charles + Hogan ant
+ G Hutton, clerks
Tenth District, Potomac-Charles II Hig
gins, return judge; William X Jones an
George r Beall, judges; Carter Clage
and Thomas jackson, clerks
Eleventh District, Barnesville--Lloyd
Jones, return judge Charles T Brosius an
Frank Lewis judges; &C Hilton and Ar
thur l. Jones, clerks
Twelfth District, Damascus-John II Lew
is, return judge Reuben NJ Riggs and NOAH
Watkins, judges; James E Duvall and Al
chic Souder, clerks
ROBERT G. HILTON,
Chairman State Central Committee.