Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-27

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plies to the nomination of candidates for
the House of Representatives of the Fed
eral Congress by the political parties re-
ferred to in the act, beg to advise you
that said nominations are within and must
be made according to provisions of the
said statute.
THE title of the act is strongly indica-
tive that it intended to relate to and cover
the nominations of all candidates for pub
lie Office within this State. The title de-
clares that under the act, new sections of
Article 33 Of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled Elections are to be enact
ed under the subtitle Primary Elections
regulating primary elections in the State
of Maryland for all candidates for public
Offices of certain political parties in and
for Baltimore city and the several counties
Of the State.
These words are surely comprehensive
enough to include nominations of candi-
dates for the Office Of Congressman.
"(a) The language of the title just
quoted, indicates that the act is to regu-
late primary elections in the State Of Mary
land. These unrestricted terms would, of
themselves, indicate the regulations of all
primary elections in the State.
"(b) The language further is for all
candidates for public Office of certain politi-
cal parties. This phraseology is also I'M
qualifiedly comprehensive.
"(c) The further expression in the title
in and for Baltimore city and the several
counties Of the State is, in fact equally
broad and general because the language is
not only for Baltimore city and the several
counties of the State, but in and for Bal
tlmore city and the several counties Of the
State. Certainly candidate for Congress
is candidate for public Office in and for
Baltimore city or in and for the several
counties of the State or with respect to
those Congressional districts composed of
counties and portions of Baltimore city in
and for Baltimore city and the several
counties of the State
the enacting clause of Section of the act.
In Code Section l60A, as enacted by
the statute under consideration, the same
sweeping language is again employed and
at various other places throughout the act
the language all such candidates for pub
lie Office repeatedly appears
Again in Code Section 1904, the fol-
lowing expression occurs: All such candi- |
dates for such Office and such delegates
ETC., shall be selected and chosen by the
direct vote of the duly registered voters be-
longing to or acting with such parties re-
spectively in every precinct, ward, coun-
cilmanic, legislative or other election dis
trict in Baltimore CITY, and also in the sew
eral counties Of the State Of Maryland The
only other election district here referred |
to is the Congressional district Indeed. |
the only natural significance ascribable to
the expression or other election district |
as here employed in the act, is that it |
necessarily contemplates candidates in
Congressional districts for Congressional
nomination.
Another feature of the act which indi-
Gates that Congressional nominations are
within its provisions is the prOviso in Sec |
ton 1904, that the provision of this sub |
title requiring the nominations of candi- |
dates by direct vote shall not apply to the
nomination for county offices, State Senate
and members of the House of Delegates in
the counties of Howard. Somerset, Wash
ington. Worcester and Wicomico, but such
candidates shall be selected by a county
convention, etc. 1t is obvious that il from
the candidates who are required to be
nominated by direct vote and in the coun-
ties the candidates here particularly emu
merated are subtracted. there must remain
candidates for Congress in the several Con-
gressional districts in which the counties
mentioned are respectively located.
still another feature of the act impress
sively tending to show that the nominations
of candidates for Congress are intended to
be governed by it is the clause of Section
l6OB, which declares that said primary
elections by the political parties aforesaid
shall be annually held throughout the
State, including Baltimore city. etc.
IN those years in which the members
of the General Assembly are not to be
elected the only elections which take place
throughout the State. including Baltimore
city, are Congressional elections. There
fore, when the General Assembly declared
in this act that the said primary elections
shall be held annually throughout the State.
including Baltimore city the General AS
sembly must be deemed to have been con-
templating Statewide elections in each
and every year. and this could only be in
contemplation of Congressional primaries
in the alternate years. when there were no
Statewide primaries for members of the
General Assembly or the State Offices of
Governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Comptroller
and Clerk of the Court Of Appeals,
Moreover, Section 1900 prescribes that
each candidate for nomination for public
Office at primary election shall pay the
sum of $25 for each county or legislative
district of Baltimore city in which his name
appears upon the ballot.
THE only candidate for office. other than
Governor, Attorney-General, Comptroller or
Clerk of the Court of Appeals, or judi
cial candidate, who would be called upon
to pay $25 for each county or legislative
district of Baltimore city in which his
name appears on the ballot would be a
candidate for Congress, because. as is well
known. the several Congressional districts
include various counties in some instances.
various legislative districts Of Baltimore in
other instances, and counties and parts Of
legislative districts of Baltimore in still