Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21

provisions oil this Article BY the direct
vote oil the registered voters belong
ing TO tne political party OF which
the candidate Is a member ana whose
nomination tor such Office he IS seek
ing: the ballots in such cases shall
contain the names OF the candidates
for public office, delegates to party
conventions and managing bodies, eN-
eCutlyes or executive committee, 10 be
voted Tor as provided IN the aiOrego-
ing sections and IN addition thereto
and In the same manner the names OF
Am candidates Tor state Offices, who
have duly qualified to have their
names placed upon such ballot In the
same manner as provided IN the sec
tions OF this Article Tor county or city
Offices, ana alter the name oil each OIL
such last named candidates for state
otnces. there shall be provided on the
ballots number oil squares equal 10
the number OF candidates Tor the par
ticular oiiice Tor which he IS a candi.
date of the political party represented
bV the ballot, winch squares snal De
designated in their order from lett 10
lgnI as first Choice, second
Choice" and so on 10 the number OF
candidates OF sucn party for such OF
flee whose names APP ear upon sucu
ballot so tAat eacn voter Oh eacn
narty may Indicate his first. second
tnira. etc, choice or preference OF
each OF said candidates by placing
cross-mark IN the appropriate. squares
after the name OF each OF said candl-
dates, such cross-mark to be made III
the same manner as other cross
marks Tor voting 1T primary elections
under this Article Tor Baltimore CITY
and the several counties OF the state,
respectively. No ballot cast at sucn
primary election which contains more
tnan one cross-mark after the name
OF any such candidate Tor such state
offices shall be counted Tor such can
didate. such ballots shall be counted
and canvassed and the result OIL the
election announced and certified az
provided in Section 160H OF this Ar
ticle. In addition thereto the super
visors OF Elections in Baltimore CITY
and of the counties OF the state snail
issue TO the delegates elected 10 each
State convention of such parties, a
certificate OF election, which certih-
cate shall also contain the result OF
sucn primary election balloting as 10
the first, second. third, fourth, etc,
choice or preference OF the voters OF
such party Tor the candidate SO voted
upon. and such certificate shall be ac-
Cepted as the credentials OF such dele
CATION In such convention OF sucn
party and as the instructions OF the
voters OF such party in such county
and legislative district OF Baltimore
city as 10 now the votes OF such dele
cation are TO De cast. Such ConNcn-
ton may be called according TO such
party rules or usage at any time Win
IN two weeks after such primary elee-
ton has been held, and Immediately
after such credentials have been re-
ceived and the body has affected
uermanent organization IL snail pro
& a. a. al n
dates. The several delegations snall
be required TO cast and the chairman
shall announce the vote according 70
such instructions so received Oy the
several delegations in the primaries
so held In their respective counties or
legislative districts OF Baltimore city
and If the result OF such ballot in such
convention shows that there has been
no nomination for such office by a
majority vote OF such convention.
then and In that event the candidate
receiving the lowest vote Tor such OIL
flee shall be dropped from the ballot
ing BY the convention, and the deiega-
ton or delegations so voting ior such
candidate whose name is 80 dropped
on the first ballot shall cast theif
vote on the second ballot OF such con
tention Tor the candidate or candi-
dates who Is or are the second choice
oi such counties or Legislative diS-
from the credentials aud instructions
uf sdch DELEGATIONS. AMI u no nominal
tion IS made By such convention TOT
such office by q majority vote oi m"
delegates upon such second ballot the
same process VI druHl ing tie lAst low
est candidate and transferring the
votes 81 the delegations voting Tor the
same 10 their next highest choice as
shown hy their said instra tlons shall
be continued until q nomination tur
such Office shall have been made ana
declared hy sucn convention by ma
iurity vote or the delegates consu-
tuting the same, u one or more dele
gates To such convention shall be abb
sent when any such ballot u taken.
the member or members OF such dele
gaiicn rresen, shall east the vote OF
the entire delegation according ~
such Instructions and tn case OF
tie vote on any ballot. the chairman
81 the convention shall east the de-
Gliding vote on that ballot. All noml-
nations to be made Dy such cOnven-
iious shall De made In like manner
and certified as required by this Ar
ficle Such certificate shall also snow
that In the nomination OF such candi-
dates for such Offices the votes OF the
delegations from the several counties
and legislative districts of Baltimore
CITY were cast according TO the IN
structions which appear in the creden-
tials OF each OF such delegations upon
each and every ballot cast in the nom
ination OF such candidate and II such
certificate OF such nomination be not
furnished. such nomination shall be
held to be defective and the name OF
such nominee shall not appear upon
the official ballot AT the election 10 be
held TO I'll such office The ballots in
such cases shall be cast In Baltimore
CITY and the several counties OF the
state. respectively as provided In the
preceding sections and shall be count
ed and canvassed. and the result OF
the election announced and certified
IN Baltimore City and In each OF the
counties OF the State as now provided
by said Article 80 for elections held
hereunder. and said primary election
shall he held and conducted and de-
termined IN the manner and form pre-
vided by this Article for general cleo
tions and subject 10 all regulations.
requirements and provisions as pre-.
scribed hv this Article for general
elections IN so far as the same Is or
are or may be applicable TO said pri-
mary elections eXcept as may be
herein otherwise provided Each can
Iidate for nomination for q state OF
fee shall be required 10 nay the sum