Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

full power aud authority. IN all re
spects. whatsoever. 10 act IN respect
20 all matters appertalnlng 10 the or
ganization, maintenance. conduct, az
fairs and interests OF the party, In
Baltimore City or In any county OF
the state. saving and excepting only
1 tho choice. selection. nomination OF
appointment OF party candidates for
such public office. delegates 10 such
| conventions, or party executives or
managing bodies or executive com.
mittees. OF any sort whatever IN and
1 for Baltimore City, and the several
| counties and congressional and Ju.
dicial districts Of the State.
Provided. that tho candidates Of
such political parties for Governor,
! Attorney General. Comptroller and
| Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals OF the
I State shall BIO nominated in the man.
ner prescribed in this article by state
! conventions, and such State conyen-
lions elected by the direct vote W.
! the same manner as the State con
! voniions for tho nomination OF candi'
/ dates for State Offices. shall also elect
as hereinafter set forth, delegates 10
national conventions and Presidential
I electors and the governing bodies OF
/ such political parties for the state.
but shall have no power TO select or
appoint committee or governing
bodies OF any character for Baltimore
I city nor for any division thereof nor
I FOR the counties OF the State.
ANY person who may be candi.
date for the nomination OF any party
subject 10 the provisions OF this sub
, title for the Office OF President OF the
United States and who may desire to
| obtain the vote OF the delegates from
Maryland OF any such party in its
national convention may become o
candidate for such nomination IN pri-
mary elections 10 be held in accord
ance with the provisions of this act
| In the several counties Of the state
and the several legislative districts
! OF Baltimore City and shall be en-
| titled 10 have his name printed upon
the Official primary ballot OF his party
I In primary elections held under and
I In accordance with this subtitle in
said several counties and legislative
districts as a candidate for such nom
nation for President by making TIE
payment required and by filing 4 GER
tiiicate OF candidacy specifying the
marty 70 which he belongs and the
national convention whose nomina.
ton for President he seeks and in
form and insubstance like the certif-
cate OF candidacy required OF candi.
dates for the nomination for the office
OF Governor OF Maryland by section
1000 OF this article, except that such
payment shall be made and such Ger.
tificate filed by said candidate or can
didates for said Office OF President
within fifteen days before the day Of
the primary election for delegates 10
the State convention which shall Sc
lect and instruct. as hereinafter pro-
vided. the delegates OF each party to
the national convention, and the Sec
rotary OF State Immediately on receipt
OF such certificate and payment shall
certify the fact OF the filing OF each
certificate and the name and descrip'
ton Of each person so filing such GER
tlficate as specified therein TO the SUI
peryisor OF Elections OF Baltimore
City and OF every county In the State
and shall also apportion and transmit
me es payment % each ~ SAID
Boaroe a Supervisors OF Elections as
prescribed in section 1896 with re-
spect Ga the sums paid by candidates
FOR the nomination for the office Of
Governor 81 Maryland aud said BoaFuf
of Supervisors for each county sha4s
Das ef the amounts so received D
.as ,.O...tg MmissinHers 0I each
county respectively and the board VI
Supervisors OF Baltimore City shall
pay over the amount SO received TO
the Mayor and City Council OF Balti-
more. and all the expenses OF said
primary election for candidates for
President OF the United States and for
delegates from the several counties
and legislative districts Of Baltimore
City to the State convention OF each
political party subject TO this sub
title to select delegates 10 the nation
al convention respectively OF such
political parties. in Baltimore City,
shall be paid by the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore, and all the ex-
penses Of holding said primary cleo
tons in each county shall be paid by
the County Commissioners OF each
county, precisely as the expenses OF
the State. city and county elections
are now paid under existing laws.
And Il shall be the duty OF the
Board OF Supervisors OF Elections in
each county and OF Baltimore City TO
cause 10 be printed upon the official
primary ballots OF each OF said po
litical parties in each and every
county Of the State. and in each legis-
lative district OF Baltimore City at
the annual primary elections in each
wear in which a President OF the
United States Is 70 be elected the
names al the candidates for Presi-
dent certified to them by the Secre-
fary OF the State as above provided
FOR, IN manner and form and in all
respects similar 70 the way in which
the names OF candidates for the nom
nation for Governor are required to
be printed upon the official primary
ballots by the provisions Of section
l60K OF this article
Tho qualifications Of voters IN such
Presidential and Presidential pri.
marles held hereunder OF the several
political parties subject 10 this sub
title shall be the same as in the pri
mary elections held under this sub
title for the nomination OF candidates
for public Office In Maryland
The names Of such candidates for
the nomination for President OF the
United States OF said several political
parties upon the official primary bal.
lots shall be arranged and said bal
lots shall be prepared and shall be
marked and cast by the voters in the
same manner as is prescribed by the
provisions OF this subtitle with re-
speet 10 the nomination in the pri-
mary election OF candidates for the
Office OF Governor OF Maryland. ex-
cept that there shall be no preferen.
tial voting and no designation upon
such ballots as 10 first and second
choice or similar relative preference
and except as herein otherwise fur