The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

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and legislative districts and not in
thu manner required by section look
Of this subtitle with respect It'd the
votes for first and second choice and
the tallies, returns and certificates Of
such first and second choice in the
nomination of candidates for Cover
nor and other States offices.
The several delegations from each
county and legislative district in the
State shall b. required tO cast their
votes o. each and every ballot i'll
tn State convention with respect to-
the instruction and the votes in The
national convention off the delegates
sent from Maryland by such State
convention tO the national convention
for president in accordance with tn
instructions received from the voters
in each of tn several counties and
legislative district a. certified in their
credentials by the respective Super
visOrS Of Elections Of said counties
and legislative districts, respectively,
and such delegates from each of said
counties and legislative district shall
continue I'd tO vote in the State con
VentiOn for the choice Of their several
counties and legislative districts a.
aforesaid, as long II in their con
scientious judgment there j. any pos
sibility of said choice obtaining ma
jOrity of the votes of the State con
ventiOn and a. long a. said choice
il voted for by the delegates of any
nine counties of Maryland in said con
vention, any legislative district Of
Baltimore City to b. taken and con
sidered for such purpose as the
equivalent of county.
After taking such number of ballots
in said State convention a. may Tx
necessary to show or ascertain a ma
jority of said entire State convention
for any one candidate for president,
the chairman of said convention shall
announce that the person ID receiving
such majority Of the votes Of Ant the
delegates in said State convention for
president has been chosen ny The vot-
ers off the party holding such State
convention off tn State of Maryland
a. their choice for candidate for pres
ident in the national convention for
such political party, and ali the dele
gates of such party selected by such
State convention to the national con
vention Of such party from the State
of Maryland shall be instructed and
bound to vote a. q unit in the national
convention for such candidate for
president ID selected a. the choice Of
the State of Maryland a. aforesaid,
and such delegates shall continue tO
vote lin such national convention for
the choice of the State of Maryland,
al aforesaid, for president al long A.
lin their conscientious judgment there
j. any possibility of hi being nOmi-
mated.
The delegates from the several
counties Of the State and legislative
district of Baltimore City It'd the State
convention held to select and depu-
tie delegates from Maryland of said
several political parties to their r.
spective national conventions shall b.
elected by the direct vote of the quail
fled voters of each of said political
parties in each of said counties and
legislative districts in the manner
prescribed by this subtitle for The
nomination Of candidates for public
office and delegates to conventions in
primary election by the direct vote.
The State convention of each Of
said parties elected A. aforesaid shall
select the delegates to The national
convention and nominate candidates
for presidential and vice-presidential
electors of each of said parties ira
such manner al said State cOnven-
ton may determine, provided that
such delegates to the national con
vention shall be instructed and shall
vote therein for candidates for the
nomination for president and vice
president al hereinabove provided. -
soon al the delegates to the national
convention and the presidential cleo
tors of any of such party shall have
been chosen by said State convention,
said convention shall then proceed To
ballot for the selection for choice of
such party of Maryland for president,
the several delegations from the sew
eral counties and legislative districts
voting for the preference, that il to
say, according To the instructions or
their said counties and legislative
districts, respectively, in the man
ner above prescribed and provided
for. The chairman of tn State con-
vention shall announce the final t.
suit of such ballOting and i'm accord
ance with such results shall duly Ger
tlfy To the temporary and permanent
executive officers Of the national con
vention of TIL party, the choice and
the instructions 10 ascertained and
determined off the Maryland delega-
ton off such party in The national
convention with respect tO the can
didate of the party for president off
the United States.
The number of delegates alt large
and OF district delegates, together
with alternates, who shall represent
the respective political parties sub
ject to the provisions of this sub
title i'm the respective national con-
ventions of said parties, shall b. a.
certained and determined by the
governing body for the whole State
of each of said parties not later than
the 18th day Of April in each year in
which such national conventions for
the nomination off president and vice