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

to indicate plainly such results Of
said election in each Of said counties
and legislative districts and not in
the manner required by section l6Ok
of this subtitle with respect to 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 be required to cast their
votes on each and every ballot i'll
the State convention with respect to
the instruction and the votes in the
national convention Of the delegates
sent from Maryland by such State
convention to the national convention
for president in accordance with the
instructions received from the voters
i'm each of the several counties and
legislative district as 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 snail
continue SO to vote in the State con-
vention for the choice of their several
counties and legislative districts as
aforesaid, as long as in their con-
scientious judgment there is any pos
sibility of said choice obtaining ma
jority of the votes of the State con-
vention and as long an said choice
is voted for by the delegates OF any
nine counties of Maryland in said con-
vention, any legislative district OF
Baltimore City to be taken and con-
sidered for such purpose as the
equivalent of a county.
After taking such number of ballots
i'm said State convention as may be
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 so receiving
such majority of the votes of all the
delegates in said State convention for
president has been chosen by the vot-
ers of the party holding such State
convention of the State of Maryland
ident i'm the national convention for
such political party, and all 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 as unit in the national
convention for such candidate for
president so selected as the choice Of
the State of Maryland as aforesaid,
and such delegates shall continue to
vote in such national convention for
the choice of the State of Maryland,
as aforesaid, for president as long as
in their conscientious judgment there
is any possibility of his being nomi-
mated.
The delegates from the several
counties of the State and legislative
district of Baltimore City to the State
convention held to select and depu-
tie delegates from Maryland Of said
several political parties to their re-
spective national conventions shall be
elected by the direct vote of the quail
fed voters of each of said political
parties i'm each of said counties and
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 as aforesaid shall
select the delegates to the national
convention and nominate candidates
for presidential and presidential
electors of each of said parties in
such manner as 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 as hereinabove provided. AS
soon as 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 is to
say, according 10 Cu0 INSTRUCTIONS Ol
their said counties and legislative
districts, respectively, in the man
ner above prescribed and provided
for. The chairman of the State con-
'vention shall announce the final re-
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 the party, the choice and
the instructions SO ascertained and
determined of the Maryland delega-
ton of such party in the national
convention with respect to the can
didate Of the party for president of
the United States.
The number of delegates at large
and of district delegates, together
with alternates, who shall represent
the respective political parties sub
ject to the provisions of this sub
title in the respective national con-
ventions of said parties, shall be as
certained and determined by the