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

ascertainment and certifcation sh-r
not embrace or contain any reforo lsu
to any second or other relative uce
ferential choice, but shall ba ~ ~
SO as to conform and harmonic n.;4
the provisions of this suh-tit1o
specting the election and instrno.,I
of delegates from said several Ol
ties and legislative districts to W.
State convention for the selection us
delegates to the national convnntioo
In the event that no person shHM
file a certificate of candidacy a~a
make the payment above required ~
candidate for the nomination g.
president in said primary election ~
any of said parties, then the st.t
convention of such party NAV in,
struct the delegates sent by it to tbo
national convention for such candt
date Tor president as it may See 6t
or may send an uninstructed dalooa
ton to the national convention -,
such party.
The Board of Supervisors of Elao
tiOns in each county of the State and
of Baltimore City shall cause 70 ho
printed upon the presidential primary
election ballots in each of said conn.
ties and in each legislative district of
Baltimore City, and beneath the mama
or group OF names of any Qualified
candidate or candidates for the nomi.
nation of president of any of such
parties and distinctly separated Inv
appropriate lines from the name or
names of such qualified candidates
and in plainly legible type the words
For An Uninstructed Delegation"
and to the right thereof a square
for the cross-mark of the voter
in the same manner and rela
tive location as the square for the
cross-mark is printed to the right of
the name of any candidate upon the
primary election ballots as in this
subtitle provided, SO that such voters
of the party who wish to vote for an
. uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional convention Of their party may
do SO; and if it shall appear upon the
count and canvass of the votes cast
in said primary election that great
er number of votes have been cast
in such primary election in any coun-
ty of the State or legislative district
of Baltimore City in favor of an I'M
instructed delegation than for any
candidate in said primary for the
nomination for president, the Super
vassers for such county or legislative
district shall so certify, and the dele
cation from each county or Legislative
district in the State convention of
the party shall vote in such State
convention for an uninstructed dele
cation to the national convention as
long as in their conscientious judg-
ment it shall appear to them that
there is any possibility of a majority
OF the members of such State conven.
ton voting for an uninstructed dele
cation; and if it shall SO appear to
any such delegation that there is NO
such possibility, they shall vote in
their discretion for instructions upon
the part of the State convention for
such person for the candidate of their
party for president or for vice-presi-
dent as they may deem wisest.
Any vacancy which may exist in
the delegation of any of such parties
to any such national convention
shall be filled in the manner prescrib,
ed by section 160K with respect to
the filling of vacancies.
16OB. Said primary elections by
the political parties aforesaid shall
no onnI1n111y hold thrnl1Ohnnt this
State, including Baltimore City, on
a day to be fixed by an agreement
between the governing bodies of said
parties for the State not earlier than
the eighth day of September not
later then the fifteen day of Septem
Der of and in each and every year
except in those years in which there
shall be an election of President
and Vice-President of the United
States, in which said presidential
years the said primaries, including
primaries for nominating candidates
for Congress, delegates from the sew
eral counties and legislative districts
of Baltimore City to the State CON
, vention, and all candidates to be
elected at the presidential elections
other than delegates to National con
ventions and presidential electors
(Which said delegates and electors
shall be chosen by the State conyen'
ton as aforesaidD, shall be held on
the first Monday in May. All such po
litical parties as aforesaid, shall hold
their several primaries on the same
day. In case such governing bodies
for the State fail to agree on date
within the period fixed aforesaid, that
is to say, not earlier than the eighth
nor later than the fifteenth day OF
September of each and every year,
except the presidential years, sald
primary election shall be held on the
second Monday Of September in any
year. Notices shall be given OF the
times and places of holding said prl-
mary elections by the several Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, in the
CITY of Baltimore and of the countles
of this State, respectively, In tne
same way precisely as notice Is re,
quired to be given for municipal
and county election held under tne
provisions Of Article 80 OF the Coue