The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-22
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST e, 1913
CONTEST FOR cHAIRMANsHn OF
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE 0F CARROLL
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Under the direct primary law. MEM
bers of the State Central Committee
and of the County Central Committees
are elected directly by the people.
The State Central Committee for Car
roll county is composed Of three men
elected by vote Of the whole county.
For each of the Ii election districts OF
Carroll county there Is a committee,
called the County Central Committee
for that district, consisting of three
persong for each district except Vest
minister. which has five. and the COM
mittees of the Il districts Of the eoun-
ty compose the County Central COM
mittee. It Is the custom for the chair
man of the State Central Committee
of the county to be chairman also OF
the County Central Committee.
Wherever a contest arises In dis
trict. the respective candidates for
County Central Committee for that
distriet are voted for By the qualified
Democratic voters Of that district only,
at the regular primary election. which
this year will be held September B
next. The County Central Committees
are the governing bodies In local at
fairs concerning the party and the
State Central Committee the govern
ing body of the party IN State AFFAIRS,
and acts for the County as a unit.
Under the old order Of politics, be-
fore the enactment Of the direct pri-
mary law, small group OF men
standing together IN each district
could control the party affairs and
make such nominations AZ they pleas
ed. A new order Of politics has come
into existence with the direct primary
law. a condition % new that many OF
our people have not become familiar
with 1t and hardly fully realize that
for the first time IN the history Of this
government the people have the OPP
portunity To select their Own local and
county committees. the voters OF each
district to select their County Central
Committee and the voters Of the whole
county to select the three members OF
the State Central Committee. which
applies to the voters Of each party,
Under the direct primary law also are
selected candidates for the other
county offices which this year are
Sheriff, House Of Delegates. County
Commissioner. County Treasurer and
Delegates to the State Convention.
The present Chairman Of the State
Central Committee. Hon 7. Herbert
shriyer. having declined reelection
on account of impaired health. con
test has arisen for thai position be-
tween rival claimants for the honor.
The aspirantg themselves and their
sometimes oYer=zealons friends should
bear well In mind that the success OF
the Democratic party 1t the coming
November election L much TO be pre-
ferred above any mere partisan claims
duAhnNEn u AA3 AA#aA
prior to the September 18th primaries
Bitter, personal feeling IN the primar-
les acts like boomerang at the gen
eral election. \ certain lack Of the
best elements Of Leadership Is sug-
gested BY the willingness Of eandi-
date to permit the injection of the
personal element into primary cam
paign.
Let the Democratic voters of Car.
roll county decide the contest, and
after they have spoken. It Will then
behooye every man. who has taken 8
part In the contest On either side. Il
support the nominees Of the party ant
the State Central Committee and the
County Central Committees TO b,
chosen At the primary election Sep
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