Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-14
HOT PRIMARIES
ON A VERY HOT DAY
Both Sides Are Sure of Winning
Republicans and Democrats
Fighting Among Themselves.
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
Winners VIII be Candidates at What
Promises to be An Exciting
Election in November.

hot primaries on not day are
things in keeping today in Annapolis
and throughout the State Of Maryland.
for at the Statewide joint Democratic
and Republican primaries in Maryland
today, there viii be nominated a can
didate by each party for the following
offices to be filled at the general cleo
tion on November .:
Governor.
Comptroller.
Attorney General.
0ne-haIf of the Senate.
All members OF the House OF Dele
gates.
Sheriffs.
Delegates TO State Convention.
Members OF the State Central Com
mittee.
The following are some of the facts
about the primaries:
No voter affiliated with any particu-
lar party. whether such party holds a
primary or not, may change his affil-
iation on the day of the primary.
Any person who will be of age on or
before November 3, 1915, is entitled to
vote in this primary, provided a ma
jority of te judges of election are sat
isfied that such person is entitled TO
be registered as a qualified voter on
one of the days for registration prior
to the election on November 2. 1915:
provided, also, they declare their in
tention to vote the ticket of the party
at whose primary they tender their
ballots.
1t will not be necessary to vote for
delegates to the state conventions.
Marks opposite names of the candi-
dates for governor, comptroller and
attorney general carry obligations by
the delegates to vote for those posi-
tions. Tho delegates to the state con
vntions will also frame party plat
forms. The chairman of the Demo
cratic state convention will nominate
the chairman of the State Central
Committee.
Under the unit system, by which
candidates for State wide Offices, in
Maryland. are nominated it will be
possible for Mr.. Lee to receive today
a majority of the popular vote and yet
be DEBATED in the state convention,
And, vice-versa, MIR Harrington might
receive a majority of the popular vote
and yet lose the nomination for gov
ernor At the primary four years
ago Mr.. German had a popular major
ity of over $4,000 over Senator Lee for
Democratic nomination and was de-
feated.
If voter spoils his ballot he may
get another after he returns the spoil
ed one, but not before. No voter can
receive more than three ballots. The
| Judge who distributes the ballots must
put his initials on the back of each one
Immediately before handing the ballot
TO the voter
The judge who deposits ballots III
ballot boxes must see that each ballot
has the initials of the distributing
Judge thereon: he must call back and
| ascertain that the name and number
on the coupon on the ballot CORES
ponds with the name and number on
the pol books kept by the clerk.
No ballot shall be rejected solely be
cause any part or portion of the cross
mark extends beyond the square,if the
poiAt VI lhtSiSSCtiou VI tue CAosSLudi
/ is within the square. If the ballot Is
marked for too many candidates for
/ one Office ii must be counted for the
! other offices if the ballot is otherwise
properly marked. Any kind of cross
mark is sufficient. but it must be a
/ crossmaTk.
The day is not a legal holiday En-.
/ ployers are required under the law tC
/ give employees reasonable time in
which to vote