290 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 134]

Provided that the provisions of this sub-title requiring the
nomination of candidates by direct vote shall not apply to the
nomination of such candidates for county offices, State Senate
and members of the House of Delegates in the counties ot
Howard, Washington and Worcester, except as hereinafter pro-
vided; but such candidates shall be selected by county conven-
tion, delegates to which shall be selected in all respects as pro-
vided for in this sub-title, and the nomination of such can-
didates by such convention shall be duly certified by the chair-
man and secretary of such convention to the Board of Election
Supervisors of said county; and it shall be the duty of said
supervisors to place the name of such candidates upon the
official ballots in the manner prescribed by the General Elec-
tion Laws of this State.

All such candidates for such office, and all such delegates,
managing bodies, executives and executive committees shall bo
nominated, selected and chosen by the direct vote of the duly
registered voters belonging to or acting with such parties,
respectively, in every precinct, ward, councilmanic, legislative,
congressional, judicial or other election district in Baltimore
City, and also in the several counties of the State of Maryland,
respectively, and in each and every election precinct and elec-
tion district of each of said counties of the State of Maryland,
respectively, it being the intent and purpose of this act that
all such candidates for public office, all delegates to party con-
ventions, and all managing bodies, executives or executive com-
mittees of any such political party, whenever the political party
usage provides for such executives or executive committees,
shall be nominated by the direct vote of the duly registered
voters, belonging to and acting with such parties, respectively,
in Baltimore City, or any precinct, ward, councilmanic, con-
gressional, judicial or legislative district thereof, or in any
county, district or precinct thereof or in any congressional or
judicial district, as the case, with respect to any public office
or place or position aforesaid, may be; and that no candidate
for such public office, delegates to such conventions, party execu-
tive or executive committee, or managing body of any such
political party, as aforesaid, in and for Baltimore City or the
several counties of the State, shall be chosen or elected by any
such political convention or otherwise than by the duly reg-
istered voters belonging to or acting with said political parties
as aforesaid, except as hereinafter otherwise provided.

It shall be lawful for all such parties aforesaid to elect and
hold such party conventions which shall have full power and
authority, in all respects, whatsoever, to act in respect to all