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the State of any of said parties who shall not be so nominated and
whose nomination shall not be certified to them or to the Secretary of
State as having been so nominated. 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 officers,
State Senate and members of the House of Delegates in the County of
Howard, except as hereinafter provided; but such candidates shall be
selected by county convention, delegates to which shall be selected in
all respects as provided for in this sub-title, and the nomination of such
candidates by such convention shall be duly certified by the chairman
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 pre-
scribed by the General Election Laws of this State.

All such candidates for such office, and all such delegates, manag-
ing bodies, executives and executive committees shall be nominated,
selected and chosen by the direct vote of the duly registered voters
belonging to or acting with such parties, respectively, in every pre-
cinct, 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 election district of each of said counties of the State of
Maryland, respectively, it being the intent and purpose of this sub-title
that all such candidates for public office, all delegates to party conven-
tions and all managing bodies, executives or executive committees 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, Congressional, 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 executive or executive com-
mittee, 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 registered 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 matters appertaining to
the organization, maintenance, conduct, affairs and interests of the
party, in Baltimore City or in any county of the State, saving and
excepting only the choice, selection, nomination or appointment of
party candidates for such public office, delegates to such conventions.
or party executives or managing bodies or executive committees, of