ART. 33] PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 569

for Presidential electors of each of said parties in such manner as said
State convention may determine, provided that such delegates to the
national convention shall be instructed and shall vote therein for candi-
dates for the nomination for President as hereinabove provided. As
soon as the delegates to the national convention and the Presidential
electors of any of such party shall have been chosen by said State con-
vention, said convention shall then proceed to ballot for the selection
for choice of such party of Maryland for President, the several delega-
tions from the several counties and legislative districts voting for the
preference, that is to say, according to the instructions of their said
counties and legislative districts, respectively, in the manner above pre-
scribed and provided for. The chairman of the State convention shall
announce the final result of such balloting and in accordance with such
results shall duly certify to the temporary and permanent executive
officers of the national convention of the party, the choice and the
instructions so ascertained and determined of the Maryland delegation

of such party in the national convention with respect to the candidate
of the party for President of the United States.

The number of delegates at large and of district delegates, together
with alternates, who shall represent the respective political parties sub-
ject to the provisions of this sub-title in the respective national con-
ventions of said parties shall be ascertained and determined by the

governing body for the whole State of each of said parties not later
than the 15th day of April in each year in which such national con-
ventions for the nomination of President and Vice-President shall be
held; provided that if the governing body for the whole State of any of

said parties shall not make such ascertainment and determination, the
same may be made by the State convention of such party.

The results of such primary elections in the several counties of the
State and the several legislative districts of Baltimore for the election
of delegates to the State convention in Presidential years shall be can-
vassed, ascertained and certified in the same manner as is provided by
law with respect to the election of delegates from said several counties
and legislative districts to State conventions of said respective parties
to nominate candidates for State officers, except, however, that such
canvassing, ascertainment and certification shall not embrace or con-
tain any reference to any second or other relative preferential choice,
but shall be made so as to conform and harmonize with the provisions
of this sub-title respecting the election and instruction of delegates from
said several counties and legislative districts to the State convention
for the selection of delegates to the national convention.

In the event that no person shall file a certificate of candidacy and
make the payment above required as a candidate for the nomination for
President in said primary election of any of said parties, then the
State convention of such party may instruct the delegates sent by it
to the national convention for such candidate for President as it may