1324 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 754

pose of this sub-title that all such candidates for public office,
all delegates to party conventions and all managing bodies,
executives, or executive committees of any such political party
whenever the political party usage provides for such execu-
tive committees, shall be nominated by the direct vote of the
duly registered voters, belonging to and acting with such par-
ties, 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 con-
ventions, party executive or executive committee, or managing
body of any such political party, as aforesaid in and for Balti-
more 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 pertaining 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 any
sort whatever, in and for Baltimore City, and the several coun-
ties and Congressional and judicial districts of the State.

Provided, that the candidates of such political parties for
Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and United States
Senator shall be nominated in the manner prescribed in this
Article by State conventions, and such State conventions
elected by the direct vote in the same manner as the State
conventions for the nomination of candidates for State offices,
shall also elect as hereinafter set forth, delegates to national
conventions and Presidential electors and the governing bodies
of such political parties for the State, but shall have no power
to select or appoint committee or governing bodies of any
character for Baltimore City nor for any division thereof, nor
for the counties of the State.

(4) Any person, who may be a candidate for the nomination
of any party subject to the provisions of this sub-title for the
office of President of the United States and who may desire
to obtain the vote of the delegates! from Maryland of any such