1328 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 754

provided that such delegates to the national convention shall
be instructed and shall vote therein for candidates 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 convention, said convention shall then proceed to ballot
for the selection for choice of such party of Maryland for
President, the several delegations from the several counties and
legislative districts voting for the preference, that is to say,
according to the instructions of their said counties and legis-
lative districts, respectively, in the manner above prescribed
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 deter-
mined 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 subject to the provisions of this sub-title in
the respective national conventions 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 conventions 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.

(9) 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 canvassed, ascertained and certi-
fied in the same manner as is provided by law with respect to
the election of delegates from said several counties and legis-
lative districts to State conventions of said respective parties
to nominate candidates for State officers, except, however, that
such canvassing, ascertainment and certification shall not em-
brace or contain 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 selec-
tion of delegates to the national convention.

In the event that no person shall file a certificate of candi-
dacy and make the payment above required as a candidate for