The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-19
Conservative Ward Meetings
LAST NIGHT.
OR SANITATION n.
THE PLAN OF NOMINATIONS ACTED
UPON.
Other Proceedings.

Pursuant to notice the different Conserva-
| tive ward clubs met at their halls last eve.
ming to receive the report of the General
Committee appointed to devise plan for
the nomination Of municipal ticket.
THE PLAN.
| The plan unanimously adopted by the
| Conference Committee is as follows:
| "For the purpose of making nominations
for the different offices to be elected by the
people Oh the fourth Thursday in May,
1870, the committee appointed to devise
plan for the nomination Of city ticket,
with an earnest desire to ascertain the
wishes of a majority Of the Conservative
party, have agreed upon and unanimously
adopted the following plan for holding
primary election under the following rules
and regulations:
"SEcTIoN |. Each club shall elect three
commissioners to superintend the election,
two challengers, and judge, to whom
the report shall be made of the result OF
the same, and each club shall determine
how they shall be elected.
"sEcr1oN 2. The polls shall be open from
4. N. to P. NJ. on the 2Sth OF Aprii,
1870. notice Of which shall be given by
nosters and otherwise, over the signatures
of the commissioners, five days previous to
"SEcT1oN 3. Each person voting Is
70 pledge himself to support the nomi-
nees before being permitted to vote. Inc
candidates shall also pledge themselves TO
abide by the result. .
WSEcrroN 1. Each ward shall vote for Its
own councilmcn, combining itself to persons
residing within it's limits, upon separate
ballot printed upon colored paper put as
to MAYOR, sergeant, &C., shall vote FOR any
one in the city it may think proper, and
anon ballot printed upon ap'ate paper.
mSEcrIoN5 5. Commissioners, judges, clerks,
&C., shall be sworn before notary before
entering upon the discharge OF their duties,
| in the same manner as if they were con-
Quoting an election directed by law.
| "SEcT1oN 6. Each voter shall place his
name upon the back Of his ticket, as a
further safeguard against fraud.
"SEcT1oN 7. In case any doubt shall ex-
ist as to the right of any person offering to
vote, the name of such person shall be kept
in box separate and apart from the rest,
and these names shall be subject to inquiry
at the counting of ballots, and such doubt
full names may be thrown out at the option
of the Judges and commissioners.
"SECT1oN 8. There shall be only one
voting place in each ward, the same to be
designated by the commissioners.
"SEcTIoN9. The ballot-boxes shall be pro-
yided with locks, and no one shall be per.
mitted to open or examine the ballots
during the progress Of the election. AT the
close Of the poll each box shall be carried
to such place as the commissioners O. the
ward may agree, and then and there, in the
presence Of the Judge, the three commits
sioners, challengers, and clerks, the ballot:
shall be counted, and certificate made o.
the result, which certificate shall be slgneC
by the Judge and commissioners, and at II
o'clock on the following day the tive judges
shall meet and make a joint certificate OF
the total result.
"SEcT1oN 10. The judges shall announce
the result in the different Conservative pa
pcrs of the city, and over their own sigma
lures proclaim the persons receiving the
highest number Of votes cast for each olflce
to be the regular nominees of the Conserva'
tive party. nh :. 49,, o,;o,,.
wards, to prevent fraud, are earnestly re-
uuested to have prepared complete lists o.
the voters in their respective wards, with
which lists the ballots deposited in the
boxes at the primary election shall be com
pared by those appointed to count the
same. j. J. ENGLISH, President.
"Test: Montrose Angle, Secretary.
Richmond, April 10, 1870"
MARSHALL WARD CLUB.
The Marshall Ward Club met T. n. a
Springfield Hall, Church Hill. J. Eng
lish, president, in the chair; William +
NJ. Kellam secretary.
Mr.. D. c. Richardson read the report O
q plan agreed upon by the general commit
tee of conference. The plan was unani
mously adopted.
The resolution of the general committee
providing for the appointment OF delegate:
to thcGcreral Central Committee to CON
duct the canvass for the city ut large was also
adopted. ;.
The following officers, as provided for IL
the plan, were then elected:
| Ward Superintendent.-D.C c. Richardson
| Judge.-P. G.. Coghlan.
| nnatssioners.-George W. Donley, Jas
L. Riddick, j. J. Cannon.
ChaNengers.-JohnA A. Meanly and Georg'
| p. Shinberger.
Clerks.-James A. Royster and Colone
Fl. B. Dickerson.
DELEGATES to the Central Committee.-J
j. Cannon, George A. Ainslie, Rober
Kerse, 7. ". Davis, Thomas Faherty.
| The President then addressed the meet
ing, explaining the nature of the primar.
elections and the workings Of the plan a
adopted by them.
The club adjourned to meet on Monda.
night next at Haskins's Hall, Rockets.
MADISON WARD.
The Madison Ward meeting was held a
the CITY IiaIl-James N. Dunlop, ESQ., pre-
sident of the club, in the chair.
THE plan adopted by the General Com
mittee was reported by Captain George d
Wise, who explained it in few remarks.
Mr.. P. Bowman submitted some rcmark
in opposition, but was ruled out OF order
by the president on the ground that TIT
plan was not before the club for adoption OF
Mr.. y. NJ. Lee appealed from the decision
Of the Chair.
The vote was about to be taken, when tn,
Chair decide dthat none but members Of tn
club could vote. (Cries of "No," "No."
MIR. J. A. Scott moved, in order to OBJ
viate the difficulty caused by the last deci
sion OF the Chair, that all Conservative citi
zens Of the Ward be invited to participant
in the meeting.
Mr.. Lee withdrew his appeal, and there
upon Mr. Kelley moved that the Club ad
iourn to assemble Immediately afterward 0
i Ward meeting. The motion was carried
and the Club adjourned.
The meeting was then called TO order b
Mr. Kelley, on whose motion Mr.. Uunto
was called to the chair and III. p. Hand,
chosen secretary.
.The plan was thereupon laid before tn
meeting, and opposed at length by hi
Bowman, A. NJ. Kelley, Colonel ordway
and Dir. Loyenstein.
Mr.. Kelley offered the following as a
amendment to the 4th section:
"SEcTIoN 4. That each ward shall yot
for delegates TO nominating convention :
. be held on the - day of - to nominate
municipal ticket to be voted for at the Ell
: suing election on. the fourth Thursday il
Nav and each ward shall be entitled to on