The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-25

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UPos.-The general committee appointed
to prepare plan for the nomination OF o
Conservative. ticket to be voted for at the
next municipal election met on Saturday
afternoon, and were in session until 10
o'clock at night. The attendance was full,
and q general disposition to obtain the best
plan was manifested. The following was
finally agreed upon: 1es.ls
"sPidn unanimously adopted by the Comaais-
tee of Conference, appointed by the Con-
sereati1e Clubs of the different " ards Of
the City0f Richmond, for making ron,tnd-
lions for City Offices. -
" For the purpose Of making nominations
for the different offices, to be elected by the
people on the fourth Thursday in May,
1870, the committee appointed to devise a
plan for the nomination Of city ticket, with
an earnest desire to ascertain the wishes OF
| majority of the Conservative party, have
agreed upon and unanimously adopted q
plan for holding primary election under
the following rules and regulations
tsSection /. Each Club shall elect three
commissioners to superintend the election,
two challengers, and a judge to whom the
report shall be made Of the result OF the
same, and each Club shall determine. how
they shall be elected.
''2. The polls shall be open from sunrise
to 1OP. M. on Wednesday the 18th of May,
| 1870, notice of which shall be given by post
ers and otherwise, over the signatures OF
the commissioners, five days previous to the
said election. :,
sf3. Each candidate shall pledge himself
to abide by the result of the primary elec-
ton.
"a. Each ward shall vote fori its own coun.
cilmen, confning itself to persons residing
| I, ifn ifc n
printed upon colored paper, but as to
| Mayor, Sergeant, &C., shall vote for any ne
| in the city It may think proper, and upon g
ballot printed upon white paper.
fs5. 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
ducting an election directed by law, ano
shall also be sworn not to disclose, previous
to the general election, the number of votes
cast for any candidate.
! "6. Each voter shall place his name upor
the back of his ticket as further safegu
against fraud.
81. In casss any doubt shall exist as t.
! the right ofan& person offering to vote, the
name of such person shall be kept in q boz
separate and apart from the rest, and these
names shall be subject to inquiry at count
Ing VI Ddiols, anu sucu ooupCiut us'ihco lui'J
be thrown out at the option Of the judges
and commissioners.
"S. There shall be only one voting place
in each ward, the same to be designated by
| the commissioners.
"9. The ballot boxes shall be provided
with locks, and no one shall be permitted
| to open or examine the ballots during the
progress ofthe election. At the close of the
poll each box shall be carried to such place
| as the commissioners of each ward may
agree, and then and there in the presence
| of the judge, the three commissioners, chal-
lengers, and clerks, the ballots shall be
counted, and a certificate made of the re-
suit, which certificate will assigned by the
judge and commissioners; and at - O'Clock
on the following day the five judges shall
result.
'10. The judges shall announce in the
different Conservative papers of the city,
over their own signatures, the persons re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes cast fol
| each office, to be regular nominees OF the
Conservative party.
GIL. The Clubs in the various wards, to
prevent fraud, are earnestly requested to
have prepared complete lists of the voters
in their respective wards, with which lists
the ballots deposited in the boxes at the
primary election may Dc cOnpafeu WneL
deemed necessary by those appointed to re.
ceiye and count the same.
"J. j. ENGLISH, President.
"Teste : N. Angle, Secretary"
1t will be seen that quite number OF
amendments were made gin order to meet
the views of objectors to various features
in the old plan, and it was finally adopted
as whole with great unanimity.
We may add that the plan has already
been substantially adopted by two wards
two others are pledged to support the action
of the committee, and the Fifth Ward (Mon.
roe) meets tonight.