The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-24
Plan for a Primary Election Adopted
by the City Committee.

| Committee, held at the rooms Of the Cham
ber of Commerce last night, the following
plan for primary election was adopted:
l. Primary elections shall be held by the
Conservative party of the city of Richmond
- days prior to each general election for
candidates in nomination for municipal or
State offices, said primary elections shall de.
termlne the choice Of the Conservative party
OF the city, to be voted for at the ensuing
general election. The votes cast in the pri-
mary election shall be for the candidates for
o1hce, and it shall be the duty of the City
Central Conservative Committee to appoint
the delegates to the Nominating Convention,
instructed to-vote for the candidate receiv-
ing the highest number of votes in each
ward, provided, however, that the candidate
himself, or his friends and adherents, be al
lowed to nominate to the City Committee
delegates to be thus appointed.
| 2. Primary elections shall be conducted
under the control and management of the
City Central Conservative Committee, sub
ject to the rules and regulations herein adopt
ed, together with any amendments hereafter
added thereto.
3. Three well.known Conservative citi-
zens Of integrity and intelligence from each
ward shall be selected by the City Central
| Conservative Committee. who will render
their services voluntarily" as commission
ers on the day Of election at the voting place
in their several wards.
| 4. Primary elections shall be held at one
voting place in each ward of the city.
| 5. Ward commissioners shall conduct the
election in their several wards.
| 6. Ward commissioners, officials and clerks
conducting primary elections shall not be
candidates in nomination for any office to be
voted for in said primary elections in which
they may be engaged.
| I. All the Ward commissioners of the city
shall constitute Board of Election ComInis-
sioners, who may adopt rules for their guild.
ance, not conflicting with the rules apd re-
gulations herein set forth. A ma jority OF
| the Board shall constitute quorum.
| S. Candidates who desire 10 be placed in
nomination for any office to be voted
| for by the Conservative party in pri-
mary elections must report in person
or through their friends 10 the City Central
| Conservative Committee. The committee
will thereupon announce the names of said
parties for such office as they may offer in
general advertisement kept open for that
purpose and published in all the Conserva-
tive papers in the city of Richmond. The
said parties shall pay at the same time the
assessment made on such office as he may
propose to become a candidate for. Said as
sessment shall he graded in accordance with
| the importance of the ottne, and the pay
mept Of said assessment shall entitlc him to
all the privileges, and shall release said cam
didate from further tax for conducting said
primary election.
| 8. The City Central Conservative Committee
shall appoint Il sufficient number of compe-
tent clerks for each ward (at least three) for
polling the votes as they are called, one to
record the name Of the voter, and one clerk
| who shall have the regiStration-book of each
precinct Of the ward in charge, whose duty
it shall be to inform the commissioner who
receives the votes if the voter offering to
vote is registered voter in the ward. Clerks
for their services.
| 10. Ward superiutendentss shall be charged
and held responsible for the details in the
conduct of primary elections in their several
wards under rules as hereinafter set FORTH
| DUTIES OF WARD COMMISSIONERS.
| /. One commissioner will receive the
tickets; he will see that the party offering
| to vote has endorsed his name on the back
of his ticket. He will then announce the
name of the voter in IN. audible voice. The
clerk who has charge OF the registration
| books will inform the commissioner ii he be
registered voter. If he is, and no objec.
ton being made to the voters political sta
tus, the clerk whose duty it is will poll the
voters name. The commissioner will
then proceed to call in an audible voice
the names contained on the ticket provided
there are not more names OH the ticket than
each voter is allowed to vote for at said elcc-
| = hax yx-il1 hn rNrix,
| legged to correct his ticket to the number to
be voted for. The recording clerk shall as
the names are called from the ticket by the
commissioner poll the same. The commits.
siUEer shall file each ticket after the vote Is
recorded, and keep same for further refer
renee.
| 3. The two other commissioners will be
active at all times in seeing that the polling
clerks are performing their several duties
faithfully and recording the votes accurately.
3. At the closing OF the polls, and after
the number of votes obtained by elch candl-
date is correctly asccrlaned. the commits
sioners will take charge Of the registration
astl noli books. ballots. papers, &C., and pro-
cecd with the same TO meeting OF the Board
Of Election Commissioners at the headquar-
terS Of the CITY Central Conservative Com
rljttec. The bOlrd in nleetium assembled
small proceed to CANVASS tie aggregate vote
cast in the city, and thereupOn declare ana
certify the uamcs Of the Candidates receiving
the highest number OF all the votes cast Tor
the respective otlices for which they were
the Eomrccs, Wlcreupon they shall be de-
clarc3 the nominees OF the Conservative
party to be voted for Oil the regular ticket at
the next ensuing election.
| 4. After III. duties O. the Ward commits
sioncrs terminate in The Erimlry election,
they Sha! hand over 10 The secretary OF the
City Central Conservative Committee the
registration ;nG poll books, ballots, papers,
&c., fer safe keeping and further reference.
| 49,. mTlEs Or WARD sUPERISTgSDENTs.
/. Ward superintendent will procure in
their respective wards a large, apacious and
suitable hall to conduct the primary cleo
tions.
.. At one end of the hall suitable tables
will be arranged, with writing materials,
&c. for the use of the commissioners and
clerks. These will be so separated so that
no person other than the commissioners and
clerks will have access thereto.
8. At the entrance inside Of the ball will
be placed O ticket, table, pens, ink, &C., with
a man in charge to distribute tickets quietly.
He will not be permitted under any clrcum-
stances to canvass voters in the interest otany
candidates to be voted for.
4. The Ward Superintendent will furnlsn
q corrected copy Of the registration books OF
each precinct in his ward TO the clerk, VINO
will have charge of said books on the day OF