The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-02

AL aCCoi uaDCt VIII TelutSL Cuutt(cl III
resolution adopted by the City Conserva-
tive Committee we publish the following
official report Of its proceedings at its last
meeting:
TUESDAY, June 80, 1874.
An adjourned meeting Of the City Com.
mi:tee was held this evening, General John
son, city superintendent, in the chair, and
w. Fl. Wade secretary.
A resolution limiting debate to twenty
minutes to each member was adopted.
The Chairman announced that the busi-
ness in order was the amendment of Mr.
Driakard, Of Jackson Ward. offered last eve
ming, being an addition to the third section
OF the primary election plan relative to the
appointment of delegates, which reads Us
follows:
THAT in appointing the delegates the City
Committee Shallapportion them amongst the
different candidates in each ward in proper
tion to the number Of votes that each canui-
date shall receive"
After discussion, the vote was taken with
the following result:
AYES. hie>srs. Guy, Wagner, English,
Chestermap, B. r. Johnson, Smith, Bigger,
Drinkard, Gimmi-9.
NoEs.-M Me>srs. Donly, Cogblan, Curtis,
McIale, Styll. Schmidt. Wood, Alien, Wade,
Reilly, A. 5. johnson, Wrenn-12.
General johnson tDen submitted the fol-
lowing plan as 4 substitute for the plan
adopted, for the holding of the primary elec-
ton:
l!be plan Of General johnson was, In SUBJ
stance, that each ward should elect to the
Nominating Convention one delegate for
every one nundred Conservative voters, and
one Tor every fraction of Il hundred over
fifty; thaJ the voting should be by rird roce /;
that it should be lawful to place at the head
Of the ticket the name of the candidate
whom the delegates named intended to urge
upon the Convention Us candidates for Con-
gress, and that it should be lawful TO place
Oh the ballot any other device. inscription,
or sentiment expressive Of the wishes or
opinions Of the voter
After debate, the substitute was lost by
the following vote:
AYEs.--McSsrs. Schmidt of Jefferson Ward,
Guy, Wagner. English, Chesiermar, b. T.
Johnson. Smith of Clay Ward, Bigger, Gin
mi, and Drinkard-10.
NoEs.-Mes>rs. Doucy, Curtis. ,Coghlan,
McRae, Styll, Wood, Allen, Reilly, Wade,
4. $. JOHNSON, and Wrenn-1l.
just taken be published in the city papers
Adopted Is in the. affirmative, ! in the
negative.
On motion, the eighth section, relative to
the assessment Of candidates to defray the
expenses of conducting the primary election
was stricken out.
The pay Of clerks engaged during the pri
uary election was fixed at $3.50 each.
It was also agreed "that the color of the
tickets shall he white, and the name of the
candidate voted for shall be printed or writ.
ten thereon"
A copy from the record.
W. II. WADE.
Secretary City Central Conservative Com
mittee.
The committee consists Of thirty mem
bers. CT these, three-AlcsSrs. Morgens,erD
Fox. and Oliyer-havc never been present
when the plan was voted upon. OF the Other
twenty-seyen members, Mr.. Schmidt, CoIone
John Fl. Guy, Lewis Wagner, w. ID. Ches
terman, William English, Thomas Smith
General Bradley Il. johnson, Louis Gimmi
Charles Z. Bigger, and w. +. Drinkart
voted on Tuesday hight for the plan OF elec:
ing delegates as q substitute for the commit
tees plan. d. 9. Richardson and 5. Il. Pull
liam voted against the committees plan wher
it was first adopted. T. M. Saunders and
SAMUEL Maccubbin voted to reconsider The
plan on Monday night. So that the fact
appears to be that fourteen Of the twenty.
seven mem 5ers of the cOmmittee--an actual
majority OF all who have ever voted upor
the question-;re in favor of the plan o
eectiug delegates and opposed to the com
mittee's pllD.