The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-05

The primary electlOn 10 QeGcTmlne the
nominees OF the Conservative party to be
supported at the legal election to be held on
the 25th OF May will take. place to-day.
Candidates have had ample time to present
their claims to the voting public, and most
OF them have advertised freely and worked
industriously. The fruits of their labers
will fully appear tonight when the result is
asccrtaincd. AS the canvass has so far been
conducted in the main in good temper and
proper spirit, it is to be expected that here
at its very close no different policy will pre-
| vail.
The polls will be opened at A. N. and
be closed at sunset.
Three commissioners and two clerks will
conduct the election at each precinct.
At each voting-place there will be an OH
cial ticket-holder, who will be an impartial
person, appointed to distribute tickets to
voters.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.
The duties OF the commissioners are thus
laid down in the plan:
/. 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 an audible voice. The
commissioner who has charge OF the regis
tration-book will inform the commissioner
who receives the vote il he be Il registered
voter. II he is, and honestly proposes to
act with the Conservative party, 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 on the ticket than each voter is
allowed to vote for at said election. In that
event the voter will be privileged to correct
his ticket to the number to be voted for.
The recording clerks shall, rs the names are
called from the ticket by the commissioner,
poll the same. The commissioner shall file
each ticket after the vote is recorded, and
keep the same for further reference.
>. The commissioners will exercise gene
raj supervision OF the precinct, and see that
the polling clerks are performing their seve-
raj duties faithfully and recording votes
accurately.
3. At the closing OF the polls, and after
the number Of votes obtained by each can
didate is correctly ascertained, the commls-
sioners will take charge Of the registration
and poll-books, ballots, papers, &c; and pro-
ceed with the same to 4 meeting OF the
Board OF Election Commissioners, at the
headquarters of the City Central Conserva-
tive Committee no. Ills Main street, nearly
opposite Dispatch ofice]. The Board, in
meeting assembled, shall proceed to canvass
the aggregate vote east in the city, and
thereupon declare and certify the names Of
the candidates receiving the highest number
of all the votes cast for the respective offices
for which they were the nominees; where
upon they shall be declared the nominees Of
the Conservative party, to be voted Tor on
the regular ticket at the next ensuing cleo
ton.
4. The candidates in nomination for the
Board of Aldermen, scouncilmen, and JUS
tices Of the peace who receive the highest
number of votes cast in their respective
wards shall.be declared the nominees OF the
Conservative party of said ward, and voted
for on the regular ticket at the general cleo
ton ensuing.
5. After the duties Of the commissioners
shall terminate in the primary election they
shall hand over to the secretary OF the City
Central Conservative Committee the regis
tration and poll-books, ballots, papers, &C.,
for safe-keeping and further reference.
THE MEN TO LOOK TO.
Ward superintendent are charged and
held responsible for the details in the con-
duct of the primary election in their several
wards.
The ward superintendent are:
Marshall Ward. 20: P: Gregory.
Madison Ward ..............'.......W ", a. Maury.
! Monroe Ward .........R. W. GrupDs
Jackson Ward. ", Hannegah.
Clay Ward. D. belheie5'