The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-02

NIGHT-A FBw NOTES FROM JACKSON
WARD-MoRE CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
RESULT OF THE REGISTRATION YEsTER-
DAY. ..,ts i, fs... s,s. .,.:g...{ 81. ,,1s..
+ A highly important meeting of the City
Conservative Committee will be held to-
night. Each ward delegation will recon-
mend for appointment its commissioners
and clerks Of election. -
Section 2, Article H., Of the primary-elec-
ton plan says:
"All tickets shall be prepared and pub
lished by the City Central Committee, and
shall contain the names OF all the candidates
known to the Committee ON Printing two
days prior to the primary election, arranged
alphabetically with respect to the same
Office" '-@-'3 -
Mr.. Thomas j. Starke (of the firm OF
Starke & Rylan0 is chairman Of the Com.
mlttee on Printing. He or some one OF his
associates OF the committee will be present
at his (Mr. Starke's) store, on Main street
between Ninth and Tenth, to-day from A.
NJ. to 5 2. al. to record the candidates
names. Candidates, or friends OF candi-'
dates, should personally see that the names
are correctly entered. From the entries
thus made by Mr.. Starke the names will be
arranged alphabetically on the printed tick
cts, and name omitted or Incorrectly spelt
would cause annoyance on primary-election
day.
Those candidates who have left their
names with Captain G. Watt Taylor need
not call upon Mr.. Starxe, unless they have
a mind to-, Captain Taylor will record their
names. r rI,,-ss-,t
Registrars or runners will please send in
tonight the total white and colored regis
tration for their respective precincts.
Abram SeatOn (colored), OF Jackson Ward,
applied to Klink," at the Second precinct,
on Saturday, to register, and it was found
that he had voted in Hanover at the last
election, and that transfer was necessary.
He walked on Sunday evening eighteen
miles to his precinct, and returned bright
and early yesterday morning, saying: "I
got it all right, boss, and I'd walked to
Prun-sylvanny if it had been Of necessity
We commend his example to our white
friends.
Another old man applied at the same pre-
cinet, and gave his age as ninety-two.
"Klink": "Why, old man, you must re-
member General Washington"
Old man: stWhy, sutt'nly. NY ole mars
ter tole me when I was thee years ole dat
Ginerl Washunton was great man round
bout dar ut dat present time"
"Klink": "Did your ever see him?"
Old man: ooh yes, sab; thousand
times"
:, "Klink": "Did you ever speak to
him?"
Old man: ooh no, boss; / never seen
him live; seen him dead on his brass horse
on de Skapitol Squar down dar."
The following is the result Of the regis
tration up to last evening. It is hoped that
the registrars will send in the total result
this evening, in order that all may be relia-
bly, informed as to the white majority in the
city: s ,. e..
Marshall Ward First precinct White,
271: colored, 1913. Second precinct
White, 2S5; colorcd, 1872. Third precinct
White, 34S; colored, 25S. Total white,
9O4; total colored, 56S.
Jefferson Ward: First precinct-White,
354; colored, 157. Second precinct
White, 1856; colored, 22S. Third precinct
White, 25O; colored, 2O6. Fourth pre-
cinct-White, 341; colored, 123. Total
white, 1,431: colored. ia. ....... 49,. g
Madison Ward: First precinct-White,
33i; colored, 20S. Second precinct-White,
275; colored, 1913. Third precinct-White,
800; colord, 140. Fourth precinct-White,
269; colored, 1876. Total white, 1867; col
ored, GIT. ,.
Monroe Ward: First precinct-Wh White,
G1s; colored, 26S. Second precinct-White,
34S colored, 2O2. Third precinct-White,
224 colored, 151. Fourth precinct-White,
302; colored, 1872. Total white, 1,492; CO.
lored, S13. ......u.-.
Clay Ward: First precinct-White, 800
colored, 14S. Second precinct-White, 295;
colored, 152. Third precinct-White, 321 ;
colored, 237. Total white, 1,211; colored,
537.
Jackson Ward: First precinct-Whit
140; colored, 624. Second precinct-White,
271 colored, 51S. Third precinct (no re-
turns Saturday)-White, 251; colored, 40
Total white, 662; colored, 1891.