The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-11
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At meeting; or the City Conservative
Committee held last night the sub-com nit
tee on nominations submitted the fol-
lowing: -, H. -
Resolued, That the organization OF the
Conservative party should be maintained,
and this committee deems it expedient that
nominations should be made by the Conser--
yatiye party to be voted for at the general
election as delegates to represent this city
in the House OF Delegates.
The question was divided. The first pro-
position-that the organization should be
maintained-was adopted unanimously.
The second-as, to propriety Of making
nominations-was adopted :Ayes,s0 noes,
7. One member was excused from voting ;
one was paired with an absent member.
The further report OF the sub. committee
was presented by Mr.. j. F. Meredith, and
discussed at some length. 1t contains a
preamble setting forth the necessity for
maintaining the organization, and then fol-
lows this plan for making nominations: =
That there shall be a primary election held
in the city of Richmond on the : day OF
October, 1877, for the selection OF FIVE per-
sons as nominees of the Conservative party,
to be voted for by ,all Conservatives at the
general election to be, held on Tuesday the
9th day of November, 1877, to represent
said city in the House Of Delegates, at which
primary election all Conservatives are earn
estly requested to participate. a..
All persons intending to become candi-
dates at such primary election shall notify
| in writing the chairman OF the City Con-
servative Committee Of such intention on
or before the - day of October, 1871, and
the Committee on Printing Of the City Con-
h1n hoLp
OF all such printed on ticket to be used at
the said primary election.
The rules and regulations that shall gov
ern this primary election shall be as follows.
| TThe same as those that were enforced at
the last primary election.l
Each Conservative voter shall be author
| lied to vote for tive candidates.
II, when the result is announced, it ap-
pears that any one Or more OF the candidates
have received majority of all the votes
cast in the whole city, he or they shall be
declared the Conservative nominee or NOM
inees. But if it appears that one OF more
OF such candidates have not received ma
| jority of all the votes cast in the whole city,
| then each Of such candidates shall be au-
| thorized to appoint rs many delegates and
alternates from the city at large as the num-
ber Of votes received by each shall equitabiy
,entitle him to. Such delegates shall form a
convention for the purpose Of making NOM
nations for the House of Delegates; and
said convention shall consist OF one hundred
delegates, majority Of whom shall constl-
tute a quorum. The convention shall be
held in the city OF Richmond on the - day
OF October, 1877, and no person shall be de-
| clared Conservative nominee in such con.
Yention unless he receives majority OF all
| the votes cast IN the convention, and no
person shall be Conservative nominee OF
said convention whose name does not ap-
pear upon the ticket printed by authority
Of this committee unless he receives the
unanimous vote Of the convention.
[The idea OF the plan is in brief that those
who receive majority at the primary shal
be nominees without further ado. Those
who do not get majority, to appoint, &C
cordins to their popular strength, delegate:
to a conYention-the convention to com
plete the ticket. J. .e -
| For the above plan the following substl
tute was offered by Mr.. .,Adams,:. -,
| Resolued, That a primary election snail d
held by the Conservative party ON the -
day OF; October, 1877, to nominate can
didates for the House of Delegates: and
the five candidates who shall receive th'
highest number OF votes shall be declared
the nominees Of the party; and the manner
OF voting shall be Uivd Uoce, and upon tn!
same plan as the primary election by whlct
the nominations were made at the spring
election Of 1876. H..
At 1890 P. NJ. the committee adjourned
until O'Clock Friday night.
These competing plans are published D!
request OF the Committee. It is their de
sire to have an expression Of public senti
ment, as far as possible, in order to assis
their deliberations tomorrow (Friday
night, when it is intended that final actor
shall be taken. IL.