The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-30
LOCAL MATTERS.
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+ n COUNTY, AND ihE EChNUfDAiEo ~ De fSAhI2tD
FOR DIRECTLY. s:F1 f Il
The undersigned, a majority OF the Dis.
trict Committee OF the Third congressional
district, have fixed the city OF Richmond
as the place, and Tuesday the 27th day OF
August as the day on which the Congres.
sional Convention shall meet. There shalf
be one delegate and one alternate Tor every
100 votes and fractions Of 100 votes ex-
eeeiiny fifty cast for Tilden and Hendricks
in the last presidential election. = -
Tie vote cast is as follows: Caroline,
/ ,494-15. delegates; Chesterfield, !, ,711-H
delegates: Hanover, 1,742-17 delegates !;
Henrico, 1,sS5-16 delegates; Louisa,
/ ,3s6-14 delegates; city OF Manchester,
G75-7 delegates city OF Richmond,
7,O50-70 delegates. Total, 156.
THE MODE AND MANNER
OF appointing delegates shall be as follows ::
There shall be primary elections in each
county and city OF the Third congressional
district on. Wednesday, 14th day Of August,
1878. One or more election precincts shall
be established by county aud city commit
tees in each Of the magisterial districs and
wards OF the several counties and cities.
The Conservative superintendent. OF the
several counties and cities are authorized to
appoint the Judges and clerks OF the pri-
mary election. 49,.
All Conservatives who are registered in
the districts or wards IN which they offer to
vote. and who have paid their capitation
tax for the year 1877, shall be authorized to
vote, OF which facts the judges OF election
must be satisfied.
The clerks of election shall be furnished
with book in which they shall record The
votes. The voters shall vote uiua Uoce. at
the same time handing to the Judge OF elec-
ton ticket with the name OF his
CHOICE FOR CONGRESS
written or printed thereon, and the name
OF the voter endorsed in writing on the
back Of the same.
Polls shall be kept open from sunrise
until sunset.
| In case of a failure on the part OF any
county or city superintendent to appoint
the Judge and clerk OF election the Conser-
yatiye voters present ut the election pre-
| cincts on the day of the primary election
shall be authorized to appoint the judges
and clerks ut such precincts.
! ANY Conservative who has not become OF
lawful age at the time OF said primary cleo
tion, but will become OF such age before
the November election OF 1878, shall be au-
thorized to vote at said primary election.
The judges of the primary election shall
| RETURN THE PoLL-BooKs,
properly certified, together with the tickets,
| to the county superintendent at the court
houses of the respective counties and cities
on or before Friday, 10th day of August,
1878, and said superintendent Shall aggre-
gate the votes of their several districts and
wards; the number of delegates to which
each city and county is entitled shall be
equitably apportioned AMONG the candi-
dates according to the number OF votes re-
ceiyed by each candidate in eacn city ana
county, giving the odd delegate or delegates,
If any, after such apportionment, to the can
didate or candidates having the highestfra
ton of votes over and above the number
necessary to secure delegate or delegates.
The Conservative superintendent OF each
city and county shall furnish to each candi.
date, or some friend authorized to
APPOINT THE DELEGATES
for him, the number Of delegates to which
he is entitled, and the candidate or such
friend shall be authorized to appoint said
delegates from the counties or cities within
which he acquires the right to appoint
them. .,.... -..s
In case there shall be no Conservative su'
perintendent in any city or county the
Judges OF the primary election shall per-
form the duties herein prescribed for the
superintendents. W. T. CHANDLER,
JOHN w. WRIGHT.
| THE CITY COMMITTEE.
A meeting OF the City Conservative Com.
cessary arrangements for carrying out The
above plan.
VEToEs FROM THE MAYoR.-As was indi-
Gated in the Dispatch several days ago,
Mayor Darlington has filed with the city
clerk a veto OF the resolution to appropriate
S2,424 to pave certain Jefferson Ward
streets, as follows: .s ,.
10 the Honorable Members Of the city
CounciL:
I return, without my approval, your re-
solution authorizing the paving, &C.. OF FIT
teenth and east Eighteenth streets, at cost
of 50, ,424, to be taken out OF the quota OF
Jefferson Ward from next years appro-
priatiOn ::sE1 -:.a
First. consider it unwise and impolitic
to load next year with burden OF, this
years improvement, because next year may
develop greater necessity for other improve.
] ments, and be prevented from having them
done by the burdens thus imposed from this
years work; and because the precedent
thus set payes the way OF creating larger
] floating debt against the city, which should
be studiously avoided. U
Second. 1t is contrary to the very wise
land conservative resolution which you
adopted restricting the expenditures OF the
present year to the appropriations made to
each department.
! Third. The action as taken is in direct
conflict with the charter, and hence is lille
gal. The charter requires ut least three
days to elapse between the meetings OF the
two branches OF the Council which make
such an expenditure; whereas this resolu.
tion was adopted by the Common Council
on the 18th instant, and approved by the
Board Of Aldermen on the Goth instant, al
such hours that not two days elapsed be-
tween the meetings. consulted the City
Attorney on this matter, and understood
him as sustaining the last view presented
Respectfully submitted.
W. C. CARRINGTON, Mayor.
The following message from the Mayor
has also been filed with the clerk OF the
! Council: .s.g-. -e.,e.
| 10 the Honorable Members of the City
Council:
return, without my approval, the resolu.
tion of YOUR honorable bodies giving power
TO the Committee on the Fire Departmental
grant permits for the erection Of wooden
buildings during your summer recess. Ny
reason for so doing is that such power il
prohibited by the charter by conferrins
such construction to the action OF the City
Council itself, with no right to delegate il
to committee. About this time last year
sent similar message On q nearly similal
resolution, and accompanied it with the
opinion OF the City Attorney sustaining my
lyiews. To these documents I invite your