The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-10
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.
MEETING OF THE CITY CONSERVATIVE
COMMITTEE LAST. NIGHT-PRIMARY
ELECTION PLAN ADoPTED-NoNE BUT
POLL TAXPAYERS no VOTE.

A meeting Of the City Conservative Com.
mittee was held last night-B. C.. Gray,
Esq, the superintendent, in the chair.
The following was unanimously adopted: !:
Whereas the State Central Conservative
4 Committee, composed OF three members
from each congressional district appointed
1 by authority of the State Conservative
] Convention, and which committee is
charged with the affairs OF the party, with
power to perfect its organization and to de.
eide all questions which are, calculated to
affect the harmony and interest OF the
party, did, in August last, enact resolu-
tion that vacancies in city and county CON-
mittees should be filed by the remaining
members OF the same, and that said
committees berenewed by ward or district
meetings every four years, and did in Octo-
Der last reenact said resolution and declare
that the terms OF the then present city and
county committees should terminate at the
expiration Of four years from the date of
tseir original election:
| ResotUed, That this committee, believing
! it both wise and expedient to conform to
the Conservative plan OF organization. do
hereby recognize its authority and Yield
| obedience to its regulations,
| Mr.. T.. J. Smith having removed from the
place as member from Clay Ward.
The resignation OF Mr.. G. f. Taylor as a
member from Jefferson Ward was sent in
and accepted, Mr.. Taylor having moved
from the ward. Mr.. W. w. Wood was
chosen to ill the vacancy. Mr. S. B. Witt
was elected assistant superintendent OF the
committee in place OF Mr.. Taylor.
The following plan for holding primary
election, offered by Mr.. john Bell Bigger.
was adopted, after which the committee adj
| journed to meet ut the call OF the superin-
| tendent:
Whereas in all elections none but qsali-
fled voters are authorized to vote s; and
whereas it is deemed both inexpedient and
unWise to adopt any other principle to gov
ern any primary election that may be or
dered; and whereas no person is qualified
voter unless he is duly registered and has
paid his capitation tax for the preceding
year:
ResoEved, That in the primary election,
which is hereby ordered to be held on the
Tth day of May, 1878, no person shall be
allowed to vote who is not white ConserYa-
tive, and who is not qualified voter on the
said 7th day OF May, 1878, by being both
duly registered and having paid his capita
ton tax for the preceding year; OF which
fact the judges OF said primary election
must be satisfied by written or printed tes-
! timOny.
Resotved, That any Conservative desiring
to become candidate for any of the va
rious offices to be filled at the May election,
and wishing to submit his name to the de-
cfsion of the primary election, shall SO no
thy the chairman of the City Conservative
Committee, on or before the I'd day Of May,
1915, and at the time Of such notification
shall pay to the said superintendent the
4 sum OF s., except candidates for Common
Council and Board OF Aldermen and jus
tees of the peace, who shall each pay s..
which money shall be used towards defray-
Ing the expenses Of said primary election
The names OF all such persons shall be
printed in alphabetical order on tickets OF
uniform size, and no ticket, except that
printed by order OF this committee, shall be
received by the judges of elections at said
primary election.
ResDtved, That the rules that governed
the last primary election, as to manner and
places of voting, counting Of votes, making
returns, declaring result, &c, shall govern
the approaching primary election. except
| that the Board OF Election Commissioners
shall consist OF six members Of this commit
tee-one from each ward-to be appointed
by the chair, with the right OF appeal to this
committee.
ResoLvee, That the person receiving the
highest number OF votes cast at said prl-
mary election for any particular office or po-
siti6n shall he declared the Conservative
nominee for such particular Office or posi-
ton.
| Under the rules referred to and adopted
the voting will be uiua Uoce, and at one
| MACE in each ward, except Jackson, where
| there will be three. The polls Will be
opened at sunrise and closed at s P. NJ.