The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-23

Third Congregational District.


THE PLAN FOR ILBcTIN6 THE DELEGATEs AS
ADOPTED BY TIE DISTRICT CONMTTTgE-A
PRIMARY TO BE HELD IN EACH CITY OR
COUNTY, AND THE CANDIDATES TO BIZ VOTED
FOR DIRECT.
The undersigned. composing the District
Committee OF the Democratic party for the
Third Congressional District OF Virginia,
have fixed upon Ashland as the place. and
Tuesday. July 81, 1880, as the time when
the Congressional Convention shall meet.
There shall be one delegate and one alter
nate for every one hundred votes and frac.
ton Of one hundred votes exceeding fifty
cast for Tiiden and Hendricks in the last
presidential election. The vote cast is as
follows:
Caroline: 1.494 votes, Is delegates.
Chesterfield: LII votes, II delegates.
Hanover: LAP votes, II delegates.
Henrico: 1,G35 votes, 1G delegates.
Louisa 1856 votes, IA delegates.
City OF Manchester: 675 votes, 7 dele
gates.
City Of Richmond: 1850 votes, 70 dele
gates.
Total: l56 delegates.
The mode and manner OF appointing dele
gates shall be as follows: There shall be
primary elections in each county and city
OF the Third congressional district on
Thursday, 18th day OF July, 1880. One or
more election precincts shall be established
by city and county committees IN each Of
the magisierial districts and wards OF The
several counties aud cities. The Conserya-
tive superintendenIs OF the several counties
and cities are authorized to appoint the
judges and clerks OF the primary election.
All Conservatives who are registered in
the districts or wards in which they offer TO
vote, and who have paid their capitatlon
tax for the year 1879, 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 tirG rCce, at
The same time handing to the Judge OF c.ec-
tion 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 to
sunset.
In case Of y failure on the part OF any
county or city superintendent to appoint
the Judge and clerk Of election, the Con-
seryatiye voters present at the election pre-
cincts on the day OF the primary election
shall be authorized to appoint the judges
and clerks at such precincts.
ANY Conservative who has not become OF
lawful age at the time Of said primary elec-
ton, but who will become OF such age be-
fore the November election OF 1880, shall
be authorized to vote at said primary cleo
| tion. The Judges OF the primary eleclioh
shall
RETURN THE P0LL-Bo0KS
properly certified. together with the tickets,
to the county superintendent at the court
houses OF the respective counties and cities
on or before Tuesday, 20ih day OF July,
1880. and said superintendents shall aggre-
bgaIe the votes OF their several districts and
wards the number of delegates to which
each city and county is entitled shall be
eauitsbly appOrtiOned among the candidates
according TO the number Of votes received
by each candidate in each city and county,
giving the odd delegate or delegates, IL any
after such apportionment, TO the candidate
or candidates having the highest fraction OF
votes over and above the number necessary
| to secure q delegate or delegates.
| The conservative superintendent OF each
city and county shall furnish TO each caDdl'
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.
In case there shall be no Conservative s,i-
perintendent in any city or county, the
Judges of the primary election shall perform
the duties herein prescribed for the super
intendents. CHARLES U. WILLIAMS
| X. Ii. CALDWELL,
j. NJ. HUDGIN.