The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-14

ACTION OF Tue DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE FOL
TIE NOMINATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS
PRIMARY WITH MOVABLE BALLOT-BOXE'
DETERMINED TPON-THE DEBT QUESTION
ETTLED-PERSONAL, ETC.
TC correspondence of The Richmond Dispatch.l
FINCAsTLE. VA, March 10. 1883.
The Democratic Executive Committee oil
this county met to-day in the Town Hal
| TO deliberate on the eXpcdiency OF holding
convention for the nomination Of county
officers. This action was deemed neces-
sary on the ground that there are so many
/ aSpirautS among the Democrats, while the
Mahoneites are. practically united on one
man. All of the committee except one
were present. Three of the members, who
are candidates, rendered their designations,
and their places were filled by the election
OF Colonel +. Dillon, Judge j. j. Allen,
and Mr.. II. Jones.
By request OF the committee quite num-
Der OF representative men from different
parts of the county were present, and gave
their views as 10 what was best TO be done
in the present emergency. After much de-
liberation the committee decided upon 4
primary election, and adopted the nova
bile ballot-boX system. Two canyassers
are appointed for each yoting-precinct,
who, with ballot-b0X, blank ballots, and
a book for recording the voters names,
shall visit every Democratic voter in the
precinct.
The work OF the canvlsscrs is to begin
on the LIST and be completed by the 4th OF
May.
The ballot-boXes. together with the poll
books, are to he delivered to Dr. j. X.
Goodwin, at the law-office of q. II. Swami,
on the Sth OF May, at which place and time
the Executive Committee meet to canvass
the votes, and the candidates receiving the
highest number of Democratic votes mo
others counted) are TO be declared the
nominees Of the party, and these are to
bear the expenses OF the primary.
All persons desiring to become Demo-
cratic candidates are required to announce
themselves as such through the papers by
the 10th day of April, and Obligate them
selves to abide the result OF this primary
election. IL is understood that these can
yassers have been appointed, but for obvi.
ous reasons their names will be withheld
for the present. In the event of the fall
ure OF any OF the appointees to accept, the
chairman of the Executive Committee is
empowered to appoint substitutes.
Some OF the candidates, who prefer a
scrub race, hoping to draw from the ranks
OF the Mahoneites, are displeased with the
action OF the committee, while the Ma
honcitcs themselves are not cheered by the
prospect. There are already rumors OF the
withdrawal OF some of the Coalition candi-
dates to make room for independent Demo-
Gratis.
So far as the Democrats OF this county
have expressed themselves to me. they are
united in feeling sense OF relief that the
debt question is settled. We here have
long since determined never TO make
another fight on this issue. Some of
the Mahoneites say that the Funders will
reopen The debt settlement if they get in
power; bat they don't believe what they
say. | heard two influential men say
to-day that they voted with the Readiusf-
ers on the debt question, but now that is
settled, and they don't propose to 20 with
Malone into the Republican fold.
Rev. Walter q. Ilullihen, who united ex-
Governor Spfague to his latest wife. was
once pastor Of ST. Marks Episcopal church !
at this place.
Weawoke this morning to find the ground /
covered with snow, and cold. The day /
previous (Wiggins's day was so pretty that |
we made preparations for planting garden
seed.
A busy season for doctors this. ACTON.