The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-27
THE PRIMARY TO-DAY.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. CANDI-
DATES AND yOTING-PLACEs.
Progress of the Campaign I'm and
About Richmond-Marsii
Ward Meeting.

The Democratic Primary Election to
nominate four members OF the House Of
Delegates takes place to-day. The polls
open at sunrise, 5:jG, and close at sunset,
j:46.
II is the purpose Of the committee to
have secret ballot, but the plan does not
provide that ballots that have the name Of
the voter endorsed upon them shall be
thrown out. Any ballot containing names
Of more than four candidates will have to
be thrown out.
The City Committee will meet at the
Sheriii's Office tonight TO canvass the re-
turns; the counting OF the ballots will be
done at the polling-places by the judges
and clerks in the presence OF friends OF the
candidates.
THE CANDIDATES.
The gentlemen who have submitted their
names to the people are Colonel Archer
Anderson, treasurer Of the Tredegar Com
pany; Hon. Joseph Christian, late Judge
OF the Supreme Court; Johu a. Curtis,
ship-brOker and member OF the Common
Council; T. Wiley Davis, builder and con-
tractor; James y. Dunlop, attorney at law !;
Colonel Thomas J. Evans. attorney at law
and late commissioner Of accounts OF the
Chaucery Court; and VI. l.. SpotswOod,
attorney at law. MessTs. Davis and Spots
wood were members OF the last House Of
Delegates.
VOTE WHERE REGISTERED.
Except in the case Of young men who
will be twcnty-one by the day OF election.
and have hitherto had no opportunity to
register, the Primary Plan requires that
fho gfat.l- cI.n a, 70 fhn -
name is on the registratiOn-bOOk. and il so,
shall place the letter V voted opposite the
name and enter the same upon the poll
book" &c, &c.
SO 1t would seem that every man must
COte 1rhere he Is registered.
II you have moved from Clay to Madi-
son Ward, and have not been duly trans
ierred, you must 20 to your old voting
place in Clay Ward to vote.
TORN TICKETS.
II one wants his ballot counted without
trouble or hesitation he should erase-not
tear of-the names Of those candidates for
whom he does not wish 10 vote.
1t is possible that some Of the judges
Will deem it their duty to throw out
tickets that have been torn or mutilated
or altered otherwise than by running pen
or pencil through the names desired to he
struck of. The plan is silent on the sub
iect.
40 VOTE SOLICITORS WANTED.
Mr.. George II. Poindexter, Democratic
city superintendent, issues the following
notice:
TO the end that the primary election be
entirely free, and that there may be no en-
barrassment on the part Of citizens voting,
! call the attention of candidates TO the
following resolution adopted unanimously
by the CITY Central Committee
"ReSOlUed. That the committee having
determined on a secret ballot, they dis
countenance the employment OF paid So
licitors Of votes at the polls. and earnestly
request the candidates TO unite with them
in having the ballot perfectly free and un-
restrained
Voters who have not secured tickets be-
fore going TO the polls will be furnished
them by the judges OF election.
ADDITIONAL TICKETS.
Additional tickets will not be printed
except upon the order OF ward superin-
tendents. Twenty-Five thousand have
already been printed and the committee
thought that number would be enough.
VINO TO LOOK TO.
The ward superintendent are charged
with the proper conduct OF the primary.
They ought TO visit all the precincts and
see that the Judges and clerks are in place.
and that the plan is carried out. aud that
there are proper supplies OF tickets on
hand. These ward superintendent are rs
follows:
Marshall Ward W :. Catlett.
Jefferson Ward: W. W. Wood.
Madison Ward: Sol. Cutchlns.
Monroe Ward: II. VI. Smith. Jr.
jackson Ward: W. James EppS.
Clay " ard: L. :. Derbyshire.
The city superintendent + George II.
POindeXter, and the chairman Of the COM
mittee on printing is John +. HankinS.
YOTING-PLACEs.
MqrShQH Ward.
First Precinct: 32l0 Lester street.
Second Precinct: 2l1 north Twenty
fifth street.
Third Precinct: Masonic Hall. Twenty
fifth street.
jefferson Ward.
First Precinct: 211 Governor street.
Second Precinct First-Market Hall.
Third Precinct: 221S east Main street.
Fourth Precinct: 20lG east Broad street.
Madison Ward.
The judges and voting-pIaces Of this
ward will be as follows:
First Precinct: G. w. Allen. Judge;
vOtine-place, Justice J. d. Perrn's office,
Marshall street near the New Market.
Second Precinct: William l.. Johnson,
Judge; yoting-place, Broad-strect engine
house. between Ninth and Tenth streets.
Third Precinct: J. ". Pecor, Judge;
voting-place. Aliens shop, Seventh street
between Main and Franklin.
Fourth Precinct: T. {. Daniel, Judge:
voting-place, j. B. Watkins's coal office,
north side Of Main street between Seventh
and Eighth.
Monroe Ward.
First Precinct: 200 east Main street (be-
tween Second and Third.
Second Precinct: III east Broad street
(Terrill's Store).
Third Precinct: No. 3l3 Adams street
between Brook avenue and Marshall
street..
Fourth Precinct : Dippner's stable Third
and MarshalD.
jackson Ward.
First Precinct sol Brook avenue.
Second Precinct: 500 north Second.
Third Precinct: 502 north Seventeenth.
Cldy Ward.
First Precinct: Westham House. corner
Cary and Laurel streets.
Second Precinct: John Houck's, so
west Broad street.
Third Precinct: No. 10 west Broad
street.
The voting-places are either at or a. near
10 the usual places as could be arranged
but il would be well for every voter to no.
tice particularly where he is to vote, and
thus save himself unnecessary steps.
AAss-MEETIHG ~ RocKETTs-A GRAND RALLY.
One OF the larpe.t public meetings which