The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-14
TIE PRIMARY.ELECTIOS PLAN.
Full Text of the Document-Pr Primary
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election and others, and is as follows:
! ReSOtued by the Democratic Ctty Com
mitiee Of Richmond. That primary cleo
/ ton shall be held OH Thursday. September
! 81, 1888, for the purpose OF ascertaining
/ the choice Of the Democrats OF this city for
! four members OF the House OF Delegates to
represent this city.
! Polls shall be opened at every precinct
/ in the city at the usual place Of voting. or
as near thereto rs possible. The polls shall
he opened at sunrise and closed at sunset
on the day named for the election.
The City Committee shall select one
Judge and one clerk for each yoting-place,
who shall be paid $3.50 each by the trea-
surer upon the certificate OF the secretary
of the City Committee that all registration
and poll-books aud other papers entrusted
TO them have been returned TO him.
TICKETS.
The Committee on Printing shall pro-
vide printed tickets TO The number OF
$4,000, through the order OF 'ils chairman.
containing the names, in alphabetical or
der, Of all persons who shall have an
nOunced themselves. or been announced
by their written authority, as candidates
for the positions named, TO the chairman
Of the City Committee, on or before the
2lth day OF September. and shall have paid
TO the treasurer OF this committee, on or
before said oath day Of September, such
amount rs may be assessed against him
for the purpose OF paying the eX-
penses OF this primary election. No other
ticket except the one printed by order OF
the Committee on Printing, through its
chairman, shall be used i'm tins primary
election; and 10000 OF such tickets shall
be delivered 10 the different ward superin-
tendcnts for distribution on Tuesday, Sep
temner %, 1888. in the ratio OF the vote OF
their respective wards at the last congress
siOnal election, and the remaining $1,000
shall be delivered to said ward superinten-
dents for distribution TO the individual
voters on the morning Of the said primary
election.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
All white Democrats who will be quail
fled voters on Thursday, 9th day of sep
tember, 1883, OF which fact the Judges Of
the primary election must be satisfied;
and all resident white Democrats who
have become OF age since the last rcgistra-
tiOn, or VIII become OF agc before the next
general election, are entitled to vote in this
primary election.
JUDGES OF ELECTION-RECEPTI0N OF BAL
LOTS.
The Judge OF election shall receive from
each person entitled 10 vote under this
plan a ticket containing the name or names
OF the person or persons lac wishes to vote
for for House OF Delegates. The Judge
shall receive the ballot from the voter, hav-
| ing first warned him TO see that but four
names Of candidates are left on his ballot,
and then shall cry aloud the name OF the
person Offering TO vote. The clerk shall
ascertain il the voters name is on the re-
gistration-bOok. and il 50, shall place the
! letter V Voted opposite the name, and en-
ter the same upon pOll-bOok TO be pro-
vided for this purpose: and thereupon the
Judge shall drop the ballot in the ballot
box, without opening the same more than
i, necessary to see that there is but one bal
lot offered.
THE COUNT.
Immediately after the polls are closed the
indgc and the clerk OF election. in the
! presence Of the chairman and members OF
| the Precinct Committee. il they be pres
ent, and in the presence OF two spectators,
should they desire TO be present, shall
ascertain the whole number OF votes east,
which number should correspond with the
number OF names on the poll-bOok. Ii the
| ballots i'm tie balot-bOX are found to eX
ceed the number OF names on the poll
J book, then the whole Of the ballots shall
I be replaced in the ballot-boX. and after the
sane shall he we'll shaken, the Judge or
clerk, after being blindiolded. shall draw
therefrOm a sufficient number Of ballots to
reduce the same to number equal to
| the number OF names on the pOll-b0Ok. II
i'm counting the vote any ballot be found
containing the names OF more than four
candidates not erased therefrom. the same
shall be discarded. The judge and clerk
OF election shall then count the vote, and
make out on the poll-book a certificate OF
/ the number OF votes east for each candi-
date. which certificate shall be signed by
the Judge and atte,tcd by the clerk, and
returned 4, soon as practicable. together
with the ballots and other books and pa-
pers, to the secretary OF the City Commit
tee.
REMOVALS.
In cases where persons have removed
/ from one voting-precinct or ward to an
other since the last registration they. if en-
/ titled TO vote under this plan. shall be al
.
where their names are registered, and the
( Judge shall in such cases make note on
/ The pOll-book Of the circumstance opposite
where said voters name is recorded.
CANVASS OF RETUREs.
Immediately after the polls are closed,
! and the votes counted and certified by the
Judge and clerk, the City Committee shall
meet at the rooms OF the Committee TO
! canvass the returns, hear appeal, if any,
and make certificate OF final result Of the
election for nominees for House of Dele
gates. The result Of the election shall be
announced by the chairman Of this com
mlttee.
TIE NOMINEES.
The four persons receiving the highest
number of votes cast in the city for the
candidates for House OF Delegates shall be
declared TO be the nominees OF the Demo-
cratic party. In case OF tie the CITY Com
mittee shall decide the same by lot. IL any
OF the four nominees shall, prior TO the
| day Of election, die. or decline, or by any
other reason become disqualifed, then the
person receiving the next highest number
OF votes shall, by the City COMMITTEE, be
declared the nominee in his stead.
ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION.
II will be seen that all the polling places
I in the city are TO be opened, and for that
reason. and with the view OF saving candi-
dates all expenses possible. the committee
have provided for the employment Of the
minimum number OF clerks and judges.
They have cut the force down as low as
possible, but still it is believed that with
quick, well-nformed men in these positions
the vote can be polled even at such large
Ward superintendents will report to City
/ SUPERINTENDENT George ii. PoindeXter as
10 what arrangements they have made
about securing ballot-boXes.