Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-14
THE VOTERS.


the 10th day Of May, as had been stated
in the daily papers.
THE VOTERS.
The committee resolved itself into
secret session and proceeded to the con-
slderation OF the plan for the primary
election as presented by the special com
lnIttee appointed for that purpose.
The report vas read through and then
taken up section by section, and after
being thus considered, WAS adopted as
whole.
THE PLAN.
Following is the plan in full:
Re,oiref bv The CTR Democratic Commd'cs. That
n primary election shall bee held on thursday.
Apri 80, lS,N. fOr tho nomination ot city officers
and FOR aldermen, cCuuciimcn, and justices OF
the peace lor the dileront wards IN the city, 80
10 voted Tor as The nominees OF the Democratic
party a. the general election 10 be hald Thurs
day, May a. l5os, under the following rules and
regulations:
/. Polls shall se opened AZ every precinct in
the city NJ the usual place OF voting or - near
thereto ne possible. The polls shall be opercl
1T a. VI. and closed at T. y. Gu she day named
for the election.
p The City Committee sholl select two judges
aud one clerk Tor "a n voting place. who SHAH be
of the secretery Of the CITY Committee that all
registration and pOll-bOsks ard other papers IN
trusted to them have been returned e. him.
B. There shall ne nominated 10y tho Democratic
voters OF this city a candidate tor the offices oi
Mayor, Commonwealth Attorney. sheriff, Audi
tor City Treasurer, City Collector COmmis-
si0ner of the Revenue. HIN Constable. City Ser
geant, Clerk Of the Chancery Court. Clerk OF tue
Hastings Court. Clerk Of the Circuit Court and
I've councilmen for each ward and aldermen As
follows: Clay Ward I. Monroe Ward D MGiisOn
Ward 3, Jefferson Ward J. Marshall Ward ], and
Jackson Ward ,; and three Justices OF the peace
FOR each ward. The person or persons receiving
a majority Of the legal votes cas-, shall Doe de-
clared the nominee or nominees for the re-
spective offices
4. Every voter shall vote for orc candidate for
each Of tho city oncers and tho fGli num)cr OF
aldermen, cOuncimen. aLd Justice ot tEc peace
70 be nominated in his ward, and no more.
TICKETS.
> The Committee on Printing shall provide
p:intod tickets 10 The uumber n 800 through
the order 0f L. chairman. containing the names.
in Alphabetical order Oi all persons WHO shall
have u uouuced themselves or been announced
by their written authority as candidate. for t1e
position named i0 tho chairIeu OF Che cry
Committee on or hetOret 4. u. Of Tuesday,
April Il, 1898 No other tlckot except the one
printed uy order 90 the committee on Printing,
through ils chairman, shall he used I'm this pri-
mary election sud i0..C0 OF such ticacts hall b."
delivcfed % the diGereni ward ~Gperinttndents
tor distribution on Wednesday, April j.. ls'', I'D
the ratio OF the FOte OF tneir respective wards 81
the l3sr municipal election, aul the remaining
li.O9) shalt he delivered tO -alI ward superin-
tcudpnts for distribution . tho individual voters
ON the morning Of tho said primary election.
The committee shall have printed At the bottom
of each ticket the following words: Tho person
voting this ticset binds hin self TO support TIE
nominees 0f the Democratic party a, t1e gene
raj election.
VINO ABS ENTITLED TO VOTE.
} al. y Z 20 Of 10
cj'gof R,chrou3 wGo pledge themselves io sup
port the nominees of the democratic party .hal
he entitled 10 vote Al tho -3il party primary. Hud
no man shall be entitled 10 vote cx ept iu tho
prDci lct wbeTe he iiyos AMI unless hls name APP
poGr- on the registration looks; provided that
any one who has m1rcI from orc ward 10 an
other aui hos rot acquired residence in his new
ward mot having lived there thirty days. may
vote in his old precinct aud ward. Any white
male who mag not loo tventy-olc year Of ago
At tho timO Of the primary. tut who Wlll be II
The required sga az or before the time of ths
general election, shall upon a statement . that
effect being made % The judges OF the primary
election, be allowed 10 cast his yOto iu tAe usual
manner.
JUDGES AND RECEPTION or BALLOTS.
T. \ Judge OF election shall receive .rom each
person entitled 10 vote under this plan q tcSrt
obtaining the names of The persons he wishes
o. vote for The judge shall receive the ballot
from tho voter. having trst warned him 10 ,ee
that the fnll number Of candid los. and no more,
are lett on h!, ballot. and shall then cry aloud
the name Of the person Offering 10 vote. The
clerk shall ascertain II the voter, name Is on
tho registrauon-b0ok, anu II so shall place
the letter voted IA brackets opposite the
name and enter the voters name upon a poll
book To % provided for this purpose. aud there
upon the Iudso shall drop tho ballot into tbc
hallot-pox without opening the same more than
l. necessary TO SOC mat tnorr Is b1t one ballot
offered.
THE Count
g. Immediately after tba polls arc closed the
iudce and the cork Of ela, llE IN the presence 0f
three democratic voters, should ihey desire 90
be present. ,hGil Ascertain ino whole number OF
votes cas-, which numOar should CORES JOud
with the number OF names ON the pOll-hOOE.
II the ballots IN the b1lot-O0S are found 10 ex-
coed the number Of names ON the pOll-bo0k.
then The whole number of ballots shall be- re-
placed In the ball0t-boX, and giter the same shall
be we'll shaken Judge ~ tie clerk after being
blindiOlded) shall d.aw therolrOm a SUI
nc7nt number Of ballots 10 reduce the
same % number equal 10 the pumOer Of
names on tle poll-DJok. II In counting
the vote any ballot be found containing
the names Of less or more persons than are 10 be
nominated ami elected, or TIE names Of persons
not upon the printed ticket supplied by the city
Committee. the same shall be discarded. The
Judges and clerk Of eieci 20 snail then count the
vote and make Oh. on lie pO-DOok certificate
Of the number oi votes cnst Tor each candidate,
which certificate shall be- signed by the judges
and attested uy the clerk, and forthwith returned
with Other books ana pagers to the secretary Of
the City Democratic Committee. II In the deci-
sion OF any question under this plan the two
judges disagree tie cork may give she casting
vote.
Return OF BALLOTS.
9. After the ballots are counted they must be
enclosed ia the docImoDt envelope provided aud
tied upflgbtly aud sealed aad forthwith return
ed to the Ciiy Democratic Committee. with the
certificate Oi result. ha returns or cert thcate
Of result must not ue scaled up with the ballots.
cASyAss or RETURNS.
TO- Immediately after the polls are closed aud
the votes counted and certined by the judges
and CLERK the City Committee shall meet at tho
rooms Of tho committee % canvass the returns
hear appeals, Il any. aud make certificate OF
final result of tho election. The result Of tho
election shatl DO announced by the chairman Of
this committee. To await any demand for a re-
count the ballots. returns. &c, shall then. in
the presence OF the chairman aud two other
members Of the committee. DO place. uuder
lock aud key aud the lock sealed. in case OF q
lie tue CITY Committee snall decide the samo by
lot II any OF the nominees prior 10 The day OF
election dio or decline, or by any other reason
become disqualified. then the person receiving
the next highest number OF votes shall BY the
City Committee be declared the nominee In hts
stead. or the ClIy Committee may by majority
vote order q new election 20 fll such vacancy.
CONTESTS.
II. In case of dissatisfaction with either The
ballots, the party 20 dissahsne shall bc re-
duired before noon OF the 25th day OF April, 1873
10 leave with the City superintendent (or with his
assistant I'm case he cannot be foundl and with
the coutestee or contsstees, as the case may be.
a written demand for reranvass OF the returns
or recount OF the ballots or for hoth he so de-
slres) Of any or all the precincts in the city, spe-
ciiylng thareln such precit Ct or precincts, aud
the irregularities, errors, or frauds alleged
otherwise there shall be no recanvass
OF returns or recount OF ballos, and
no recount Of ballots then unless the committee.
after deliOeratlen. shall consider the demand
based on good cause and grant the same. When
tho superintendent or assistant superintendent
is so notified he shall at once call the committee
together for the consideration OF the same.
specifying In the call the object Of the meeting
II no such notice shGll have been given as above
provided, and within the time above men
TONED, there shall be no disturbance Of the Fe-
suit az at irst announced.
TAZEwELL ELLETr.
superintendent