Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-06
PRIMARY ELECTION.
1T WILL BE HvLD on THURSDAY THE
10TH OF APRIL.
Proceedings OF the Democratic Committee
Last Night-Ipvitation to the State
Convention.

A regular meeting OF the City Demo
cratic Committee was held last night in
the Cireuit-C Court room, Colonel Taze-
well Elicit, the chairman, presiding.
There were present Messrs. Curtis, Tay-
lor, Gibbons, Wood, Botto, Haskins,
Grymes, Cummings, Rawlings, Wingo,
Elicit, Teuser. Hulcher. Levy, Brannan,
Smith, O'Bannon, Ingersoll. Hill, Wood,
BIGGER, and Wren.
There were some twenty-five or more
representatives from the various Demo
cratic clubs in the city present, and by
invitation they, or number of them,
expressed their views as 10 the best plan
OF making nominations all favoring the
primary election.
Resolutions were presented from the
Old Dominion, Union, and other clubs,
all fayoring the primary plan and re-
commencing that only white Democrats
be allowed TO vote.
Captain c. A. Bohannon upon invita-
ton addressed the committee. He said
if be had vote in the committee he
should vote for the primary plan as the
best method Of obtaining the true sense
of the people.
PRIMARY.
Mr. Rawlings, from the committee
of ward superintendents appointed to
report q plan for nominations at the
spring election, reported recommending
the adoption of the primary plan, and
April 18th as the date on which said
election be held. When the club repre-
sentatives had been heard the commit
tee went into secret session.
NEW MEMBER.
The Chair laid before the committee
the resignation of Mr.. William Rein
heimer as a member OF the committee
from Jefferson Ward, he having moved
to another locality. The Jefferson
Ward delegation retired for a few
minutes, and recommended Mr. b.
Frischkorn to fill the vacancy. He was
unanimously elected, and being sent for
was presented to the committee by Mr..
Gibbons.
Mr.. Frischkorn is sterling Demo
crat, and has always done effective work
for the party.
REPORTS ADOPTED.
The report of the committee with refe-
renee to the primary was unanimously
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Rawlings the chair
man was directed to appoint a commit
tee of five to formulate a plan for the
primary and report at the next regular
meeting Of the club, which will be held
one week from tonight.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Grymes,
Levy, Curtis, O'BannOn, and trlsch-
korn.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr.. Rawlings rendered his resignation
as superintendent OF Madison Ward and
recommended that Mr.. Z. Buford
Grvmes be elected in his stead. This
gentleman, Mr.. Rawlings said, was the
unanimous choice of the Madison Ward
delegation. The motion was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Wingo it was re-
solved to appoint committee of three,
of which the chairman should be one, to
wait on the State Executive Committee
and invite them to have the State con-
vention held IN this city. The Chair
appointed Messrs. Wingo and Rawlings
to act with himself.
This was in view of the fact that last
year the State committee acted, in having
the convention at Roanoke, under the
impression that Richmond did not seek
| the convention.
THE PLAN.
Mr.. Levy said he hoped the commit
tee would frame plan as nearly as prac-
ticable like the one of last year. The
polls, he thought, should be open from
/ 7 A. NJ. to 8 p. NJ, and only white
Democrats who will support the party'f
ticket shall be permitted to vote. Nc
person afiliating with the Reform ol
Republican party should be allowed tc
submit his claims as a candidate in the
primary.
Adjourned at 9:45.