Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-22

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lLIrHIICsN POLITICS.
Che Republican voters a. the twenty
brr vot.ug-oistucts ma Richmond held
)rec.net meetings Thurs iay night ana
i.cfad delegates 20 the City Convention
I'D a-~.mpl, m the Cmcut-COurt room
Monday night. lbe basis Of representa-
ION iu tie convention is one delegate for
.v,rv one hundred Republican votes cast
o. The last rubcuatoral election or frac-
Don thereof exceeding fifty. This made
l.e whole humber elected ffty-one.
Thirteen alteru4tes were selected.
The City Convention viii be held for
le purpose Of choosing the tventv-six
ie.e.atcs 20 which Richmond is entitled
70 the state Convention called 60 be
held ia Petersburg on tao 18th Of May
poljt.es- IN effort viii he made st the
leet.ng Monday night tn have resolu
aons ADOPTED endorsing Wise as opposed
o. Malone. Il such Gu effort Is made
l.Ie VIII be 80 lutere sting session.
Yesterday VS. The dag set apart for tue
selection OF delegates throughout the
state. and the plan was 10 have them
selected 10y nNgsteri4l districts. IN
some counties it was deemed best, how
ever. 70 lola the meetings at later
aav
sheriff Southwark, who is The party
chairman OF HenricO county. when asked
Ao.u- TIA matter YESTERDAY afternoon
ALL that he VIII issue & cal next oatur-
iav for O. ne meeting % he held al tie
county courthouse about the 9TH or eth
OF Nav 10 erect the ten delegates 70
Which the county il entitled.
TEE COUNT AT rrE FIE9r PRECINCT n
Clay WARD.
H.cHuoSD, april p, 1883.
70 Vr E2r1- ofLc Dispa'ch:
a GOOD deal Of complaint was made
70 Ir.6ev ass Net tie judges and clerks
20 the Iirss precinct IN Clay ward The
public should know that the yota cast
10 this precinct ls nearly double Is large
.. AZ env ctserl 10 the city, the total vote
cast there be'ls o-s.
The election itself lasted for fourteen
.orrs. 50 that tlese lEen were somewhat
er..i-tcd vsen jhe polls closed. Mr..
IS. C.. Preston, one of tins Citizens Com
.t.ee 20 inspect the couut, Was taken
II. f.. IN Iridav morning at g O'Clock and
Mr.. JOHN Teller was put in las place.
The others struggled on through the
-rr.v-siL hours ". continuous labor until
.he count was completed. At intervals
during Friday and almost continuously
rom . O'Clock on Friday evening until
4 O'Clock tl- next morning when the
count vas finished, Colonel iezeweli
FII.tf. tho Chairman Of the City Dem
1crstc Commiitee, was present. lie
fre1rcutlv timed the count, and was
heard 20 say that 1t took, on HI AVERAGE
Two minutes b count ballot, anu tha'
while the gentlemen at this precinct were
slow. they performed their work conscl-
cnhOusly and faithfully. Under these
Circumstances those who counted tins
vote deserve the thanks and commenoa-
ton ot tie community Tor the hdelty
with Inch they performed their arduous
--.k.
The delay az this precinct was lnIun-
ous ~ 10 one, a. tine vote cast here IN
zoo way Affected the general result except
to increase or decrease mayoutics.
AFME>D or h DEfEATED CANDIDATE
Az AprgAL ID MASCHL5IER DEMOCRATS.
N1>cnrlEa, Va, Apr1. u, 1883.
T. Hc Clac0s of Moacdestor:
ON the 18th day Of March, 1889. there
was held 30 tins city, at Odd-feliows
Hall. . meeting Of the Democratic Cen
tral Club Of this cts. This meeting Was
composed 90 members from all parts
Of tie city and attended by over three
hundred of oar D,-t md most repre-
sentative citizens IVA unanimous vote
tins meeting recommended TO the Demo
cratic Cry Central Committee OF TINS
city % Lo.1 primary election, deemiug
~ wiser and better ~ adopt that course
THAN % laye vote az the regular eiec-
ton wli1.g, nominations. The Cen
tr4l Committee, which WAS regularly
organized according 10 tie as,
cI.ms of tue party promulgated
by tie authorities 81 tie party IN the
State and regular party usage. following
Gle suggestions OF tho Central CLUB,
ordered primary election. This cleo
ton WAS held on the 9Th day OF April,
1855. Some gentlemen refused 70 vote
81 the primary, and thus declined 70
participate iu our regularly. ordered cleo
tion. and are Row supporting IA inde-
pendent ticket IA our city. We depIe-
cate any dissension ia our party. We
can see no reason or cause for it. Party
allegiance and feaity should induce all
true Democrats 10 stand by the action OF
the party and support cur nominees.
We can win by concentrated effort
aud unity in oGr counsels. We place IA
jeopardy tho welfare and success OF eur
party ssd the interest Of the city by not
uniting with our party. We calmly and
plainly place these facts before you and
invoke you to act with Judgment and
party fdality. Stand by your party.
Heed not the whisperSags OF men To-
yokisg You To depart from it. We must
act az Democrats aud not assist our adj
vsrsary by open hostility 10 our party
or luke warm support OF its Nominees.
jain T. L. Turner i. W. Fitzgerald.