Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-02
THE PLAN ADOPTED.
DELEGATES TO THE STATE DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION TO BE
ELECTED ON THE 18TH.
Ward Meetings to he Held for this Pur-
pose, and Under the Same Rules
as Last Year.

An adjourned meeting Of the City De
mocratic Committee was held in the Cir
cuit-Court room last evening.
Chairman William Ryan called the body
TO order al 8.45 o'clock. when the following
other members responded to their names
Mossrs. Snellings, Farrar Redford, Hughes,
Flournoy, Cary, Lamb, Bloomberg, VIM
ston, Ryan, Jacob, Smith, Conner, Loth,
Wren, Byrne, Bigger, Britain, and Secre-
tary ID. S. Gates.
The specific object Of this session Of the
committee was TO receive and act upon the
report of the Committee OF Plans. who
were directed at the special meeting held
last Thursday night to prepare plan FOR
holding ward meetings for the election OF
delegates to the State Convention 70 be
held IN this city on Wednesday the llth day
Of August.
MI LYTLE's SUCCESSOR.
As soon as the roll had been called and
the minutes read aud approved 1t was de
cidcd to 90 into the election Of members 10
FIJI vacancies before hearing the report OF
the Committee ON Plans.
The first vacancy filled was IN" one ~
Jefferson Ward ocCasioned bY the removal
Of Mr.. Rufus :. Ivtle To Philadelphia. Mr..
Redford nominated Nj. James W. tnb-
bons. president Of the Curbst0ne Club:
MIR. Huahos. superintendent Of the ward
and president Of the Old Dominion Club,
ulaced before the committee the name 81
AIr James Raffo, who, he said, had been
selected by majority of the ward dele
Mr.. Rcdford raised the question as "a
whether Mr. Hughes had any say IN tn6
matter. he having moved ont % the ward.
Mr.. Hughes said soon after the last eiec-
ton he moved ont of Jefferson Ward be-
cause of his inability 10 secure nome "a
suit him: that he had Just succeeded IN
securing q house and proposed H. move
back into the ward in "a few days. lie hdo
mover intended TO move his citizenship
and had an election occurred at any time
/ he would have voted i'm jefferson Ward
/ With this statement he left the matter
| with his associates and was willing 4
abide their decision. lie considered him
| self a Jeifers0n-Ward man and expected
| always 10 be one.
Mr.. FlournOy, the third member present
/ from jefferson Ward, said every BODY ull
/ derstOOd the circumstances under %hlci
/ Mr.. Hughes moved ont of the ward, au'
/ hat he had been reelected president OF th'
/ VIA llDUllIlilu Aluu NAAlilAH hA' A'".'''i-
in another portion of the city.
| Mir Hughes said that be had not hee1
/ advised or the fact that Mr.. Gibbons was
/ candidate for election IN the committee
/ Had ne been so apprised he should hay
| been glad 10 consider the name OF Mr.. Glb
! bons
Mr.. Flournoy said he would as soon hav'
/ Mr.. Gibbons az Mr.. Raffo, but the forme
/ told him on Sunday that he was not eau
/ ddatc.
Mr. Snellines circulated the ballots
| Messrs. Bigger and Jacob acted as tellers
and the vote resulted: Gibbons, u; Rat
/ TO- 3.
| OTHER VACANCIES.
To fiji the other vacancy from Jeffersoi
/ Ward occasioned by the resignation Of MI
| Barney Frischk0ru. Mr. Redford nominate
| Nr. Ratio. and he was elected by acclama
| tion. Mr. Hughes was excused from voting
| He said ho had no nomination 10 make, a
/ the committee mad seen fit 10 utterly lg
| more the recommendation of majority q
/ the ward delegation.
Mr. George ID. Pearman was elected D.
| acclamatlon a member Of the commtte
from Marshall Ward, to succeed Nh
! O'keefe.
There is vacancy from Madison Ward
! hut the delegation asked for further time
| Granted.
ny wAED NEETISGs.
There were two reports from the Com
| mittee ON Plans.
Messr-. Lamb and Farrar presented Oh
! following.
| 10 he CdV UN00cr1t'o C0mDu0of:
The undersigned Committee on Plans 70
| spcctfully recommend the following rs On
plan for the election of delegates 10 Nh
] a 9 lac. hold q h1
| civ ON the 18th DAY of August ls-J:
/. That meetings be held IN the severa
| wards Of tine city on the night of thursday
| July j., 1883.
.. That the ward supcriutendents b
| charged with the duty OF selecting sutahl
places for the meetings and 20 proNd
ballot-boXca for the recepuonot ballots.
3. That the manner OF voting shall be- b.
| secret ballot Every ballot must have th
full number. and no more: 81 the delegate
10 which the ward Is entitled The voter
name and residence shall bc called ont an'
"a record kept uf The same, and the mum
bcr of ballots shall conform 10 the nCH
! ber of names recorded. The moetln
| shall remain i'm session until the busiucs
Of the meeting Is concluded. Every per
| son must be "a registered voter I'm the war
in which he offers 10 cast hls ballot.
4. The ballots shall be counted by teller
appointed by the chairman OF the meet
| lne.
3. The persons equal to the number o
delegates apportioncd 20 the ward recell
ing the highest number of votes cast sha
be declared the representatives from sn
| ward IN the State Democratic Convenio
10 be held in Richmond Oh the 18th day G.
August, 1889.
a.. That the chairman of the meeting
each ward shall certify the names OF th
delegates selected bv ms ward to the super
intendent Of his ward, VINO shall retnr
the same 20 the City Democratic Commit
tee. and the secretary Of sand colnmltie
shall furnish each of them with q ccrtit
cate of his election, signed 10y the supel
intendcnt and secretary of SAID City Demo
cratic Committee.
7. Each delegate shall be empowered
appoint his own alternate.
$. Each delegate Is required 10 repoi
promptly to the Secretary Of the On
Democratic Committee the name OF III
alternate.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES c. LAND,
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