Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-22
TO ELECT DELEGATES.
THE DEMOCRATS TO HAVE PRECINCT
MEETINGS TOMORROW NIGHT.
Chairman Guy Makes Strong Appeal for
Harmony and Energetic Work
Places of Meeting. &c.

| Harmony and Energetic NOtk-
Places of Meeting. &c.
The Democrats of Richmond will assem-
bic in their respective precincts to-mor-
row night for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to the conventions 70 be held here
October Sd for the nomination OF candi-
dates for the General Assembly.
There will be two conventions--one 10
nominate four candidates for the House OF
Delegates from Richmond city and the
other to select two candidates for the Sem
nto from tho district composed of the city
and the county of Heurco.
/ Tho meetings tonight will be held IN
! places selected by the ward superb ten-
/ dents. and viii be called 70 order promptly
| NJ 3 o'clock by persons that the superln-
/ tendcnts have designated as Temporary
chairmon. The plan has been published IN
| full in this paper, and the voters are IA
| Ipilinr with It's provisions. The delegates
chosen viii represent their precincts IN
both conventions, and Will choose their
own aternatcs.
WISE COUNSEL.
Mr.. Jackson Guy, chairman Of the City
! Committee. and as such superintendent of
! the party here, makes the following timely
| address to the Democratic voters OF the
/ city;
| To hc Democratic Voters Of Richmond:
Your City Central Committee decided
/ some DAYS since upon plan 10y which You
are To make nominations OF candidates Tor
/ the House of Delegates and for the SEN
/ afe-that is. by "a convention 10 meet on
/ the Cd day Of October next. the delegates
/ 10 such convention 10 be selected 10y pre-
/ clnct meetings on Monday night, the I'D
| Instant. The plan was published by the
/ city papers ~ the time, ana presume YOU
are all more or less familiar with lts de-
/ tails. ia today papers You Will find the
/ places al which each precinct meeting VIII
/ b. held and the name of the gentlemen
/ who have been selected to call the meetings
| to order al $ o'clock.
WORDS OF ADVICE.
Tr;or to your holding these meetings ]
wish 10 address few words TO you.
The plan Is departure from the plan OF
ga primary which has been IN vogue Tor
many years, but IL Is the nearest thing to
/ il that. 1.-The committee were capable OF
/ dcvis'n6.
1 Tho committee in its deliberations were
/ not unanimously. although by q large
majority. in favor of 1t. Since 1t was
adopted they have been n unit IN their
efforts to see il successfully carried out. /
l
in ratfying the plan and IN endeavorlng
to make il success: and should this bo
your good intention, ! have only
/ these suggestions to make: In the
first place, determine TO 90 TO the
meeting yourself regardless Of neon
yenience: ana in the next place, use
your influence TO have others attend.
! ] his will insure full, representative meet
/ ings. competent, intelligent man has
| been selected by Us to call the meeting 30
| order, when you willselect your permanent
/ chairman. who viii explain the plan Of
proceeding. Help 20 effect a good oTgani-
cation. And when the meet NJ has been
organized place IN nOminatlontOr delegates
good. faithful. representative mon. Let 1t
| be known by conspicuous posting or other
wise what names are before the meeting.
that each voter may have a fair chance to
make up his ticket 20 suit himself free from
the influence of the friends of candi-
dates who might ike 10 see only
those who are pledged beforehand
selected. In other words, let the Sc
lections be- in every way fair and
open. In this way You viii secure a con-
vcntiOn composed OF men Of character and
intelhgeuco-mcn who would be free from
| the suspicion of improper influence, and
by whose verdict ticket would be placed
in the field for the House and Senate OF
which this city would be as proud as Viz
ginia is to-day Of her State ticket.
JACKSON Guy, Chairman.
THE voTING-PLACEs.
The following is full list of the places
ut which the meetings are to be held and
the names Of the persons selected as tenn
uorarv chairmcn, together with "a state
ment of the number of delegates TO which
each precinct IS entitled Is also given
MARSHALL wABD--JULIAS BRYANT, sUPERIN-
TENDENT.
First Precinct. Seven delegates. Meet
nj Donahue's Hall. corner Fifth and Douisi-
ana streets. NJ. :. Burch, temporary chair
Second Precinct Eight delegates. No.
25O6 Broad street. W. L. Snelllugs, tempo
Tary chairman.
Third Precinct; Nine delegates. twenty
fourth and NJ streets (B0werv's old stand).
j. w. ID. Farrar, temporary chairman.
JEFFERSON wABD-JAMEs F. FLoURNoY. SUPER
ISTENDENT.
First Precinct: Five delegates. Police
Court room Corner Franklin and Mayo
streets. Beverley /. Crump, temporary
chairman.
second Precinct. Eight delegates. Old
Market Hall. b. T. kedtord, temporary
chairman.
Third Precinct: Five delegates. Hcnrico
county courthouse. John RaHo, tempo
rary chairman.
Fourth Precinct: Ten delegates. Blount's
carpentor-shOp corner Iwenty-frst and
Marshall streets. ". L. Loving, tempo-
Tary chairman.
MADISON wARD--JAafEs T. FEER1TER, ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT.
First Precinct: Eight delegates. Sanger
Hall Seventh between Broad and Marshall
Streets. julius A. Hobson. temporary
chairman.
Second Precinct: Eight delegates.
Chancery- Court room CITY HalD. John L.
/ Quarles, Temporary chairman
Third Precinct; Seven delegates. Wiki
inson Hall mechanics Institutc), No. q
north Ninth street. Ohio q. Owens, tompo-
rary chairman.
Fourth Precinct: Three delegates. Base
mCnt hall at fcrriter's. No. 70l east Cary.
j. L. FerriteT, temporary chairman.
MONROE wARD--JAMEs c. LAMB, sUPEBN-
THSDENT.
First Precinct; Seven delegates. No. 1O5
east Man. Temporary chairman, II. Ii.
I wilkins.
Second Precinct: Eight delegates No.
l07 east Broad. Temporary chairman,
Thomas Elicit.
Third Precinct: Six delegates. Rear of
Krouse's No. II west Broad. Temporary
chairman. A. G. Porter.
Fourth Precinct Seven delegates. Dipp-
nor's stable. Third and Marshall. Tempo
rary chairman, S. l.. Bloombcrg.
Fifth Precinct: Six delegates. Southeast
corner Second and Canal. Temporary
| chairman. w. A. Price.
JACKSON wARD-pENSIs WREN, sUPERISTESD-
ENT.
First Precinct: Two delegates. No. 622
Brook avenue, near Leigh. Samuel Brit
ton, temporary chairman.
Second Precinct: One delegate Kains
Hall, corner First and Baker streets. w.
s. Blackburn, temporary chairman.
Third Precinct: Three delegates. Up
stairs over Dugan's store, corner Third
and Baker. Charles p. Bigger, temporary
chairman.
Fourth Precinct; -Four DELEGATES. Nos