The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-20
n. \. REPUBLICANS.
PROPOSED NEW SCHEME FOR
CONTROLLING ELECTIONS.

A " "Non-Partisan" Cemni..ion To SUI
pervi.e tisetions Ad,ocated-rhc Piatt-
fnman suit Major Clarke Jarps Ms
/ Bond-Cynerai Metropolitan cossip-
NEW loRR. Mar. l9.- Special. Tho
Republicans have new election scheme
for this city. They want lo be ready for The
next national election. aud have ihe same
power they exercised when John !. Da,en-
port WAS in charge Of the iron cage in the
post oiice building. and johnny OBrion
bad control of the returns at police head,
ouarlors The new dsa provides Tor the
election noNt fan o, Two Commits
sioners Of Elections on a general
ticket. no voter o. cast ballot
for more than one. TO these ino commits
sioner. is coufiDd the sup rini0ndence ot
elections which '- now vested .n 'nc board
% police commissioners. and that ioard X
instructed to cooperate with ami assist the
commissioners az elections 300 their duties.
The commissioners -laii jointly appoint %
chief oi fhe lulnau Of elections. whose
term of office shall begin in 1898. Until
then the present chief shall bold his po-
sition. lno .o-caliDi n1n.llrfl.1n plan
has alNass proved Hn utter failure
here. The ah.urdit, OF 30 in practice
is as patent as iis beauty in theory. The
TWO rartisans simply divide ihe -poils or
else -ct into u dead lock. The police board
now is thoroughly Democratic us 30 should
De in "a city. with such "a prnpondcraiing
Democratic vote. Whom che people reject
Democratic rule they can turn tAe party
ont of u0WOr and iif tir rrNf choice uf the
majority reign. Whom Republicans rule.
there is never any mention 0l "a division oi
the authority with tle Democracy. The
uOn-partisan plea always begins as -onu "a
the hopelos-uoss of the Republican majority
is manifest.
IuE rLArr-INMAN srrr.
Thomas &. plait and John m. luman both
admitted to-day that they bad met last
night and hlnnonIled their differences over
the Tennessee coal and iron troubles. They
are now both D iul. accord l- tO 10, future
management, and there VIII no no more dis
puto- f0r the present Ht least. They both
agree as to the value 0f ihe property and the
dDirimcnt the recent hlchcr.n-, had been
90 10.
A rHOIrCrfoNfsr ASSIGNS.
The noted Republican tWif leader John
+. plummer made nn assignment ihi, AFTER
noon Ol DIS dy goods business. which used
to he one of tle largest boz ths Trade. This
is the second oi ihD Republican tariff chiefs
who has lately fallen. franklin Woodruff
being the other
THE CASE Or MAJOKtIANh.
When The case of Major William Ham
cock Clark. who assaulted with pistol
Wilton Randolph In front of tAe southern
society rooms. some weeks ago. WAS called
for trial to-day. Clark d|d Dos answer. and
his bail was forfeited. ihp court room vas
flied with members oi ihe southern Society
Gossip among those s,lt bad 10 that
Clark had been advised strongly hf his
friends t0 "shin;' that Doe wa, sure io Dee
convicted ana sent o. prison. it no remained
i0 face a iury. DO was conceded ihat he ],
now hetOnd fhe Jurisdiction of the court.
leaving behind him a hnnd-mlu whose
purse can he satisfied. and. what would De-
much harder lo repair. the broken raloie of
a s0utnerner.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Through freight bound TOR New York and
over fle Baltimore and ohio
Railroad, on which t0li oi So "a car has
been charged hy tine company owning The
bridge across noe Ohio 900 parkel-hurz, Will
hereafter eros, the bridge ir"n. ihe own
ors of the bridge consented OBJ abolish the
toll because o. diverted freight t0 other
lines.
The slk woa,er- 0i ilis city have resolved
90 confer with their employers 0n Oboe eight
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