The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-23
PRECINCT PLAN ADOPTED
AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION e'
THE CITY COMMITTEE.
The Expense ola PRIMARY seems 70 ""''
Ueep the chief Reason for Opposing ~
w.n,s,d.i yIews-A Minority Eepo"
NV Mr.. Urady.


by Mr.. BRADY.
The civ Democratic Committee met IN
the Circuit Courtroom last night Inc
committee came In slowly. Although called
for = O'Clock, IT was $50 before but two OF
the committee appeared and took seats.
The principal question was the plan for
the nomination Of a candidate TO lead the
Democratic hosts in the fight for the next
seat in Congress given 10y this district.
Itwa 9o'clock before eX-Chairman JacF,
son Guy called the meeting 70 9'uc'' "mu
called Mr. A. j. Phillips 90 the CHAIR NONE
Of the chairmen being present. Inc ron
was called, and only few OF the memners
werc found 60 be absent.
MIR. :. u. Brady. from the committee on
plans. submitted n report, saying mat me
committee felt constrained, under the actloh
Of the committee, 70 report precincl pan
lie handed this report 20 the secretary, MI
JET. " allace, who read 1t.
TnE PLAN.
II gave the appOrti0nment aS heretofore
uublishcd that delegates De elected on the
might Of july 3lst: that al these meetings
blank forms, headed with biahh Ihes' w
used. showing the number Of delegates, anu
no more: that none but registered DEM
crats be allowed 10 vote. and the persons
receiving The highest number OF ballots 10
declared delegates. and that these returns
be sent to the City Committee eic'
MIR. BRADY DlSsENrs.
Mr.. BRADY also had read the following:
as Won will observe. ! did not sign the re-
port Of YOUR committee on plans ana Tor
The following and many other good reasons
First, do not believe YOU can get "a talf eN-
pression of the choice of the people 10y H..
Second. 10 will not give satisfaction ana
will create discord in the party. Third,
believe large majority Of the people pre-
fer the primary. and have heard no good
reason why they should not have ~. ms
was signed by MIR. Brady.
MIR. Farrar, Of the subcommittee, said
that he thought il the duty OF the sub-com-
mittee 10 report precinct plan lie hau
been at one time in favor Of primary, bu'
since reading the papers he had talked win
the people, and he had found out that they
were in favor Of 1t if they could vote direct
Nv for Congressional candidates, but u lhey
could not get this they favored the precinct
plan. He therefore, had changed ms views,
and favored the precinct plan.
MIR. Brady again reiterated his preference
for the primary. believing II would give
general satisfaction.
MIR. FERRIrER.
Mr. Ferriter was IN favor of any plan that
would give the people what they wanted
fair and square representation. lie would
prefer precinct plan, because there was
no money with the committee. The money
would bc needed in this fall campaign. II
he could not get the precinct. then perhaps
the ward meetings would do. He favored
going into the matter cautiously. IL was
great responsibility for the committee 10 as
sumo.
DIR. JUD WOOD.
Dr. Wood did not think the committee
favored the primary so unanimously lie
thought il divided. II the committee had
money he would favor having the primary.
1t would cost $1,000 10 hold one II the
candidates would agree to pay the expense,
he would favor adopting any method they
wanted.
THE EXPENSE.
Mr.. Brady said he favored the primary
because the people wanted II. The eN-
pense was all that was claimed against the
primary. The costs in all would be only
$50. fle enumerated the cost, and showed
that this would cover all the necessary eN-
penses, 500 If YOU paid judges 500 and
$3.50 at - per day. IF this was 10 prevent
the primary" said Mr.. Brady. "you had A.
well shut up
MIR. ANDREW KNOWLES.
Mr. Knowles said that Mr.. Brady had
made very broad assertion when he de-
clarcd the people in favor Of primary
Outside Of the newspaper statements, he
had not seen a man outside of the room that
was IN favor of primary.
OPPOSED TO PRIMARIES.
Mr.. Bowery said you could not get a
primary that would he any iairer than a
precinct or ward meeting. He said the men
were not voters. He said Richmond people
were opposed to primaries. They thought
there was something dark about them.
Nv hO were these people that complains:
he asked. and then declared that there wonld
always be- growlers.
Mr.. II. r. Phillips said Mr.. BOwery had
converted him, and he was in favor Of the
precinct plan. leave it 10 the kickers TO
kick. there will always be somebody 10
kick" said Mr.. Phillips.
MR.JACKsON CITY.
Mr.. GUY said it was good thing that
public attention had been directed 10
This subject. The people were now inte-
rested i'm the subject of who was 10 Dee sent
u Congres -. The discussion Of the matter
in the press had directed the attention %
the people 10 the subject There were only
two candidates now, that be had heard of.
liza primary were adopted. there men could
not 20 round and stir up the people. We
have had some beggarly primaries, and the
Republicans always used this i'm the real
fight 10 the detriment of the party. This
made him opposed % primary. lou
could not get the people 10 come out ana
vote. \ court gathering would furnish
something like the sentiment of the people. /
The primary would deplete the purses
of the candidates, aud deprive them OF /
money that they would need in the real /
Tight He was for the strongest man-one /
that would carry the VOTES. lie did not /
want man who ran behind his ticket. /
County people claimed that the ward meet /
ings did not give convention "a single man /
who favored a county man. He thought the /
date fixed in the precinct plan too early. lie |
thought the people ought 10 have more
time.
FOR OR AGAINST 4 PRIMARY.
Mr.. Brady moved that the committee re-
commend a primary. and that the commit
tee on plans Doe requested 10 report a pri-
mary plan.
Mr.. Davis said that he was certain that
Mr.. Brady was right when he said that
nme-tenths Of the people wanted prl-
mary. All that he had seen were In favor
of il. He thought the primary would SUIT
and give great satisfaction. All Of the OBJ
lection he had heard urged on the floor was
the lack Of funds. and nom the estimate
furnished by Mr., Brady this could be forth
coming.
Dr. Wood said lac differed with Mr.. Brady
as to the costs, and he knew how hard il
was 30 yet money.
Mr. Hicks thought it would he good
plan 10 open one precinct all day long in a
ward until night, and let every body vote,
and let the men elected named the delegates
10 the convention, and let the delegates 20
20 the convention instructed.
MIR. Philips said the only difference be
could see in the precinct plan and the pri-
mary would b. 10 give Mr.. Caldwell, at the
primary, few delegates. lie was IN favor
of DO particular candidate.
PACKED WARD MEETINGS.
Mr. Davis declared, at the late guberna-
tOrial election. the ward meetings were
packed and the tickets We're printed two
DAYS before the ward meetings were held.
Mr. FloumOy said that was not The case
in Jefferson ward. He had been in favor
of precinct meetings al the last meeting OF
the committee. and since he had read the
papers he had found as many men IN favor
of the precinct as were in favor Of "a pri-
mary. lie was in favor now Of the precinct
pian.