The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-27
WILL HAVE A PRIMARY,
BUr YOU MUsTsISG OUT CHOICE
The viva yoce Plan Adopted ny tho CITY
Central Democratic Committee hi'or
Considerable Debate--The money

The city Democratic committee. IN ec-
cordance with previous notice met az the
City Circuit Courtroom at $3.50 O'CLOCK last
evening for tho purpose of adopting pan
for electing delegates TO the State Conyen-
ton and this announcement from the CHAR
was followed by motion from Mr. ferriter
THAT the committee have primary TO elect
delegates to the State Convention
Mr.. Bowry said: ! have no Objection 10 a
urinary. but would like TO see 1t conducted
A little differently from the last; and won
have ANYTHING TO do with primary IN Whlcl
the old Judges of the Third Jefferson precinct
are engaged. | want viva Voce VOTE ana
won't vote for any other.
MIR. Flournov: | am the superintendent OK
that ward. thank goodness. and VIII settle
the matter now by saying that none OF those
who were there before Will act again.
THE MONEY.
Mr.. Hicks said he was in favor of primary.
but would not vote for il until ne knew where
the money was TO be obtained. lie thought
the last primary was as iair az any election
could be. except IA 10 part ot JEFFERSON
ward. but it would cost SIX or seven hunale'l
dollars. and he wanted some guarantee OF the
money before voting for It,
lfIlOuti
money could be raised that he would guaran-
tee one-half OF il.
MIR. Philips did not think it 'expedient to
contract a prospective debt. and thought 1t
better TO refer the whole matter TO the com
mittee on plans To investigate as 70 whether
they should have q primary or not. ms
committee said he. had found primaries a
costly luxury, and they should not 20 into
another IN haste even with CoIonel gary
guarantee of one-half.
Mr.. Wallace said: II is not a question
whether we can raise money, or whether we
should We have to raise money Tor the
presidential election. and you can't aford TO
go to members Of the party four OF I'VE times
q year 10 get money Tor night WITHIN me
party. and the committee should not put
itself in the attitude OF asking for money at
this juncture. .,
Mr.. Snellings said there WAS no use Of all
this talk Colonel Cary says he Will give one
half and think [ can 60 out and get the
other half myself
Mr.. Hicks There is no use, Mr.. Snelings.
talking about i not being troublesome TO get
money for primary. Heretofore we nave
had victims You Invent any victims IN TINS
thing and the committee will have 70 pay
for II.
MAKE THE DELEGATES PAY.
Captain Cunningham Hall said: We will
have 10 elect nlnety-eght delegates 20 the
convention There will be at least five hun
dred candidates running and the money can
easily be raised from them.
Mr.. Philips did not think the delegates IN
his ward wanted TO pay assessments for empty
hOnors and did not believe they would do so.
Captain W. III. Curtis then cut short the
debate by saying that he would guarantee
the other half and raise Ii by voluntary con-
tribut.on.
Mr.. Hicks said that being the case he was
in favor OF primary.
DR. Wood then took the floor and said: |
do not agree with the gentleman who have
spoken. We ought not t. 90 on the public
for this money. We ought 10 be ashamed or
ourselves n a comm ittee and the finance
committee should be ashamed of themselves
70 let these gentlemen 90 outside or the COM
mittee 20 get the money. The question IS
what Is the best wav TO select delegates. We
ought 10 select plan and then determine the
best way 70 raise the money. / am IN favor of
taxing these gentlemen who run as delegates.
Mr.. Philips himself was taxed Wnen he ran
for Council. which is supposed 10 be an
empty honor. as he terms II. II we cannot
adopt a satisfactory primary now that we
had better abandon IL altogether as part Of
our methods IN elections. but / think we
should decide II primary is the right thing
aud then let the committee on plans arrange
for il as part Of the duties of this committee.
After some further discussion an aye and
no vote was taken on 1lr. BOWrys amehd-
ment providing that the viva v0ce method De
adopted. and was carrien as follows.
Ayes Bowry, Calder Flournoy, Hall.
Hicks, Peasants, Philips, sSheryln. Snead.
Tenser. Wood. Wallace-l2.
Noes Bigger. Fpps. territer. Grooms, Har-
rson. Snellings, Tompkins-l.
Mr. Ferriter, who was bitterly opposed
throughout h. any other than secret pri-
mary. now raised laugh by trying TO with
draw his original motion providing that the
primary plan be adopted. The Chair ruled
that he could not withdraw, but could vote
against his motion.
The merriment increased when he said he
did not think q man ought to vote against his
own motion. but be was opposed % all sorts
OF primaries now and would like 70 ask If he
could vote against this one
The motion was carried by large majority.
On motion of Mr.. Bowry the date and
other details of the primary were left u the
committee on plans to report at a meeting Of
the committee on Tuesday night.
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