Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-04
THE PLAN COMPLETE.
DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION TO
BE ELECTED Bv PRECINCTS.
The Cleveland and Anti-Clevsland Clubs
Each to Name Juuge and Clerk for
Every Polling Place.

The City Democratic Committee met in
the Circuit-Court room last night TO con-
sIder the report Of the sub Committee on
Plans with reference TO the primary for
the election Of Richmonds delegates to
the State Convention.
Mr. Groom submitted the majority re-
port of the subcommittee, the salient
features Of which have been published in
the DIsPAIcH
The committee took up the plan by sec
tions. Whom the second section. which
| provides for the appointment OF clerks and
| judges by the committee was reached. Dit,
| Peasants suggested that il would be well
| TO appoint one Cleveland and one anti
| Cleveland Judge at each precinct.
MIR, Bowry contended that If that sort
| of thing was started there was no reason
why there should not be Flower judge,
| a German judge, and so on. He did not
see how under the plan there could be any
"snide" work. Let the convention take
| all the responsibility.
Mr.. Wallace agreed with Mr.. Pleasants
and Mr.. Grooms sided with Mr.. Bowry.
| The latter thought the subcommittee
would have been criticised If they had
made any recommendation "a MIR. Plea
| SAINTS and Mr.. Wallace suggested.
Mr.. Ferriter advocated adopting the sec
| ton IA 1t came from the committee.
ENDORSED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
Chairman Wood thought the committee
| should throw oil safeguards around the
coming primary He was heartily in favor
| of giving both the Cleveland men and the
anti-C Cleveland men not only judge each,
but clerk each. This would be an addi-
tional safeguard. The clerks and the
| Judges would be checks upon each other.
| Each faction would be better satisfied to
have partisan at the polls.
Mr.. Bowry said the anti-Hill men did
not ask this, and Mr.. Peasants made the
same assertion regarding the Cleveland
men.
Chairman Wood replied that they should
| be given the privilege. Then they could
| take advantage of 10 or not, Just as they
| chose He closed his remarks by Offering
an amendment to the section that both
| the Clevel and the ant1-Cleveland men
| be allowed O judge and clerk at each pre-
| clnct.
Mr.. Bowry antagonized the amendment.
| The plan. he contended, afforded all the
safeguards necessary.
Mr.. Wallace offered substitute for the
second section providing that the City
Committee shall elect three judges and two
counters or clerks for each voting-place.
The organizations known as the Cleveland
ana ANtl-OIeNtlhHu cIuDS suhll Dc l'-
quested to nominate respectively TO the
committee on or before =. NJ on the 9Th
day of May one person to serve as Judge
and one person to serve as a counter or
clerk in each of the respective voting
places for which they are named; this
nomination shall be subjected 10 CON
irmation by the committee, and these
paruzan judges and clerks shall serve
without pay.
TIE SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Chairman Wood said that he would with
draw his amendment and accept the sub
sttute.
MIR. Hicks advocated the plan as it came
from the committee. The Cleveland men
had been knocking at the door and asking
for primary. Mr.. Wallace wanted TO sad
die debt on his club which had asked
| nothing. He was opposed to the clubs
coming in and running the committee.
Mr.. Wallace said he did not contemplate
saddling a debt on the clubs. As for the
clubs running the committee, he replied
/ that they compose the party. After the
| sinking primary through which we had
| passed. we ought to give the people pri-
mary that no one could talk about.
| The substitute was adopted by vote OF
| 10 ayes To 10 noes.
THE CHARACTER OF TICKET.
When section 6, bearing upon the char
acter of the ticket TO be used, came up.
lonr discussion ensued, Nr. Snead having
moved TO amend the section by providing
that there be two tlckets-one for Cleye-
| land and one Cleveland.
The section provided for all the names
being on one ticket i'll alphabetical order.
MIR. Hall moved to amend the amend
ment by putting all the names on one
| ticket, but dividing them into Cleveland
and anti-C Cleveland delegates;
t.I Nr oil
ment.
Mr.. Halls amendment was lost by tie
vote. and the section as it came from the
| sub-committee was adopted-H ayes,
noes.
The rest OF the subcommittee plan was
| adopted.
TIE QUESTION OF COST.
Mr.. Rosene moved that the candidates
| be assessed 81 each. Lost-ayes, 10; noes,
II.
II. Cary and Mr.. w. III. Curtis be called
| upon to make good their promise TO raise
| the money TO pay the expenses OF the pri-
| mary. ~
DR.. Wood opposed the motion. He
| thought the Finance Committee should
raise the money and moved that the COM
mittee be 80 instructed and call on the
| gentlemen named for the dehclt.
| The substitute was adopted.
A letter was read from the election
| officials of Fourth Precinct, Jefferson
| Ward. asking for recount of the votes
of the last primary IN order TO correct
clerical error, and it was ordered that a
recount be given.
At lO45 the committee adjourned TO
meet Tuesday night.
A summary of the plan is that the pri-
mary shall take place on the 18th; there
| snail be three judges and two clerks or
| counters ct each precinct; all registered
| white Democratic voters who pledge
themselves to support tho nominees shall
| be entitled to vote; there shall be elected
| ninety-eight delegates to the State con-
vention, apportioned among the several
| precinets ON the basis of representation
| fixed by the State. Committee; there shall
| be one ticket, with the names IN alpha
| betical order.