Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27
pETERSBURG'S PLAN.
AL WHITE PERSONS WHO ARE DEMO-
Gratis ENTITLED TO VOTE.
Power 90 Investigate Conferred on the
Judees-The Electoral Hoard Difncuity'
acknowledgements Receipts.

Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspatch.l
PsrERsBuno, Va. March M.-The Demo.
cratic City Committee was in session until
. late hour last night discussing the plan
OF the primary election to be held on the
Dist Of April for the nomination of candi-
dates for the various municipal Offices and
for councimen and justices OF the peace
in the several wards.
The plan under consideration was that
reported by a subcommittee appointed
70 draft one. and which is under;
stood to have been very liberal
In reference TO those who were to
be allowed 70 vote at the primary-in iact.
allowing all 10 vote who would pledge
themselves to support the. Democratic
ticket. This feature of tho plan, however;
after sharp discussion, was, by vote OF
to z, so changed as to allow all WHITE
Democrats 10 vote. and TO confer upon the
iudges of election, IN cases where
parties have heretofore been Republic
cans. TO inquire if they are now Demo-
Gratis. and to decide whether they shall be
allowed to vote. There are to be three
Judges and two clerks of elections at each
precinct, and the judges are to distribute
the tickets. There will be no ticket-bold-
ers on the outside as heretofore. One
ticket is to be provided by the Central
COMMITTEES. bearing all of the names of
candidates ON the general municipal ticket
and of the councilmen and justices OF the
peace from the different wards. The voter
will mark off the names OF those whom ne
does not wish 70 vote for. Inc candidates
will be assessed for proportionate amounts
10 meet the expenses of the election. Inc
changes from the old primary plans arc
very marked and on the whole. from OK,
pressions made to-day, do not give general
satisfaction, though of course they VIII DO
submitted to.
TIE EIEcToRAL-BoAnD TROUBLES.
II has for some time past been hoped that
the troubles in the Electoral Board Of this
CITY would be settled by arbitration. ne
trouble bitches upon the legality OF the eiec,
ton of third member of the board TO MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation oI
a former member who has removed rom
the CITY. IL is claimed on the one hand
that this election is not valid because one
Of the two remaining members refused 10
vote, and that the vacancy was hiled Dy
the vote of the chairman. 1t Is claimeu'
on the other hand, that both the meeting
and the election we're regular. and that the
vote of one member-the other refusing
TO yote--elected. The board is authorized
bv law to fill vacancies. But to settle exist
ing differences and to bring about thorough
harmony in the party, arbitration was sug-
pested-each side to select representa-
five. and these two, in the event OF as
agreement. TO select third. Matters, II
is said. went so far as the selection OF TWO
we'll known legal gentlemen as arDitrs-
tors; but IL is understood to-day that the
proposed arbitration has been stoppeu'
and that the matter will rest "a hereto
fore. with the probability of a judicial set
Element in the courts. There seems 10 be
no objection to the gentleman himself
whose election has caused this trouble.
who is a good Democrat and man OF
character. but the contest is one OF princl-
pie. Some very important points are IN
yolved in the matter bearing upon our
future elections.
PERsoSAL.
At the meeting of Appomattox Lodge,
No. 16, |. o. O. r., held last nlght. Mr; IL.
w. Collier was elected as representative
TO the Grand Lodge, which meets IN Rich
mond on April 18th.
Mr.. G.. r.. Rees. the well-known pho
tographer of this city, has been quite SICK
for some days.
Rev. DR.. Burton, rector Of st. Johns
church, Richmond. Will deliver the ad--
dress before the Protestant Episcopal
Missionary Society of this city on Sunday
night at Grace church. All of the Epis-
oopal churches will be closed on the occa-
sion.
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Tenant and Mr..
Allen Potts, of Richmond. are III the city
today.
Past Sachem L. A. Traylor has been
elected as representative to the Great
Council Of Red Men by Powhatan Tribe.
No. Is, of this city.
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The total internal revenue receipts in
this district during the present week were
S37 ,0l6.09. The tax collected on tobacco
amounted to S22, S96.57, and on cigars and
cigarettes TO SlS,099.9l.
Captain Lewis Il. Marks, one OF the most
active and efficient Christian workers IN
this city. has for twenty-five years held
the position of superintendent of the
Washington-Street Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school. During this long period
be has never been absent from his place or
even late except bv reason OF sickness.
He is also president OF the Young Mems
Christian Association and as such has ac-
complished great deal.
Over 600 bushels of meal were this
week shipped South by the millers of Pc
tersburg.
The Republicans are making prepare.
tions for thorough organization OF the
party in every city and county of the State,
in view of the presidential election of this
year. There are somo Republicans who
even hope to carry the State for the nomi-
nee.
1t is expected that strong fight will be
made IN the next Republican State Con-
ventlon to change the present plan of or
ganization, which is not satisfactory to a
large body of the party.
MIR. Henry Inge, the flagman at the Po-
cahontas railroad crossing, while gong
home through the yard of the Norfolk and
Western Company last night accidentally
stepped off into the sewer. He fell some
ten or twelve feet into the water, but for
tunately was but little hurt. Friends came
to his assistance and helped him out.