The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-12
YOU MUST VOTE TO-DAY.
gHE CONTEST ron DELEGATES.
This "a tho Time 10 Cast Your Ballot In Favor
OF Men who Are Unpreiudiced
Against ANY One.

io.day's primary Will bea viva voce vote.
The people OF Richmond with tho past expe-
rionce behind them wanted primary. whore
tie voice OF The voters could not be changed
bv calling the vote wrong IN the count. and
where dead mon could not cast ballots or live
mon vote more than once. a primary in which
ballots could not he snapped and one that 10
would not take until the day following 60 get
10 the result 10 meet these requirements
tie city Democratic committee adopted the
viva vocc plan. which IS the farest on earth.
and the entire arrangements ln connection
with the election are as near perfect rs they
can be-. except that the voter unless no knows
Gle political preference Of every candidate in
lis ward cannot tell tho Cleveland men
from tho Hill men, III. however. DE will care
faily read tho lists of Cleveland candidates
published below he neoi make no mistake III
this particular.
uow go VOTE.
When YOU stepup % the voting place this
morning o. Indicate by your vote whether
ysu desire Cleveland as first choice or would
prefer 800 uuiustructel delegation for til
the molus Operludi will be about SIS follows
3 ou Will take the ticket and correctly mark IL
WITT exactly the right number oi names and
lau0 it O. tho nudge 90 election. II YOU
have nor NA.CfiN tLt ltLAt AuliAtt oA uALAto
he wall caA your attention 20 tie fact and
-.yo Won al opportunity 90 correct il. but he
VIII not receive 10 unless 70 is 50 corrected. as
the plan says that 'any ballot containing the
laaes Of more or fewer persons than there
A-e delegates 60 be elected from the precinct
fhall not le received oy the judges OF cleo
Ihe ticket confirms the name of tho ward,
states the DATE OF the election aud What u is
f0- and as before stated, contains an alpha
leCca. l.t ot tile candidates in that ward. II
SD tells Won how many g. vote Tor no more.
I'D less and at the bottom has the following.
"Ile person voting THIS ticket hereby
pledges himself % support the nominees OF
She Democratic party at the next national
election
Having satisfied the judges Of tho correct
ness Of tho ticket he VIII cali out your name
and tie registrar VIII look 20 see II 10 Is on the
rer,sfrsti0u-U0nk and when be ignlfes that
30 IS there iu night shape the Judge VIII read
aloud tie names you voted Tor. the regis. rar
wfl check your uamelOn the registration
book. the clerk viii enter IL on the poL-book
ard credit each candidate Of your preference
tt.tl YOUR vote. The POLLOCK as lngenlously
gotten up and serves as we'll Tor tal!y-sheet.
t. tlaI practically when the vote IS cast II has
already been counted and the tiresome night
Yrls SD fresh iu the minds - committeeman
ald newspaper reporters VIII not berepeated.
erRIrT THE RETURNS.
Tie committee Will probably meet about
$50 0'cl.cs o. verify tho returns. This the
committee has determined 20 DO precinct by
precinct iI order that no mistakes may creep
in Even with this. however II is expected
trat the committeeman may get home before
midnight and not have % gain entrance Dy
..aVI.ng over the w0ol-sled and through the
.fclen window. 10 ls distinctly understood
Stat the man who says reCauvass or recount
.l tlls little affair had better never have been
L.rn and the fellow who attempts fraud had
g ID % rtaf 81 HIIf il
peutentary garments on bis back.
The cOmmmIttee had 10000 tickets printed
s1l divided. $4,000 of these between the two
factions Cleveland and Hil-and the re-
rnainler viii be in the hands of the judges
subject to direct call from the voters.
WHO ARB ENTITLED TO VOTE.
Unregistered white Democratic voters Of the
city u Riclm 0nd who will pledge themselves
AS provided 10 support the nominees or the
Democratic party az the ensuing national
election shall bo entitled 90 vote at me sAld
primary election.
Ine person or persons receiving tie highest
uu. Der 0f sotes cast shall be declared the
delegate OF delegates from that precinct.
Iu case ODD "a tie vote tie committee shall de-
eide the same by lot. Each delegate IS en-
powered to appoint has own alternate
This plan az voting Is especially pleasing 70
tle Ola Timers. as 10 carries them back TO the
good old days "teiOre the war. when such
Sing as q contested election was not known.
voting Places.
The following is a list of the voting places,
With tie names of the Judges and clerks. The
lames OF those designated Dy the Cleveland
Club are iu small caps.
JEFIEAs0S WARD.
First precinct. 20north Fourteenth street
e. CaoeN H. 81. Lubbock, RICHMOND
Second precinct GA Market Hall-W. W.
|a...
Third precinct 24l, east Main street,
N Hughes John Is. Molly. Jr., PHIL SHEA,
riges b-J. lEIGMAN, clerk
Fourth precinct SOC north Iwenty-hrst
street. william Simpson, Hampton Curtis,
HuI0N AIElN.0N. judges.
MARSHALL WARD.
First precinct. 5000 Lester street-R. A.
Dayelo. Thomas Davis. ". j. ENm0HT, /
second precint Corcoran Hall. Twenty
t.tl stree. -J H. Goddin, j. T.. Hubbard j. |
-. REDWOOD. Judges.
Third precinct Masonic Hail. Twenty-hfth |
erect VI. III. Williams, q. W. W mite, JOHN /
llll. judges.
MONROE WARD.
fust precinct. 10 south First street II. H. |
Wilkins. h. A. Cook. JOIN DOLAN, Judges /
SAMUEL T. pJILIalI. clerk.
Sec ud precinct. 2lZ north Second street /
.oT Coleman, Charles King. ". n. WILSON,
judges O.. Vs. BDAGG. CLERK.
IlIl precinct Is west Broad street An
-fsN hrluso Luther Martin, Thomas WHu-
... Judges.
iolr.A precinct. 500 north Third street J.
fot--stein. John Burruss. T.. SAMUMs,
tial precinct. '1l9 south Second street
bad. ester. il. i. Knowles, i. T. WINSTON,
.-..ls.
MADISON WARD.
.at precinct 400 north Seventh street Z.
n rratfon. III. =. Jennings, ". 4. LIE.
-ltes SIS. IS. UARDwICkf. clerk.
old precinct. SIS east Broad street-R.
a.. Iabuoy. Colonel John II. Richardson.
t.f.tsDEH CoKE judges.
l.rd precinct. 200 east Main street,. II.
Iee.r N. g. Harvey. a. j.. CHALMEEs. judges,
oN III WsE clerk
fourth precinct Burroughs coal Office.
tl seventh street Richard Walden. @. ".
l-u. s.. J.. KELLEY. judges, WILLIAM O.
.li, Thomas Walsh. clerks.
CLAY WARD.
r. precinct 700 west Main street-John
--.ft. ID. y. is. Moore. LEIGH CEUTCIWIELD,
.te WILL. 81 GRAY, clerk