The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-06
VEIL HAyEAPR PRIMARY
Rr Only TO Fleet
prT - IRIS 10 4 CONTENTION
.r,dc Committee ia Fixed
The '"' .,-..,,oioation - to the
M.,bod OF Nomination

rom l'. ..pen last May In adopting
slT '.' I'D the method OF nominat-
.,.... TO the senate and House
SIS -rs bat the primary method i.S was
O p...s.'o .o.ung delegates to the said
.,.rv member Of the commit
Ne'' -...nt and IL could be seen
" ne faces Of the members eI. , ma,
Or importance was before mem mem,
...r OF Che regular order or oe Isl
ID 'ia ,.,. h,islncss was reached 'nc
res- ..t.d mat under that heao II
sa to fake up the detail ar
pi (.r the convention auoP>cu
~. committee lasl '1,'' ...,.oa that q
Cap. s1oDtr8 90 elect delegates 10
r1aa5 , d, nominate candidates
aa .t. LEGISLATURE. and spoke
Or r.r.- az his motion, claiming
method would give the people
t. .r,rr and a convention ana
.... satisfy every one. .,te,i,,.e
t ...e.r offered as suDs'llA-e
..,-.+.s fo the convention be elec.-
rr..lnot meetings.
a. 't r,.f Peasants. VINO was not pres
.l. former meeting, asked lor
Vacation 0f The motion when
r.. convention. but Withdrew the
,rer bro found 60 was raising
f...ue.ion on points Of order.
-r.. uobeou then offered the mo-
I., ra.1nsilerati0n OF the conven-
.. and The ayes and nos were
g. j.. Patterson called Captain
,+. +o tho Chair and addressed the
-~t..e in advocacy Of primary
t..rv reviewed the action OF the
-.+aa going back 90 last May, SHOW
r.- while it was naturel that
r.,f1rItv OF the Committee should
...f r1r n convention rs the means
.-I-.tIrg candidates 10 both branches
t. LEGISLATURE. the conditions
...,rv changed. He said he had
rrnorturltics % judging ~ the
..of me average voter, and that he
,.-s more than a thousand persons
,..ter fo him on the subject and
.t-es out OF the whole opposed that
necessity Tor convention n one
..-.-'v existed has long since passed.
.. arc nor fighting an enemy. We are
control and n nomination Is equal 10
rH.n. and we must respect the
.... ~ each other inside the party
.. our methods must be fair and
suspicion.
~ people OF Richmond want a pri-
" ann positively certain Of this
t.t,rF wa should accede 10 their wish
am far primary as the only fair
... NJ costing az the choice OF the peo-
t- objection which has always arisen
. mis- committee when n primary IS sug-
-f IS the question OF cost I'm order
..t ibis trouble may not stand I'm the
... now win give my personal guaran~
t. That the cost Of the primary Will be
am not candidate for any political
t.r.-s whatsoever. and do not Intend TO
ID. and fI shat ] am I'm a position 20
....t from this standpoint As far as
t.. cost IS concerned ] VIII guarantee the
money an1 pot it 800 whenever II is called
tr wan. the largest number Of the
members ot tt- party 10 have q choice
r Tie selection of our representatives.
1ge now have o. large majority and We
rrusf continue % make 10 larger. We
cannot faI what effect the outside vote
rII IlFr upon this majority. and We
must i0 everything 20 satisfy our people
arl s'ldify our ranks
lt would De unfair 20 the Members or
fHa C0umitte Whaturr they voted aye or
f.r 20 deny them a reconsideration Of
uar vote made after such lapse Of
time end when so much of import rests
UPON their action.
Do is the most important election in
Virginia since / have been q man. We
I.Ie % elect two United States senators.
>ume. Circuit and other judges al
rr candidates whom we nominate Will
t. to pass on all those questions. I
Huarfe. that the primary shall not
..f .-e cont as FAR as the candidates ere
...e.r.I
Hr Wallace opposed Mr. Patterson's
u.Hs as being NtorW and impracticable
tr t.e reason that two Senators might
.u. fom Richmond instead Of one from
PHI. county, and thus have "a bad effect on
te party iD the county
STR Hawew said Doc had been IN politics
1 Richmond for twenty years and al
Hars attended ward and precinct meet
i ro matter under what condition they
H.N held. Said Dee: "In an this time /
ft.- slW over twenty-five men who
.....' ~. ANl"t AlAN NAlNh ~
preference to "a primary unless 10 was
some one directly interested and believed
t could pack the meeting loo the inter
-'' ~ some particular Can1iilte" Captain
hIl arin advocated his mct0d OF a pri-
nary io e.ect delegates 90 The convention
which brought from Mr. Patterson the
remark that his guarantee was for
primary to elect the candidates by a
t vote n the people and that the
to elect delegates 90 convention
Would have Co Doe raised in some other
N' The people are the best judges OF
WON tatf want 90 represent them and
desire to give every member OF the party
'.e 90 De heard. Mr. James &.
'aa chairman Of the county comlttec,
.eif Invited 90 state The effect the dlf-
..i methods would have on the party
. henreo said that the majority OF the
. committee was in favor Of a con-
d. tlt That they were not kickers
on would abide by the action Of the
0Hl committee, whatever that
he
D. reply 10 Chairman Patterson's qucs-
- primary would not give more
I.u 90 the people Of Henri,o.
SD Mitchell said that he believed The
Frnr the faircst method and that Il
would give better satisfaction IN the
comfy tan any other
'Ht Geo Wayne Anderson spoke al
l ia favor Of reconsideration eX-
Hr regret that ne felt constrained
a. eo. In the course OF his remarks
s't "The majority Of the people in
.fr want q primary. / am posi-
I've ~ chat and II is the irreyocable duty
every member OF the committee "a
'.ie f.r 10 10 he bell ives his party de-
snT
li Us our unavoidable duty and we mt 81
l f1 the demand Of the people. A
m s the best way 10 arrive at the
'il % The people"
,.. .H Capt Anderson was through Mr.
e saii ir was not clear TO his mind
position the speaker occupied
.'rf he meant direct primary or a
urinary TO elect delegates 10 the cOnven-