Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-20
THE PRIMARY PLAN.
THE REPORT or THE SUBCOMMITTEE
ADOPTED M PART.
Moro Counting Forcc at tho Largo Pro.
cincts--Members Of the City COMMITTEES
to BE Elected by Popular Vote.

The City Democratic Committee met at
their headuarters, 1910 Main street (up-
stairs), last night.
Major Clay Drcwry rendered his reslgna-
tion as a member OF the committee from
Monroe Ward. 1t was accepted. and Mr..
A. s. Briggs was elected in his stead.
Mr.. I.ovenstcn's resolution that the
AustralIan-ballot system be not adopted In
connection with the primary was taken
from the table. and considerable discus
sion eDsued upon It.
Mr. Phillips said from conversations no
had had with gentlemen from Pennsyi-
vania, where the Austraiian-ballot sys-
TEN was in vogue. he was satisfied II
was impvacticable to adopt It for tho
coming election.
Mr.. Bowry agreed with Mr.. Philips.
He also thought the system was TOO ex-
pensive. Otherwise he favored II.
The resolution was adopted.
THE PLANS COMMITTEE, REPORTS.
Mr.. Phillips, from the Committee on
Plans for the Primary. submitted the plan
his committee had agreed upon, and Mr..
Wallace offered substitute for It.
one of the salient features Of Mr.. Wall
lace's substitute was that the City Com
mittee be elected at the primary.
The substitute was rejected.
The plan OF the Committee on Plans
was then read by sections and discussed
The plan, as far as adopted, provides
that the polls shall be opened at A. NJ.
and closed at T.. NJ, and that at all
precincts where 800 votes or over were
cast in the primary of 1892 there shall be
two Judges and two clerks, and In all
others there shall be two judges and one
clerk. The precincts which cast 800 votes
and over are First, Second, and Third
Marshall, Second and Fourth JEFF
ferson, First, Second, and Third
Madison, First. Second. and Third
Monroe. and First, Second, Third.
and Fourth Clay. The idea is that part
of the force at each precinct will count
the ticket for city officers and part
count that for councimen.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
All white Democrats who will pledge
themselves to support the ticket viii bo
allowed TO vote. They must, however,
live in the precinct in which they vote.
When the section came up naming tho
Offices for which candidates will be nomi-
mated Mr.. Wallace moved to amend by
providing that members OF the city De-
mocratic Committee, five from each ward.
be elected at the primary, but that no man
shall be eligible who holds position or
honor or emOlument under the city. State.
or Federal Government, and that the new
members shall take office on the lst or
July next. Mr.. Wallace made all earnest
speech in favor of the amendment, taking
the ground that the committee should
represent a large constituency. He
thought by electing the committee Its
material might be improved, as men would
consider IL an honor to be elected.
Mr.. Bowry said he favored the election
of members, but he did not see why an
ofiice-holder should be ineligible.
THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
The amendment was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs Anderson, Enright, Cas-
ser. Hail. Hobson, Joyner, Landerkin,
REYNOLDS, Ullman. Patteson, and Wal
lace-u
Noes-Messrs. Bradley, Bowry, Calder.
Childress. Epps, Gibbons. Loyenstein. and
Pyle.
Mir. Anderson moved to reconsider.
ard the notion failed.
The ward superintendents were In
structed 10 report assessment or can
didates at the next meeting
on motion of Mr.. Wallace, further
consideration OF the plan was postponed
until the next meeting. and the COM
mittee adjourned until next Monday night.