The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-24

COMPENSATION OF RfGrsrG,Rs.
Section p dealing with the question OF
judges and clerks and the compensation
OF registrars, provoked a lively debate.
Mf. wallace said he considered SZ.,1
which the plan names as the amount TO
DE PAID registrars as "A fair compensation
Tor the work they would have TO do. lie
SAID he favored economy In these prl-
mary elections Mr.. Jarvis expressed
doubt IS TO whether registrars could oc
procured In his ward FOR any such price.
and Mr.. Latouchc said he knew they
couldn't be gotten In Clay Ward. The
representative from Jackson Ward eX-
pressed the same views. Mr.. Morris op
posed paying more than $50, and Mr..
BOWery said the Democratic voters OF
Marshall Ward were so patriotic That ne
thought he could get as many registrars
as he wanted FOR nothing. The section
was finally adopted without amendment.
Section 3 was adopted without discus
sion.
Section 4. dealing with the manner OF
voting. was adopted with a slight amend
mcnt. providing that no more nor no less
than five candidates shall be voted for.
and all ballots containing more or less
lanes shall be discarded in the count.
PORN o. TICKET.
Tho consideration of section brought
on the discussion OF the evening. and
the air was fun of motions ana suhsti-
luIfS. MS SttlltN lIONl4tS 4pl the
form OF ticket to be used. and in ITS
consideration the Apps resolution was
brought prominently TO the front. Mr..
Tyler moved that this section should pc
considered iu separate parts lie wanted
the latter part of the section, when
reads. There shall Doe printed on the
tickets the words FOR amendment 90
city charter against amendment TO
city charter. 20 receive serious discus
sion as a separate and distinct subject.
B. f.I "a i4Ifs hon
moved that i'm addition 20 the names If
to five candidates There should be print
81 ON tic tickets the names OF the city
officials. with instructions TO the voters
TO scratch the names Of these whose nec-
tion by the people they did not .avor,
and 81 ould they be opposed TO any change
i'm the charter. TO scratch them all.
Mr.. Latouchc said that DE was opposed
e. faving the name Of The Police Justice
put on the ticket. lie spoke at some
icrgth on the matter. saving that IF This
Office was made a political one corruption
I'm that department would DE sure 10 iol-
low. lie said the whole matter should
be attended 90 by the lily Council. and
they should pay the attendant expenses.
Mr.. COalfcr said the province ui tha
City Committee was the formation "
plans for the guidance OF the Democratic
party Of the city
Mr.. Morris opposed Mr.. Tylers motion,
saying IL would virtually Kill the Epps
resolution 81 passed
roa ANr AGAISeT
AIR Wallace opposed the city Com
mittcc's having anything TO 10 with ihe
matter aad moved that the whole mat
ter relating TO change OF inc 'hartcI
De stricken out II was clearly. he iaid,
q matter fer the Council 10 decide. The
candidate. De urged. should be required
20 state their position on the question.
Nr BOworv and Captain Han spoke
along tho same line the latter saying he
had not met q dozen people who favored
"a charge of charter
rneut 10 his former motion. that separate
tickets De used. re bearing re "ain's
of the candidates for the LEGISLATURE and
the other the question relating TO
cl,an~c Of charter.
The propo sition 10 have separate tickets
mot with opposition on tho ground mat
many would thereby be debarred from
voting ,-.t
many gentlemen taking part.
Nfr Tvl,r finally moved as a substitute
for the whole. that tho words For
change Of charter" and Against a chanse
~ charter DE printed at the bottom
81 the tickets. The substitute was car
,i.d Inv N vote Of IS 10 10. A motion TO
reconsider the vote was defeated ny
vote Of l3 10 9. and an aye ana no vote
was called for resulting as follows:
Aycs -Messrs Tyler. Iizzini fall; oaun-
dcrs Winston. McKenny. Duke heEhI'
T.atouche. Pagan. Wallace, Wood Muir
ray. ,. f,,,.
SON HeUstern. Allen. Jarvis. Doheity'
Hecke RYAN. Weisieer. Doyle. Morris.
The ave-and-no vote above recorded was
considered simply as n test vote
The remaining sections were theh APP
,,rn,.ea without opposition. and the PLAN
as a whole. was adopted. The usual mum
Der of copies were ordered 10 be printed
and the committee adjourned until lues-
daN nlnhf Mnnk.