Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-12
CHOOSE BY PRIMARY.
The nenrico Committee Adopts This
Method Of Making Nominations.
VOTES WILL DE NUMBERED.
A Plan Embracing This Feature
Adopted In Lien of the viva vOce
System-Many Candidates and
Much Interest In the Fight.


The HcnrIco County Democratic Com
mittcc met at the court house ycsterla,
at II 80 o'clock. and after fixing Marc,
?sth AZ the date for the primary TO nam'
varions county officers. adopted an unique
and entirely new plan under which thu
primary shall he held. Captain j. II
OBannon presided. and the proceedings
were entirely harmonious.
Mr. Caskie r.. Smith. who has servet
for some time as secretary Of the body
rendered his resignation because OF Tho
fact that he himself was a candidate foi
Office and hadn't the time to attend &c
the duties which devolved upon him IN
the committee. Mr. l.. l.. Russell was
chosen TO succeed him. Major ALFRED
II. Courtney, member OF the committc'
from Hungary Precinct. also rendered his
resignation. which was accepted. and Mr.
Harvie Goddin was chosen in his place
II was then decided to hold the primary
on the ?Sth Of March. and Mcssrs. J. II.
O'Bannon W. Il. Frayscr. G. NJ. Holli-
day. S. l.. Cornwall. and W. Y. Lyon
pLan under which the primary shall be
conducted.
THE PRIMARY PLAN.
A recess was then taken. and finally the
committee reported in favor of ii viva-vocc
plan. Mr.. w. Il. Frayser. however. was
not In accord with this plan. and sub
mittsd the following. which. after Some
discussion was adopted:
Polls shall be opened in every pre-
cnct in the county on dhe 2Sth day Of
March. 1895. at the usual voting places.
or as near thereto as possible. The polls
shall BE- opened AT sunrise and closed at
sunset on the day named. 1t shall be
the duty Of the members Of the County
Committee of each precinct TO secure
suitable places for holding said polls
and TO furnish at each voting precinct
two poll-books for the rccordation of the
names of the voters and a wire for tie
filing of the tickets.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
There shall be two judges and two
clerks. The registrar AT each precinct
shall act as one Of the judges The remain
ing judge and two clerks shall he elected
by the County Committee But no judge or
clerk can act except In the precinct in
which he resides. and they shall. before
tiitf!IIE upon tuc performance OF tU'iT
duties. take and subscribe the oath pre-
scrihed by section rs of the Code Of Viz
slnia. TIL. said oath may he administered
by the judges and clerks one to another.
In the event that either Of the judges
or clerks appointed fail 10 attend. then
tho ones so Attending shall select another.
and in the event that neither shall at
tend. then the precinct chairman shall
appoint said judges and clerks. but no
I'LL
II directly interested in the result Of the
election. The said judges and clerks Shall
receive for their services $50 each. 10 be
paid by III. treasurer of the County Com
mttee upon the certificate Of the secre-
tdry Of said committee that all gistra-
tou-hooks. noll-bOoks. and other paner>
Entrusted n them have been returned to
the proper authorities
WHO ENTITLED TO VOTE
"Al registered white voters Of Hsnrico
county shall be emitted to vote in tn
primary election. provided that all white
voters who in the past affiliated with any
othe- parry exc 1t the Democratic party
shall De- entitled 10 vots. If being chal-
iensed hefors voting viii pledge them
selves - support ne Democratic ncmi-
nc IN tnc general election Blu TO
voter saai lie entitled "a vote except in
the precinct IN which he lives and unless
hi- mann dpuears on IN. registration
book. provided that voter who since. tho
lest general election las moved from one
~ c.nct 10 another In Ienrico county. and
ms No; b On transferred to the reg'str4-
t1n-hocts c A.S new precinct. ma, vot
IA the prccrc. from which be moved
Any white male who may not be Il
aI- q 2So at the time of said primary.
bot who viii attain that age at or before
ihe tim o. tn county election next IN
suing. shall upon producing t. the Judges
81 ihe election satisfactory evidence 10
that fac. and after being sworn. be al
lowed - vote a. said primary. ANY voter
rom the city OF Richmond who has
'Nov'l into the county since the last cleo
ton may vote upon>a transfer from the
registrar Of the precinct in the city OF
Richmond from which he moved: pro-
vigo1. that he had lived three months |
IN The county at time Of county election.
CANDIDATES. TO BE NOMINATED.
"Onc Commemorative Attorney. one
Sheriff. one Treasurer. one Commissioner
q the Revenue for the Cppr District |
ana on Commissioner OF the Revenue for |
the Lower District. one Supervisor. three |
magistrates on" Constable. and one over |
s"er Of the Poor for each district.
Tho persons rec living the highest num- |
h'r of legal votes shall be declared the
nominees for the Office for which they
my he yOt 4 for.
The chairman Of the County Committee |
Shall provide printed tickets containing
the Names. in alphabetical order. Of ali
persons who shall have announced them |
selves. or been announced by their written !
authority, and shall have paid the ass -ss- |
ments levied against them as candidates |
Tor the positions named to the committee
on or before y o'clock Of the sd day of |
Mdrch. No other ticket shall be used
al SAID primary election, and If any other |
be used II shall be discarded in the count |
OF the ballots.
HOW BALLOTS BE DEPOSITED.
Livery voter shall deliver his ballot |
folded 10 one OF the judges of election.
who shall receive the same, If his name |
De found on the registrations book. The |
name OF the voter shall be checked on
the iegistration-book by one OF the Judges. |
ana entered by the clerks on the poll !
book to be provided for that purpose. !
The judge shall then number the ballot |
according 10 the number opposite the |
voter name on the poll-book, and call /
aloud the number and file the same on a |
hic provided for said purpose. and no |
ticket so filed shall be opened or read
untll the canvass of the vote. No ticket /
shall be counted unless the number Of /
taid ticket corresponds with the number !
THE COUNT.
Immediately after the closing of the |
polls the judges and clerks, in the pres !
tnce OF the candidates. or not more than
one representative Of each candidate /
should they desire TO be present. who may /
De admitted into the room five minutes I
b-fore the closing OF the polls. shall
ascertain the whole number of volts !
cast III there be any ballots on the file
that do not correspond in number with |
the number on the poil-book. such h,lS,
shall be destroyed and not counted Tho /
Judges ana clerks shall then count tho
Vo'e ana make out on the poll-book q
ceftihc@te T the number Of votes cast
Tor each candidate. which certifcatA shall
be signed by the judges and attested bv
the clerks -
After the ballots are counted they
snail be securely it'd up and sealed and
returned to the chairman OF the County
committee. along with IA certificate OF the
result, by l2 O'Clock NJ the next dav
py one or the judges of election for which
he shall receive the sum OF 50 Ia he
PAD by the treasurer Of the County Com
mittee.
CANVASS OF RETURNS.
on the first day after said election
TIE county chairman and committee shall
ascertain the result from the several
certihcates IN the presence Of a majority
OF the Democratic County COMMITTEE. and |