Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-12
THE PRIMARY DATE.
CITY Committee FAILS TO POST
roxr ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS
MAJORITY FAVOR A LATER DAY.
.--,.,ss Of One of tho Candidates
r,o,d for More Time, and Public
,.t,ion Demands It-News of the
Canvass. A-is.4isins.

There is stan hope that the date OF the
,,,-ocrauc primary may be postponed
from August 0th.
There is q popular demand that il shall
~. ssmc of the candidates insist upon
ana others are willing that more time be
,.rsn ana tho city Democratic Commit
a.. soems inclined 90 heed the wishes OF
.t, po,rlc. 81 90 can see its way clear TO
make the change.
Tine committee held a meeting last
,,,lt. 40 which this very interesting ques-
SID, was discussed az some length, and a
,.a5r.ty OF the members were in favor
~ p8stponoment, but the motion 20 re-
consider or rescind the section Of the plan
,.tieb fixes the date was lost on a techni-
c8uty.
AS soon ass Chairman Dawson called the
committee 20 order. Mr.. Morris offered a
motion that section Of the bylaws
with reference 20 the admission Of re-
carriers 10 the meetings OF the city Com
-,tfce be taken up and disposed Of some
rrre discussion was provoked by this
motion. and Mr. Tyler moved as a sub
st.tuts that the matter be laid over until
next Tuesday night. and Mr. Dawson
Cfr. Gordon i'm the chair. offered as an
amcndmon. that the matter be laid on
the table for one week, when 1t shall
le 6isposoI ~. and that in the interim, the
secretary shall send 90 each member OF
The committee O. printed copy OF the sec
hon in question. This was Carried With
plt "a dissenting voice.
The question Of assessing candidates VINO
purpose running iu the approaching PR
mary was next taken up, and IL was de-
-idci 10 reconsider the section Of the plan
with reference to this particular question
and refer the whole matter 10 the IL
nance Committee with power 70 act.
WANT THE DATE POSTPONED.
The privilege Of the floor was. on mo-
lion Of Mr. winston. extended TO MessTs.
nm Montague, John S. HarwoOd, and j.
A. Curtis The gentlemen were escorted
into the hall and il was stated by some
one that they purposed advocating "a
tostponemeut of the primary. Mr.. Allen
offered iu this connection motion that
the action OF the committee AT its last
meeting. appointing August Goth as the
date OF the primary, be rescinded IL was
explained that 10 resclnd that section
would az the same time rescind the whole
Plan and mr. Morris thereupon expressed
himself as heartily IN favor Of the mo-
lion.
SIR. Tyler suggested that a motion 10
-.sciud was not In order, and argued that
The only way the matter could be called
up was ON a motion 20 reconsider. The
Chair sustained Mr.. Tyler I'm his conten-
Ton whereupOn Mr.. Allen moved TO re-
consider. While this was pending the gen
tI.mtu who had been invited into the
lau were accorded the privilege Of speak
!1c for five minutes each.
Mr Montague was the first Of the trio
t1 speak. and he called attention TO the
Dispatches editorial suggesting and adj
H0cating q pOstpOnement Of the primary
lla thought il would be more than polite
flr the committee 10 delay the primary, at
l.lst for awhile. Il am a gold man." he
rIl but ! shall vote for Bryan and
-.wai, and support the Democratic
t...t We can't afford to let Virginia
and this city fail into the hands of the
Republicans"
Sir. Montague advanced the same ar
umeuts laid down in the Dispatch, espe-
c4uy that one which referred TO the
absence from the city Of so many gentle
ueu and asain urged "a delay Of the pri-
mary.
Die said he was a warm adherent Of
Captain John Lambs, though he had sup
ported Colonel Elicit IN the last fight,
and his principal reason for wanting a
delay Of the primary was In order that
Captain Lamb should have an opportunity
% cauyassins the city.
The other visitors were Invited TO
speak. but declined 20 do so, and the
matter OF postponement was again taken
49, Mr. Adams motion 10 reconsider
having been overlooked. Mr. Winston Of
fered a similar motion. and the chair
man ruled that out OF order, explaining
that when be entertained It he was not
aware that "a motion 10 reconsider had
been made and voted down at the last
meeting
DEFEATED or 4 TECHNICALTTY.
Air. Allen then renewed his motion 10
r-sc.nd, and was declared out Of order
ly the Chair. whereupon. no appealed
from the decision Of the Chair. His APP
peal was sustained by a majority vote.
Nr Kinney thought a two-thirds vote
was necessary TO reverse decision OF
Che Chair. there being no copy Of the
hv-laws present. but the Chair ruled
otherwise. whcreupOn Mr.. Kinney appeal
Cd from that ruling. His appeal was
sustained by a vote Of 10 3. and the
Chairs decision that a two-thirds vote
was not necessary to reverse its decision
vas overruled. though not by two
thirds vote. and Mr.. Aliens motion 10
ran.rl was. therefore I'm a roundabout
fashion. rendered nugatory.
Nr Dawson offered a motion requiring
the ward superintendents 70 report to
the committee az a called meeting next
Friday night. giving an estimate OF the
cor. o. the primary, and the committee
adjourned.