The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
PLAN FOR THE PRIMARY.
xaE CRY COMMITTEE MAKES FEW
CHANCES
Che New Bylaws Discusscd-A Motion
Made 90 Allow Members of All Parties
to Participate The Discussion.

purpose OF considering the plan TO be
submitted 10y tho Committee on Plans On
regard to the holding OF the primary
election for the selection OF delegates
to the congressional convention. Before
the committee proceeded to transact the
business for which the meeting had been
caIid a. hearing was given TO a delegation
OF friends Of Captain John Lamb OF Hen
rico county. who. on the previous evening
had declared himself TO become a can
didato for the nomination for Congress
The delegation consisted OF Captain John
II. Curtis. Alderman George Med. llako'
W. NJ. Counirg. and J. W. Gibbons Fac
one of these gentlemen urged the CON-
paittce TO reconsider its recent action ana
10 postpone tho primary election LOT one
week until August 9th. I'm order To give
Captain lamb n better opportunity 20
vtst the various cities ana counties 'o"-
posing the district
ON motion Of Mr.. jefferson Wallace, II
was agreed that the delegation remain
during the discussion OF the plan, II they
so desire.
Mr. Folks then moved that the vote he
reconsidcrcd by which on the previous
evening the date for the convention had
been fixed on August Goth. The Chair
stated that this meeting was merely an
adjourned meeting. and that a motion
20 reconsider was in order and did not
have 10 go over untn the noxt regular
meeting The motion was thcn put aud
lost by vote Of 10 70 s. tho Chair rul-
fng that under tho new bylaws. a two
third vote was necessary 10 reconsider.
THE BYLAWS DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Duke raised the point of order
that no time had hecn SGT when the by
laws should 90 into effect and that
they therefore, were not binding AT this
time.
The Chair. after reflection. decided the
point well taken. and ruled that the mo-
zion 10 reconsider had been carried. In
nsmuch as ii had received a majority
wore.
Mr.. JEFF Wallace then moved that
che section fixing the date fer the prii-
mary ba passed 10y for the time being.
so that me minutes FOR the last meeting
and the bylaws couid be pro
duced. This was agreed 10.
was agreed TO- and Mr.. Folks was re
ouested 20 act as secretary while Mr.
Uen. Wallace was going after the papers.
The plan. which was practically the
same one under which the primary was
held last spring was then read
and adopted by sections. with
a few changes on motion OF Mr.. Do
herty. II was agreed 10 make the pay
OF judges and clerks for the day OF the
primary 60 n instead OF $50. The plan
provided that all registered white Demo
cratic voters should be entitled 70 vote.
but Mr. Q. VI. Wallace moved 10 strike
out the word Democratic The mo-
tion vas lost
e v,fa calling N
secret ballot was adopted, and it was
agreed that in case OF n tie vote in any
precinct the delegates should be
equally divided among the candidates
who tied
After the entire plan had been adopted
by sections the first section. previously
Jasscd 10y. was taken mp again. and the
Chair stated. after duly considering the
situation. that this was an adjourned
Getting and that the meeting was Pow
crred by the new bylaws, when had
been adopted on the previous evening.
Ir Morris appealed from tho decision
Of the Chair. saving that the new rules
did not 20 into effect on the previous
evening The appeal was then put be-
fore the meeting. and the Chair was
sustained by a vote OF II to !.
Mr.. Tyler then moved TO reconsider tie
vote by which the date OF the primary
This motion was lost by a vote OF 10
u
Mr. Tyler next moved that the first
section of the plan be adopted as read.
After a lengthy discussion as 10 the legal
ity Of the ordered primary the motion
was carried. and ON motion Of NJ S@ri o.
ders the entire plan was adopted, and
81 was decided 10 have 800 copies OF II
printed
TEXT OF THE PLAN.
The plan. as adopted by the commit
tee, is as follows:
POLLS.
l. Polls shall be opened in every
precinct In the city on the goth day of
August. 1895. at the usual vOting-place, or
as near thereto as possible. The polls
shall he opened at a. NJ. and closed at
SP. NJ. on the day named. II shall be
the duty Of the several ward supernten-
dents 10 secure suitable places for hold
ing said polls. and TO provide files for the
receipt of ballots and lights for the use
OF the judges and clerks.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
2. There shall be two judges OF election
and one clerk at each election precinct.
20 be elected by the City Democratic Com
mite but one of the judges of election
his services can be secured. Both judges
and the clerk shall be chosen from the
parties In opposition as near as can he.
IL the registrar attends ne shall receive
FOR his service $3.50. and the other judge
and clerk the same.
Before entering upon the performance
Of their respective duties, the judges and
clerk shall each take and subscribe the
oath prescribed by section rs of the Code
OF Virginia. Said oath NAV be taken and
subscribed before any person authorized
10 administer oaths
Hnt no person shall be appointed a Judge
or clerk who is directly interested In the
result OF said election. The Judges and
clerks shall be furnished with copies Of
the Observation-Disclosures for their respec-
tive precincts. and with all pads books,
etc. necessary for their use.
The officers entitled 20 compensation
mentioned I'm this section shall be paid
by the treasurer Of the Ctv Democratic
Committee. upon the certificate OF the
secretary 81 said committee (countersign-
81 ny the chairman thereof that all
books pool-tooi1s ard other papers on
trusted 20 them have been returned TO
the chairman.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
8. All registered white Democratic
voters OF the city OF Richmond who win
pledge themselves, as hereinafter proyd-
ed. TO support the nominee Of the Demo-