Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-19
EXCLUDE THE PRESS.
THE CITY Committee TO HOLD
SECRET MEETINGS HEREAFTER.
PREPARED FOR TIE PRIMARY.
Precinct Polling Places selected and
Judges and Clerks Named-Omcial
Apportfonment of Deicgates-other
Election Matters.
Election Matters.


cratic primary election in this city have
been completed. and indications point to
a lively contest, but very small vote.
Tickets will be Issued from the offices
OF Mr.. Marion l.. Dawson, chairman OF
the City Committee. at noon to-day, and
this afternoon between 4 and O'Clock
the paraphernalia Of the election will be
given to the ward superintendent at
Powhatan Club. The polls will be opened
at A. NJ. and closed at p. NJ, and
the voting will be by secret ballot.
The City Democratic Committee held
meeting at Powhatan Club last night
and completed the details for the pri-
mary. Chairman Dawson presided. and
the attendance was quite large. AS soon
as the body was called to order IL went
into executive session. and the represen-
tatives Of the press and al others not
members of the committee were exclud-
ed. During the secret meeting the
COMMITTEES decided. after a great deal
OF debate, that hei after the meetings
should be held I'm secret. and that the
secretary should give the newspapers re-
ports of the sessions.
The ward superintendent presented
their reports as to places selected in the
precincts for the establishment of polls
and the judges and clerks were named.
These lists were adopted:
1t was decided that the committee
should meet at Old Market Hall at
o'clock tomorrow night for the pur-
pose Of receiving the returns from the
election.
POLLING-PLACES AND OFFICERS.
Below is given the list Of polling places.
Judges. and clerks for the several pre-
cincts throughout the city:
MARSHALL WARD.
First Precinct-32l2 Lester street: Rat
fael Cavedo and John T.. Roach, judges;
Jefferson Powell. clerk.
Second Precinct-Corcoran Hall: Henry
Schmidt and John w. Moody. judges; A.
w. Bethel. clerk.
Third Precinct-Masonc Hall. north
Twenty-ffth street: W. NJ. Williams and
John Pitt, judges.
JEFFERSON WARD.
First Precinct-14 north Fourteenth
street: Goodman Davis and /. Oppenh-
mer, judges; l.. w. Bass, clerk.
Second Precinct-Old-Marke Hall: \.
J. Robertson and w. Il. Joyner, judges;
w. w. Robertson, clerk
Third Precinct-22l9 east Main street:
Thomas i. Shea and Charles Coke,
Judges Charles KOss, clerk.
Fourth Precinct-Witte's shop. 306 north
Twenty-first street: w. II. Atkinson and
j. i. Taylor. judge William Simpson,
clerk.
MADISON WARD.
First Precinct--Powhatan Club: Thomas
and II. c. Boudar Judges; i. r.. Barnes,
clerk.
Second Precinct--9O5 north Eighth
street: r. A. T. Dabney and George =.
Richardson, judges; Thomas n. O'Keefe,
clerk
Third Precinct-north Seventh street:
]. Thomas Nowlan and James p. Wood,
judges w. G.. Harvey clerk.
Fourth Precinct-corner Seventh and
Cary streets-Thomas w. Walsh and
George c. Wilde. judges; John Noting,
clerk
MONROE WARD
First Precincts south First street: II.
II. wilkins and C.. c. Bridges. judges;
w r. Coleman. clerk.
Second Precinct-2l2 north Second
street: r. =. Snead and George ID. Pleas
ants, Jr., judges: R. e. Tyler. clerk.
Third Precinct-6 west Broad street:
Andrew Krause and Luther Martin,
Judges; J. II. Krouse, clerk.
Fourth Precinct-407 north Third street:
l. Lovenstein and l.. J. Carneal. judges;
Valentine Brown. clerk.
Fifth PTecinct-James Hannah and
John II. Richardson, judges; Lee Crutch-
field, clerk.
CLAY WARD.
First Precinct-Main and Morris streets:
Henry V. i. Moore and John Laird
judges; Evan Snead, Jr., clerk.
Second Precinct-700 west Broad street:
John W. Beverage and G.. NJ. Sykes
judges; w. II. Beverage, Jr., clerk.
Third Precinct-126 west Broad: p. S.
Burford and w. II. Wyatt, judges; A. c.
Haley, clerk.
Fourth Precinct-417 south Pine street:
George ]. Hooper, Jr., and S. Bernard
judges; 2. j.. Wade, clerk.
Fifth Precinct-corner Cary and Reser-
vor streets: James V. Ramos and James
Winston, judges; Charles Brothers
clerk.
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct-7O2 Brook avenue: r.
France and julius 10Th, judges; Lewis
b. Schultz, clerk.
Second Precinct-12vs st. James street:
w. J. Smith and Jacob Poh, judges;
John McEneary, clerk
Third Precinct-7lS north Second street:
James II. Bradley and o. NJ. Gasser,
judges: w. O'Neill, clerk.
Fourth Preclnct-bOO north seventeenth
street: John F1nnerty and j. w. Disney,
judges: NJ. Il. Gary, clerk.
APPORTIoNMENT OF DELEGATES.
Richmond city is entitled to 1Ol dele
gates in the congressional convention
Below is given the official apportionment
OF these delegates by precincts, as made
up by Mr.. jefferson Wallace secretary
of the City Democratic Committee:
Marshall Ward-First Precinct, 4; Sc
cond Precinct. s; Third Precinct, 6.
Jefferson Ward-First Precinct g. Sc
cond Precinct. 4; Third Precinct, 3;
Fourth Precinct 6.
Madison Ward-First Precinct, 4; Sc
cond Precinct, s.; Third Precinct, 4; Fourth
Precinct, l.
Monroe Ward-First Precinct, G: Sc
cond Precinct 4; Third Precinct, 3; Fourth
Precinct, A. Fifth Precinct, T.
Clay Ward-First Precinct, z; Second
Precinct, 6; Third Precinct, g. Fourth
Precinct. T. Fifth Precinct, T.
Jackson Ward-Frst Precinct, /; Second
Precinct. l. Third Precinct, 2; Fourth
Precinct, e Total. 10l.
EIJETT AND LAMB SPEAK