Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-24
THE PRlM AIRY TO-DAY
RICHMOND CITY TO EXPRESS HER
CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR.
CANDIDATES FRIENDS HARD AT WORK
Both Sides Confident of n Big Vote
for Their Respective Favoritcs-
Judges, Clerks, and Voting-PIaccs.
Meetings Last Night-Transfcrs.

Inc DemOcrdtlc voters or Richmond
Will to-day. by direct ballot, declare
their choice for Governor of Virginia.
The primary will be one of the most in
teresting Of its kind ever witnessed here.
While the minority representation feature
Of the plan adopted by the City Demo
cratic Committee will, in considerable
degree, reduce the number of delegates
the winning man would get under the
usual majority method, the candidate
getting the largest number of votes will
be none the less the one preferred under
all election rules.
The aspirants for the high office in
question who will play the principal parts
in to-day's contest are Hon. j. Taylor
Eilyson and Hon. j. Hoge Tyler. Friends
Of both these gentlemen were sanguine
as TO the results last night. Both sides
are well organized and have put in some
hard work during the past ten days. In
many sections Of the city house-to-house
canvasses have been made, and it is
thought that the vote poled to-day will
be unusually large. All possible efforts
are being put forth TO bring out the
voters.
POLLS AND TRANSFERS.
The polls will be open from 6 \. VI.
until f. NJ. Voters who have removed
from one ward TO another or from one
precinct 10 another. will have no difficulty
in obtaining transfers by applying TO
the registrars at their former pre-
cinct voting place and getting transfers
to the precinct into which they have
moved. The registrars will be on hand
at all the voting places for the purpose
OF giving these transfers and otherwise
looking after the election.
1t is believed that many Democrats
who voted for Mckinley or Palmer last
fall will come back into the Democratic
fold and vote in to-day's primary.
All registered white voters who Will
pledge themselves to support the Roa-
noke nominee may vote to-day, as well
as those who will attain their majority
before the November election-day.
The city is entitled 10 seyenty-elght
delegates, and these, according 10 the
plan adopted by the City Democratic
Committee, will be appointed by the
gubernatorial candidates. according 10
the proportion of the whole number OF
votes cast that each receives.
CLAIMS MADE BY BOTH SIDES.
The friends of Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson,
who are most prominent among the
workers in his behalf, claim that that
gentleman will get votes enough TO Sc
cure him about three-quarters TO FOUR
fifths of the delegates, If the people VIII
come out and vote. while Major Iy-
ler's leading supporters here contend
that he will receive half, or nearly nan,
of the votes cast. Conferences OF Iy-
Ter and Elyson people were held 10 all
parts of the city last night, and every
thing seems to be. auspcious for as
spirited a Democratic contest as has
been known here in many years.
Under the plan the voting Will be for
the candidate direct, and each man will
appoint delegates in proportion TO the
number Of votes he receives. Judge Baker
T. Lees name will appear on the ticket,
but his vote will. of course, be small.
CHECK RETURNED TO MIR. SANDS.
The check for sl33.S4, which was re-
turned 10 the Citizens Committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. William II. Sands, VIII
liam A. Price, and William VI. Turpin.
and which constituted q part of the 800
purse rendered TO the City Democratic
Committee for the opening of to-day's
primary
Gratis who might choose 10 run for Gov
ernor. seems TO have been an unwelcome
I'm the hands of either the Of
fcers Of the City Democratic Committee or
the gentlemen above referred 10. As
is we'll known. th2check was sent back
TO the authorities of the City Commit
tee by Messrs. Sands, Turpin, and Price,
with the statement that the 800 was
given to defray the expenses Of the en-
tire primary. The City Committee at a
special session, decided that Major j.
Hoge Tyler's proportionate part Of the
expenses having been paid by
him, it would not accept anything more.
and directed that the check in question
be returned to Messrs. Sands, Price and
Turpin. In the rush of business of the
City Committee at this session The check
became lost among some OF Secretary
Wallace's papers, and was not discovered
Until yesterday afternoon. when II was
promptly sent by a special messenger to
Mr.. Sands.
THE JUDGES AND CLERKS.
Treasurer H. NJ. Tyler and Secretary
Jefferson Wallace, of the City Committee.
according TO previous announcement,
net at the Powhatan Club at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon and swore in those
recently appointed as judges and clerks
'or to-day's primary. There was only
,ne change from the list of judges and
Jerks as printed in the Dispatch several
laws ago. and that was in Clay Ward,
where one of the judges appointed Will
)e unable to act, and another man was
,ppointed in his stead. Below are given
he location of the precinct polling places
md the names OF the judges ana clerks:
First Precinct, Main and Morris
.treets-H. V. H. Moore and w. r. Nc
}aiu. Judges; l.. ID. Minnigerode, clerk.
Second Precinct, 700 west Broad street
II. Beyeridge and G. NJ. Sykes, Judges;
Y. II. Beveridge, Jr., clerk.
Third Precinct 12i west Broad street
/, s Buford and X. w. Lark, judges;
Archie Haley, clerk.
Fourth Precinct. All south Pine-George
I. Hooper, Jr.. and Clarence Howard, !
Judges; i. l.. Wade, clerk.
Fifth Precinct, Reservoir and Cary |
treets-L. +. Busser and Benjamin Le-
,er. Judges; L. w. Gardner. clerk.
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct, 7O2 Brook avenue-F. ".
france and julius 10th, judges; Louis II. |
chutte. clerk.
second Precinct, 12S west Duval street
. B. Felthaus and IL. Beelman, judges; |
acob Poh. clerk
Third Precinct, s02 north Second street
Ienry =. Beck and Charles Weinbrunn, |
ndges; w. O'Neill, clerk.
Fourth Precinct. co north Seventeenth |
tr-t-M. y. Gary and John Finnerty, |
ldges; William Disney, clerk.
JEFFERSON WARD.
First Precinct. No. II north Fourteenth |
treet-J. C. Cabell and Goodman Davis. |
ldges; w. Il. Tupman, clerk.
Second Precinct, Old Market Hall-B. |
. Redford and c. Manning, Jr., judges; |
harles Allen, clerk.
Third Precinct, 22ls east Main street
Id Shna and lanes Peffrs