Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-05
WILL LET ALL VOTE.
WILL ADMIT ANY WHITE DEMO-
Graf TO THE PRIMARY.
THE PLAN ADOPTED LAST NIGHT.
rutiIe Effort Made TO Exclude Those
Who Did Not support the Chicago
Ticket-NO Change in the
Date.

The City Democratic Committee met
at the Powhatan Club last night ana
adopted plan for the gubernatorial pri-
mary to be held in this city Thursday
June 2ith.
strong fight to get the date changed,
but the committee decided that 1t was
too late to make any alterations, and
the motion TO change was voted down
The reason advanced for changing the
date was that the annual picnic of Pine
Street Baptist church takes place Oh the
9th. and as il is always a very large
affair, and viii start early, it would
crowd the polls during the first few
hours that they are open, and cause no
little inconvenience to voters.
There was a lively debate on the ques-
ton of admitting the gold Democrats who
left the party in the late presidential
election to the polls in the primary. The
plan, as reported by the subcommittee
proposed to allow AL who would pledge
themselves TO support the nominees oil
the party at the ensuing general election
to vote. but there was a small and Vigor-
Gus minority who opposed this. and com
bated a compromise OF any sort. The
division stood Is to in favor of allowing
all to return TO the party who are Wiling
TO pledge themselves. and TO abide by
their pledges 10 support the nominees.
The committee decided not TO issue
tickets to candidates. and only those VIII
be accepted a the polls that are stamped
on the back with the official seal of the
committee and signed by Mr.. jefferson
Wallace, secretary.
PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
The polls will be opened in every pre-
| cinct in the city on June 9th, at the
! usual voting place or as near to 1t as
possible. between the hours of 6 a. NJ.
| and y. NJ. There will be two judges
and one Clerk at every precinct. all OF
whom will be appointed by the city
Democratic Committee. and Will have TO
take the prescribed oath.
The ballots will be printed under the
/ usual conditions and at the foot OF eacn
ticket will be printed the following words:
"The person voting this ticket hereby
| pledges himself to support the nominee
/ of the Democratic party at the ensuing
| general election
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
Section of the plan reads: "All regis
| tered white Democratic voters OF me
city of Richmond, who VIII pIedge theil-
selves, as hereinafter provided. TO support
the nominees of the Democratic party
| shall be entitled 10 vote at the sara PIT
mary election. But no voter snail De en-
= titled to vote except in the precinct lii
! which he lives, and unless his name ap-
| pears on the egistration-bo ANY
| white male who may not be y years OF
I age at the time OF said primary put VINO
/ will attain that age on or before the
! general election next ensuing, shall, upon
| producing to the judge of election salts
| factory evidence Of that fact, be allowed
to vote at said primary
MANNER OF VOTING.
Section reads: Each person Offering
| TO vote shall obtain from the judges of
! election his ticket. and return ii so
| marked as to contain only the name OF
| the candidate for whom he wishes TO
| vote TO one of the judges of election,
who shall receive same and call aloud
| the name of the voter The mark shall
/ extend through three fourths Of the name
/ intended TO be erased 70 constitute am era
sure. If the name of the voter snail be
| found on the book, the judge
! shall deposit the ballot in the bdilot-boN
whereupon the name of the voter shall
| be checked on the registrauon-book by
| one of the Judges and entered by the
clerk on the pol-book, to be provided for
! that purpose No one shall be allowed TO
| carry any ballot away from the polls, and
can only vote on the official ballot fur
! nished by the Judge.
in any case where the voter is not
able to prepare his 10 Hot, he may select
either of the judges or the clerk to pre-
pare the same for him. and it shall be
| the duty Of the Judge or clerk so selected
| the instructions Of the voter.
Immediately after, the closing Of the
! polls the judges and~Sierk shall count the
| ballots. and the clerk shall make out on
the pol-book a certificate of the number
| Of votes cast for each candidate, which
| certificate shall be signed by the judges
| and attested by the clerk, and forthwith
returned TO the city Committee, al the
place where it may then be in session,
by the judges and clerk in person. to-
| gether with the ballots and all other
books and papers II. in the decision Of
any question under this plan; the judges
| shall disagree. the clerk shall decide.
Each candidate shall be entitled TO de-
| signate two representatives, TO witness
the count. and such representatives. may
keep a tally OF the ballots as counted.
the candidate or some duly authorized
representative of the candidate
CANVASS OF RETURNS
The City Committee will meet and can
vass the returns and hear appeals, If any.
as soon as the votes are counted and
certified. and will then make a certih-
cate of the final result Of the election.
Each candidate must furnish the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth with list
of his delegates and alternates by noon
on July 3lst
APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES.
Section 9 says: Each candidate shall b
entitled TO designate and appoint dele
gates and their alternates 20 the Demo
cratic convention to be held in Roanoke
August H. 1897 in proportion 10 the mum
Der OF votes he shall receive in said pri-
mary-that is to say. the whole number
of delegates TO which the city is entitled
shall be apportioned among the oandi
dates in the ratio that the whole mum
Der OF votes received by each candidate
bears to the whole number Of votes cas-
i'm the entire city. ana each capdidatC
shall name one delegate for each yot,,
and fractional part OF vote TO whici
he NAV be entitled i'm the convention, anc
The whole number of delegates thus ap
pointed by the candidates shall in tn,
convention cast the whole number o
votes to which the city may be entitled.
The plan makes the usual provisions
for adequate police protection, restric-
lions on election officers, and the hearing