Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-12
THE CITY COMMITTEE DEEMS 1T
I>ENruDrENT TO AMEND.
RECONSIDERATION STRONGLY URGED.
o.tc Committee Present the Protest
,doptcd ny Nr. ElIyson's Friends
pain, ont the Evils In the
plan ~ ~ stands.
Plan a. II "nds

,.-4 closed doors only four members
,.,,,-. f,r reconsideration. while nine
t..a opposed it.
-... meeting of the committee had been
..r.. lor .hc election Of clerks and judges
- ...tor ut that matter was subordi-
..,.f .o thc consideration Of resolutions
...,.. no Che meeting Of the friends of
u.a r Taylor Ellyson. held az Sanger
r.r .. Thursday night protesting
...... certain features of the plan as
.... ......ry 90 Democratic principles.
-... Committee charrci with the presenta-
... .t .t. resolutions to the committee
~... narhys Hotel for conference at
o..0.~
All, s. p Patteson took the place OF
., ,... st. Martin. chairman of the
..r..... on account Of the unavoidable
. NJ ihlt gentleman. The other
.-... 1,essrs. William Nj. Turpin,
.... .. PURCELL II. VI. Smith. Jr, and
, I. Tmmcrmann-werc an pres
r.. conference was brief and in
,-~ included only the arrange
r.... .. .l tlc presentation of the rcso-
l.r.
Ir-rNED THE COMMITTEE.
r.......y at $50 the special committee
" II. poWhatan club. and the
..r committee. which was already in
with Sim .lanIes W. Gordon
......Irr n the absence of Mr. Marion
r.,.-.r was notified OF their arrival
motion WAS made 10 throw the meet
...r l.t De- was vigorously opposed.
.rf l0-. ly vote of TO l9. Messrs.
r.-l...r .r. Mckinney were appointed
Dr.. ...u,t tIl cation TO the room, ana
t... u.r. ..Hrio0usiy extended the PRIV
....of fr0 floor.
,r - d. Patteson rose and read the
,...r- NJ which the most pertinent
...0r- arc numbers and D. as follows:
lg. dissent from that part Of the
committees plan which requires cah4l-
r.t.- f.r Governor 20 pay the costs OF iie
primary as prerequisite Tor entering tHe
...f.-f SO other city and no other
.tr il the state has lali such Dur-
e.r- unou candidates. rms CITY 9lVHo
meets the candidate at the gate and de-
m.rls au entrance fee Let ne pehlu-
urinary. and freely throw the lists open
ro .i.rv Democrat I'm the state.
Wt ert,r our protest against that
lar. of The plan which gives a minority
the u-lt of representation. InleI tHio
I
rr.c.r.t iu the city. and upon the assle-
t.f. vote has "a majority OF TO 10 }, the
minority candidate Is enuuel 10 ctI-
..u number OF delegates Win one eA-
-.r,i0u. which occurred twenty years ago
- Illc of the committee violates lhe
.mt-h0uorei custom OF the party lh oul
...r of thirty years standing, ana le
uf1Out 40 parallel 100 any section OF ihc
-.tt This plan could Only De lai 10
LID. candidate il it obtained over the en-
lire state. but. confined 10 this city, lls
injustice is patent upon us very l.tt'
10 is also urt-emlucutE un-Dcmucldl dllc'
for tine Ntr, spirit of Democracy ls the
ruI. of fh, majority. We very much rear
fI.- plan II executed. VIII return al TO
distant day TO NeN our own parry d-1 ~
danger its success, for ~ rs lncohcClNdule
.hat Democrats VIII long and tdfnely SUD-
mit 10 any mode of proceoute Willch
strikes al one or MS caldii@ f,i-' g..
namely that The majority sndl rulr. N'
trfr.fora resolve that this mtetlS, ch-
pertaining the Views hciel .htioIc a-1
foffn aUnoilts through IT'S chairman "a
..muittec Of five members, 10 request
tI. Ilrv Central Democratic committee
D, convene nj an early date ana permit
Oh. committee from TINS meeting 10 S"p-
Iii to Said Central Committee this pepper
..I 90 explain the views entertained Dy
D.. ..uzens here assembled.
THE PLAN UNDEMOCRATIC.
,f- r.--eson then said: "As representa-
tt,. ot meeting of Mr. Eiyson
fr...- ve appear before this committee
t,.a-t . reconsideration Of the primary
rI.r 0r The lines indicated in the reso-
ur0n- / have just read. because We be-
n... thlt ill is un-Democrauc not TO al
gv majority rule under amy ana all
circumstances inside the party. The GUS
tom of thr party u this city with only
ono exception. has been 10 elect dele
gates on thc' basis of "a majority OF the
votes pouoI either in the twenty-five
precincts ward meetings. or ln the CITY
I'll large. ln the gubcrnatoral contest
between Governor OFerrall and Colonel
Dgf0rI the same question was discusstl
Ly the city Democratic Committee, ana
lhey then adhered 10 majority rule after
o. ylry careful consideration OF the mat
Ter" Alr PattesOu called the attention
0f the committee 10 the fact that no at
tempt was being made IN any other Sec
to. of the state to give minority rep
r.-entaton for delegates 10 the state
convention to be held al Roanoke.
REMARKS OF MIR. SMITH.
1r Ii. NJ smith. Jr, followed Mr. Pat
t.-0u de apologized to the committee
for the necessity which, in the opinion
ot STR Elysou's friends. occasioned his
..I lis associates presence before the
committee. He said that the committee
were the representatives OF the Demo-
c.,tc party; that they stood for the
success of The party and The harmony
o, .l. party. and said be did not believe
ta.r. was "a member Of the committee
vino would willingly vote for plan
SSH would cause discOrd in tine party
r.rh. Iie desired. DE said, 10 cOngratu-
a tta committee that whether the
nomination for Governor fell TO Mr.
-9n or Mg Tyler the state, of Nir-
e4 would have for the next four
l.r Governor who would reflect
honor and credit upon the party and
ll.. tae State. But" he added, Demo
o.. success. which is in measure de-
I...a. on Democratic harmony, is more
ima...at .han either the success of Mr..
l..e 0. Sir. Tyler and 1 believe the
plan which has been adopted is pregnant
with l.scord' Continuing Air. Smith
tat l.at the majority should rule was
ue fundamental principle Of Democracy.
THE DEMOCRATIC WAY
"Now" said he. "if you are going 10
have lhe majority Of the citizens Of
Richmond say whether SIR Ellyson or
Ar. Tyler NAH have the whole seventy
esnt delegates. we are satisfied. If YOU
urk uat plan too cumbersome. We
should be satisfied 81 you will let the
majority Of each ward send its full com
p.emeal OF delegates 10 the, convention
Tor either EllysOn or Tyler II you
think that this is not sufficient sub
division Of the city's vote, We shall be
satisfied n YOU let each precinct send
lts fun complement of delegates for
either Eliyson on Tyler.
"But We arc unwilling. and we are dis
satisfied with your plan, because it per-
Inils whatever minority vote Mr. Tyler
may get. for Instance at the First Pre-
clnct OF Marshall ward. tackled on 20
the minority vote ne may get at the
Fourth Precinct Of Jackson Ward. and
that tackled on 10 the minority vote he
may pof ar tho gegood Precinct Of Iaf