Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
THE PROPOSITION TO DE ELhBoRA-
TED At ROANOKE.
STATE AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Choice of Delegates 10 These ms
xxu ~ The Election of senators,
10 he brought Under Operation OF
the Idea.
the Idea.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., August s-(spe'
naturalization now are that the mat
Ter OF choosing United States senators
by primary elections will be brought be-
fore the Roanoke convention. when IL
meets. on wednesday next The plan is
extensively favored by leading Denio-
.rats throughout the state ana one
views OF r. Walton Moore, o.
Fairfax mot Halifax as printed pub
ashcd in the Dispatch Of yesterday, on
he subject. meet with the approval OF
the Marty in his section Of the State
and in this city. The belief Is enter
lalned here that the convention VIII
either incorporate a plank in the pat
form. emb Jdying a primary measure lor
The selection OF United States senator's
,r recommend the passage OF an ACT
10 that effect by tho Legislature
In line with that place, and for the
purpose Of securing a better method ol
slectIng delegates TO state ana Dls'rlct
conventions. It Is the intention OF d.
r n. Harper. secretary Of the virginia
Democratic Association Of the District
n Columbia. who is a delegate from
Ioudoun county. to offer a resolution 10
he effect that It is the sense OF the
convention that all delegates to any
state or district convention shall be
chosen at a primary election. Or. Har-
,er's plan provides that the Democratic
State Committee shall be directed TO so
amend the laws governing mem III thc
conduct OF the political ahalTS OF 'ho
state. as that all delegates 10 o'"te
convention shall be chosen AT primary
Election held throughout the state upon
The same day of the month II lurtnci
provides that all delegates TO con-
rressional convention shall also be
inosen at a primary election, held upon
NE same day of the month in each
county Of the various congressional ais
lricts. The right 10 name the date lor
holding these primary elections IN the
garious congressional districts sndlI De
eft to the Executive committees OF the
respective districts.
Or. Harper is quite enthusiastic over
bis proposition, and he thinks that there
5 great merit in IL. 1t would Work fairly
among candidates for nomination, and
would not give one any undue advantage
over another. An would then be on the
lame footing As it is now, the candi-
tate that gets the lead in the beginning
has a decided advantage. as the pre-
sincts and counties following, and hold
ng late elections. generally flop TO what
hey regard as the winning side; where
as. If ali voted the same day. fair
choice would be assured.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP LEAGUE.
There is what is known as the "Pubic
Ownership League" in this city, which
was organized By James Seldom Cowdon,
ot Virginia, who Is an cX-Oiiiceholder.
SIR Cowdon goes in for government
ownership of cverythng-somew on
the order of the Chicago Socialists. The
oague held a meeting last night at 1904
+ street. northwest. at which. Mr.. Cow
ion was the principal speaker.
Two are convinced" said Mr. COwdon,
that our present system Of government
must be changed. or there is going to be
trouble in this country. The methods
employed by men to-day. if persisted in,
mean civil war. I have studied this ques-
lion. and have at last found a plan which
win be of service to myself and to my
family. But in formulating this plan i;
was found that it betters the condition
Of the community, also
Ho then explained at length his plan of
government ownership of lands, rail-
roads. etc, A plan for changing the civil
servlco laws was also explained at
length. and an attack was made on the
present board and on their methods. Mr..
cowdon offered some resolutions. which
were passed. favoring the passage of
Senate bill 1899, of the Fifty-ffth Con-
gsess, "as the most practical method of
escape from the present Industrial. capt.
laustic and trade union warfare through
strikes. lockouts, black-lists.' etc. The
resolutions also endorsed the ideas of
freedom as embodied in the recent civil
service and injunction decisions OF Judge
Jackson, Of West Virginia: mot that
we do not agree i'm the right of free
speech, but that there is a time for all
things and a remedy for all evils"
PERSONAL
w. l.. Wallace. of. North Carolina and
:. w Pannill. of Norfolk. Va, are at
The Metropolitan Hotel.
H. III. Myer, Virginia-National.
s. c. Hale, Raleigh, n. c.; j. ii.
Brown Rural Retreat, Va; Il. w Al
zen, Warrenton. Va; J. w. Masters,
fredericksburg, Va; A. Il. Hermit, Rich
nond, Va; Z. Il. Thomas and Charles c.
Wentworth, Roanoke, Vast. James.
c. u. Hendin, North Carolina: f.. w.
Va. Mrs. q. w. Vaughan and two sons,
Richmond, Va; George +. King, Frede-
-icksburg, Va; Abram Morrit, Richmond,
va; S. b. Sublett, Staunton, Va; Ike
Levy Virginia; T.. II. Poarch, Peters
burg. Va; w. b. Walker. stanton.
House.
POSrALS
Among the fourth-class postmasters
to-day are the followng
James IL. Manley. Columbia. Va: Har-
yey s. Gresham, Lancaster Na.-money-
order offices. ELIZA II. Trull, Cello, n. c.;
r. simpson. Keeter, Union MINIS, n. c..
George w. Simpson, Bessemer, Va; Bet
he Anderson. Elkwood Va; James b.
Keezel. Mount Scion. Va. Samuel b.
Walker, Oldhams, Va; Edmund c. Pull
liam, Omega, Va; Susan A. Slate, States
Vile. Va.
A new office has been established at
Lentz. Rowan county. n. c., with Ida e.
Pless as postmaster, re-established.