Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16
THE PRIMARY TO-DAY
CANDIDATES FOR SENATE AND
HOUSE TO DE NAMED.
THE POLLS OPEN TWELVE HOURS.
All Democrats VIII Have an Oppor-
tunfty to VOte-GoId Democrats
Urged to Work and Vote Againss
the Roanoke Ticket.

Vote for two for the senate; vote for
five for the House Of Delegates.
"The person voting this ticket hereby
pledges himself to support the nominees
of the Democratic party at the ensuing
general election"
These are the conditions imposed upon
those who vote in the Democratic primary
TO be held in Richmond to-day. A large
vote will be polled, and the contest will
be an interesting one. The polls viii, be
open from o'clock this morning until
o'clock this evening, and at o'clock the
City Democratic Committee will meet at
Sanger Hall to canvass the returns. Mr..
III. NJ. Tyler, treasurer of the City Com
mittee. along with Chairman Dawson'
and other members OF that body, was
at the Powhatan Club yesterday after
noon between the hours of and 7 and
distributed the tickets TO the candidates
and the election paraphernalia to the
judges and clerks.
As is well known, there are only two
candidates for the Senate, while there
are ten for the House OF Delegates. Just
one half of the latter number will have
TO meet disappointment. All the aspi-
rants for the House, however. expressed
themselves as confident last evening, and
the work of distributing tickets went
merrily on until a late hour.
SUBSTANCE OF THE PLAN.
The plan for the primary provides for
a secret ballot, and the following clauses
Of it are interesting TO those who intend
TO vote to-day:
"All registered white Democratic voters
OF the city of Richmond who will pledge
themselves as hereinafter provided TO
support the nominees OF the Democratic
party, shall be entitled to vote at the
said primary election. But no voter snail
be entitled to vote except in the precinct
in which he lives, and unless his name
appears on the registration-boo Any
white male who may not be 2l years or
age at the time of said primary, put VINO
will attain that age at or before the time
of the general election next ensuing, shall,
upon producing TO the judge Of election
satisfactory evidence of that fact. be
allowed to vote at said primary.
Each person Offering TO vote shal
present his ticket, so marked as to con-
tain only the names OF the candidates for
whom he wishes to vote. 10 one or the
judges OF election who shall receive the
same. and II his name be found on the
registration book, the judge shali deposlt
purpose, and the name OF the voter snail
be checked on the reglstratiOn-book by
one OF the judges. The clerk shall enter
the name of the voter upon the poll-book
TO be provided for that purpose.
Immediately after the closing OF the
polls the judges and clerk shall count
the ballots and compare same with the
record on the poll-book; and, after the
correctness of the return shall have been
attested, the clerk shall make out on the
roll hook certificate of the NUMBER OF
votes cast for each candidate. which GER
tihcate shall be signed by the 1udges ana
attested by the clerk, and forthwith re-
turned TO the City Committee. at the
place where il may then be in session, by
the Judges and clerk in person, together
with the ballots and all other books and
papers. II, in the decision of any question
under this plan, the judges shall disagree,
the cierk shall decide.
"Should anv ballot contain more or less
names than is allowed by this plan Tor
either office, the ballot shall be thrown
out for the office in which the error oc-
ours"
THE TICKET IN FULL.
Below is given the ticket, as ofiicially
issued last evening:
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION.
RICHMOND. VA.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1897.
FOR STATE SENATE.
(Vote for Two)
Beverly =. Munford,
Conway II. Sands.
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Uote for t1ve)
James Lewis Anderson,
Philip st. George Barraud,
Walter A. Dunn.
T.. G.. FolSes.
John Il. Gayle,
Thomas B. Murphy,