Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-12
whatever number of delegates he may
be entitled to under that plan.
HOW IT WILL OPERATE.

you must remember. gentlemen. that
when you adopt this plan, you adopt 1t.
not Tor this election, but you adopt
precedent for any future election.
whether congressional or gubornatorial.
VIII you. with your eyes wide open.
adopt plan, which. II adhered to-and
YOU ought not to adopt a plan when you
won't adhere to twill. in congress
sional fight II Richmond should desire
TO cast her scventy-cght votes solid
for one Of her sons who had won the
esteem and admiration OF her citizens.
permit these minority votes at her
twenty-five different precincts TO be
tackled together, and give part Of her
delegation 10 a man who was not the
choice OF the majority? Let me give you
an Illustration: Say. that there are 1899
votes cast at the primary. about the
usual number. which means "a delegate
for each hundred votes. Mr.. Tyler might
not get one hundred votes at any one
preanct, and yet II he got an average
OF sixty votes at each precinct ne would
be entitled 20 fifteen delegates. or nearly
20 per cent. of its entire representation.
and this despite the fact that he had
not carried a single precinct.
'Now, If this plan had been adopted all
over the state i'm each Of the hundred
counties and seventeen other cities. so
that Mr.. Ellyson would have a minority
representation I'm each of those. there
might be something 90 commend your
plan. although it would still be un-Demo-
cratic bat when | tell you that not "a
single county or city has adopted plan
of minority representation, you VIII see
how singular your action is. and how
manifestly unfair it is TO Mr. Ellyson.
THE ASSESSMENT FEATURE.
Another fact is that you haven't
single precedent i'm the last twenty years
90 which you can point, not only IN the
city. but I'm the whole state. So much
for the minority feature of your plan
As to the assessment feature. J need only
say that il is very distastefU TO Mr.
Eliyson and all Of his friends. Not mat
~ objects to putting UP the money or
his friends for him, but because as j
have said in regard to the minority iea-
ture. il isn't done any where else. we
come here to protest against II, and 10
ask you 10 change II. not only as being
harmful To the interests OF the party
but because IL is calculated TO excite
feeling against the city which you repre-
sent as much as you represent the party.
Why. gentlemen. il has been charged
that this plan was adopted in Mr. E'ly-
sons INTEREST," see you smile. We come
here TO say that if ii is it does not rep
resent MIR. Eilyson's feelings and views.
nor the feelings and views Of his 800
friends who met for consultation last
night and unanimously adopted the rcso-
lutiOns presented to you. IT Mr. Ely
sons friends are in the majority here. we
come i'm his name and i'm the name OF that
great meeting. and ask you 20 change the
plan and to throw the door open TO
any candidate from any part of the State.
If. however. Mr.. Tyler's friends are in the
majority here. and you do not see III
to change the plan, let the people know
il. and if there is any dissatisfaction IN
the state at large, let the responsibility
for this plan rest upon Mr. Tylers friends.
whatever may be your action. l reite-
rate what Mr.. Pattcson said. Mr.8Elly-
sons friends viii Loyalty support the can
didate and the platform of the Roanoke
convention
Mr. Turpin followed i'm a brief speech
along the same lines. closing the presenta-
tion of the resolutions
INEXPEDHNT TO CHANGE.
The CITY Committee passed resolution
of thanks to the delegation. who then
withdrew. No one was admitted TO the
discussion which followed, and which
lasted for about an hour
The following resolution was adopted
by vote of - TO 4:
"This committee deems it ineXpedient
TO alter or amend the plan adopted by
the committee for the primary to be
holden June 2ith.'
The committee adjourned at 1880 with
out going into the matter of the election
Of judges.