Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-20
WILL NAME OUR MEN.
CITY COMMITTEE ORDERS A PRI-
MARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH.
COUNTY And CITY TOGETHER DECIDE.
VIII Vote on Different Days, But the
Two Candidates Who Lead in Both
VIII BE the Senatorial Nominees
Many Candidates for the House.

The city Democratic Committee met
last night having been called together by
the vice-chairman, Mr.. James w. Gordon.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Pan
be instructed to report plan for pri-
mary to be held Thursday, September
18th. for the nomination of Democratic
candidates for the House Of Delegates
and State Senate. in which plan shall be
embodied a provision that the two sena-
torial candidates receiving the highest
number of votes in Richmond city and
Henrico county together shall be declared
the nominees
Another resolution was subsequently
adopted, in which it was provided that
candidates shall announce their candi-
dacy TO the treasurer Of the committee,
Mr.. II. NJ. Tyler not later than noon on
Saturday. September 1lth.
FIXED AN EARLY DATE.
The committee adopted an early date
chiefly because it was thought best to
have the time as near the date Of the
Henrico county primary as practicable.
Ii was not thought practicable To hold a
primary as early as September ID. and
at the same time it was believed that a
month-and the election is nearly a month
distant-would give all candidates ample
time in which to canvass the city. Again,
it was thought we'll to have the legtsia-
tive ticket formed before the formal
opening Of the campaign in this city In
September
The primary will not be held under the
act of Assembly legalzing primary cleo
tions in the city of Richmond.
NO LACK OF CANDIDATES.
The time in which candidates for the
Senate could announce themselves IN
Henrico expired on Wednesday. Those
who complied with the County Commit
tees plans and will have their names on
the ticket are Hon. Conway X. Sands
Hon y. B. Munford. and Mr.. William H.
Beveridge. Colonel A. 5. Buford had been
talked Of as a possible candidate, but ne
decided some little time ago not to enter
the race.
Richmond is entitled to five members
I'm the House of Delegates. and to all ap-
pcarances there will be "A dozen or more
candidates. Messrs. William +. Reddy,
Thomas B. Murphy. and Julian Bryant
Of the present delegation, will stand for
reelection. and others who have an
nounced their candidacy or are talked OF
are Messrs. George Wayne Anderson,
James Lewis Anderson, Walter A. Dunn,
John B. Gayle. H. c. Glenn J. Garland
Pollard, Gilbert X. Pollock, T.. NJ. Rosch-
er. and Charles NJ. Wallace. Jr.
DEFEAT or SENATOR STUBBS.
There was very general regret expressed
here Yesterday at the defeat of Senator
James y. Stubbs. Of Gloucester, for re
nomination. lie was the oldest member
Of the General Assembly in point of con
tinuous service, having been i'm one branch
or the other for over twenty-five years.
| He and the late William Lovenstein be-
gun their legislative careers about the
same time. The contest between Mr.
Stubbs and Judge Blakey had attracted
more attention than any other IN the
! state, and Il had been known for some
| time that the vote would be close. Ihe
nomination was made on the thrty-se-
| cond ballot, which was taken wednesday
at midnight. Private advices received
here Yesterday say that 1t having become
! evident that balloting I'm the usual way
might continue indefinitely without re-
| suit. il was decided to scale the vote and
LET the votes of delegates count accord
| ing TO the number of Democratic electors
| that each represented. This plan re-
| veaIcd the fact that Judge Blakey's sup
| porters stood for the larger body Of Demo
| Gratis, and he was declared the nominee