Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-22
RETURN THE CHECK.
RICHMoNDERs ONLY AEL0wnn
TO PAY TWO AssEssMmxTs.
CHAIRMAN And TREASURE
Enough Of the s4O0 Purse Taken g
Pay Entrance for Messrs. Eilysou
and Baker Into the Primspy-s
Action Criticized.

| ~" 'Npc'a 'hot fbSit, 0ttiut0 ln0l IL WAU
right and proper to tf.ke s2ss.0 Of the
money raised by citizens OF Richmond
| to defray the expenses of the Democratic
primary to be held In this city next Thurs-
day, appropriate this sum to the payment
OF the assessments OF Hon. ]. Taylor
| Ellyson and Hon. Baker p. Lee. and 70
return to the Citizens Committee the
remainder of the 500 rendered by them.
| 1t was a breezy little session Of the
| City Committee, the salient features Of
which were the discussions ensuing upon
the report Of the chairman and treasurer
relative to the payment Of the assess-
ment by the gubernatorial candidates de-
string to engage in the election day after
| tomorrow.
More than quorum OF the members
were in attendance, the doors were closed.
and Chairman Marion Lindsey Dawson
| presided with more than his usual austere
! dignity. 1t was a called meeting for the
! specific purpose of determining what to
| do with that sl33.3t. the amount the COM
| mttee's chairman and treasurer had In
excess of the sum necessary for the ex-
| penses of the primary.
| REPORT AS TO THE ASSESSMENTS.
| As soon as the meeting had been called
| to order and u sentinel had been placed
| on duty on the outside OF the Powhatan
| Club lin which the session was heidi. for
| the purpose OF preventing the newspaper
man from gazing az the moon from be-
| meath the windows OF the home OF that
! organization OF braves" and incidentally
! putting down I'm his notebook a few
| points CLEANED from the sounds that were
| emitted between the shutters of the club
house, the business OF the evening was
| begun. The report giving details as to
| the tender OF the 500 raised by citssns
| and friends OF Mr.. Ellyson to defray the
| expenses of the primary. the return OF
slS3.3i TO the Citizens Committee. on the
ground that Major Tyler had paid his own
| assessment. the correspondence between
Treasurer H. NJ. Tyler and the commttee,
| composed of Messrs, Sands. Price. and
| Turpin. and the final return OF the residue
referred TO the City Committees trca-
surer, was submitted.
THE OFFICERS SUSTAINED.
A great deal OF debate followed the
report OF the chairman and treasurer,
and the following resolutions were eventu-
ally offered and adopted, the result being
about what was expected
Resolved That the report OF the chair.
man and treasurer OF this committee OF
their action under its resolution. directing
| them to apportion and receive from the
candidates the cost Of the primary. De
received. approved. and filed.
2 That this committee approves the ac-
tion OF said chairman and treasurer IN
receiving from j. Hoge Tyler his one
| third part OF said 500, and receiving from
the sum contributed by the friends OF
| j. Taylor Ellyson. as indicated In their
letter. the proportionate parts OF Baker
=. Lee and j. Taylor Ellyson, and In
returning 10 Messrs. w. II. Sands. w. A.
Price. and William NJ. Turpln the excess
OF sl33.3i. over and above the sum required
for the cost OF said primary. as nxed by
| this committeee.
5. That the entire sum OF 800. to cover
| the cost of said primary, having been
properly collected from said candidates,
| that no further sum can properly be re-
ceived by this committee on that account,
| and this committee, therefore, directs that
the check representing said excess be
| returned to Messrs w. X. Sands, w. a.
Price and W. NJ. Turpin, along with tho
statement that said money cannot be re-
ceived by this committee for that pur-
| pose.
one member of the committee offered
paper defending the action OF the COM
mttee In its course as to the plan
adopted for the approaching primary
and as TO the refusal Of that body TO ac-
cept the full amount rendered to pay
for the election. This was discussed at
considerable length, but no action was
taken upon it,
PRESUMPTUOUS HIGH-HANDENESS
Mr.. William NJ. Turpin was the only
member OF the committee that rendered
the primary purse who could be seen by
q Dispatch man last night after the City
Committee adjourned. When told of the
| action taken by that body relative to tho
third, or Tyler. assessment. and its re-
| fusal to allow ii TO be paid out of the
funds rendered by that committee, Mr..
Turpin remarked that II was about what
| he expected. THAT money was given"
said he, in all earnestness, 'in order TO
have a free and open primary In this
city. In which any Democrat in the Com
monwealth Of Virginia might enter.
| regard the committees action as a piece
| Of presumptuous high-handedness. in
| taking $3.50 OF that money and apportion-
| ing IL TO suit themselves. when II was
not given with any view other than to
| remove from the fair name OF the city
| the shadow which the committee itself
| had put upon IL by Incorporating III the
plan for a giibernatorial primary an as
| sessment feature"
| JUDGE LEE STATES HIS POSITION.
| NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June n.
| Especial )-The effort made by Mr.. W.
| H. Sands and other prominent Richmond
| Democrats Saturday TO relieve the Rich
| mond primary plan OF AT least one OF its
Objectionable features was widely dis
cussed In Newport News and Hampton
to-day by Major Baker T.. Lees friends.
They hold that the Judge has all along
held the correct position on The ques.
tion. Many expressed a desire to know
what he would say concerning the pro-
position TO relieve all OF The canfidates
from bearing any part In the expense OF
the primary. Major Lee said today:
II cannot but disapprove both the policy
| and principle Of the assessment and
hence. when II was absolutely determined
by the Richmond Democratic COMMITTEES
that the name OF no candidate rot pay
ing the assessment would be permitted
| 10 appear on the ballot at the Primary
| 1 expected. OF course. not TO be consid-
! cred at all by the voters OF Richmond
I'm expressing their preferences between
| candidates at the primary polls.
II have nothing 10 say as TO this last
protest (enclosing the whole amount az
| n contribution from Democrats of Rich.
mond) on the part OF Mr.. sllyson's
friends. but I must respectfully decline
! 10 modify my views as previously de-
| clared. by accepting the privilege o.
| having my name on the ballot in ccn~
! slderat,on OF any contribution seeming
10 signify my acceptance Of the commit-
! tees terms