Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-02
THE MINORITY PLAN,
RICHMOND DELEGATES TO Die Az
PORTioNED PRO RATA.
JUNE ATa DATE OF PRIMARY.
The City Committee Hold q short
Session and Agree Upon These I'm.
portant points-DetniIs to lie Arr
ranged Later On.

The City Democratic Committee. pur-
suant TO the call OF the chairman met
at the Powhatan Club last night, and
adopted a plan under which R.chmond's
seventy-eight delegates to the State
democratic Convention Will be elected.
The Subcommittee on Plans will. OF
course, have to prepare detailed plan
hxins the time for the opening and
closing of polls In the various precincts.
when and where the returns are TO be
received, etc, but the paper adopted last
nlsht contains all OF the essential
features. This Is what may be called a
minority plan"-that is. the minority
VIII have full pro-rata representation.
Although there was discussion run.
ming through some thirty minutes OF the
meeting, It was very pleasant and har-
monious' and the foregoing was agreed
upon by a vote Of IS to 6.
OUTLINE OF THE PLAN.
Inc committee then unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That there shall be held In
thc CITY or Richmond on the oath day or
"N'N' ipSff Il primary. dl WNlcl the VOTING
snail be by secret ballot.
2 At said primary the candidates for
nomination for Governor shall be voted
Tor directly under such rules and regula-
lions as the City Democratic Committee
shall prescribe
j. That each candidate shall be entitled
TO designate delegates TO the Democratic
convention which IS TO be holden at Roa-
noke August ii, 1897. in proportion to the
whole number of votes ho shall receive
IN said primary-that Is to say the whole
number of delegates to which the city Is
entitled shall be appOrtioned among the
candidates In the ratio that the whole
number OF votes received by each candi-
date bears to the whole number of votes
cast IN the city.
4. That the Committee on Plans be. and
they are hereby. instructed TO prepare
and report a plan for such primary in
conformity with the foregoing resolution.
.. That the expenses OF the primary TO
be held on the 2ith day OF June. 1881. lie
fixed at 500. the same TO be borne by
the candidates ratably; that no candidate
shall be voted for I'm said primary unless
his candidacy be announced 10 this COM
mittee on or before II o'clock NJ OF the
18th day of June 1897, and he. or some
one for him, shall have paid TO the trea-
surer or chairman of this committee, at
the Powhatan club, on or before ~ O'Clock
NJ. OF the 18th day Of June. 1897, his pro-
portionate share of said SiC0 The publi-
cation of this resolution shall be deemed
sufficient notice to all candidates.
NEW MEMBER CHOSEN
Mr.. +. NJ. Roscher was elected a msun
Der of the committee from Jackson Ward
to fill a vacancy.
Mr.. Thomas H. Davis. of Marshall
Ward having been elected to n position
in the Richmond Fire Department. ten
dered his resignation as member OF the
committee, and Il was accepted. Tho
election of his successor was postponed.
the Marshall Ward delegation not being
ready TO make recommendation.
The committee will meet next Friday
night, when the minor details OF tho
plan will be put in shape.
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