The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
THE PRIMARY
NEXT TUESDAY
VIII End a Heated Cam
paign.
RULES FOR VOTING.
The Bitter Fight Between the League
and the Clubs,
THE VOTE or TWO YEARS AGO.
What the Winners for the Council Re
ccivcd and How the Candidates for
the Salaricd Offices StOod---In
This Election the Vote for
Mayor, sheriff, Auditor,
Sergeant, High Con-
stable and Com
missioner May
Bc Close.
The Bitter Fight Between the League
and the Clubs,
THE VOTE OF TWO YEARS AGO.

The Democratic primary election will
T.. leld Tuesday and it will end heat
al campaign. Nominations are 10 be
mad, Tor all tho general offices except
treasurer and court clerks and for alder
mon. councllmen and justices of the
r.ace in am tho wards except Jackson.
Members Of the City Democratic Com
nttee are to be elected in all the wards.
Tho fight between tho League and the
clubs SIS not only interesting but it IS
quite bitter in some Of the wards. 1t
s. generally conceded that the vote for
Mayor, Sheriff. Auditor City Sergeant,
uieh Constable and Commissioner Of tho
Revenue may be close and the result
.omcwhat uncertain I'm each case.
I'D is 10 be- a lcgalzed primary The
officers are required 10 take the oath pre-
srfbcd by section us of the Code. Tho
plan is somewhat different from those
that have governed former primaries.
Candidates are not allowed 10 have tick
.t- TO distribute among their workers.
The ballots will De placed IN the custody
of the judge and they viii De- prepared
hv the voter On q booth such as rs pro-
Nlded for the general elections.
WHO MAY VOTE.
on the subject of who are entitled 10
vote The plan says;
"Au REGISTERED white Democratic voters
az the city OF Richmond. who Will pledge
themselves. as hereinafter provided 10
support the nominees of the Democratic
party. shall be entitled TO vote at the
said primary election. But no voter
shall be entitled TO vote except I'm the
L.. md frp1aoa his
name appears on the registration books.
ANY white male who may not be twenty
ono years of age az the time of said pri-
mary. but who will attain that age on or
before the general election next ensuing.
shall. upon producing 10 the judge OF
election satisfactory evidence of that
fact be allowed to vote at said primary
The pledge read as follows. "The per-
son voting this ticket hereby pledges
himself TO support the nominees Of the
Democratic party at tho ensuing general
election
MANNER OF VOTING.
Here Is an interesting provision Of the
plan.
Each person offering 10 vote shall OBJ
tain from the judges of election his
ticke.. and return it so marked os to con-
tain only the names Of the candidates
for whom ne wishes 10 vote, TO one OF
the Judges of election. who shall receive
same and call aloud the name of the
voter The mark shall extend through
thrce-fourths of the name intended TO be
erased 10 constitute an erasure If the
name of the voter shall be found on the
registration book, the judge shall deposit
the ballot I'm the ballOt-bOX, whereupon
the name of the voter shall be checked
ON the registration book by one of the
iudces and entered by the clerk on the
poll-boOk to be provided for that purpose
40 one shall be allowed 10 carry any
ballot away from the polls, and can only
vote on the official ballot furnished by
the Judge.
IN any case where the voter IS not
able 10 prepare his ballot. he may select
either Of the judges or the clerks TO pre-
pare the same for him. and II shall be
the duty of the Judge or clerk so selec-
"a TO prepare the same in accordance
with the instructions OF the voter, and
hallotinr shall not be suspended so long
as one Judge and clerk, or the two Judges
arc ion the polling place. No battolts shali
be received unless there arc in the poll
ne pace at least one judge and one
clerk. or the two judges
THE CANDIDATES.
Following are the candidates 10 be
voted for. those endorsed By the League
being Indicated thus o.:
Mayor-John 5. Harwood, Richard NJ.
Taylor.
commonwealth Attorney-D. c. Rich
ardson.
Commissioner OF Rcvenue-Robert i.
Munford O. A. Hawkins f. NJ. Noble
Auduor-E A. Barber, Charles W. Eel
lows. r. $. NJ. Valentine, Z. j. Warren.
CITY Conector-Frank Il. Bates, Frank
w. Cunningham
sherln-E. G.. Folkes. John T. Hughes
Reuben n. Jennings. Jr. Phil Parsley
High Constable-George Med. Blake =.
a. Garrison John Krausse r.. r. Rails
son. T. Courtney Shield
city Scrgcant-Robert y. Briggs II.
Claiborne Epps. Edward s. Rose, J. G
Smith.