Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15
THE PRIMARY TO-DAY
GREAT INTEREST FELT AND A
LARGE VOTE EXPECTED.
MANY MEETINGS HELD LAST NIGHT.
League Leaders In Conference and
Speeches Made Before the Clubs
Much Money ut stake-Ciay Wards
Ticket the Longest.

past, nave fought a desperate nght Tor
popular favor. and now await the verdict
and the prizes. The election o-day
closes one of the hottest municipal CAM
paigns ever waged In this city, a cam
paign, moreover, that has been highly
spiced with bitterness.
The polls will be opened at every pre-
cinct in the city al o'clock this morning,
and will be closed at O'Clock tonight.
The indications are that the vote polled
will be very large one, since both the
Democratic clubs and the League for
Good Government will be represented by
strong corps of efficient workers, and
the many candidates will also be strain
ing every nerve to bring the voters out.
THOSE TO BE NAMED.
The primary to-day is for the purpose
Of nominating a candidate for each of the
following offices: Mayor, Common
wealths Attorney, Commissioner of the
Revenue, Auditor, City Collector, Sheriff,
High Constable, and City Sergeant; Also
five councilmen for each ward Of the city
except Jackson. and aldermen as follows
Clay Ward, two; Monroe Ward, one;
Madison Ward, one; jefferson Ward,
two; Marshall Ward, two; three justices
of the peace for each of said wards, ex
cept Jackson, and five members of the
City Democratic Committee for each of
said wards.
Each and every voter shall vote for
one candidate for each of the city Offices,
by scratching the names of all others
from his ticket, and he will also vote
for the full number of councilmen and
aldermen, justices of the peace and MEM
bers of the City Democratic Committee
to be nominated in his ward. IL more
than the proper number of names are
left for any office, the ballot will be in
valid as to that office.
The tickets will all he very long ones,
but longest of all in Clay Ward, where
it will contain no less than sixty names.
Such a ticket as this will require time
to vote, and this the conditions of the
election afford. The count will also con-
sumo much time and may not be COM
pleted in some precincts before morning.
All white Democrats are entitled TO
vote, and those who have not done so
may register or obtain transfers to-day.
When the polls are closed the votes
will be counted by the election officers In
the presence of representatives of the
leading candidates, of the clubs, and OF
the league, and will then be certified to
the City Democratic Committee, which
will meet at Sanger Hall at 10 o'clock
tonight for the purpose of receiving the
returns.
THE TICKETS GIVEN OUT.
The official ballots for each precinct,
which are the only ones that can be used,
we're sealed and delivered TO the election
judges at the Powhatan Club last night
by Secretary Gordon, of the City Commit
tee. The club-men were very enter
prising, holding no less than six meetings,
a fact which taxed the oratorical
powers Of the candidates who essayed to
visit them all, as II did their powers OF
lCcomotion.
A meeting of the league workers I'm clay
Ward was held in the evening, but no
thing of Importance transpired.
CLUBS MAKE UP A TICKET
The clubs have selected anti-league
tickets in every ward, and look for de-
cided victory. In Jefferson Ward they eX-
pect a clean sweep, and have chosen to
represent them John NJ. King and Will
liam NJ. Turpin for the Board of Alder
men. and for the Council, Morgan r.
Mills. r. b. Williams, James T. Neale, w.
H. Mullen, and Phil. Shea.
In Marshall Ward the club ticket, which
necessarily embraces some candidates
who have also been endorsed by the Good
Government League, is as follows: For
the Board of Aldermen-N. 7. Mosby and
j. H. Lawder; for the Council-W. I.
Woody. John r. Grimes, w. II. Curtis, +.
H. CARRIER, and Allie j. Vaughan
The Clay Ward club-men will be j. NJ.
Blanks, Charles Winston, S. II. Cottrell,
William Gibson, Jr.. and Il. w. Minor
for the Council and Evan Snead and NJ.
Phil Seay for the Aldermen.
In Madison Ward where James t. Fer
ritter is unopposed for the Board of Alder
men, the Council ticket will be c. w. Nor
ris, w. +. Dorset, Harry G. Glenn, Julius
A. Hobson, and w. Dellie Sutherland. In
this ward, however, the club-men do not
expect to elect more than two councilmen.
In Monroe Ward the clubs endorse r. S.
Brock, Jr., for the Board, and James Cas-
kie, p j. Griffin, Thomas b. Hicks,
James r. Martin, and j. NJ. Wiltshire for
the Council.
THE LEAGUE MEN HOPEFUL.
Several of the league leaders, who were
seen yesterday evening, appeared to he
fairly jubilant over the prospects Of sue
cess for their ticket. and claim that they
will elect twenty-five out of the thirty
three candidates.
A good deal of money will change hands
on the result of the election, whichever
way it may go. for many bets have been
made. and the odds are invariably short
one of the largest wagers of the cam
paign was laid yesterday on a combins-
tion, wherein the bettor undertook TO
name five out of seven winners for city
offices.
The fact that the workers will not be
allowed to hold tickets, as they have done
heretofore II is said, will discount their
usefulness to a very considerable extent,
and the new plan, It is thought. will re-
suit in a silent vote that will be very
potent factor in the result.
Numerous conferences were held yes
terday between the candidates and their
workers, and the streets were early de-
serted at night, a calm which presaged
a storm.
The Daniels Final Rally.
The Daniels fired their final gun of the
campaign with "a big mass-meeting at
old Market Hall last night An immense
crowd was on hand. and the voters were
RECALLED with speeches by the various
candidates, and with inspiring music by
the Citizens Band. Several strong anti
Good Government League speeches were
made, though for the most part the can
didates contented themselves with pre-
senting their own claims.
Mr.. Sam Stern called the meeting to
order, and made a lengthy speech. In
which ne paid high tribute to his audi
ence. He said that so far as he knew
the Good Government League was dead.
Said he. II hear them say so much about
the Goo Coos. but ! don't see none OF
them. / don't believe there is any of
them In Jefferson Ward These silk
stocking folks of the West End, they