Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
DAWSON TO RESIGN.
HE WILL RETIRE FROM CHAIR
MANsHIP OF CITY COMMITTEES.
ASSESSMENTS NOT TO Be INCREASED.
The Candidates VIII Not Have 10
Pay More Than ut Previous Palma-
ries-There VIII he More I'm the
Field, However.

The City Democratic Committee will
meet tonight at the Powhatan Club
rooms to make final preparations forgthe
primary to be held in this city 'on the
lSth OF March next. when candidates for
municipal offices will be nominated =
Inc committee has for a year or more
been sitting behind closed doors. but II
IL thought that to-night's session will be
open, at least, to representatives of the
press. This action is contemplated by
several members, and an effort will Ger
tainiy be made to have the reporters
admitted. because of the fact that during
the past week hurtful statements con-
corning the action Of the committee at it's
last meeting have been made.
The most important business TO come
before the committee Will be the recep-
ton Of the resignation from the chair
manship of Colonel Marion l.. Dawson.
Colonel Dawson has been chairman Of the
committee for several years, but as he
will have to be absent from the city du-
ring the greater part of March, he deems
II his duty TO relinquish the chairman
snip, and hence his determination.
PROBABLE SUCCESSORS.
Colonel Dawson decided some time ago
TO take this action but ne was then per-
suaded to reconsider. He will insist to-
night upon MS resignation being accepted
and it is thought that he will be allowed
10 retire from his office
Already work fq hofpO dana otrfefly for
the gentlemen who, il Is thought. would
consent TO succeed him. The names most
prominently spoken Of for the chairman
ship are those OF Mr.. James w Gordon,
the vice-chairman. and Mr.. Jefferson
Wallace, the secretary. Both gentlemen
have many friends in the organization.
and IT is thought that the race between
them viii be a close one.
IL has been stated that the committee
VIII increase the assessment Of the va
rious candidates running in the primary.
and this statement is based on the fact
that at the last meeting the committee
decided TO increase the pay Of the pre-
cinct officers. There ~ no ground. how
ever, for the suppOsition. A member OF
the committee said TO a Dispatch man
yesterday that the reason the committee
decided to pay the judges and clerks more
was that there will be more candidates
IN the field than there have been in any
previous primary for years the work
will be more onerous. and il is be-
lieved that there will be ample funds
to pay these officers their increased per
diem without raising the assessment on
any office.
The primary to be held on the 18th will
be legalized one, and will be held under
DaU 10 -
Legislature. Under the old law the pr-
mary had to be held within thirty days
Of the general election, but under the
law as amended, it can be held at any
time prior thereto.
NO AFTILIATION WITH LEAGUE.
A large and interesting meeting of the
Marshall-Ward Democratic Club was held
last night at Springfield Hall. corner
and NJ streets, where before
an audience which filled the hall most
of the candidates for the municipal offices
presented their claims. There having been
introduced and passed at the last meeting
a resolution requesting the applicants for
ward honOrs, especially the Council and
Board Of Aldermen, to state before the
club their position as to whether or not
they were in any way affiliated with the
Good Government League, all speaking
In their behalf for the various positions
denied that they now or ever had any
connection with the league. A commit
tee was appointed looking to the holding
Of big mass-meeting at Corcoran Hall
In the near future.
A club Of Monroe Ward, 10 be known
as the Solid Democratic Club, was or
ganized last night at Moores Hall, No
'33 south Second street. The club was or
10
N this part of the city" The following
officers were temporarily elected: Patrick |
Brown. president; John Krouse, vice
PRESIDENT; Claude Gatewood secretary; |
VI. j. Moore treasurer; Charles Krouse. |
The following compose |
he Finance COMMITTEES: John KrOuse, |
charles Miller. and NJ. +. Henness. Meet |
ngs Will be held on Tuesday nights.
OTHER CLUB MEETINGS.
The Madison Ward Democratic Club /
eld a largely attended meeting at the /
'owhatan cub rooms last night. and
andidates for nearly all Of the offices
nder the gift of the people appeared |
nd presented their claims. asking for
he suffrage OF the Madison-Ward voters.
The Union Club Will hold a meeting at
heir club-rooms. Twenty-sixth and VI
treets, tonight when the candidate.
rill make short speeches.
The Old Dominion Club has decided TO
old a big mass-meeting at Old-Market
Ian on the evening Of March 9Th, and
} this end preparations are now making.
The regular weekly meeting Of the John
Y. Daniel Club will be held at their
Crhon's HalD. Seventeenth
nd Main streets. at o'clock tonight
nd a large crowd is expected to be