The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-26
JACKSON WARD
OUT IN THE COLD.
1t Is Barred Out of the
Coming Primary.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
The City Committee Refuses to Re-
duce the Amount of Pay.
NEWSPAPERS STILL BARRED OUT
A Resolution to Admit Their Repre-
seutatiyes Defeated Chairman vi.
L.. Dawson Resigns and MIR.
jefferson Wallace Succeeds
Iiin-Mr. j. W. Gordon
Elected Secretary.

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tee. with q single sweep OF It's mighty
albeit UNSEEN. magic wand. last night OBJ
liberated jackson Ward from the map
OF Richmond: that is I'm so far as that
classic precinct snail have ihe right and
privilege OF participating in the primary
TO nominate municipal officers. which is
TO be held on March 18th next. Whether
the acton OF the committee was a legal
and constitutional one will probably be
considered at some later date
The meeting OF the committee was
a lively one, exceedingly liyeiy-peppcry'
in fact. 70 the ears OF the representa-
tives OF the press, debarred from Delhs
present by virtue Of u resolution adopted
some time back at the instisation OF seme
who thought the Affairs of the people
could best be conducted without the atore-
said people beng allowed 10 know All
about II, there rolled forth uneeaslns TOT
rents Of elouuence. and the hands oi tne
| clock polnted to the hour OF IL when the
| solemn concave broke ranks.
PAY OF JUDGES.
As was anticipated in The Times re"
DAYS ago. a strcnuOuO effort was maue
| to amend the primary plan adopted py
! the committee at its last meeting as 10
| that norton allowing the judges ana
clerks OF election $50 per day tor their
seryires The judges and clerks now
ever evidently had friends on the coh-
NIT ee. for their small stipend was uh-
| touched. -.
| The committee was called 10 order NJ
6 o'clock last night by Chairman NJ. l."
| Dawson. Mr. James W. Gordon acuns
as secretary. Immediately after the ron
| call, Mr. Dawson laid BEFORE the s 49,
his resignation In the following ie''eH
""'N" February q, 1898.
| Jeffrson Wallace. ESQ. secretary O"y
| Democratic Committee, city;
| Dear Sir.-I beg to tender herewith my
| resignation as chairman OF ou' ~,
tee the same 10 tak0 effect al once Ny
| reason for doing this Is that proiessloh-
| al business OF the most urgent 'nlpo,l
| ance will take me from the city oil u.
! Isl Of March and will not possibly DC
abio 70 rsturn for al least three or four
! weeks. | had hoped, up TO the pteseht
roment 10 delay leaving until after tne
urinary. but I now ind tfat It VIII ie
| moons stent with my duty 10 inose
whose interests havo been entrusted to
| me, for me 70 DO so,
| NO MlSGIVINGS.
| | take this step win no misslNlhss
| however because our vlce-chalrman u
| thoroughly famil ar With The eNlstlng po,
| Htlcal conditions. and with the WORK OF
| tho committee. and IS. therefore. equal
~ as competent to direct the affairs OF
| tho committee as myself II not, indeed
| more so. until my successor Is elected.
| II IL needless for me to say that
| sever the re.ationshiD which has here
tofore existed between US. only with the
deepest regret. I have. now. had the
honor Of being your chairman Tor pc
| rod of nearly four years. during T. al
time. the relationship which has exist
| ed between us has been. on my part al
least. OF a most pleasant nature ana )
| desire TO express my thanks to each
| member OF the committee for Their uni
| form courtesy. consideration and kind
| ness 10 me al all times and under all
| circumstances.
| The work which the committee has
| done for the party. during the time above
| mentioned has been some OF the most
| useful In It's history. and was -'ssibly
| only because OF the unselfsh and earnest
devotion which the members OF the com
mittee have always given 10 the Interest
OF the party.
Very truly yours,
| M'pTON r.. DAWSON.
HIS SUCCESSOR CHOSEN.
Mr.. Dawson's resignation was accepted.
and on motion Of Mr.. Gordon. Mr. JEFF
ferson Wallace was elected 10 succeed
| him.
on motion OF Mr.. II. NJ. Tyler Mr.
James w. Gordon was elected secretary
| by acclamation.
Messrs. James r. Doherty and John
| H. Redwood were nominated for the po-
| s'tion OF vice-chairrrer and upon "A vote
being taken Mr. Doherty was elected.
This preliminary work having been got
ten out OF the way and the decks clear
ed for action so 10 speak the committee
took I'D the question Of the pay Of judges
and clerks and debated Il in an animated
manner for an hour or so. When noses
were counted. however. the previous ac-
tlon OF the committee was affirmed. and
the assessment Of candidates was made
to correspond to the increased expense.
JACKSON ward next engaged the atten
tion ~ the committee As Is well known
there has been a split in that ward. and
ticket nominated which practically ig-
nores three precincts Of the ward.
Mr. F.. NJ ROscher who Is canddate
for the Council from the ward presented
10 the committee paper. praying IN |,
committee not 70 interfere In the fight
going on In the ward but TO allow Il ta
be fought ont 20 . finish.
GOOD OFFICERS ASKED.
Mr Gilbert X. Pollock. a representa-
! tive of iaokton ward in the Council. ap-
peared before the committee In opposition
TO air koscher request. and asked th9 J
the Soons take the tsngle In hand an,
straighten II cut. He pledged himself 10
ablGe Dy heir deciaion.
Both Mr Roschsr and Mr.. Pollock made
short speeches setting forth their respec-
tive views after which the matter was
iel IN ...e nAnds Of the committee.
The manner In which they setteld the
d;spute has been 'nicated above. Jack
son ward will. therefore have no primary
election, but II viii be go as you please
vote TO be settled 20 the general electios
on rhe fourth Thursday In May.
The friends Of the press and advocatei
OF above-toard and cpen proceedings of
whom there are few in the committee,
mnde a strt ng effort to get the resoli!-
| tion rescinded providing for secret sss-