Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-27
THE PRIMARY TODAY
The Five Legislators from Rich
TnOnd VIII Be Selected,
ELEVEN TO CHOOSE FROM.
Nearly All Of Them Stand Pledged
10 the Same Things.
SENATOR MARTIN IN RICHMOND
Governor Tyler IN Expected to Re-
turn snturday-PrOspect of Joint
Debates-PoIiticaI Notes from Vari-
Gus Counties of the state.

The primary election to-day will decide
who shall be Richmond's five representa-
tivcs in the next House Of Delegates.
The Democratic voters have FIVE candi-
dates to select from list OF eleven.
Three have served a term and ask for re-
election. The other eight have not had
legislative experience. but are men who
have long been prominent in the Demo-
cratic councils Of Richmond.
THE TICKET AND PLEDGE.
The names OF the eleven candidates win
appear upon the tickets to-day in the
following order:
GEORGE WAYNE ANDERSON.
JAMES LEWIS ANDERSON.
HUNSDON CARY.
DIR. w. H. DORSET.
JOHN +. EPIT.
j.. c. FOLKES.
a. c. HARTMAN.
5. L. KELLEY.
). s. i. PATTESON.
c. w. CNA1) TYLER.
CHARLES NJ. WALLACE, Jr.
At the foot Of the ticket will be found
these words:
1.-The person voting this ticket hereby
OF the Democratic party at the ensuing
general election"
All the candidates have declared for
Senator Martin save Mr.. $. 6. +. Pate
son and DR.. w. +. Dorset. All denounce
the land-grabbers' law. and pledge them
selves. if elected, 10 work for its modili-
Ton al ~
believed has declared for the popular
selection Of candidates for the United
states Senate. one or more have de-
clared in favor of legislation similar TO
the senatorial primary bill which was
defeated at the last session Of the General
Assembly.
POLLS OPEN AT 6; CLOSE AT s.
The polls will be opened at 6 o'clock
this morning and will close at o'clock
toBight.
All registered white Democratic voters
of Richmond who will pledge themselves
to support the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party are entitled 10 vote to-day.
But no voter shall be entitled to vote
except i'm the precinct in which he lives.
and unless his name appears on the reg
istration-boOks. Any white male who may
not be n years of age to-day, but who
will attain that age on or before tho cleo
ton in November, shall, upon producing
TO the Judge OF election satisfactory evil
dence of that fact, be allowed 90 vote
i'm tO-days primary.
RETURNS At OLD-MARKET HALL.
The returns will be received by the city
Committee at Old-Market Han begin
ming at p. NJ. A large vote is not ex-
pected. Several causes have cOnsp,red,
apparently. 70 make the vote light not
the least of which is the refusal Of the
City Committee TO allow the voters 10
express their choice for the senate. hip.
The candidates have, however made a
close and persistent canvass.
Should any candidate be dissatisfied
with the face OF the returns. he shall be
permitted TO make complaint 20 the COM
mittee not later than Y NJ on Wednes-
day. August %. specifying the precinct
or precincts I'm which the alleged .rregu-
larities or frauds have occurred, and the
committee shall decide whether the COM
plaint be based on good ground. and
whether a recanvass Of the returns, or
a recount Of the ballots, or both, shall
| be had.
THE RALLY LAST NIGHT.
The last rally of the campaign was held
in old Westham Hall, at Laurel and Cary
streets. last night. All the candidates
were present, and spoke, save Mr.. W. j.
Dorset. who was represented by Captain
j. A. Booker. The speeches were along
the general lines OF former addresses, un-
less it be a stronger declaration than
ever from Mr.. Il. G. Folkes TO the effect
. that if reelected he would never again
ask the people for "a political office. An
other feature was the declaration made
by Colonel George Wayne Anderson, IN
forcible sDeech which was taken TO mean
that he favored a law providing for the
popular selection of the candidates for
the United states Senate.
IN ,..,- oro,,.Iod and ont huefa SIN