Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24
THE PLAN ADOPTED.
MANCHESTER COMMITTEE AGREES
UPON ONE AFTER LIVELY SESSION.
Can VOTE FOR BUT OWE CANDIDATE.
manchester Voters Can Express
Their Preference for only One As
pirnnt, whether for House or state
seDate-Dcath of Mr. Patterson.

Inc Manchester Democratic Committee
met last night and adopted a plan for
the primary TO DO held in that city Sep
TENDER 9Th.
Those present at the meeting were
Messrs. A. ]. Gallagher (chairman).
Augustine Royal. W. y. Cox, r. L.
owen. G. +. Morris. George Rudd. r. s.
Rives, A. W. Farley, and J. c. Cousins.
Mr.. Cousins was elected a member Of the
body at this meeting.
The plan. the important parts of
which are herewith printed in full, was
adopted after a long session and a lively
discussion. There was no heat. however,
the discussion being altogether friendly.
THE PLAN FOR PRIMARY.
The plan provides that the polls shall
be opened September 9Th at the usual
voting places al a. NJ. and closed at
p. NJ There are to be two judges and
one clerk at each precinct. 10 be elected
hy the city Committee-one judge being
the registrar Of the precinct Each shall
receive $50 for the day.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE"
Section 20" reads as follows: All regis
tered white voters OF the city OF Man
chester, providing the voter presenting
the said transfer will make oath that ne
has not voted at any other precinct in
the city on that day. who viii plcGge
themselves, as hereinafter provided. to
support the nominees Of the Democratic
party, who shall be entitled 10 vote at
the said primary election. But no Votcr
shall be entitled 10 vote except In the
ward i'm which he lives. and unless his
name appears on the registration bOOAs
or on an official transfer ANY white
male who may not be tWenty-One years
of age 1T the time Of said primary, but
who will attain that age on or before the
general election next ensuing shall, upon
producing 70 the judge Of election sails
factory evidence Of that fact, be allowed
TO vote at said primary
4. The chairman is instructed 10 have
ballots printed IN such manner as -
prescribed by the election laws OF Nir-
ginia.
Section provides that the city chair
man shall deliver 20 the judges the pack
age of official ballots for their precinct
some time before the election.
Section 8 provides that the ticket shall
contain the names Of the candidates who
have paid their assessment 10 the trea-
surer of the committee. The pledge Is as
follows: The person voting this ticket
hereby pledges 10 support The nominees
Of the Democratic party at the ensuing
general election"
VOTE ON SENATORSHIP.
Z. The candidate for the Legislature re-
ceiving the largest number of votes shall
be declared the choice Of the Democratic
party of Manchester for the nomination
TO be made by the Democrats of this dis
trict The candidate for the Legislature
receiving the highest number Of votes NJ
said primary shall appoint such number
of delegates as Manchester snail De en-
titled to I'm said district convention from
among the friends Of the successful can
didate for the United States Senate me
said delegates TO be apportioned among
the wards pro rata as 20 the number OF
Democratic votes cast In each ward. Such
delegates, so appointed, shall be the oeie-
gates 10 represent Manchester IN both the
senatorial and House of Delegates con
yentiOns which win be held in TINS diS-
trict prior TO the election IN Novemher'
1899 The candidate for the United states
Senate receiving the highest NUMBER OF
votes at said primary shal be oecIai -
the choice of the Democratic party OF
Manchester.
g. Each person Offering to vote shall
obtain from the judges OF election nus
ticket and return IL so marked as 10
contain only the names OF the cahulua'eS
for whom he wishes 70 vote 10 ohc vi
the Judges of election, who snail receive
same and call aloud the name OF the
voter. The mark shall be extended
through three-fourths of the name IN
tended to be erased 10 constitute an era
sure If the name of the voter snail DO
found upOn the rcgistratiOn-bOOk the
Judge shall deposit the ballot IN the pal
lOt-bOx: WhercupOn the name or the voter
shall be checked upon the rcelslIallop-
book by one of the judges ana entered pS
the clerk on the poll-book TO be proVldgd
for that purpose. No one shall be al
lowed TO carry any ballot away from the
polls. and can only vote on the olhclal
ballot furnished by the judge. Shouid
said voter fail TO properly prepare ms
ballot the judges shall discard IN the
count of the ballots only that part
of his ballot in which the error may oc-
chr In any case where the voter Is not
able TO prepare his ballot he may sele.
either of the Judges or the clerk 70
prepare the same for him, and IT shall
be the duty of the judge or clerk SO
selected 20 prepare the same IN accoru-
ance with the instructions OF the voter
WHO MAY BE VOTED FOR.
Each voter shall vote for one candi-
| date for the House Of Delegates or state
! Senate and one candidate Tor ihc lhlc
States Scnate-nO more ana no less. NO
vote shall be counted for any cdnuldate
whose name is not printed on the Ddllot
or who has not complied with me pro-
visions Of this plan
shall be enclosed I'm a document envelope
10 ba provided for that purpose, securely
tied up and sealed and the name OF
the ward endorsed on the envelope and
forthwith returned 10 the city Committee,
along with a certificate Of the result at
The place where it may then be in ses-
sion. by the judges and clerks IN person;
and any Judge or clerk who shall ran
so TO attend the said session OF the COM
mittpe shall forfeit the compensation
EerembefOre provided.
3O Immediately after the polls are
closed and the votes counted and certi-