Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19
NO VOTE FOR SENATOR
City Committee Declines to H.
corporate This Provision
PRIMARY BUT ONE WEEK OFF
Vote for Legislative Candidates to Be
Taken the 9th.
THE PLAN Is AGREED UPON
Practically the Same as That Under
which Nominations Were Made
Two Years Ago-Mnrtin and Tyler
Go to Manassas.
THE PLAN Is AGREED UPON

There will be no vote taken on the
senatorship In the legislative primary TO
be held in this city one week from to-
morrow.
This was decided last night. when the
City Committee by the vote Of "a to TO-
refused to incorporate in the primary plan
section providing that candidates for
United States senator be voted Tor.
The question was brought up by Cap
tain Cunningham Hall, who moved to
amend the plan by inserting the follow
ing as an independent section:
Resolved. That the names Of the sew
eral candidates for the United States Sen
ate also be printed on tho ballots, and
each voter be allowed TO express his
choice for United States senator by leav-
| ing on the ballot the name Of the candi-
| date of his choice and scratching the
name Of the candidate for whom he does
not desire to vote; and the vote to be
counted and result announced as in the
case of the legislative candidates"
Mr.. William A. Price moved to lay the
motion on the table which was DONE
without debate by a recorded vote Of j
| TO 10. The committee I'D not line up
on this question as between Martin and
Tyler. Martin men and Tyler men being
on either side, Mr.. II. NJ Tyler, Governor
| Tyler's brother. who IS a member Of the
committee was excused from voting at
his own request.
ADOPT THE PLAN
The session of the committee was short
ana harmonious. lasting exactly thirty
six minutes. The plan adopted IS almost
identical with the one which governed
the last legislative primary ds9O' and
follows the lines of the State election
law. The salient features are these: NO
one save intending voters. will be al
lowed with forty feet of the polls; each
voter Will receive his ballot from the
Judges of election.
The chairman. secretary, and treasurer
Of the committee win meet at the POW
hatan Club next Saturday at IL o'clock
70 receive the names of legislative candi-
dates. and the list will close at noon
Headquarters will be opened for the pur-
nose Of securing transfers for any Demo-
cratic voters who may require them. Mr..
J. S. Wilkinson Will be in charge. WIN
Mr. w. Parker Purcell as assistant.
PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
Following is the full text OF the plan;
l. Polls shall be opened in every pre-
cinct in the city on the 9th day Of July,
1899 at the usual voting place, VI %
near thereto as possible. The polls shall
he opeped at A. NJ. and closed al j.
| NJ ON the day named II shall be the
dut,, of the several ward superintend-
ents to secure suitable PAGES for hold
ing said polls. and TO provide ballot-DoX-
es for the receipt Of ballots and hshts
for the use of the judges and clerks
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
. There shall be TWO judges Of election
and one clerk at each election precinct
IN he elected by the City Democratic
committee. but one of the Judges OF cleo
zion shall be the registrar OF the pre-
cinct If his services can be secured each
of whom shall receive the sum OF -
Before entering upon the performance
of their respective duties, the judges ana
clerk shall each take and subscribe the
oath prescribed by section us OF the Code
of virginia Said oath may be taken ana
subscribed before any person authOllzeu
TO administer Oaths
But no person shall be appointed
Judge or clerk who is directly interested
in the result of said election. The Judges
and clerks shall be furnished with all
pads books, &c. necessary Ior ihelI use
The officers entitled 10 compensation
mentioned in this section shall be paid
NV the treasurer Of the City Democratic
Committee. upon the certificate OF ne
secretary OF said committee counter
signed by the chairman thereof that all
hooks and other papers entrusted TO them
have been returned TO the chairman
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
o An registered white Democratic
voters Of the city OF Richmond. who VIII
pledge themselves, as hereinafter pro-
yided. to support the nominees OF the
Democratic party shall be entitled 10
vote at the said primary election. But
no voter shall be entitled TO vote except
in the precinct in which ne hVes' auu
unless his name appears on the reglstrd-
ton books. Any white male VINO may
not be q years of age at the time OF said
nrimarv but who WI attain that age on
or before the general election next en-
suing. shall. upon producing to the judge
of election satisfactory evidence OF that
fact. be allowed 70 vote at said primary
OATH or THE PRINTER
The printer with whom the secretary
of the committee shall contract Tor the
printing of the said ballots shall, before
The work is commenced, take and sub
scribe an oath before some one au-
thorized to administer oaths, TO the FOL
lowing effect:
-, sOlemnly swear that VIII
print (here insert number ballots accord
ire, to the instruction of the secretary OF
me committee; that l Will print, Or per
nit TO be printed, directly, or indirectly,
no more than the above number, mat
win AT once destroy all imperfect ana
perfect Impressions other than those re-
ouired 20 be delivered 10 the secretary
az the committee; that as soon rs sald
number of ballots are printed l VIII dis
tribute the type used for said work; ana
dua1v that | will not communicate 10
any one whomsoever. in any manner
whatsoever. the size. style, or contents
OF said ballots.
II shall be the duty Of the secretary
10 receive the said ballots from the print
or as soon as the said ballots are print
ed ard they shall be securely wrapped
and sealed. and said secretary shall
take them into his exclusive possession
and allow no one To examine them.
HOW AND WHEN BALLOTS OPENED.
8. Before the election the secretary of
the committee shall deliver TO the Judges,