Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-24
COUNCIL PRIMARIES.
The Democratic City Executive
Committee Met Last Night.
Election OF Delegates to the Coming State
Convention and Council Primaries Pro-
vided For-Counon Candidates Must
Hand In Names.

At 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Democratic City Executive Committee
met at the office of Chairman w. w.
Dey. Nine members were present AND
Mr.. Dey was in the chair.
The first business was the ordering
Of ward meetings to be held Thursday,
April 26th. at 8 p. m, for the election
of sixteen Q6) delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which meets
In this city at the Academy of Music
May I'd. The meetings will be held as
follows:
First Ward-At the John S. Barbour
Club. for election of four delegates.
Second Ward-At the courthouse.
for the election of three delegates.
Third Nyard-At Third Ward Dem
ocratic b-house, for the election of
three delegates.
Fourth Ward-At the stonewall
of one delegate.
Fifth Ward-At the Second Precinct
Democratic Clubhouse, for the election
OF four delegates.
Sixth Ward-At Odd Fellows Hall.
Camp avenue, for the election of one
delegate.
Then the committee decided to call
81, between p. m. and - p. m, for
the purpose OF nominating a Council
ticket for the different wards.
Z Persons who wish to run lin these pri-
mar!eS must hand in their names to the
secretary, who will be in room No. 10,
City Market building, from IL m. to
p. m. Thursday. April 26th.
The committee decided to leave the
matter OF the number of precincts to
be opened to each of the wards sepa-
ratcly. The First and Third Wards de-
cided to open two precincts and the
Second, Fourth and Sixth decided to
open only one. The Fifth Ward is I'M
decided. The decisions were made by
the committeeman from each ward.
AS to the night primary. Chairman
Dcy says this action was taken in strict
conformity with the law. which he says
states that the primary for Council
men shall be held at night commencing
p. m, and shall be kept open until
II p. IN.
In order that no voters may be dis
franchised the committee ordered that
both precincts in the various wards
Except as noted) be open.
FIRST WARD POLLS.
Mr.. Joseph G.. Fiveash appeared be-
fore the committee to call attention to
the congestion of the First Ward polls
to what he said verbally he submitted
the following communication:
Gentlemen:-AS a Democrat who has
voted in the First Ward for the past
thirty years, L desire to call your atten-
ton to the fact that an injustice was
done n number of the voters of the
ward. as we'll as the candidates. at the
pribary election held there last Tues
day. On that day the books were
handled so slowly that voters were not
permitted to deposit their ballots with
the same celebrity as in the other wards,
in consequence of which they were
greatly Inconvenience while endeavor-
ing to vote, and n large NUMBER
think probably three hundrcd--were
prevented from voting at all. i do not
appear in the interest of the Good Gov
eminent League or of any other ASSOC
citation. as 1 am not affiliated with any
organization, except the Democratic
party with which 1 have acted, and
for which I have worked, the past
thirty years. ], consider that gross
injustice has been done many voters of
IN yward. and as 1 am unwilling that
the matter should be passed over in
silence. l call your attention to it in
order that there may be no repetition
of 1T in future. In proof of my claim
that three hundred voters were blocked
-ottt on the first day I have examined
the books returned by the judges and
find that only Lip votes were cast on
that day, while 1856 were recorded on
the second day-an increase of ga votea
which possibly may be accounted for
on the ground that the judges were not
familiar with the books the first day.
am not censuring your committee in
this matter. but 1 call your attention to
it in order that you may know what
has occurred. and being thus appraised.
take such steps in the future as will
enable every voter in my ward to cast
his ballot without difficulty of any
kind The establishment of two pre-
cincts in the ward would accomplish
this purpose.
The committee received an official
communication from Mr.. John b. Jen-
k!ns. president of the Primary Elec-
toral Board, giving the list of the cam
didates nominated at the late primary
for the various c1ty Offices, which were
received and declared the nominees of
the Democratic party in the coming
city election on May Gath.