The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
CITY PRIMARY
IN MANCHESTER
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Candidates 10 be Nominated on April
q the Fourth.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION
Pins for Redis,riessns the City Discussed.
Anti.saloen Meeting To-Day : News,
personaI and Bricf liens from
the Southsidc.
The DISTRICT CONVENTION
Mancses,cr Bureau. Richmond Times.

-lIuS tSAiSSh.
.r,,c- frI.~ f-cntrat Committee in session
Las, nigh, decided upon Thursday, April
..l, as the ti..y 1,f,on which 10 hold the
,,rs,nar,r for the nomination of all candi-
dates for city offices and delegates 10 the
District Convention for The nomination oil
del. gates 10 The Constitutional CONVEX
zion l-,,on the motion of Mr. r. b.
,-rcnr, the following members were ap-
,,nintod a subcommittee to meet Tues
.ase night Tor the formation of the pr
mary plan: First Ward, J. g. Rudd: Sec
oi1d Ward. a. ]. Gallagher. Third Ward,
w J. Osicrbind. Fourth Ward, w ID.
Ferguson.
All candidates arc requested to notify
TN. secretary of tho City Committee OF
their candidacy. not later than noon on
The estli OF this month. II was decided
l,y The committee that the members al
the new City Central Committee Ehould
be elected in the primary a meeting OF
the whole committee will be held next
Thursday night at which time the sub
committee will report lis plan. which will
he finally acted upon
The following members of the commit
ice were present last night: Robert. S.
Rircs tclaairmanl. Carter Jones. r. s.
French. W. D. Ferguson, Charles Burkert
and A. w. Farley
PLANS DISCUSSED
The Council committee appointed to re-
diSli1El INC CITY j3SiO IISl iHcelliiS last
night In the Council chamber and inform
ally discussed the several plans which
have been suggested. These plans are
numerous. and it will probably be some
time before one is decided upon. 1t is
probable the city will be divided into five
wards thus creating one new ward.
Major Myers. of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, has Informed Mr.. John Z. Utz,
of the City Council. that work will be be-
gun at an early date on the new walk
way crossing the Fourteenil,-Street via
duct to Belle Isle. Plans for the struc-
ture viii be submitted TO the City En-
Eineer tomorrow.
Mr. Haley, of PittsburE. Pa. is the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. w. p. Mathews
Miss Haley. who has boon visiting DR.
and Mrs Mathews for several weeks, will
return with her father to their home in
1,ittsburg tomorrow.
DISTRICT CONTENTION.
The District Convention for the nolni-
nation of delegates TO the Constitutional
Convention will be held in Manchester
on Thursday, April 18th. This date was
decided upon by the District Commit
tee in session yesterday, in the office
of Mr.. Robert s. Rives- The basis of rep
r-sentation is upon the vote cast for
Bryan in The last presidential election
one delegate to every fifty votes-siy-
ing Chesterfield twenty-eigflt. Manchcs-
Ter fourteen and Powhatan ten. Total
delegates to the convention, fifiy-two.
The election. it IS understood. of the
delegates to this convention will be by
precinct meetings held in the counties
and by primaries in the city
TOOK AND OVERDOSE.
Mr.. Mcintosh. an old gentleman who
las been employed as night Waterman
at the Chesterfield county Jail for several
months, was found dead Friday morn
ing in the sheriff's office. where he
usually slept, with an empty bottle.
which had contained laudanum near his
cot. An inquest was held that evening by
Coroner Archie Cheatham, who agreed
that the deceased came to his death by
an overdose of the drug. 1t is not thought
that it vas taken with suicidal intent.
The old man was about sixty years of
age, and during his short stay at the
Courthouse made many friends. He was
native Of North Carolina by birth and
brave Confederate soldier
lie was buried at the Courthouse yes
terda=- evening.
CAPITAL STOCK REDUCED.
Judge Ingram granted a petition for
amendments TO the charter of the West
Manchester Land Cor .,any yesterday,
reducing the capital stock of. the
company to not less than s45. 600 nor more
than ssa.ooo. divided in shares Of 500; and