The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-24
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By Mr. WALLACE
He Gets His Date for Congress.
sional Primary
MUST COME. GU j. 3 !. j ulY 10TH.
This is the Time for Candidates to-
Enter-Primary ror September 18th.
Epps-Smith Contest-Com-z 5
mittee Meets Tonight.
A battle royal is on for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Third Dis

A battle royal is on for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Third Dis
trict.
The District Committee met in the Of
fee Of Mr.. John G. Easley yesterday and
fixed September 18th as the date. for the
primary. This was decided victory for;
Mr.. Jefferson Wallace. He desired rs
late date. while Captain Lamb wanted,
the fight to come off BY the middle Of,
July. The voting will be under the viva.
yoce plan and no tickets will be used.
Noon on July 10th is fixed as the time
beyond which candidates cannot enter
the race. There will be all-day voting
in Richmond and Manchester and Hen
rico county, while the hours for the, other
counties of the district are from noon
until shutdown. $50. 8
While the action Of the committee in
the matter of the fixing OF the date is
even more than Mr.. Wallace asked ana
is a decided victory for him. yet the hight
was not predicated on this issue, bue:
was the result Of a disposition in the
committee to give a, fair chance to al
who might desire to enter the race. MI.
wallace asked the committee to Ak Sep
+cu,l1er 1st and Mr.. J ohm A. Lamb on be-
half of his father asked for July 18th
"
or 18th.
WE'RE WE'LL PLEASED.
Those present were Messrs. Eas!ey, OF
Henrico; Winston, of Hanover; Cogblll.
of Chesterfield, and HARDWOOD and sLyncn,
Of Richmond. It was full meeting anu
was the first time the new committee
had met. Chairman Easley presided ana
Senator Cogbill was at his desk as sec
rotary.
The only other persons present were
Mr.. Jefferson Wallace, who. is candi-
date for Congress, and Mr.. John a
Lamb. representing his father, and the
newspaper representatives. On motlon
Of Colonel Harwood, Mr.. Wallace was
heard as to the time of holding the prl-
mary. ,.,a
on September LIST, which will De Laooi-
Day. and that the polls be kept open
eight hours at each precinct throughout
fine district He wanted every voter 70
have full time to make up his mind ana
the candidates the fullest opportunity 20
make A. thorough canvass. he Sthouehe
I,abor-Day would afford the working
people every opportunity to vote.
Mr.. Wallace suggested that the oaliots
he furnished by the committee ana ina.
due notice of the primary pc pos.su
throughout the district. Indeed, he SUP o.
,n;tted 2 pretty full plan for the consld.
Grafton IF the committee. Mr.. Cogolii
SUGGESTED il there was to be viva
900 vote there was no necessity Tor pal
lots.
M Lamb was then heard. on motion
of Mr.. Lynch. He suggested either Tue
18th or 18th Of July as the date lor tlie
urinary, and argued against aver % 1 =.
E:e commended that for ten years the
nominations had been made in July or
Anoust. and argued precedents shouio
be followed a.
II appeared from the reading OF the
rentral plan that the only province OF
fine District Committee was to TX a datc
and the hours for the holding OF the prl-
mary. and to furnish the poll BOOKS. me
Judges and clerks are to be CHOSEN ny
the local committees The date was one
first question taken up, and Mr. Lyncn
moved that September 18th be chosen.
AS a substitute Colonel EHarwood moved
that July 2otl be selected. There was a
tic vote, Messrs. HARDWOOD and WINSTON
voting for the substitute and Messrs.
Lynch and Cogbill against it. Chairman
Easley voted aye" and the date was
ADOPTED.
twas decided that the hours be from
c A. NJ. to P. NJ. in Henrico. 2Rlchmono
an; Manchester, and from noon to sun
set in the counties other than He'll
rico.
While the matter Of the date is a, com
plcte victory for Mr.. Wallace, In that he
gets all and more than he asked, YET
the wishes of the candidates did not
enter into the decision, as the members
desired to give everyone who desired 10
run an opportunity to do So There Will
be no ballots. and the voting will be
viva voce. Candidates desiring to enter
the primary must notify Chairman john
c. Easley not later than June 18th.
Mr. L. O.. Wendenburg, of counsel for
Mr.. II. Claiborne Epps. contestant for tn
certificate Of nomination for City Ser
aeant, now held by Mr.. J. G. Smith, said
list night that he was now at work on
his notice and would have same ready to
serve on Mr.. Smith ard Chairman
Doherty tomorrow morning While Mr..
Wendenburgz would not specify the pre-
cincts III which he would charge fraud,
he said he was sure he had a, strong case
for his client. and would be able to es-
tablisf his claim. The public will look
will, interest for the publication of Mr..
Epps' notice of the contest.
The special committee appointed to in
vestieate the discrepancies in the return
Ward, will meet tonight to for
learned the report VIII set forth that
the errors occurred in the precinct and
not elsewhere and that they were not
oo'~,~citte6 with anv w"nno intent Tho
officers and ward Superintendent will ac-
cording to good authority. be censured by
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