The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-28
BOARDS BE NAMED
BY The COURT It
This Plan Decided Upon in the.
Suffrage Conference.
YOUNG WOMEN. FOR NoTA !. R Il;
Alter Humorous Discussion aud Close Vote
the Age Limit Mas Placed at Eighteen.
Much Talk Abou. Election
Frauds.
YOUNG WOMEN. FOR NoIARlE;s

pending plan. lneSe shtuStt '"H'.i,' - y = J,
all offered by friends OF the measure . 1 .aho
t1,n dc:,afe was largely between them.
Two hours of the session were con-
sn,ned in debating whether a woman OF
o;s,,teen or twenty-one years old shon.o
- oo+a:,y public The only. opponents
,f their being made eligible 10 the ONCE
u-are the clerical members. Messrs. Dun
way and McIiwaine, but on ,ne aso
limit there were the usual heavy oep .,,
reconsideration and close votes. ~
eiehteen-ycar-old girls won by sinsls
-.nte over their twenty-one-Eear-oiu SIS
tiers. f,,,
Almost the whole of the other TOUT
hours was taken up in debating amend
rnents bearing on honest eieStio'hs ~
some shape or other The usuai sPse 'sies'
,..cre made about frauds. that nave been
hoard and regulated so often. me oiiis
i,nnortant amendment adoptea "as 5oii ,
..nanginE the lnannsr oil appointment Oh
a. of,icers of election. The compromise
.A..,,,t raachad was to take the naming
&c these officers out of the hands OF
tbe Circuit Courts. as proposed by
mo class plan AMI to rest it in electoral
,.,.,,ss which shs1 be appointed by the
,.irc,,it Courts EiIstead Of by the Legs
iaturc as now.
PLAN NOTYET# COMPLETE.
The suffrage Ian was mol coE'picle
when tho adjournment was had at SIN
o'clock. il is nc at all certain tna. d 20
Will be complete to-day. Inc ilis:eeei -
qualification fort1oters in primaries anu
Conventions will ionc up for debate. ana
~ lives ,,romiscof a long and exciting
discussion. lsnugh was said yesterday
afternoon to .sfw that the Montague
Martins wansonfactional fight is a live
issue in the coTehtloh.
n was also aportcd last night that
...,,,- ,i3l<- In
amendment to-ay to strike out the pro
vision reouilin the payment. OF three
,.c.,-s. accumuited poll tax for all who
nnnly for regjration after the eXpira-
lion of the Understanding clause. This
provision is sd to be about all that Will
protect the Slack belt from negroes
who mr.. shut,ut by the temporary un-
Outstanding cuse from Se..iiis p .s o ~
the registrar books. II an effort is
mace 10 striI it out there Will be a des-
nerate fighton again, and those now
ouiescent w arouse to action and the
discussion ny be prolonged for day
or two NOR
ic Morning Ses ,icE.
rbe neehg OF the convention yester-
6ay was e4rely perfunctory. Rev. James
u Cool, tered the opening prayer and
seyen,v-tJ,c members answered to the
roI,-call. Is soon as the suffrage con-
rcranca gan Mr.. Turnoull sought to
amend sion 10 Of the compromise suf-
J,a.,e NJ which placed the, appoint
,napt ofection officers in the hands OF
INC crit court Judges, so as to have
rho cle,ral boards chosen by the Leg
;,,.+,r. to continue as the appointing
power
mont He declared that the present
,,,sta of clcctng electoral boards by
Siat, wa roof election
r.,, in the State. That men We're ap-
,,o,I who We're the personal paruSans
ar lh member of the Legislature who
an,ntcd him. 1t made but little Diff
fe,ce in most cases what the quar-
1dcn of a citizen was, if he was not
lSH1l TO be an active supporter OF the
,,nber, he stood no chance of being
.iointed. Any system which allowed
smbers of dominant majority or fac
IN in the General Assembly to thus
erpetuate himself in Office was wrong
ind etarnally wrong.
lie said that only the other day one
Of tie best men in a certain county was
dismissed from the Electoral Board be-
cause he was not in favor Of the nonl-
nation of tie members from his county.
q ana a Il, othsr-in-law OF this member was
pu. n place.
Messrs I'rrnhnll and Thornton earnest
IN advora.ed the amendment.
KEEP JUDGES OUT Or POLITICS.
Judge 1-arLoci also opposed the pro-
vision placing the selection in the power
of tn, ciIouit judges. He made an ear
negt Flea for the protection Of judges
from the co,1.upting influence of such
1,niitical Dower. AS a Judge himself. he
would hate tc see the day come When
spch Il dity should be placed on him
Jad-e Eicflnond declared that he had
,af,cr b. carried home a corpse than &c
SO hack alive, without change IN Inc
,rrtsent S, stem of appointing election OF.
fiC:rs If tLcge Hancock hated SO hare
;att,:s, himself to appoint honest cleo
,ff officers it would be an easy matter
I'll him 10 resign and let a man who was
III so sta.sit,ve take his place. There
No. lie no difficulty whatever in get
tig one. daughter,
Judge Robertson said the talk that hat
Zen heard here for the past two day:
bout political corruption among White
sople was enough TO bring the blush Of
hame to every Nirginian. He opposed
he amendment. saying the judges woult
OF think of placing such ''vernin OF
.action boards as some had evidentl,
cen on the old boards.
MIR. BARBOUR'S IDEA.
Mr.. Barbour offered substitute, whic!
tas at first accepted by Mr. Glass, Mr.
rlrnbrll and others. 1t simply gives tn
& how has, to appoint an electoral board o
three, not more than two of whom shall
belong to the same political party. Thi
board shall have the appointment of tn
election officers
MIR. Glass accepted an amendment which
struck out the requirement. of two politi
lcal parties being represented on the cleo
ltoral boards. and provided that the cleo
ition Judges should represent more thai
one party where possible Mr.. Braxtol
made an effort by a warm speech to sub
istitute practicable" for possible" but i
was defeated
Mr.. wes.cott offered a resolution pro
Ividing that the vote on the suffrage
ioaestion be taken at u o'clock next Fri
dan week. He said he wished to give
Everybody plenty OF time to speak. Re
3ected.
Was taken on the Wysor motion to sub
etitu,e the original Barbour amend
ment 1t was rejected by a vote Of 2
10 81.
2 After further debate motion TO re
Isider the vote by which the Barbou
f.r,,,~S,te ,fa xyoc dpfaafn5 WAS carried. and