The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-13
SPECULATION AS
To The P0lL-TAX.
Believed it Will Cut Out Many
Voters.
SCHEDULE AS TO SENATORS
Some Interesting Deductions on the
su.,jecs--junior United States
Sena.orto Come Before
Entirely New eody.
SCHEDULE AS TO SENATORS

Will i've Gis.TS.?ch:sso .: -He f'o'
making :',e prepayment: OF poll-1a1 \
prerequisite to voting. Many predict tia'
\ grca: number Of white men VIII 'o
longer POSSESS the ballot under the ne"
Constitution. The only data upon which
to base M intelligent opinion upon me
subJect may Is obtained from exaHina-
ton Of the records Of delinQuents before
the repeal of the clause regarding the
payment of poll-tax as prerequisite OF
voting, as formerly contained IN tne
present Constitution.
In 1851. when the payment OF poii-tax
was a prerequisite TO voting. there were
Sl,l7 DISTINGUISHED by the provision. OF
: which number 3p,9S7 were whites ana
bo,zSo were negroes, while In 1879, when
the payment OF pol-tax was not neces-
sa.-, In order 20 vote. there were 123.'S4
del.nouents. Of which 65.4cc were white
aslG 5S.3l2 negroes.
During the sessions Of thu Constitu-
tjona! Convention. both IN committee
rooms and on the floor, the great NUMBER
OF poll-tax 3ci;neuents IN the city OF
Richmond Was often referred to. In 1889
there sscrc l5.2.e men IN the city OF Rich
mond who failed 10 pay their poll-taN. OF
which number s.2sS were white and 1874
were black; while in 1881, when deltn-
ouents were deprived of the ballot, there
were usly s.sGl dclIaouen:s, OF which
s 7S5 were wi1:ie ana AIS were negroes.
If the white men of Richmond do not
value their suffrage any more under the
new Constitution than they did III 1881,
there will be at least 1900 unable to vote,
or about one-third OF the white voting
population. This Will cause great dissat-
jsfaction in some quarters. but II seems
TO be the general opinion that man.
who Is unwilling to pay sl.5o poll-tax for
tiir suppoIs OF the public schools ought
not 10 have the right of suffrage.
One OF the most interesting features of
the schedule for putting the new Con-
stitution into effect is that section re-
.sung to the terms of State senators.
This is given added inerest owing to the
fact that two United States senators are
TO be chosen within the next few years.
Senator Daniel term will expire on
March 3. 1865. and his successor will be
chosen by the Legislature succeeding the
present one. The term of Senator Mar
Tin will end in March. 1907 and the Leg
isiature OF 1906 will have to deal with his
successor.
one half of the senators will be elect
cd in 1903 for terms OF four years; one
half will be elected In 1905 for two years,
he chosen for four years The senators
representing odd-numbered districts 1T
present. hold over until 1905, and they
with those to he elected in 1903. VII:
choose Senator Daniels successor The
,attcr and the short term senators to he
elected in 1905 will elect successor to
Senator Martin, SO that he Will have to
put his claims before an entirely new
SeEate
Should the new primary plan hold on
and work satisfactorily, the Legislature
would have no voice in the matter
further than to confirm the expression
of Tire people AS indicated at the polls
Still. the fate of the primary law Is UNI
certain and the candidates and their
friends will keep a weather eye" on the
nominations for the Legislature, rs they
are made
It does not look as If Senator Daniel
will have any opposition for reelection,
but Senator Martin will not be nearly SO
fortunate The friends of Governor Mon
tar,le will insist that he shall stand for
the honor and there is every indication
that he will accede to their wishes at tue
proper time. A number OF other strong
men are also being mentioned as sena-
torial possibilities. and there is every
indication Of a lively race.
State Senator S. L. Lupton. OF Fred
er!ck, is in the city on private business.
He said when seen at the Capitol yes!eroaJ
TINT he was not in favor of electns the
new circuit judges at the short session
of the Legislature in July see no
occasion for it, said the Senator me
short session ought not TO iast pu. d
>ew DAYS. We will be back here In the
Ian. when we can give the matter prop
or elaboration and attention. and the
now judiciary does not go N untii 19o4
All the talk hear on the subject UP my
way is IN favor of letting the e!cct!on
~ i,.drcs 20 over until the long session
Senator Lupton said his people were
taking to the new constitution very M
IL and many of those who haa o1leii'ai
j.. on,,osc6 the whole movement We're
,,.cor,;nr satisfied with the work OF the
BODY.
SOME time ago como one sent Colonel
JOSEPH Button 1,,rs D 1nea OF wa s.S
ynst q. June Is. 1901. containing an ac-
count of :ne opening session OF the Con,
e,t;t,,tona; Convention JUST ore year aso
yesterday. ~,
os.e., his Office yesterday just before the
80 ~ ,.orn IIe took II into The Con-
yentIcn Hall. where The Enrolment Com
..se S :,,,s al a Mers aa. es!ebrsten
I,suc Tohn H. ingram. OK Manchester,
,rss .tc OILY person present not mem
i,sr o. the committee save Co!ole. Bnt-
TN Tho latter READ from the Sass the
nrst dsv'. nroceed;rgs ard as ne iia Sas
-, President Gco;le. sCoicne1 re;tlt, SEN
et,r DAME! md c;he- cirn.:ar;es We're
r.ne.,ec, ::.c!r health was a:unl. by the
,,nrjy ,,'!:a l:ttIc celebration was much
s,,,so:ea ,- all who were present.
I.o:. T. Walton Moore. or Fairfax
spent severa! iiou:s in the city yestsr-
dan having come down fro::, his ho3:e
10 nppsE: before the Board OF
I>,of;c Works Il, the interest OF a rssi-
road cor which he IS attorney. NJ. Moore
wa. ,r fne spirits eyer the outlook for
early reapinW OF tbs benafstA CT consiitu.
tional reform by the people Of the State
He reiterated the opinion SONS time age
expressed that in substances AID style l.
/. ono OF the very BEST Instruments ss
orxan.o government adopted by any OF
the states- o. this country-if not the ver-
t,ast. Mr.. Moore left for his home ycstcr-
ds. afternoon
Political Notes.
Hon. c. Mi Wallace. Jr.. and Con-
E1es,,naY. Jol.r Lamb spoke at New