The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-09
POLITICS IN
PETERSBURG
Question Of Selecting the City
Committee Discussed.
.DR.TAYLOR DE LlNE T: $; CALL Il. |
Government. Inspector Transferred from
Petersburg iron Works to Richmond.
Who're Government Work
Is il Progress, Y.
DR.TAYLOR De- LlNES CALL

Especial TO The Tlmes-D ,s1atch) ~
PETERSBURG, VA. September s.-The
question OF submitting the selection Of
members OF the city Central Committee to
the vote 1t the primary instead Of holding
ward meetinka Tor tho purpose. recently
provoked considerable discussion in this
city, after the committee voted to leave
the seleotlon of the members to ward
meetings. It was contended BY several
rnembers that section q OF the Plan ofsths
Democratic Organisation did not contem-
plate the choice Of committee members
at primary elections. IL.
Mr.. James NJ. Quick. Jr.. who as men,4.
Der OF the committee, urged that the
members be chosen at the primary soon
to be held In this city; addressed letter
10 Mr. j.. Taylor Dlyson, Of Richmonu,1
tho State chairman. asking information
as to the question. Mr.. Ellyson,sin letter
rec -ived to-day, sta tes! that In his opinion,
the City Committee under, the Plan OF
Party Organization adopted at Norfolk In
l9oo has the right to order that a now.
City Committee be chosen. and the au-
thority to determine that the. selection
shall be by primary and ut the same
time that nominations are made for the
The further action OF the COMMITTEES
cannot be forsuastsd.
CALL DECL1aED.
Rev. W. C.. Taylor, Of Indianapolis, Ind,
has declined the call recently extended
him BIZ the First Bapt..l Church, in this
Soity, .44t "a, Il
a This action Is dsa ppointing. as the mem
bers had hoped tbs distinguished and able
minister would come to the First Church,.
Tho committee has no names before It at
this time. and, Of course, any speculation
as to another call would be only guess.
The Gilfield Baptist Church, Of this city
one Of ths largest oolored congregation In
the South has issued circular letter re-
iatina to their centennial celebration
which will take place In October, begin
ming the 4th.
All. the members, their eS-members de-
scendants and friends, are cordially IN
avited to attend the celebration, which
will con tinuA for one week, A. history OF
the church will Be printed and furnished
at the cost Of printing,
INSPECTOR TRANSFERRED.
Mr.. James H. flynn, a government IN
speotor, who has been In charge OF the
WORK being done for the United States
government by the Petersburg Iron
Works. has been transferred to the to tho
Richmond Iron Works, which was re.
Gently awarded few months contract
OF the government. Mr.. Flynn Will con-
Stinue his residence In PETERSBURG
The advance sale Of seats promises a
large attendance at tho Academy of Music
Tomorrow evening to enjoy tho ridicu.
lousness Of Happy Hooligan."
IA defective warrant caused the case OF
CD. Abernathy to be sent back to tho
iustice for another preliminary trial.
Abernathy Is charged with tho killing
of his nephew. The case was called at
tbs dreenesville court yesterday.
Market Street sunday-school spent tho
day at a picnic at Bellwood, IN Chester
field county, and Park View Christian
Church sunday-sohool near New Reser-
Voir,