Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08

PLANS FOR APP OINTMENT.
Many Of Them SuSsested ana senti-
ment is Naeh Devidea-ne.Ds..3
Fornips Election w,lil.x {. Co.
proni.e-Test u stre..,A -
terday. t55ss

The question Of holding i caucus uf
the Democratic members OF the Generas
Assembly to agree upon some plar for
choosing commissioners OF the reyan1fe n
the counties and cities OF the State naa
not yet been fully determined. a eAu
for a caucus was in circulation vestsr~
DAY, and many signed tt. but wnelhar 90
not sufficient Signatures have been C.
cured to insure the party conferences II
not positively known. It could not %
ascertalned last night In whose posses.
sion the call was. but it Is taken tox
sranted thai Wien suAicient sxlaIuIss
nave been secured. TIE Iact WILL De au-
sneancea. 1T Was found nlpoSSioia TO Gait
tne prospective caucus Tor iasl nixEr, and
srluay evening nsss been agreed upun. Ia
tne event thAk tIte tn0ysIneiIe l9r e caucus
succeeds. ne aeifuCaesS OF tna caucus
pan are very ac,lse. however. are afA
eonndsnr OF carry ing tneH point. Arnon4
the siSnsra OF the c;lil are . numner al
msmpeiS wac tsttof the popular electloH
PAN but the majority or lnose s.xulna
are saiC to faYer sumo meenod or an.
polntlug the commissioners, SO that thHy
some OF me most innuential members al
the HOUSE are earnestly snIisted on ons
or the other sides, TOR or against a
caucus. but thste seems to ue every
prooa Dllity that. a caucus Will be held
on r'r.cay evening in the hall or tnt
house. - sss
4 TEST OF STRENGTH.
Inc adyocases OF appointment regard
motion to pass the btIi by, winch rro-
ylass for election Of commissioners by
+ the people, aa a. tsst OF the atreftGLh OF
the two views. In ;InaG event. that ia e
say, it this be a. fair test, the ADVOCATE.
ct some apppintive9 plan are In tne ms.
jor4ty Of the members now In the city.
lns Vote was 81 70 80 in favor of the mo.
ton 10 pass byIt is not impronanls
ratner tna1t an appointment voted tof
the motion to paslpons. but there ts ne
way OF posttiveiy Iseertainlng this. Ger.
and evenly matched In the HOUSE. 81 mere
has been no test of the sentiment Gt
the Senate. There are twenty-one Re.
PUBLICAN members OF the two houses and
any event cannot ger here. Sixty sig,
natures to the call tor q caucus will so
cure 1t. 80. s s33s
1T is generally believed that IL the mat.
craving party lines the advocates oi
election Will win. for the. entire ksepub.
Lean strength OF the House, and SENATE
Is admltreuiy favorable 10 his plan. IL
caucus bill will be etfersd. TO which al
the Democratic members will be pledged
That would leave the Republicans ullsr.
" impotent to affect the result There
Oh 1lOL s0-ElSW p EW44E
oppose this procedure. but there arr
DINERS equally prominent who earnsstl5
advocate tt. s:zsss..ss5s sa
MANY PLANS IN ENISTENCE,
In the event that the caucus is held
it is by no means certain what plans TOT
choosing commissioners will be selected
The advocates of appointment are >4Flded
among several plane, while those wis
favor election are practicable an unir8
Some of them are not so welded to an.
plan that they may not be changed p.
argument. In fact. the utmost uncertain.
ty prevails as to the result OF the ttahi
on the question at issue The advo.
Gates of appointment claim that they VII
WIN but they give no figures. Many or
those fayorins election are soneiliators
that will insure good officers in thu
counties a compromise viii ,probabN nt
the result. One suggested IS the cleo
ton Of the commissioners the nrst yeai
and their appointment thereafter by tn
circuit judges Another proposition - the
composite plan mentioned yesterday, at
suggested by Delegate Hunley. whereby
the commissioners are to be chosen By =
board. consisting Of Judge. g supes.
visor. and some other elective oftlcer
Others may he suggested.