The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
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City Committee N0WAftoriA ALL
Of the Democrats.
THE JUDGES AND CLERKS u : I
Committee 70 Meet TO. Day Week W
Select These Officials and Tabor
Ing Men Are Expected 70
III. 5 In 81 Take Part.

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The city Democratic Committee will I
not meet Tonight as was expected. hAv-
Ing met Wednesday night and adopted
d resolution ombodyins q plan TO secure
the fullest practicable registration Of
the Democratic vote before tho primary
and general participation In that election.
rhe plan IL the same az that adopted
last year. efficient men being employed
In the various wards to make a close
canvass and urge Unregistered citizens
10 equip themselves for tho franchise.
Besides tho Individual efforts Of the
mmittcemen, tho employment Of these
men to secure more general registration
will, IL is believed. have the effect Of
inducing heavy registration. thus largely.
increasing tho total vote OF the city. now
only about 9,oo0.t NJ 81 FL IS q .iFsl
Bestes tho Democratic comm!ttoe's ef-
fcrts, the Republicans OF the city have
gone to work systematically to secure
4 tho enrolment OF new voters, and the
labor organizations arc urging all work.
ingmcn to reglstor. These combined ef-
forts will almost surely have tho effect
3 Of adding several thousand names to the
rolls during the ten days re istration be-
fore the November elec tion. 8 isB & ~
JUDGES AND CLERKS, N
Next Friday night the City Democratic
Committee will meet at Murphy's Hotel
and choose Judges and clerks In tho va
Rr,ous precincts for the primary OF Sep
tembcr 22d. 5fl
AS there are but seven candidates for
the fivo members Of the House to 20
~ oS1,g5 m, MI
en- GERS to be voted on except clerk OF the
circuit court and State Senator and mem-
B bers OF the city Committee. NIL Of whom
ire actically unopposcd, At is not likely
that q 4 large vote Will be polled unless
spccial efforts are made to get out tho
vote. It Is a published fact that the ne
publicans Of the city are awaiting the prl.
mary with the hope that the vote cast
Will be SO small ms u encourage a COAL
ton 81 elements opposed to the Demo- 4
cratic ticket their hope being that enough
Il boring men and men opposed TO the
Mann bill will refrain from voting 70 var var
rant tho nomination OF an independents
ticket. IN order to- forcstall and disconr-
age any such opposition y is tho poAcy
OF the Democratic committee 20 Becu eI
such a large vote In the primary as 70
crush the hopes OF those who are couhtA'nk
on profitlng by a small vot O..
REGISTER ABoRBVoTE u ~.
The recent action OF the Trades ana
"a borii Council. or OF men affiliated with
FRAT organization, In forming labor
league, is regarded by some ns inolca lll.s
Systematic non-participationl IN inc ~
mary + By members OF organized 10 por
hofiea. The assurance comes from men
nrominent in the, Council however, that
the movement has no such object nus
tina q 1t merely contemplates securing the
registration OF the labor vote Tor me
reason that without being reg,stere,o ivy
are powerless In shaping LEGISLATION 9.
choosing representatives. II IS h !s. seu
that the proposed labor league docs nos
contemplate discoura ging men from par par
tfcipatlon in the primary OF this montn
al iii. These statements are accepteu
a frank assurance OF the meaning 81
athe new movement and Of the atttuoe
| Of the laborng men in this c CO ny "a
From lnboring men not assocla.e ,
lively with the council y is learnea IN. lin
/ aono OF them OF their own accord VIZ
refrain from taking part In the primary
for the assigned reason that with nus
seven aspirants and five to be chos CHOSEN.
! there are among the seven men hV ,uAs. -
whom many would not care 70 vote' ~. a.a
Vet. il they entered the primary, . .nsy
would have to vote for I'VE, so,'o ~ -
whom they do not care 70 su .pno : I,st
tainly not to aid in nomi natlns: :. u 10Y
NOV, numerous this class is. cannot ~
stated II is not believed, however. tnas
~, large PROPORTION OF the labor eieme e,1
vii refrain from participating ~ .no
urinary for tho reason assigned nor ~ oE
/ any other reason. -, nc
~ q 7%fnct that many laboring men
sta,Inch Democrats. who recogn'zo
4 that theyf had ample opportunity 70 emis.
candidates in tho primary, ana, ta .t.nss
~ fro 40 must choose from among , t,os.
antered or refrain from voting. ~ Ao ~.
S who EXPRESS m Intention OF keeping .ou,
ne tho primary assert that y - '. ~;
mn Individual preference ana ny 5 = = ) go -
! ~ nnys organized agreement. A. J..
There are now Just nine Wofn!n ns Iii,
before the primary. and the i rhce ,, ,mi
warm up considerably durlne TUG "oT ~.
There is no suggestion or stul,lp Ell -,
paixn, nor. are the various Guy ~ sacnrs
spact,nns Of the city endeavorlng 70 see s,,e
speaking campaigns. rms 70 p'opaS'' "
| "a the Dnrksdale BILL ,,,o>,
~ - BEGIN REGISTRAT!ON, 4.
nj. repatriation boards will begin slt-
49,, ~ ext tuesday, and will sit until SAT
ursav before the primary, me PEessso
u.I .os and ,places are advertised elsewhere
~ r. r." tho iauor dealers OF the city gen gen.
erally are making an organized nsm NV.
saat,, anyl OF the candidates, certainly
. formidable one, 1t is being done 20
ar,etiv that little or nothing Is heara OF
1 4 III is not likely that they WIZ make
tthe,r flght in the primary, for II peaten
/ there they would be pledged 70 snpportt
thn5nominees, some Of whom VIII aln'oss
s,,reiyT be men favorable to the lperpetua,-
ton OF the bill they are seeking @ 'epefat