The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-30
DON'T IKE;
THE PLEDGE,
Committeeman, and Party AZ Wen Ell
Want National #Issssst1tee,:s3
n. N 81 Off. w ~ "A 4. q
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frho discussion, Ii, tho City Dem Z l TIC
stsonin,ittee ut It's ieeent ting IS over 9'
|5the question ofj providing for tho elccf
ltlon or delegates ito Tho X State SonSen'-
lfton at tile primary which t'l's ~ 60
Choose party cand dates foi ma VOL ait
l,nen and cottncimen, did not not GO mo
tbe 5,oal gist 8of the question invol we'd IN
|sthis apparently innocent propos lt
Tho proppsitlon to have tho dole gates
chosen tho same prilnnrysaFiiltdl to nave
a. participants therein pledged 70 70 sup sup
port the nominees Of tie ia tipn lll con i
TentionS at ST. Loussis said 70 na YeIt,seil
scheme which, whether SO IN tellucu ol n
not, would have had the eite &c, 81 g
scludlng from tho Eprmu ~ many pl 'pat
$rept citlsens. ii S{ il s., 3$ /, X.
u mon ) as Of tho committee last night
sta ted Iii discussing the mat thnt ~ ttte
zilea involved In the proposition WI $ stl Y,
Fir ynters in the primary had 10 pleuBe
themselves to support the nominees sof L
lthe national convention all the opponents
Eof William II. \ Hearst would hold a'n :;
from it, lest BY entering y they the NJ, \.
themselves to support tha = e ,N,{ ~,
#ination. The itteemah lin qlestlo'n o,
sstated that he would mot, yote for r. enrst
Y ifS l,e wern nominated. and that he pc
illeyed there were thousands who wou WIG
A. MOULD HELP TAYLOR u
TIc further expressed I he opinion tthaltl
5by4 Keeping out OF lie primary 70 NOV nov
sands .wlo might otherwise go ~, N.ayo
5Tnylor3 would In his opinion. rs pe .i :,
belsaficiary Many of thoss np y, Nm IN
nosrd Mayor Taylor. The commit t g. e
expressed the opinion that soncsoif those
Who favored tfe proposit ton to plIcedcgtee3
,,n,licipanty iii the local primary 70 sn p
fi1hrt thn% ma lonal nominee d mot tlefl-
selves renlize The effect Of the pledge, IS.
The position of. this commit aer1a y I y
Elsut an Illustration Of the "
lsprgnunce to Hearst among prolllln y y.
Democrats Of this -
take no part In the primary lt tlleIeps
Htl,ey arc bound by any POI sibillty, 70 + w
I nortlnE him forEthe prcsid Ell cS. 3sj IS M
'a,\ I tlds time the municipal campalgI -
nho,It as dull and 6ullintercstirg e 8 ~ y
co,lia e vol be. with the primary less
thnn q month off.but there are Those WIG I,
believe that some Interesting tlljnEs W.
happen before it is One auess.iiun
which is giving soi1le q .ne ~
LITTLE concern lis that eftione dHa1p,ooSes.
AS TO M CART Il III b. B85
! III TIA Il me1nb crs Or tho plans committed
arc being :importuned not to make TINS ms
dana rty,rc. on the ground that It Wi !
tend to keep numbers Of voters outso + the
mmn.cipal primary and thereby lessen
interest In the struggle. to the detrime ~
Of the public good, This ction Of tns
plans committee, therefore, VII s. t'e
watched with, public nterest 4,
But there is another feature Of. the
contest out Of which interesting develop
ments are expected. and thai is he g ~.
studei Of Captain Carlton MCCARTHY = T
5;nresent3 lie lis candidate for Mayor.
He may remair. candidate, or ne MAJ may
Withdraw. lsY but In any: event he IS 9
factor, and whatever he does WIZ nave
a.. simport antibearing4 on thast flnahiout-
con1eNof the struggle. At present Cap
tain MCCARTHY is not talking for pllbli {,
| ton, but he may make q move on t IN
political chessboard little later on
which will be Of great public Interest