The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22
PRIMARY
IS ISSUE: !! |:
RICHMOND.
This Method of Nominal.
tiOn to the Test.
FIGHT DEVELOPS ON
OLD FAMILIAR LINES
Straws Show That Opposing
Factions Are Ancient
Enemies.
ALL CANDIDATES THOUGHT
TO BE FOR JUDGE PARKER
rhc Question 70 be Decided IS
&,lty &.
ALL CANDIDATES THOUGHT
TO- BE FOR JU DGE PARKER

Primary for election Of delegates to the
State Convention In all the precincts OF
Richmond from 4 r. M. TO a4P M. Tues-
day.
Contests In only the Second Clay, Third
a Marshall and Fourth Monroe, so far as
delegates are concerned, but entire city
Will vote on questions Of lnstructing dele
mates as to Rlchmond's attitude on State,
primary principle.
Words PRIMARY" and "Anti.Prmary"
wIlI be printed on bottom Of all ballots.
Those desiring the nomination OF United
States Senator'S and State officers BY dl.
rect vote Of people, VIII erase the word
"Anti. primary" from their tickets. Those
who prefer the old convention and ward
meeting methods will scratch out word
"Prlmary."
city entitled TO sxty-one delegates, all
o, whom viii likely be for Judge Alton
p. Parker, for President.
Delegates chosen In conjunction Win
Others from the Third District Will elect
i've State Committeeman, one eIector, two
y e.Iegates and two aiternates to the ST..
). .ouls Convention. Indications are thai
A liaht vote viii be poiled. Henrieo ofooses '.e
9 delea atcs at the same time. The outlying
K precIncts VIII vote In the afternoon and
those near the city at night.
/. Tho above Is brief cpitome of the
climax OF a spirited factional contro"
yersy which has been In progress here
FOR some weeks, and which VIII enc OH
Tuesday so far as the voters OF tEe city
OF Richmond and the county OF ilenrlcoi
arc concerned.
Richmond is entitled to sixty-one dele
gates IN the State convention. and II Is.
pretty well understood that they VII
all be for Judge Parker for President.
and Hon Charles V. Meredith for one
OF the delegates to st. Louis. Unless they
shall be instructed to vote as unit on
i the State primary matter. however. the
! two propositions named above are about
the only ones upon which they will be
| agreed. so severely have old factional
Hines been drawn In the contest.
In order that the voters may fully un-
i derstand the situation SO far as the prl
4 mary fight is concerned, It may be we'll
to explain that on the bottom OF each
ticket will be printed the words "prl-
!, mary and "anti.primary."
Warning Has Been Given.
Notes OF battle against the popular
choice OF United States senator's and
State officers have been sounded from
Louisa, Isle OF Wight and other places
In the State. and IT is now certain that
an effort will be made In the coming
State convention to break down tho prin-
ciple naugurated in tho Norfolk con-
ventlon two years ago. and to return to
the old method OF naming candidates in
ward meetings and conventions
Richmond Democrats who desire to
maintain the present primary system will
erase the word 'anti-primary" from their
ballots next Tuesday. while those who
favor returning to the old way will strike
off the word primary
But the primary Is not all that is In
volved. What Is called In common politt-
cal purlance the "inachine'' wing Of the
party is t'out cunning for the new
State COMMITTEES, and II they are sue
ccssfu 1t is said among those who gem
orally know, that the primary Will prob
ably not be fought In the convention,
hut Will be referred for amendment, and
perhaps destruction to this committee,
which will be the authorized organ OF the
party.
The District Fight.
The members from the Third District
at present are: Colonel John S, Ear-
wood and Mr. John j, Lynch. OF Rich
nond; former Senator Phil V. cogbill'