The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-23
CITY : !:
COMING ON.
Committee Will Meet Friday
Night to Arrange for
Primary.
Will BE QUIET Q. y 81 F !. 9
Talk Of Electing State Convc ~
ton Delegates III Mtinici-
pal Primary.

rho city Democratic Committee Will
meet at Murphy's Hotel on friday night
ut s. o'clock to fix a date and plan for
holding the coming municipal primary,
j and the meeting will mark the formal
opening Of tho contest for Mayor, as we'll
ns for ali the seats In the lower branch
OF the Council and half OF those In the
4 Board Of Aldermen.
The meeting Is regarded as OF the ut
most public interest and Importance. tor
K In addition to doing tho thing mentioned
" above. there Is talk Of considering the
4. question OF tho expectancy OF electlng
Y delegates to the State convention, When
the candidates for Mayor and Council
are nominated. There Is the usual amount
Of talk, along the line Of allowing AL
white Dem0crnts'to vote II, the primary
without regard to their qualifications 70
participation the general election, but u
may be stated that the proposition Will
not be seriously considered. and that thu
repatriation lists as made UP by tho regis
trars and tho clerks Of the Hastings
3 Court, based on proper registration and
poll tax payment will be used II lbs
1t Is hard to predict ut this time
whether one or two primaries wllltbc held
Il for the purposes named above. and this
4 question while It ma come UP Frida Y
night will likely be left open until after,
the meeting Of the state COMMITTEES. al
y the date to be fixed for the convention
might have a considerable bearing upon.
IT, M II 8Ss " r.; $Fe 43 3!sss 5$,5s $780,
WILL, BE LEGALlzED.
gy1.t. ,,x,ttt n
legallzedg one. az Richmond always holds
these kind and never takes backward
step In measures looking to party res
FORM. Whether the secret ballotsor the
viva Ivoce system will & he used Is (, a
question yet to be determined. and both
y methods. have strong friends In the COM
msttce X ss5ja 4 Z. 5s s7' s EEL
Al Ths COMMITTEES Will do little Frlday
night beyond setting n date and discuss-:
4 Ing the various propositions relating to-
& the plan, and Will hold weekly meet
ings until after the primary
There IS some talk of&plcdginE the Avut-
ers entering tho cty primary to support
the national Democratic ticket next fall.
but this will hardly be attempted, unless
the delegates shall be elected to the
State convention at the same time. and
then It would not only be ominently
y proper, hut entirely usual. 85 IL isl4,s I'll
The Barksdale pure election bill has
4. drawn much OF the fire out Of local cam
a paigns, and the clubs that used to spring
sup with the announcement OF candidates
. for office and then die out until the next
Z struggle nrcs1iow almost ~ thing oYsssthe
past. IS -
LITTLE PUBLIC SPEA1SlNG.{
The battle for Mayor will be interest.
Ing. but not Irf any degree spectacular.
& Mayor Taylor is not much Of a believer,
In public speaking land his chief oppo-
nent, Mr. Gordon,is very modest and
quiet man. A still hunt for votes Is much
more likely than an old fashioned hurrah
canvass. ard the voters will be left to
make up their minds without being I'M
portuned to any great extent.
The candidacyof Mr.. Gordon Is being
received with much favor all over the
city. and those who advocate his nominal
ton believe that he will make an ex-
ceptionaily strong rur. Nearly all the
incumbents in both branches OF the
Council will stand for denomination.
while great many new men arc expected
to enter the lists in tho various wards.
Announcements are already being made.
but the campaign will really take ;;,o
definite shape until the committee shall
have fixed a date for the; primary,