The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-07
BE Az APPEAL
From PETERSBURG J.
State Committee to Be Asked To
Decide all Interesting
Case. 2tS
Pastors USED Il ON TICKETS ] &c I e !!
City Committee Sustained Their
LegalityArrangc for
Great Reunion.

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PETERSBURG, VA, September G.-An
appeal from decision Of the old Demo
trntic City Central Committee, Involving
a very interesting, II not important
question in politics, Will be heard by tho
State Committee ut ils meeting In Rich
inond tomorrow night AZ Ithc recent
primary election in this city In tho
Second Ward, three gentlemen, Messrs.
t. D. Butler Harvey Plummcr and DIR.
Pitcher, were candidates TO be voted
for FOR members Of the Democratic City
Committee. Their names were printed
on tho ticket, and they had complied
With tho requirements OF the City Com
mittee in filing their names in time. Their
names were tho only ones on the ticket,
and the ward is entitled to thu GO res
prcsentntivcs on tho committee. 81
Pastors WE'RE USED.
During the progress of the primary cleo
ton, opposition to these candidates, or
moro particularly to one Of them. was
developed and pastors bearing three
other names were placed over the cnndi-
dates names and voted. One OF he lat
ter. Mr.. r. D. Butlern was defeated.
When tho City lCbmmttee mot to
canvass the returns. objection Was made
to tho use Of the pastors as irregular and
illegal II was claimed Mcssrs Butlor,
Plummcr and Pitcher were the only cam
tlidates entitled to a place on the ticket,
being the only ones who had complied
with the requirements Of the primary
plnn, and that the use OF pastors was
unlawful.
On the other hand II was alleged that
In the matter Of committeeman the pri-
mary was an election and not nominn-
ton. The committee sustained tile legrl-
ity of tho pastors. md from this dccs-
ion an appeal was taken to-day to&the
State Committee. +
The new city Committee was to maet
tomorrow night for organization. but in
view ofthls appeal, this meeting has
been postponed until the question of tho
rnstcrs Is passed upon by the State Com
mittee It Is understood that state Chair
man Ellyson has given It as his oninion
that the paster ballots were illegal and
should not have been counted.
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Il At the meeting Of "A. p. Hill Camp Of
Confederate Veterans tomorrow night
final arrangements for the great Confed-
erQtc reunion. to he held in this cit, In
the latter part of October, will pe made.
The people OF Petersburg are responding
nobly to the calls for assistance In re-
celvlng and entertaining the veterans
and visitors who will attend the reunion.
The city sometime ago advertised for
DldS for@ Catchlng ana tlmpOunQlng the
unlcenced dogs of the town, but no one
responded. and compliance with the
provisions OF the dog ordinance Is left
practically to the honesty of the people.
Some eight or nine hundred dollars have
been received from this source. out OF
probably $500 or 5000 that should be
paid in for dog medals.
TIE COUNTRY CLUB.
Arrangements for the amusements Mt
the Country Club during the fall md
winter are being made. On the last day
Of this month there will be races and
Jumping competitions. and during the
first week In October the hunting season
will be opened. These features vii! prove
very attractive. and as heretofore. will
he greatly enjoyed by the society pco-
pie.
Gilbert Leigh, son OF Mr.fand Mrs. John
r. Belcher. Of Ettrick. died this morn
Ing of meningitis, after n brief illness,
Tho resignation Of Mr. ". Gordon Nc
cnbe as n member of the Common
Council from Third Ward, Is much re-
GREETED. TIc was n very careful and VAL
ucd member OF that body