Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-17
amended so as to compel all candi-
dates To Jay the amount assessed
Mr.. Jorce Amazed.

la;es To Jay the amount assessed
Mr.. Jorce Amazed.
Wi:!ia::i n. Jones. Of the First dis.
trlct, known as the prime mover for
tho primary scheme. was amazed mi
the figures. lie wanted to know some.
;hnS about the expenditure of the
money To he raise. by the committee.
He had claimed the honor of father
ing the primary plan bu. he did not
anticipate that candidates wuuld b.
called upon To pay more than Sld0 to
driray cost nf tickets and poll books
He expected To see the patriotism Of
'hr people impel them To serve the
party free Of charge. lie knew that
If the fund we're raised The "hcclcrs''
aid party service men would ask and
| demand their share.
MIR. ,Iones s;sd there were LEGO pre-
cincts in The State. That Judges world
have To he paid. tickets printed, poll
bcoks bought and printed and lncidcn
tai expenses met.
DR.. L. $. Hope. Of Portsmouth, said
Thy IF Ills hire. lie said 5000 was paid
for Il primary in his town The people
oil his section were not Il whit loss
patriotic tl:an these in the district of
Mr.. Jcncs, but they demanded pay for
their services
Judge Asa ID. Watkins, of Prince Ed
ward. saiF that Jc had tried The patri-
ole side of the primary. and while il
was Il lovely theory, It. was Il fiat fail
urc wien an attempt vas made To nut
IL iato practice. He was chairman of
| The Fourth district AMI had hal expert
ehce. The people of the country could
not understand why the city folks
should get pay for The same work.
While the country people lost day and
workcd for nothing. II had taken $SUn
to have Il little primary In his district
Fay triotic Petersburg
Mr.. Gillian. of Petersburg. said his
lily was not wholly devoid of patriot.
ism. Il fact Which would be supported
ny records. But the officers want pay
for their services. lie thought il nest
10 nave The. election -cQplgetaI. sl.ys
mrn who would hot be impcled by pan
tisnn motives 10 volunteer their ser
vices.
Mr. CarrinEtCn. of Charlotte, said he
thought the judges of election ought to
he paid exactly what the State pay.,
81 day lis resolution To that cf-
feet was adopted.
MIR. Shackclford. Of Orange, said that
he Believed that in many sections the
local primaries would he held on The
SAME date as the State primary. and
Tor that reason he offered a resolution
reducing Tie assessments fIum the
amount fixed Ivy MIR. Jones so That the
total would ;muuIlt to little less
than $4,000. The combination of
state and local primaries would make
II easier cn each candidate. get ont Il
large! vote anG have Just one election
tlc then proposed the figures quoted
at the hcsinnng of this article. and
they were agreed to-Ayes. 81; nocs. S.
I'lis WAS lineup of the Martin
Montague forces. the Montague men
VoiiES To retain the amounts mt the
figures originally named.
The Norfolk county imbrcglio came
nj. Captain MARSHALL presenting the
petition of the Fusionsta. as they are
designated, asking fer the conduct of
primary there under The control of
the state committee. He said thai
LOO registered and qualified white
Democratic voters out of the ZOO in
the county had united in asking this
ut The hands Of the State committee.
MIR. George w. Jones. of the Straight
outs. replied. He sail that he was
perfectly willing to have primary al
low the Fi.'ionists, as they arc called.
tn have judge and Il man In The pre.
cinct to count the ballots, with the IN.
ders;anding That each person who vol .
cd III the urinary would bind himself
To support The nominees of the Demo.
cratic party. This was agreeable all
around. a resolution to this effect was
adopted, and the committee adjourn
cd. with tic belief expressed by SOM,
that Norfolk county will have another
grievance when the next meeting of
the State committee is held
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