The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-16
State Committee Finally
Settles on August
. I'D.
REDUCE COST AS
FAR AS POSSIBLE
IAN Agreement Reached to Pay
{ Judges But One Dollar, But
Sufficiently Large Sum to
Cover All Expenses to Be
Raised, But Surplus to
Be Returned.

The Democratic State Central Commit
Zee, after session lasting five hours
last night finally agreed upon Tuesday,
August I'D. as the date for the State
primary for the nomination OF senator,
Governor and other State officers, cleo
tive in November. This date was adopted
about midnight. after the committee haG
already adopted August 10th as the date.
a reconsideration of this proposition wssl
moved and carried without serious OBJ
lection. owing TO the fact that under the
terms of the party plan. which requires
sixty days publication Of date Of pri-
4 mary. it would be Impossible in many
cases for legislative candidates TO be
voted for In the Same primary, and
would thereby subject them to great ex-
pensc and hardship. A stubborn and
long continued fight was waged on this
proposition. The advocates Of late
primary strcnuousy opposed the early
date and offered amendment after amend
mcnt and when voted down resorted TO
calls for ayes and noes. Finally this
was ended by limiting the amendments
TO those already before the house
The dominant faction in the committee.
the friends of Senator Martin. heid q
conference. and concluded that IT would
be wiser to select later date. Accord
ungly vhc motion OF Major GTenyillc
Gaines to reconsider prevailed, and the
later date was then unanimously agreed
70.
The other great struggle before the com
+ mittec was over the question OF assess
mcnt OF candidates to dcfray expenses
or the primary 1t was at first pro-
posed to leave those uncpposed without
assessment, but finally an amendment
subjected sall candidates to be voted for
in the general election to bear their share
OF expense IA total assessment that VIII
net $500 distributed among the candl-- tle-
dates IN the proportion Of their salaries.
was finally agreed to- That is, It VIII
net that sum II all the candidates now
in continue in the race
Made Stubborn Fight.
Congressman William "A Jones made a
brilliant and determined fight to make
merely nominal assessment ana 10
commit the committee to the policy OF
paying the judges of election nothing
for thck' services. He was opposed with
B great force and resourcefulness by Mr.
r. i. Jordan, OF Radford; Judge j. D.
nfcCabe. OF Loudoun. and others.
q Finally Mr. II. ]. G. Darlington. OF
Charlotte, one Of the minority faction
in tho committee, cut the sGoralal1 khot
by proposing that 81 flat be paid to each
dudge OF election. In cities and counties
ma no more. This VIII make the cost
OF Judges alone about $4,000 In addi-
tion thereto the cost of printing and
providing ballots and distributing them
throughout the State and that OF pro
Il viding poll books and renting polling
places. where necessary. VIII taKe con-
siderable moro money.
The committee finally adopted q
schedule offered by Colonel George s..
shackelford, OF Orange, scaling the origir
nal assessment proposed SO as to make
the total sum available for expenses OF
the primary $500 ns the field IS now
constituted If there be any surplus
after economical primary, 1t shall be re-
turned to tho candidates IN the propor-
lion they have contributed.
The last fight In the matter OF the
3 State primary was over a resolution Of
fcred by Mr.. j. c. Darlington, OF Char
Iotte. proposing to permit any voter
physically or otherwise unable to prepare
his ballot to invite any Judge or any
friend into the polling place to assist
MIN in preparing his ballot. This was
nromptly tabled as soon as Mr. Robert
i;illiam pointed out that it was In con-
Fl flct with the provisions of tho primary
plan and in contravention OF the general
election law. This ended the battle
royal over the State primary.
The committee at once began to con-
s!der communications from Portsmouth
city and Buckingham county with the
Norfolk county primary proposition I'M
pending like cloud.
Members Present.
There were present at the meeting OF
the State Central Committee besides
State Chairman I1llyson, tho following
members of the committee from the Wri-
2 nus congressional districts, each of which
has five members:
First Dstrict-Claggott B. Jones, J.
Boyd Sears. r, l.. Ailworth and II, II
Wallace. The vacancy caused by the
death Of Lloyd 7. Smith was filled carly
in the meeting. and Mr.. T. ]. Downing
of Lancaster, who succeeded him, sal
with the committee thereafter.
Second Distrlct-C. Fenton Day w
Ia w, Sale, DR.. IT. S. Hope. DIR, George
w. Butts and ]. M, Curtis
3s Third Dstrict-E. l.. G. Scott, John ]
Lynch, clyde w. Saunders. Sheriff Smor
Solomon, a member of the committee
rendered his resignation. and Hon. Man
ly H. Barnes, of New Kent, was chosen
In his stead. MI. Earnes was however
not present.
68 Fourth District-A. D, Watkins. Farm,
vile; Robert Gillian, Thomas II. VII.
liams, J. Winston Fowkes and y. =
Clarke,
Fifth District-R. A. James. 7, g
Burch, George NJ Helms.
Sixth Distrlct-James y. Woods, Roa
noke; r. T., Jordan, Radford; j. Lear.
rington, George NJ Muse.
Seventh pistrict-R. 4. w, Duke, w
u. Carson and y, w, Carpenter.
Eighth District-George $. Shackel
J ford, j., B. McCabe, Gardner l., l3oothe
Thomas Fl. Lion and Grenyille Gaines.
Ninth Dstrict--Thomas A. Lynch
Tenth Dlstrict--Joseph Button, Ed
ward Echols, Trying p. Whitehead, W
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