The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-21

Shea, Shield, Steiner, stone loHu-
son. Tyler, Welsh and Wrst-2A
Noes-Alessrs. l'oykln. Brooks, Wa
G. Duke, Hicks, Miller and Tillcr--G. y
Above Is the vote by which the CRY
Democratic Committee last night decided
nra ct ically to ntinue Its present policy
Of holding open sessions. .it
All the pending reports, resolutions and
Substitutes on the subject were rejected,
and a proposition offered by Treasurer
Rector, OF Madison Ward. was adopted.
Drs. Darlington and West We're ere, ~, N
hearty sympathy with Mr. 1aector's
paper and though they had offered one
along the same line they agreed on
HIS It reads ECU
ANY known Democrat may attend any
Meeting, other than executive sessions,
but shall not be allowed to converse With
any member during the meeting f
IAN executive session Of the committee
may be ordered at any time X @
rhc question OF open sessions was dis
tcussed at great length, and many OF
z the members took part In tho debate.
,rhe committee selected polling places
and officers for the primary except IN
Ice Ward elected Mr.. Writ u. Taylor
10 succeed Mr.. G. ". Davis (resignctD
as member from Lee and decided 70
meet 10 receive the primary rcturns--at
Sanger Hall Thursday night at o'clock
Elect Primary Officers.
Chairman Dohcrty called the meeting
to order at S:l5 and quorum OF men,
beers answered to their names.
trhe first business In order was the
calling for the reports of the ward su-
nerintendents as to polling places and
officers for the primary, and the fo'ioW-
Ing reports were made and adopted;
Henry Ward.
First Precinct, No South First
Street,. C. Taylor, registrar; J. ~
Pleasants. judge; C. G. Little. clerk
Second Precinct Masonic Templc-E III.
I<nin, registrar;5C. Watkins, Judge; Kirk
wood Mitchell, clerk.
Third Precinct No. IN Brook Avenue
i. sauerwald, registrar; ], G. Gil
man, Judge: Joseph w. 1Iundlcy, clerk
Monroe Ward.
First Precinct. No. 2n East Canal
Strect-A w. Miller, registrar; y. $.
Tanner. clerk II. G. Boschcn. judge
Second Precinct. No. 2l2 North Third
Street-John Howard. registrar; Watkins
Ellerson, clerk; a. c. ArcKcnney, judge.
Third Precinct, Bliley'a staylc--M. G.
Elchel, clerk; Louis Held, Judge.
Fourth Precinct, No. SEQ North Second
street,. RI. Bradley. registrar; a. +.
Hulchcr, clerk; ". e. A. Spott, judge.
Madison Ward.
Irlrst Precinct, No. 4O6 North Ninth
street-.A. L. Tenser, registrar; w I.
Richardson, Judge; S. +. Mason. clerk.
Second Precinct. No. . North Seventh
J. c. Cabel, registrar; p. J. Quinn, judge;
Il. r. Palmer clerk
Third precinct No. 100 Governor
strcet-(7oodman Davis, registrar: ". 3,
Tupman judge; J. NJ. Purcell, clerk
Fourth Precinct, Seventeenth ana
Venable-W. p. Lcamon, registrar; 9. I.
Parkinson. judge; r. ?. Brcphy, clerk
Marshall Ward.
First Precinct, Peoples Drusstore-R.
A. Cavedo, registrar; a. r. McCalley,
Judge: A. G. Nelson, clerk.
SECOND Precinct, No 2712 East Frank
lin Street-Robert 8. Christian, registrar;
Charles Lester, judge; T. 7, BAPTIST.
clerk
eighth street-R. r. Lord, registrar; e.
r.. Smith, judge: Sam Wilkerson' CLERK,
Jefferson Ward.
First Precinct, Old Markct--Archer
Steiner, registrar; I. Michael, judge; !.
Cohen. clerk.
second Precinct, Twcnty-second and
Main street-H. II. lIartsell, registrar;
). j. Campedonica, Judge; James Cannon,
clerk
Leigh Streets-T. w Folkcs, registrar;
Leroy Burnet judge; a. j. Richardson,
clerk
Fourth Precinct, Masonic llall-M L.
Bowie. REGISTRAR ". d. Griffin, judge;
r., C, Dixon, clerk.
Clay Ward.
First Precinct, No. 6l7 West Main
| street-I, ". b. Moore, registrar; Thomas
| Boudar Judge; Vest Tyler, clerk
Second Precinct, Reservoir and ChaGln
! Streets--John r. Hooper, registrar; B Il.
Ransom. Judge; Charles French clerk.
Third Precinct No %O4 South Laurel
street-H. l.. Hulce, registrar; G, W,
Carter. judge James Peters clerk.
Leo Ward will report later on
Mr.. Taylor is Chosen.
Mr.. ". C. Davis sent in his resignation
as a member OF the committee from Lee
| Ward, and It was accepted. Mr. Nlrt ~
raylor was elected in his stead.
gliding members OF the press from the
meetings, was called up, md good den
OF discussion followed
Mr.. Capers spoke for open sessions and
said. he understood that the light WAS .
| personal one. -,
Mr.. Duke discaimed anything OF ms
SORT so far as he WAS concerned nnl
| Mr.. Capers proceeded.
Tho chair said this was not proper
! method Of discussion, and M, caner.
said no personal differences mat mgh
cxist between individuals should bt
! foisted on the committee.
| Dr.. Miller, of the Rules Committee
spoke for closed sessions, nua ,a sa'M ~
the press ~,
4 tho same ground, and said reporters
should be admitted us " matter or prlfl
lore m Their than a matter of right.
Mr.. Welsh followed for open sessions
and spoke at some length
He had no Quarrel with members wh'
disagreed with him, but he was s'r'
that the ,lest way to treat newspaps
men was to take them in, and ALLOW
them 10 have the facts as they occurred
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