The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
City Committee Determines TO
Allow Four Delegates to
State Convention.
TO CAST THREE VOTES
Miss BEDFORD Becomes Bride Of
Rev. Mr.. Davidson-Ir-
teresting Addresses.

Manchester Bureau, Times-Dispatch,


Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. HOP Hull street.
The adjourned meeting of the City
Central Democratic Committee last
night was most interesting, and the
one point which gave occasion for
more discussion than any other was
that in regard to just how the dele
gates to the State convention should
be elected.
force with the State committee, is en-
titled to three delegates. This Is based
upon the total Democratic vote polled
in the presidential election in 1901.
This amounted to two hundred and
eighty-odd votes. According to the
plan the cities are allowed one dele
gate to each hundred Democratic votes
polled, and one for fifty-one, or more.
The question arose in the committee
just how to elect the delegates, since
there were four wards and only three
delegates. Mr.. Burkert, chairman of
the committee, advocated that the
three delegates should be elected at
large, while Mr.. French advocated
that the delegates be allowed in the
wards in accordance with the number
of votes polled there.
1t developed that he did not have
this information. After some debate
vi we IueSlioll, MI. TCHCn moved tnHt
there being four delegates elected, one
from each ward, and that the four dele
gates cast the three votes in the con-
vention This was carried. Mr.. French
held out for equal representation in
the various wards.
All candidates for the convention as
we'll as candidates for other offices.
must notify Treasurer Willard Martin
on or before noon of Wednesday. April
1Cf "a Hr,t1 y L.
Corporation Court building up to that
time.
While the candidates for mayor,
board and assembly will be required
to pay fees, the candidates will not
have to pay any entrance fees, but will
have to pay all expenses incident to
the trip to Roanoke.
Officials and Voting Places.
The most important matter taken
up by the committee was selecting
judges and clerks to act in the pri-
mary They are as follows:
First Ward-J. L. BEDFORD, j. H.
Busby and j. w. Smith.
Second Ward-W. w. Lumpkin. Guy
Markham and Henry Reid.
Third Ward-M. a. Rightsall j. w.
Puckett and Rita Shipp
Fourth Ward--W. l.. Porter Junius
Williamson and G. w. Jewett
The voting places for the primary
will be as follows: First Ward, ZOE
Hull Street; Second Ward. Corporation
| Courthouse; Third Ward 1924 Hull
Street; Fourth Ward, 1928 Hull Street.
The committee adjourned to meet on
the night of Wednesday, April LIST.
Street Committee Meets.
a special meeting of the Street
Committee was held last night and a
petition from a number of citizens
asking that the Passenger and Power
Company be allowed to erect a pole
near Fifteenth and Porter Streets was
presented. This pole is for light
wires, and while the placing of poles
on Porter Street has been fought
vigorously, it was thought best to
allow the placing of the one pole. The
committee finally granted the request.
The committee also passed q Ieso-
luton providing that the Passenger
and Power Company be compelled to
comply with the ordinance relative
to watering Of the city's streets. For
some time past the company has neg
lected to comply with this ordinance.
The Building and Lands Committee
met and transacted routine business.
Dnvidson-Redford.
pretty church wedding was solem-
niaed last evening at o'clock IN
cambridge Street Baptist Church.
when Miss Lottie Armistead Redford,
of Holly Springs, Chesterfield county,
became the bride of Rev. Arthur
DerieuX Davidson. of this city.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. r. w. Cridlin, who was assisted
by Revs. j. w. Kincheloe, of Crewc
and J. w. Durham. pastor of the
church.
The church was handsomely decor
ated with ferns, palms and other flow
ers. and the wedding was largely at
tended by the many admirers of both
.ne bride and groom.
MI. Davidson is a son of Mr.. JOS
eph q. Davidson, OF this city. and is
pastor of three churches in the Middle
District Baptist Association. He has
bright future before him. Mrs. David
son is the highly cultured daughter Of
Mr.. A. G. BEDFORD, of Holly Springs,
and Is b. A. graduate of the Woman's
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson will make their
home In Manchester when they return from
an extended bridal tour.
Instructive Lectures.
| A large crowd assembled in the lecture
! room of the cambridge street Baptis.
Church last night, when a delightful pro-