The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
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Norfolk, va. October IA district
convention. the delegates to which VIII
be named In a primary, counties and and.
cities being units, and the congression-
al candidates voted for directly, was
tie pian adopted by the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Second
Congressional District for the naming
of a standard bearer in the Novtam Der
election. :,
The plan adopted. presented by j. F.
West, of Nansemond county, is. briefly.
as follows: The primary is open TO all
registered Democratic voters. All can
didates for the nomination are required
to deposit 500 with Chairman Day by
Saturday evening at o'clock. The
voters will cast their ballots for their
choice. The voters Will be consoll-
dated by counties and cities. and the
the party convention for every fifty
votes secured in the primary. or frac-
tional part thereof. when equaiing
twenty-five votes. The majority rule
will prevail in the convention The
convention is a unit ntoitself. and the
delegates can vote for some other can
dtdate than the one they represent
after the first ballot. Each candidate
is allowed to select his own delegates.
Safeguard Election.
The primary date was fixed for Friday,
Ocrcber IA; the convention will meet
in Suffolk on Monday, October Ii. The
committee. to safeguard the election
and guarantee its fairness, ordered
that each candidate be allowed a judge
or clerk as an official in the election.
and that in addition each candidate is
permitted to have a watcher at every
precinct. who is TO have free access In
and out at all times and personally
see the count Mt the close of the elec-
| ton The successful candidate will be
required to pay the expenses of the
primary over and above that which
will not be met by the 500 entrance
| fee required Of each man entering the
Trace.
| The plan adopted was not agreed on
| tuntil o'clock, although the conven-
| ton met promptly at noon, The ses-
sions of the committee. held In the
parlor of the Monticello Hotel. were
stormy, and several times personal en-
counters were narrowly avoided. 1t
\ was evident that the Young faction
wanted a convention, with the dele
ligates selected by ward and magiste-
rial district elections. with the major
.|ity vote IN each controlling. Colonel
Sale. Sheriff Cromwell and Chairman
iIDayl stood rfOr this during the early
hours of the meeting. DR.. Hope, of
Portsmouth, and Mr.. West. of Suffolk.
were for straight primary. with the
majority rule prevailing.
] Amid spicy debating the matter was
\ threshed out. Colonel Sale finally stand
1 ing for convention, with the delegates
i elected by magisterial and ward 6vot-
A Ing. all in one primary. and the dele
i gates prorated, a S was the rule OF the
4 party. by some other election results
lit was then that Mr. West came for
ward with his plan that the vote deter.
mine the representation In the conven-
4 tion and that not a majority be the
4 ruling factor, but each candidate be
4 given the strength In the convention
his vote called for. This plan was sus-
sFgested by i. Peter Holland. a prospec-
\ tive candidate This plan was inall3
I tadopted by a vote of 3 to 2, Messrs
j West Hope and DaM voting for It.
4 Young Makes Protest.
4 Then 1t was that William a. Young
! Twas heard from In what was probably
the best speech of the meeting,
He urged that while he expected u
how 10 the decision OF the committee
II that the complicated plan suggested
4 WIS virtually IA new primary and tina
Ithe people should he given what the,
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