The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-06
Adoption Of Plan Is Left to Determina.
ton Of Leaders Of Each Party, Com
pulsory Clause Being Omitted.
GENERAL ELECTION LAWS TO APPLY
Judges to Be Paid by Counties or Cities
Restrictions Placed on Expenditures Of Can.
didates-Nominating Convention Provided
For, With Delegates Selected in Primary.
Newspapers Must Mark All Paid Political
Matter as Advertising ew Bill Drawn by
Robert Gillian, of Petersburg.

'etersburg.
/ which they thought should be incor-
| porated in the measure.
1t soon became evident that the sen.
| timent was practically unanimous
/ against making the primary compuI.
sorry upon all parties. Nearly ali tho
members We're averse to limiting tha
| expenses OF candidates, especially as
already expense accounts must be fled
4 by all asptrants for office in primaries
as well as in regular elections. Other
features Of the Byrd bill were like
wise deemed unwise. and 1t was felt
that no public demand existed for
them.
The final Judgment of the committee
was that it should follow the lines laid
down by the State Convention ana
that this requirement was met by the
Gillian BILL which was accordingly
made the party's bill by general agree
| tment.
Full Text of Bill.
/ The text OF this measure Is as fol-
| lows;
| Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
| bly, of Virginia:
section 1. That any political party
having cast not less than $4,000 votes
mt the general election for Governor
and other State officers next preceding
the primary proposed to be held, shall
have the right 10 hold and conduct
| primary elections for the nominations
OF State, county, municipal, national
or other officers or Representatives. and
! for TAG election of, delegates to any
Nominating convention, under the full
! protection of nll laws of fhis State
1! for the punishment and prevention Of
| fraud, intimidation or other irrcEu.
larities, or corrupt practices In general
elections so far Ms they mny be ap-
plicable thereto.
Section 9. That the officers to cons
duct such elections, when held under
this act, shall be selected by the local
committees of the party holding such
primary election, and shall consist Of
three judges, one of whom shall act
as clerk at each polling place or pre-
cinct In the State, county, city or dis
trict for which the primary is to be
held, which said officers shall receive
for their services the sum of :: cacl,
to be paid out of the treasury OF the
county or city wherein they shall have
| served.
Section 3. That the executive com-
nittec of such party for the State,
county, city or district for which II
nomination Is to be made under the
provisions of this act shall have the
right to determine whether such nolni-
nation In any given case shall be made
by direct primary OF by n nominating
convention, hut II nominating cons
vention Is decided upon the delegates
thereto shall be chosen by primary
election to be held throughout the
State, county, city or district, ms the
case mny be, ON the SAME day, provide
ed, however that nothing iu this act
shall be construed to prevent pOlitt-s
cal parties from holding nominating
conventions otherwise than under this
act, to which the delegates may be
chosen by such methods and at such
times as the party authoritlcs may
prescribe. 81 5Sl tfs a
Section s. IT shall be unlawful for
any owner, proprietor, edit or, manager,
officer, clerk, agent, reporter, or ems
ployc of any ncwspapcr, mngnzinc or
periodical printed or published In this
/ State to tnlSe, accept, or receive, or
agree to take, accept or receive, either
4 directly or Indirectly, for himself or
/ my other person, persons, firIn or corr
I poration, either by himself or any
other person or persons, firm or
corporation, any money, Eru tutty{ or 9TH
cr valuable consideration or article of
i value for or on account OF, or ns Il
consideration for such newspaper,
i magazine or other periodical supports
Ing, favoring or advocating the elcc-
tion or defeat of any candidate or can
dIdates at amy primary election. Any
such owner, proprietor, editor, mana-
K ger, officer, clerk, agent, reporter or
/ cmploYc OF amy newspaper, magazine
4 ar other periodical viola Ting the pro-
1 Visions Of this net shall he deemed
i guilty of II mlsdemcanor aud shall bc,
4 fined not less than 500 nor more than
4 $500 for each oYense. gtssS
i provided, however, that nothing herein,
i shall prevent any pcrson or PERSONS,
I firm or corporation engaged In the n
! publication of any newspaper, maHn-
| xine or periodical from receiving froni
amy person for publication and pubs
fishing any matter, article or articles
| advocating the election or defeat 0e
any candidate or candidates and res
ceivinE from such person a conaidern-s
tton therefor. IL such article so pub
lishcd or printed have placed at tho
beginning thereof In plain type IN Z
blacL-face Roman capitals In con-
spicuous place the statcmenti .PAid
ndvertisemsnt. s asS
section 8. Primaries conducted sundcr
the provisions OF this act rhnl1 be held
not less than SIXTY nor more than
ninety days before the general electt0n
| for which tho nominations arc 10 be
made. st5ss y Y Hsss
section g. Amy such political party
as may hold prsmsry elections under
the provisions OF this aet Iuay pres
scribe such relies and regulations f0r
the conduct and government thereGe
AS may not condtct syith the prpsfsiDsS
lhereof siSs ~ ,s