The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-26
PAIR PRIMARY
|s.F|0R DEMOCRATS.
Pledge Changed to Avoid En-.
tanglenents With Anti-saloon
League Candidates.
MUST PAY Al UP BY APRIL !.
Democratic Primary for Council
and Board ofsAldermen
Comes April Ell.

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Comes April FL.
Making final arrangements for the
primary, the City Democratic Commit
tee met last night Mt Murphy's Hotel.
altering the printed plan" for tho
election in a few minor particulars
and raising the assessment for Alder
men to s2S. The vacancies OH the
committee were also filled, there being
no contest over any nomination More
rigid and defined Limitations were put
on the pledge rendering the ballot as
ironclnd rs possible IN Its Democracy.
Aftcr Chairman Miles Martin had
called the session to order, the printed
plan was taken up and considered
of 1t was adopted without dissent
Some discussion arose over the prop
osition made by Chairman, Martin to
change the form Of the pledge printed
printed plan " was: -"All persons par
ticipating in this election shall there
by be considered as binding them
selves to vote for the nominees in the
ensuing June and November elections"
Tho substitute unanimously adopted
was: "'Thc person voting this ballot
pledges tint be Ii a Democrat In good
pnrty standing. nnd that he Will vote
for the Democratic nominees In the en-
suing election"
Avocating the change. Chairman Mar
tin said that the pledge should be more
risidly defined and that all recruits to
the party must come in as Democrats. 4
Anti-SalOOn League Candidates.
Captain Myers asked whatftlle status
would be IL the Anti-Saloont League
were to put UP Il candidate who would
defeat the regular Democratic candi-
date for Congress. 1t seemed to him
that under the old pledge the Demo-
Gratis would have to support the Anti
Saloon League candidate.
Chairman Martin thought that the
latitude of the old pledge might bring
about such result.
said he. II see that the Anti Saloon
League might make good inroads here"
This created a ripple Of laughter.
The, pledge Imposed on candidates
said that this ought to be very rigid.
for he feared that some of the Coun-
ctlmen elected in the past as, Demo
Gratis had voted the Republican ticket.
Secretary Duke thought the candidate
ought to be made to make clear his
past Democratic record.
Let the prodigal sons come back"
said Mr.. Welsh. Things are swing
ing toward the Democratic end OF the
line, as IS proved by the election of
gress. in the strongest Republican dis
5trict In Massachusetts.'s
That II was impossible to write out
a pledge that could bind such men as
as Republicans later was the conten-
ton of Captain Myers. you can't
make pledge that such men won't
break" he said, while his fellow NOM
sbers applanded loudly.
The pledge for candidates was not
changed.
BY unanimous vote the closing hour
for the polls was made o'clock, In
stead of s.
Assessment OF Candidates.
The finance committee reported that
the campaign assessment, in its judy
ment. should remain the Same as at the
last election-$1b for Councilmen, SEA
for Aldermen. Captain Myers submit
the assessment for Aldermen. but re-
ducing that for Councilmen TO $40.
In support OF HIS minority report
Captain Myers said that with the
there would still be enough money on
hand omeet all demands and a small
balance left over He thought his
proposition was equitable and fair. He
thought s15 unnecessary.
Committeeman Evans had heard no
complaint about the old amounts.
Many candidates drop out just before
the time for paying up. so that II Is
impossible to forecast hoW1Gmany5 VIII
he In the real race. He thought it
would be unbusiness-like to reduce
the amounts.
Committeeman Welsh favored the
minority report. n
A further substitute was offered by
Committeeman Darlington, keeping
the assessment for Council candidates
at SIS, and raising that for those with
ialdermanic aspirations to s25. BY a
vote Of 16 to3 this substitute was
adopted.
Candidates for the Council or Board
OF Aldermen must pay their assess. !;
ments to the Treasurer before noon OF
Friday, April s. in ord er to have their
names on the official ball I'D
New Members Elected. sS !: y
Secretary. Duke then read the reslg-
nations from tho City Committee of g.
a.. Weston, Claud g r. Lowry, Q. 1:
Lehman and II. p. CARRIER These va 4
Scancies were filled by tho electt ion. Of
the following members: "a. M redith.
Monroe Ward; Mann IT, Rogers, G. w,
Harden. Jefferson Ward; z. 8sA a. Lane,
"a. A. Nell, Madison Ward =; Charles
sD1osby. Marshall Ward. A.. I.add
was elected superintendent in Mad son
Ward, with Mr.. Lin hana as his "a ssist-
ant. 4. ti,7 254tios 5ai2 W. IA 81 55i