The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-04

|DUkE UENOUNCES
| CHARGE AS FALSE.
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admitted. iie thought tho oath to sun
port me nominees ought to be suiii
cieht. lie was not. however, in favor
oil allowing Republicans To come f.,
| indlscrlniinatcly. ~
MT. Curtis thought a Republican
ought TO prove himself Democrat nv.
voting as such in general elections
lie did not believe II right TO allow
| republicans to possibly control ina
situation. L. W. Carpenter of Roc,s-
! ingham believed il Republican
promised to support the nominee he
| should be permitted to vote.
Would Change Law.
Robert Gillian. of Petersburg, ar
sued that tile Curtis resolution would
make change IN the party plan,
which tho committee had no right TO
| do. He favored the Whitehead rcso-
luton us calling the attention OF the
Judges 10 tho fact that too much lib
erty had been given. Local Judges
were in touch with the people. he said.
and could best decide who should take
| part in primaries.
Supporting his resolution. Mr.. White
head said the judges and not the State
| Committee should decide who should
vote. subject of course. to appeal.
| Tho question being put on the sub
! stitute. there were no votes for it.
| On the second call. Major r. ~ McIn-
| tire, of Warrenton. voted for the Curtis
/ propositions. MIR. Curtis said something
| about a recorded vote. but 1t appeared
| that he came in too late with 1t. The
| vote was unanimously mo-. except for
| Mr.. McIntirc.
| STANDARD Needed.
The latter. on a question OF personal
| privilege felt that the Judges are in
| need OF q standard. as there Is no
| uniform rule governing qualifications
| for participat ton in primaries.
The Whitehead resolution. he ar
| eued leaves the matter where IL was.
I, He thought conversions Should be at
| REVEALS and not at Democratic love
feasts. Colonel Cole In reply. said that
| Mr.. Niclntirc, In sense, reflected OIL
| tho judges. The whitehead rcsolu
| tIon was then adopted unanimously.
| MIR. Curtis proposed that candidates
! for the United States Senate should
! he allowed to select Il Judge of cleo
| tlon. or hat any two candidates could
! select one judge. This went over on
/ a point OF order that the party plan
| provides that judges shall be chosen
I; General plan Adopted. 0
MT. Gillian then offered detailed
primary plan. which deals with the
manner OF holding the election. Can
didates shall specify which term they
| aspire to- Poll books are to be fur
| nishcd by the State chairman and
| tickets by the local committees. Any
! voter may be aided by any Judge Sc
| lected By him.
/ On the question of assessment.
| Chairman Enyson reported that O
number of counties had not replied
10 his request for information as 10
the amount OF money needed. Giving
these the Same amounts they had at
/ the last primary. the total cost would
| be sl2.263.i6. counting $500 for load-
quarters expenses, such as printing,
| postage stationery, stenographers
and poll books.
Clyde w. Saunders, of Richmond.
moved that the assessment he made
sS,1oo on each candidate. so rs TO
, produce $4,000. DR.. r. S. Hope, OF
| Portsmouth. was Of tho opinion that
1 the amount should be proratcd accord.
| ing 10 the length OF term. but did
| not press the point
| Colonel Cole moved that the amount
| be made $4,000 each, which was finally
agreed to. Mr.. Saunders accepting the
! substitute. The Gillian plan was then
ratified
! Local Disputes.
| The Seventh District deleg a son
brought up the dispute over the nomi-
| nation of State Senator from Clarke,
| Page and Warren, and q member Of
| the House from Clarke and Warren
! 1t was left with the State chairman to
| appoint the district committee to set
| tie any dispute which might arise.
Business being concluded. Judge
| Duke brought UP his matter of per-
| sonal privilege. He said that he ex-
| pected legitimate criticism of himself
! and OF the committee, but that when
| 1t took the form of al attack on the
/ integrity of the members, he did not
| propose to remain quiet. Not that 1t
J mattered to him, for he believed he
/, could say in modesty that his reputa-
! lion among his people did not require
| an answer to false and unjust crlti-
cisms. TIe was pround. lie said during
| his eight years OF service to have been
member OF the body. "a finer set of
| men," he said, II have never met any
| tacks had been made. which he pro-
| posed TO repel promptly and unques-
! tloningly, so that '.if any man utters
| them he Will have my brand upon his
| face" Hc then read his statement.
The committee adjourned to meet
again after the September primary to
| canvass tho returns.
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