The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26
T AILS TO DEFINE
TERM DEMOCRAT
City Committee Confesses In
ability to Answer When
Question Is Asked.
PRIMARY PLANS APPROVED
Officers Are Appointed and Each
Candidate Permitted to
Have "Watchcr."

Plans and officers for the primary
election of September were passed
upon by the City Democratic Commit
tee last night practically ACCORDING. TO
previous ARRANGEMENTS. An attempt
was made to strike out the last para
graph OF Section S of the plan, which
! provides that the Judges of election be
instructed not 10 count the vote by
ballot OF those candidates having no
opposition. but to give them the full
vote cast at their respective precincts
me motion caused much discussion,
but the committee finally. after a re-
corded vote decided to let it go ac-
cordinS to the printed plan
Under the head of Who Are Emit
tied to Vote the clause providing that
no voter shall be entitled 10 vote ex-
cept III the precinct in which he lives.
and unless his name appears on the
registration books" was stricken out
as being superiluous. since the proceed
ing portion Of the section provided that
all registered white Democratic voters
taking the pledge be accepted
In the interest of pure Democracy"
EDWARD :. Evans asked for a definition
OF the term Democrat" as a guide for
the election officers. Chairman Mar
TIN frankly admitted that ne could not
give the Information, nor could any
''''e' 'iit4h'cI OF the committee. Mr..
| Evans was assured, however. that he
or any other citizen could challenges
the vote of man considered not quail
| med to vote in the primary. which,
though not satisfactory to some of the
committee, had, under the circum-
stances. to be accepted.
Ihe last paragraph OF Section 6.
which provided for the appointment
by the superintendent of each ward OF
changed so as to allow each candidate
watcher" according to statute
Every person running for office is
asked TO notify the superintendent of
his ward of his selection for this posi-
ton, so that there will be no confu-
sion on the day of the primary.
Inc following officers were appoint
ed toF the eight wards. registrar. Judge
and clerk, in the order named:
Lee Ward: First Precinct southwest
corner of Harrison and Broad Streets
Heath I. Rawley. II. Grayson Dash
ieil' Percy Grant. Second Precinct coz
West Broad Street-Charles E. Loehr.
), w. Percival X. L. Malone. third
Precinct, 1915 West Broad Street
| Peter Winston. j. w Kimbrough p IT
Curtis 49,
Clay Ward: First Precinct 617 West
Main Street--Walter Cottrel b. w
| Ragland. Joseph Hendlcy Second Pre-
cinc', 2l9 South Harrison-.rom Wal
u0h' II II. Barfoot. Charles F'rancn.
shird Precinct, 3o4 South Laurel
! street.. r. Hooper, r. l.. Trowers
John r. Carter. Fourth Precinct 1s%G
west Cary Street,. L. Heindl ] Lee
1 Davis, w. +. Shepherd
monroe Ward: First Precinct-W
f'Zscrald Littleton Fitzgerald. G.
Moddy Ienser Second Precinct, aOs
MIN lhird Street. H. Kicks. D. p.
pp rdni,I Barney Frschkorn. Third
Jackson, Frank Blilcy. Frank PoIIocl
Fourth Precinct. 500 North w..
| S'reet-D. a. Weinburn. J. G woin
burn. y. S. Baker
Jefferson Ward: First Precinct 90
NSrth Seventeenth street-D P. Bro.
pms, u Winder, ]. oToole. Second
l,,'aii' East Main Street
0 Snarles koss, J. J. Campodonica pctar
~ Iohnor; Third Precinct, Tyentvl
hird ana Leigh Streets-O I. AIha,S
son Allie Blunt, r C. Dixon, Fomrtt
~ eG'hG., Monroe Hall-Charles sims
NJ l. Boyle. II. G Kinson. ''"'S'
rirs, ward; First Precinct. 4 South
r4rst Street-James W. AnSerso 1911
- Gerring. NJ. L. Hennessev s,n .;
recihct' 22l West Broad Street IN ,n
LEV hrouse, Luther Mortir
"HNerson. Third Precinct ~ ~
TUE J. Hulcher. Georo niooR r
i'caH' II. Z. Garnett .
Na'shall Ward: First nroc,no.
ono and Denny Streets r $50. SEC
John Duffey, Willie Enrirbt vsoo,
precinct 27lj East FrankIin second
r. Esnes. b. G. McPhal. Linwooe wv W.
On Ihird precinct. Twentv-e,elhs,
ana NJ Streets, Henry Brizzolara s n,t
ron haFnett. Allie Pride MA
MADISON Ward: First nrao,
!" ElShth Street, A. I. -
p y, ia North Seventh straet oi, ~
NJ W, b'air' G. c. Bosher. p j oni, -
ni'n precinct 221 Governor S,ran,
i Cop '''ah Davis Mark Davis AZ
fourth precinct. 500 M,
! HeVcnteenth street. J. j COY ra c run
| Henry Kramer ro' Cox.
Washington Ward. Firs, nroo,,.
"iS Hull Street. c. L. WalIthan
! llam Smith. II. a. Gill sano -
| ptecihc'' Courthouse p [. Andersrn
Ch"ries Wake. j. r. Purdue. Jr Thi.s
precinct, 1901 Hull Street N pioh.
Fourth precinct. Fourteenth and ~;
streets w L. Porter. Royau Eerdie,,
j. a. Williamson. ia'eS'
resides the candidates for ,h.
United states Senate. the nrina
TO nominate candidate for Citv 90
lec'or' I'VE candidates for the Caner,,
Assembly and I'VE members of the Cit -
| Democratic Committee