The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-22
EARLY PRIMARIES .
NOW IN QUESTION
! helrt Validity May &c Attacked
at Coming Meeting Of
State Committee.
RULING MAY BE ASKED Foa
MI Jones Will Speak iii Rich
nond May Financial
Chart Is Made.

IN all probability The, legality Of
primary elections already held, AMI
| others which ,ilayc been called, will DO
| questioned AT the coming meeting Or
thr state Democratic Committee. which
VIII he held during the first week in
MAY. he committee Will he asked 10
rule oi tho point as 10 whether or
not tnesc elections are valid ana.
| should il decide thcy are void. new
elections Will 10 called and held.
Two counties In The states, canii-
dates for the House ot Delegates and
foi county Offices have already brcn
nominated, in primaries. This lr,a
been done in I5ranI;lin and In Princcss
Anne. other counties have made nom
nations by conventions. which They
had a rishtto do. and In these cases
no question will bc raised
Hold i.ntr Primaries.
The point Will he raised that when
tho primary method for the nomina-
zion of candidates for the General AS
scmbly is followed. the election must
be held not less than sixty nor more
than ninety days IN advance OF tho
general election which follows. Such
a provision is moi in the primary plan
as originally adopted, but II is stated
that II was added by resolution of the
state convention. probably In 1905.
AZ all events. such is the in forms ton
of G. r. Garnctt. general manager OF
the Virginia Democratic League. MIR.
Garrett was mot prepared 10 say yes
tcrday that the league as such would
raise the point in the coming meeting
of the State committee, but said he
understood st would be raised by some
individual. perhaps by member OF
the committee.
In Il gooi many cases primaries
have been called for the nomination
of candidates for both houses of the
General Assembly. and ca mpa igns arc
nov In progress. These would be ar
fected equally with those counties
which have already acted.
Probnblc Arguments.
Presumably The roint iii the matter
is that early primaries might lie held
50 as to anticipate tho real choice of
the people. Again, il may be argued
that in contests brought off some
months in advance The men chosen for
office might not reflect the sentiment
Of The public on the general questions
involved. and sentiment on these mat
tiers might not have crystallized at
the time OF the primary.
The resolution In question is under
stood to have instructed the State
Committee to prepare plan 10 make
nominations for members of the Cen
eral Assembly. where the local COM
mittees decided for primary instead
of for a convention. conform to the
same general rules as those governing
general primaries. This would include
the sixty and ninety-day feature.
While the committee has not per-
fected such a rule. il is claimed that
IL II none the less binding on local
authorities.
Speaking Announced.
Within short time Representative
Garter Glass will speak in Norfolk
This will be either on the night of
April IS or the night of May . Other
announcements for speaking wero
made yesterday from the headquarters
of the Virginia Democratic League a s
follows
Mr.. Glass-Ialmyra Fluvanna coun-
ty. Monday April a. noon; Mathews
Courthouse. Saturday, April %. after
| noon: Gloucester Courthouse. Monday.
| May !. noon.
MI. Joncs-Fairfax. Saturday, April
90. 80 T. NJ; Richmond. Academy of
| Music, Friday. May 3, $50 r. NJ
Ghnrt TX Prepared.
Mr.. Garnett has prepared q chart,
which has been blue printed. showing
the revenues of the stale, the balances
| in The treasury and the fluctuations
! in State bonds. Balances are given
at the end of each fiscal year during
| he administrations of Governors
TYLER. Montague. Swanson and Mann.
| There Is also "a comparative statement
| OF the revenues during these years.
The chart proper shows the changes
| in the market prices OF bonds. There
| was sharp increase in value during
| the administration OF Governor Tyler,
due TO an increase in the interest rate.
| On tho New York market the selling
price almost reached par about the be-
] ginning Of Governor MontaEue's term.
| During his term, when. at the end of
| the second Year the balance in the
| treasury was very small, the price of
bonds was low, rising again when a
large balance appeared. Then thore is
shown the decrease In price as the
amount In the treasury declined. The
point Is, of course. to show that the
: value OF bonds follows the size of the
! pile I'm The strong box of he Common
wealth. It is presumed this chart will
he. used in speeches during the ca m
J Paign.