The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
CITY PRIMARY ON
TUESDAY, APRIL so
Date Fixed for Election Of Mayor,
One Alderman and Mem
bcrs OF Council
OLD BYLAWS ARE ADOPTED
Plan and Assessment Will BE
agreed Upon and Reported
1T Later Meeting.

~ peaceful meeting OF tic City
Democratic Committee, held last night
| III Murphy's Hotel Annex Tuesday.
| April 80, was liked as the date for the
municipal primary to nominate MEM
| bcrs of the Common Council, one
| Alderman and Il Mayor. The meeting
was entirely free Of debate or con
| test, and WAS in session less than an
| hour.
| The plan upon which the municipal
election Will be held. as well as the
amount and method OF assessment
was left TO the committees on plans
and finance. respectively. These will
| report their Recommendation at the
next meeting 81 the full committee
| The only other business OF Importance
was the election of supcrintcndcnts
land assistant superintendent from
! the four wards.
Adopt Old bylaws.
Miles NJ Martin called the meeting
| to order at $50 o'clock. thirty two
of the forty members being present.
Tie membership committee, which had
met OH Thursday at o'clock. recon-
mcnded that the bylaws govc:ning
| the City Committee, rs constituted
Cndcr the old ciSht-ward plan. be
adopted as the rules OF the commit
| tee under the four ward plan. and
that article = be amended 10 require
|
| each of the new wards instead of five
! from each OF the old ones
The recommendation OF the member
ship committee was adopted upani-
| mously. Under the amended rule. tho
| City Democratic Committee VIII here
after consist of thirty-two instead OF
| forty members. Tho bylaws were
adopted with tho understanding that
they will he rcdraftcd to comport with
the new primary law as soon as the
latter goes into effect
| j. NJ Purcell and X II. Florance
| were elected members OF the city COM
| mittec from Clay Ward to bring tho
representation from THAI ward up 10
tho required quota of eight AS at
present constituted the wards are
rcprescntcd as follows: Jefferson. 10;
| Madison. 10: Lee. IL, and Clay, 3. Gus
| \. Wolfe. of Leo Ward. has since his
! election been created a justice OF the
| peace which, under the constitution
| Of the committee, disqualihcs him Tor
membership. All members VIII serve
until the expiration II their terms.
when new elections will take place on
the basis OF eight from each ward
Elect Superintendent.
! ITpon motion of Clyde w. Saunders
| tho chair was vacated five minutes "a
| permit the representatives, or the
several wards to hold a caucus for the
purpose Of nominating supcrinten-
| dent and assistant superintendent from
each. At the expiration of that time
the chair was resumed and the re-
ports adopted unanimously. The only
splIt occurred in Jefferson Ward, the
majority reporting George C. Davis
/ for superintendent, and minority fav-
! orng T.. c. Hicks.
| The two names were put before TIE
| committee for vote. and Mr.. Hicks
| f,nn
10. ITpon motion the election was made
unanimous and Mr.. Davis was elect
ed assistant superintendent the
| elections in the other wards resulted
as follows: Lee, Writ Z. Taylor. super
| intcndent DR.. c. " Darlington. as
sistant; Clay. CLYDE W. saunders en-
pcrintendcnt. w B. jennings. assist
ant: and Madison. Jesse A. I-add. SUI
per,rtendent, and Wills C. Pulliam
] assistant
Standing Committees.
The chair appointed the following
standing committees:
Finance Committee: Chas V. Car
| rington. p. j. Lenahan, ~ w pro"
ing, Samuel steiner. Willis c. Pulitam'
+, ". Evans. Chas T.. Mostly.
Plans Committees: Clyde W. Saunders
| Writ Il. Taylor, James IL. Price, Frank
Ierrandini, r. 81. SHEET, ]. NJ. \.
! Allen. Richard \. Goode.
Executive Committee Wlliia!' ~
| Jones, w B. Jennings. ]. l.. Pettis
James T. Hart, Hugh NJ. ONcill, L. J,
Pagan. NJ. II. Rogers
/ Rules Committee: w. NJ. Myers
| David Council. Horace b. Burnett, J. ~
Blanks. Jesse ~ Ladd, ]. l.. Rcdford
George \. Davis.
Auditing COMMITTEES: r. II Fiorance
". A. Meredith. ]. 81. Purcell. III. \.
Mason. j. ~ Baber, u. Z. Hicks. c.
| w. Hodges.
Printing COMMITTEES: Walter G.
Duke, Charles r. Fowlkcs. Earle
Siblcy.