The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-24
Force Primary to Select
Members of Admin
istrative Board.
MARTINS PLEA
TURNED DOWN
Chairman Speaks Against Snap
Judgment, but City Committee
Ignores Him-Five Highest
Candidates to Win-One
Primary for Congress
and Board.


Conhdcnt OF safe majority. and ap-
piauded at every turn by a body OF city
officials ana cuplovos ,hc CIV Demo-
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So"S'he''hs inc pan presenter ~ us
chairman, Major Miles VI. Martin. an
thus!astica,ly ordered 4 primary for
election Of the ave members OF the
Administrative Board TO he held on
the same day as the congressional prl-
mary, and that tin Ave candidates re
ceiving the highest number OF votes
IN that primary be declared the Demo-
cratic nominees.
The action Was taken over the nro-
test OF the leaders. who protested
against snap judgment urging that
the matter be deferred untU after the
Council primary o. next Tuesday. when
citizens would haye more time for con
sidsrn;Ioo and expression. and when
inc co,n;nit,e. nigh, order the plan
which seemed 70 meet the w!she. OF
rho Inrges, number
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Intlo"s o. p3o'esl |'o'H INC H"u
clti1tA' ASSOCIATION "eTc Ieao' re-
cciNed ana hlcS. y hotlcc OF contest
Vas nad by /. J. Jones candidate
Tor tns state convention. STATING tH'i
J. $. Wood his rival. was not bona
hdo resident Of the FEST Precinct Of
Jefferson NaFH, lV'ns o. IL North
Tw.ntY.ninth Ssrcet, Superintendent
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residence AT $50 East Grace, in the
precinct, and that he was registered
voter there. Mr.. Wood was Aald TO De
eligible and recognized as candidate
Both names will 90 on the Printed
ballot.
Fight Sprung Suddenly.
The fight OF the evening WAS then
sprung amid prolonged applause by
Mr. Jennings. OF Clay Ward who NOV
cd To set July IS. the date tentatively
hclected by the district committee for
the conEressional primary. as the date
for the Administrative Board primary,
the members TO be elected on TIC
plurality plan. Chairman Martin rul-
ed that such a resolution would go to
the plans committee under the rules.
Nj, Saunders protested against pre-
cipitatc action, quotiag from an opin-
Ion OF Attorne; General Williams on
INC new primary law. which requires
candidates 10 pay certain assessments
TO the State or city treasurer sixty
days before the election. The law
aoes not become operative Until June
~ anu me Tney-General was of
op'Iio" thnt t|e sixty days must then
eiapse, and that therefore no election
could be held before August IL MIR.
saunders SAID the Distri- Committee
mad the matter up ane IS consider
Ing tho question OF c, ginH the data
!, mao selected H.x. sergeant
aEMs OK the conassittee. was for fix
!hs inc da'c-law or no law-saying
t"at TAO committee could attend to
EeIt'ns the money afterwards.
aPt''n w. VI. Myers saw 10 reces-
- tut naste or Tor rushing the elec :
-" OK mo people NO candidate. he
-" sho1io rear full discuss. on
ms qua!'Hchtions before the vot-
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<,,,a-.it ~, chairman Martin rose to a
=, % personal privilege, saying
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or ~, statement.
,;sab,,;,,. So.ns 10 discuss the ad-
;nus n,o.ho, "H'ascs OF the var
~, 49,. VI selecting candidates
that If mn vieu.s .e.i 'nis committee
Will stay on, - no' adopted, /
tho service of th. ,So,' S'"Nh gray in
and ] expec, =, a.; ,0crdtic party
it pleases this cnmmitt" t"rE' IF
any method NJ soio.i. 10 adopt
dates shall InvnII me candi-
ton of tho majority uy the &C
self. however tho ,i,,,,, e'e TO my
opinion when aud bnu. ApIess my
long as do moi jnfrin~a ps'se' SC
90 o. o.mefs. l nave expressed my opin-