The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-07

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was made for expenses Of the ward
superintendents.
/ No Extra Clerks.
Then -efSuet hong --drMwn e,,t de-
j bate over the matter OF extra pro-
vision for handling the voters OH
TUESDAY, finding vent In resolution
4 to give extra clerks to the larger
| precincts. The Byrd law came In az
the butt of many filings during this
and other debates on the matter OF
! arrangement Of primary details, but
Chairman Martin kept his hand on
the throttle and was repeatedly called
upon to interpret the law and pour
oil on the troubled waters. The
motion for extra clerks was ruled
out as contrary TO the letter Of the
! law ana not within the committee s
province. and the substitute to pro-
| vide larger voting booths in the
4 larger precincts was laid on the table
the entire matter being left with the
ward superintendents to arrange. A
/ further motion to allow voters to
vote In the wards from whence they
! mad moved, inspired BY the fact that
september LIST was moving day, pre-
| cipttated another stormy discussion.
| the motion being finally laid on the
table Al teF Chairman Martin ruled
That the law covered the case fuiiy
| and no special instructions were
needed ----
A motion by Clyde Saunders to in
struct the police to keep everybody
out of the precinct lines Tuesday ex-
cept the voters and the committee
men OF their respective wards was
ADOPTED. after substitute to allow
the members of the city committee
free range in every ward was hotIv
debated and finally defeated.
Must Vote For Five.
a resolution regulating the official
patiot and providing for placards at
the polls announcing this regulation
was also adopted. The resolution nro-
vides that no ballots snail be counted
unless they contain five names not
erased. me piccard. 10 be posted
Econspicuously Will read as follows:
see mat your ballot does not con-
tain more or less than five names
BE sure to scratch through eleven
names. Scratch each name separate
~. Watch this point. or your ballot
will not be counted
me committee heard the report OF
the special committee appointed to
look after q place in which to reeetva
the returns Tuesday night and accept,
cd the City Auditorium with the
guarantee of sufficient police prote..-
tion. me members of the commit
Tee and the candidates will have seats
on tine stage and the public will be
invited to attend
On motion the chairman was an
tnorized TO issue tickets to the COM
mittee and the press for the lunch
i"esoay night. each committeeman 70
nave only one Kicker ard paying for
any friends he night chose to brine
WIN him Messrs. Ferrandini. Tay-
LOT and Purcell we're appointed a COM
mittee to look after the luncheon
secretary Duke announced that the
9"osss could secure the booths at
the CITY hall Monday afternoon al
o'clock and ballots from his Office he.
tween the hours Of and o.cloek
Monday. N'oeA
A1ens Swan Song Is Not.
me introduction Of his resigna ton
gave Committeeman Jimmy Allen.
VINO was prepared to sing his swan
stsnKr. AN, EXCUSE faxs making a ,sz,aessn
anyhow and the members forget The
insunerabie heat of the hall for the
faoment as Mr.. Allen handed out
scripture and Shakespeare by the
YARD. amid the plaudits OF the cowd. |
ns te'erred to the newspaper stories |
which he quoted in part. as putting
h:iu In the attitude of belligereucy.
re declared he had nothing against
@r fergusson or anybody else for |
That matter, and said the newspapers
reminded him OF Jeremia hi et |
them be COMPOUNDED that seek to de-
stroy me and let me not be confound-
ed. or words to that effect
Ills case was like St PauTs, he
kaio. With me all things are law
III. but all things are not expedient.' !
/ a Sab. ss4 -, L.
] resigned He thought the ordl- |
nance unconstitutional. but as TO the !
matter OF fighting it. he quoted Ham !
itsz seHHaHy:I TO be or not to be. |
that's the question" Again. the
forthcoming primary election remind !
en him of something in st. Mathews
gospel: Where all the carcasses are. !
there shall the vuitures be-" because
"cnly five shall be chosen and eleven /
left"
The committeeman brought down |
the house ans was continually urged /
to go on but desisted. making the |
statement that while he had come /
prepared to speak two hours and a /
half. the action of the committee had /
left him no ground TO stand upon and /
he could not deliver the Grafton he /
heo originally planned
Officers Of Primary.
Following are the officers of the !
primary as fixed by the committee.
the first named in each precinct be-
ing the registrar Judge. the second the I
Judge and the third the clerk.
Clay Ward.
First Precinct---Ne. 607 West Main |!
street. Walker C. Cottreii. Howell
Weissger, Blair Matthews.
Second Precinct. %, s15 South I
Harrison r. b. Walton. Charles
french. III. H. Barfoot.
Third Precinct---No. 304 South
Laurel: John T. Carter, Robert Trow-
err Charles r. Pettns.
Fourth Precinct---No 1898 West
Cary street: Joseph NJ e. Heindl, H.
Y. Is. Moore, Louis Governator.
FIFTH Prscinct-Nus South First I.
street: Littleton Fitzgerald, Clarence
sutton, Robert Sutton.
Madison Ward.
= First Preeinet--Na.=4f4 North Eighth !
street. A. L.. Tenser, l.. r.. Mason,
Second Precinct-No- LIS North
Seventh street. Va HARRISON. Blair
Charles @. Bosher, John sullivan.
Third Precinct--No 1909 East Broad
street. j. j. Gex. Abe Cehn, Tom
o'Toole.