The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
I'D COMMITTEE
SELECTS THE DATE
PRIMARY ron coMMrssIoN AND
OTHER CITY OFFICES TO BE
ON APRIL -.
CONTEST IN ONE WARD
JEFFERSON FURNISHES Two CAM
DrDATEs ron sUPERINTrsS-
DENT AND COMPROMISE
Is REACHED.
CONTEST IN ONE WARD

The City Democratic Committee, IN
session last night In Murphys Hotel.
set April 30 as the date for the DEM
ocratic primary for the election of
members OF the city commission, and
such other officials as will become
necessary. and appointed commit
tee to draft. a plan for the primary.
This committee will draft the plan
for the primary. after which a meet
Ing OF the city committee will -be call
ed to adopt the plan, with such
changes as may become necessary.
Before the full committee went reg
ularly into session last night the dele
cations from the four wards Of the
city held little caucuses In which SUI
perintendents Of elections for the
wards were nominated. When this
business had been completed the COM
mittee as a whole went into session
land. elected the superintendent and
their assistants.
Only Ono Split.
In only one case was there a split
In the delegations. and the elections
were carried expeditiously. Jefferson
Ward delegation was spift, three
against four, on the superintendency.
George T. Davis received four votes
for the Office and e. c. Hicks the re-
mainder.
The two nominations were put be-
fore the committee as n whole, and on
one roll cali Mr. Hicks was elected
BY vote OF II to 10. Mr.. Davis WAS
unanimously named for the assistant
superintendency. Other superintend-
ents elected were Writ Taylor. Lee
Ward; Clyde Saunders. Clay Ward,
Jesse Ladd- Madison Ward. and f, L, e. G
Hicks, Jefferson Ward. The assist
ants elected were DIR. G.. f. Carrin.-
ton. Lee Ward; W. Ii. Jennings, Clay
Ward; Willis Puliiam, Madison Ward.
and George T.. Davis. Jefferson Ward.
After the election OF superinten-
dents. Clyde w. Saunders. of Clay
ward. moved that the date. April
10th, be set for the primary, showing
that this would give sufficient time TO
fulhil the requirements of the law
~ 70 date. and would give several
days extra for any unforeseen acci-
dent that might happen. Colonel Miles
Martin, who presided over the meet
Ing. agreed with MFR. Saunders that
the date was proper and weld chosen.
The committee voted for April 3oth
without argument.
The committee appointed to draft
q plan for the primary were then in
structed to prepare a working model
OF the plan and when 1t was COM
PtSAeu TO lHIpfm the CHAIRMAN VINO
would call meeting of the commit
tee for the adoption of the plan. After
that, on motion of Mr.. Saunders, the
committee adjourned to meet again
1T the call Of the chairman.
After the business meeting, Colonel
Marlin stated to the committee that
IN II was known that their work was
arduous and onerous Ii had been
deemed wise on the part OF the Of
ficers Of \ the committee To provide
some slight refreshments after the
business session. To that end he
on the part OF the officers. Invited the
committee to convene informally In
the dining room OF the hotel after
the meeting adjourned. where re-
freshments would be served Which
statement the members of the COM
mittee found TO be true and they were
refreshed until well on into the
night.