The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
BOARD PRIMARY
ON TENDER 10
tcOntinued rrom rlrs, pase.l

OF money no would receive his frs,
years salary in the Office which he
seeks. In this provision particularly
Chairman Martin foresaw trouble.
In my opinion. said Chairman
Martin the legality OF the primary
provided for by the recent action Of
tho city committee could be called In
TO question at the very last moment
By any DISCOUNTED person. ~ any onn
deciding at tho last moment 10 enter
the race for tho Administrative
Board or By any lawyer looking for
business"
Could Stop Primary.
The primary election could be stop-
PED, he thought, by any ono who chose
10 raise the point that .hc sixty day
limit for deposlting tho candidacy
iee. could not legally he considered 20
Desln until the BYRD law IL actually
In force. For the city committee to
say that this money shall be deposited
AZ least sixty days previous to July
te- az II PROPOSED 10 do. was equiv
eient to enforcing II section or law
before ths law was legally In force,
said Chairman Martin, and could not
he defended in court OF justice. Any
one who choso 10 do so. NO thought
could establish h!s right to deposit
Ills candidacy fee as late az June IL
the day upon which the Byrd Jaw Will
become effective.
In order TO avoid all possibility or
delay or court interference. the chair
man advised that the committee at
onoe take steps 70 rcscind its earlier
aotion. and to substitute primary
date which will be free from thesc
Objections. II was Impossible to hold
such primary IN Juno. because there
was not sufficient time in which to
prepare the voting lists date at
least sixty days after ths enforce
nent OF tho new byrd Law. he thought
would solve the difficulty
Primary Mon Fear Tricxery.
captain Myers opened two-hour
debate with e. motion that the com
nittee rssc.nd It's action OF week
ago. when 1t nxed the date OF the
proposed primary. He ,ew no reason.
he said, Tor rushing matters. and
thought that the voters OF tho city
would be pleased to havs the primary
take plaoe Ut later date
J. N n. Allen. of Jefferson Ward, de-
elared himself as unalterably opposed
70 any tamperinE with the commit
taos action and took III. floor ct In
tarFels Of ten minutes to block any
move in that direction. C. H Hodges.
OF Jefferson Ward. objected that to
have two primaries in close success
sion TO each other would have the
tendency Of weakening tho interest or
tho voters, and was disposed TO re-
gard tho original plan as the better
Ane. sinco It crowded that both pri :
rnsrios be hold upon tho Same day.
\ substitute to the motion OF Cap
tain Myers was then offered by j NJ.
Purcell. OF Clay Ward. discharging the
plans committee from further con-
sidera ton OF that portion OF the com
n!ttce's resolution. which made the
Administrative Board primary date
rhe samo as that OF tho congressional
primary. resembling that portion OF
tho resolution. and inserting In its
placs O provision fixing the date for
September 10. After tho suspicious Of
the primary enthusiasts wcre allsyed.
and It was made clear that no des-
tardly plot was or foot 10 thwart the
will Of tho majority. all opposition
was withdrawn. and the resolution
was adopted