The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
WILL CLOSE
THURSDAY AT SPIN.
State Treasurer Harnan and
Chairman Ellyson Announce
Time Limit.
BROWN NOT YET HEARD FROM
Legislative Candidates Must PAY
Assessments to Their County
Treasurers.

Entries for the State Democratic pri-
mary OF August will close to morrow
afternoon at o'clock. according to the
announcement yesterday of State
treasurer y. w. Harmnn, Jr 1t has
been printed heretofore that entries
would be received up to noon on June
6-Friday Of this week-but Mr. Har-
man received letter yesterday from
j. Taylor Ellyson, chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, fixing
Thursday at 3 =. NJ. rs the closing
hour-that being sixty days before the
GATE or the primary, as provided in the
Byrd primary law, and in this view Mr..
Harman concurs.
Former State Senator Lewis III.
Machcn. of Alexandria, has not vet
Med his notice of candidacy for Lieu
tenant-Governor with Mr.. Eliyson but
as printed yesterday. has paid his
assessment fee to the State Treasurer
Three candidates for the position of
Attorney General have announced
themselves and posted their assessment
with the State Treasurer and their
notice with the State Democratic
chairman. They are Attorney General
Samuel w. Williams of Wythe County;
Floyd w. King. OF Allegheny County,
and 5. Gordon Cumming. Of Elizabeth
City County.
No opposition is announced to Henry
C. Stuart for the governorship. and
none is now anticipated r. c. Stearnes
hns no opposition for superintendent
OF Public Instruction. but confesses
that he will sleep better when the list
has closed. State Treasurer Harman
has no opposition. j. Thompson Brown.
of Bedford County. who ran against
commissioner of agriculture Koiner
four years ago. has been making a
preliminary canvass, with view OF
again opposing Mr.. Koiner. but has
no. so far posted his notice or assess
ment. and there is some speculation Mt
the Capitol as to whether or not he
will do so. The race may narrow down
to contest for Lieutenant-G Governor
and Attorney General.
Several candidates for the General
Assembly, not clearly understanding
the rather involved and difficult pro-
visions of the Byrd primary law, have
oltled to pay their primary assess-
mcnts to State Treasurer Harman Mr..
Hartman ruled that he was not author
ized to accept such payments. and In
that position he has been sustained by
Attorney-Genera1 Williams. Candidates
for the Legislature who are to go be-
fore the people In the State primary
OF August must pay their assess
ment to their own county or city
treasurer. In Richmond. as In some
other sections of the State, special pri-
maries have been arranged at an earlier
date for members of the Legislature.
In the case of hoater delegates rep
resenting more than one county, they
must pay their primary assessment to
the treasurer of tho county in which
they live and vote.
III all cases candidates going before
the people In the August primary are
assessed b per cent of the amount OF
salary for the first year Tor the position
tc which they aspire.
In Prince George County il has been
decided to hold a preferential primary
on Saturday, June II. to decide which
OF the two asprants from that county
shall be put forward in the State pri-
mary In August for the House OF Dole
gates. Prince George is in the Legis-
lative District with Surry county. The
district Is now represented by Stanly
a. Burt, OF Surry. who is a candidate
for reelection. Prince George claims
the right to the delegate this year
Its two aspirants for the nomination
are Dr.. William B. Daniel and David
A. Harrison, Jr. Fearing that IL the
county divides it's vote between the
two. 1t will lose to Surry. the prefer
entail primary has been ordered.