The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-25
CITY PRIMARY IS
SET FOR JUNE L
CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE DE-
crDEs ON THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE.
NO WASHINGTON TRIP
COMMITTEES DECIDES ON ACCOUNT
of @GREAT MORAL ISSUE" IN
yoLvED TO CUT OUT PRO-
POSED JUskET.

The city Democratic primary for
legislature from Richmond, justices
of the peace. high constable. city SER
geant. clerks Of the courts, commits
sioner of revenue, members of the
city committee and so on, will be
held Thursday, June 18th, the city
central committee decided last night
Candidates for these positions must
file notice of their candidacy and de-
post the assessment of per cent of
their first years salary with the treas
urer Of the city committee by April
12th, according TO law.
Captain w. M Myers, who made
the motion for an early primary. first
fixing the date as June 18th and then
amending ii himself to June 18th,
argued that one reason for an early
primary was that Richmond Demo-
Gratis would be given plenty of time
TO work for a Richmond man--Ed-
rnund Cox---as speaker OF the next,
house OF delegates, and while that
was not the only reason II was reason
enough The motion met with no OPP
position.
No Washington Junket-
The proposition advanced at the
meeting last Monday night that the
members of the committee participate
I'm the inauguration OF President Will
son at the expense OF the commit
tees treasury. which precipitated q
debate of some length and much
acrimony died quiet and natural
death last night. W. E. Jennings,
chairman of the special committee
appointed at the time 10 look into
the ACCESSIBILITY and expense of the
trip. made a complete and conscien-
tous report, and after its reading by.
Secretary Duke, Committeeman
met with a storm of applause. thar
Sin view OF the great moral issue
involved" the report of the commit
tee be received and filed.
Jimmy Allen Has Some Fun.
The motion was carried without a
dissenting voice. and throughout the
proceedings Committeeman Allen had
considerable fun on his own account
and amused his colleagues immensely
by interrogating every member who
offered a motion TO know IL ANY
moral issue" was involved in the prop
osition-
Treasurer Goode informed the COM
mittee that its funds are now on de-
post in the American National bank
and that he had been approached by
other bankers to know why they
could not have a share of 1t. He
wanted to know Just what authority
the treasurer of the committee had in
the matter of banking its funds
Treasurer Has FUN Swing.
A motion that the treasurer be
given full authority in the matter of
the depositary of the committees
funds, provided only that he do not
patronize any bank which would not
consent to allow interest on its
balance. was unanimously carried. 1t
will be recalled that Treasurer Goode
last fall was on the point of tender
ing his resignation. because some
members of The committee had pre-
sumed to dictate to him that he
should withdraw the funds of the
committee from the bank in which
they were deposited and turn them
over to another bank.
Counciimen Pay Visit.
President II. O. Peters. of the city
council. and a delegation of council
men drifted in near the close of the
meeting, and President Peters, who
was called upon for a talk. frankly
admitted that the visit was inspired
by the hope that the eouncilmen
would be permitted to hear some of
the widely advertised oratory which
members of the city committee were
| in the habit OF pulling off on meeting
nights.
Captain Myers moved facetiousiy
that all of the business transacted
/ during the evening be reconsidered in
order that the councilmen might not
be deprived of the privilege of hear
| ing Cicero Allen and Demosthenes
Hedges, but Chairman Miles Martin
ruled the motion out of order, de-
claring that having heard Captain
Myers. the visitors had had the most
perfect eXempiification Of oratory
which the city committee had to
offer.