The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-14
PRIMARY CALLED
EARLY IN AUGUST
State Committee Selects Date for
Nomination of Governor and
Elective Officers.
PRIMARY PLAN IS REVISED
No Change Made in Subcomnlit-
tees Work-Basis Of Local
Committees Fixed.

y Democratic primary for the nomi-
| nation OF party candidates for State
elective Offices was called last night
by the Democratic state Committee for
| Tuesday, August 8. 1913. from sunrise
! to sunset. Candidates for office must
! file their names with the chairman of
! the committee by noon Friday. June
! q. having previously paid their en-
! trance fees to the Treasurer of the
| Commonwealth.
This action followed adoption by the
committee OF the revised party pri-
| mary plan IA reported by the sub
committee. which met for tho last
| time yesterday afternoon ut tho resi-
dcncc of State Chairman J. TAYLOR
I;llyson. At this final session the sub
committee further changed the plan
to the extent that the time limit for
holding primaries. heretofore placed
between sixty and ninety days in adj
vance of the general election was
eliminated. leaving tho date optional
| with the state, district, county or city
committee, rs tho case may be.
twenty seven members OF tho Demo
cratic state Committee answered 10
their names when Secretary j. y.
Brena,nan called the roll I'm the par
lors OF Murphy's Hotel last night.
Under the rules, this made Il quorum
Report Presented.
calling former Lieutenant Governor
Edward Echols TO the chair. Chairman
Ellyson presented the report Of the
subcommittee on tho primary nl,n
ana III was adopted section by section
Reaching the requirement that
county and city committees shall can
Vass the votes at primary elections w
I, Winn. Of Luncnhurg, thought there
should be provision to cover cases
when Il quorum OF local committees
OF an hour the committee tried to agree
on Il method OF procedure. and motions
amendments and substitutes for tho
whole were offered. until Acting Chair
man Echols had difficulty in locating
the parliamentary situation AT last
substitutes offered by l. L. Whitehead
OF. Amherst and W. w Sale of Nor
FOLK. wero rejected, and the committee
let the plan stand, on the statement by
Chairman Ellyson that the Byrd Fea
therston law can always be resorted to
when needed. Mr.. Ellyson stressed
this point, the subcommittee having
added q section to the plan recurring
that all elections under 1t must be gov
erncd by the statute.
On motion of Judge r. T. w. Duke.
OF Alhemarle, the plan as a whole was
adopted
ProPortionatc Representation
Acting under q resolution of the
Nortoik convention, the committee de-
creed that in future the representation
by magistcrial districts and wards in
county ana city committees shall be
proportional TO the Democratic vote
cast at the preceding election for Con
gress.
j. M. Curtis, of Newport News. failed
TO get through resolution providing
now second primary in advance of
any one election shall be held the com
mittee feeling the law TO be explicit
Inc committee on motion of DIR. F.
>. Hope, decided that the city of Ports
mouth may hold its primaries under Its
special law, which requires majority
nominations instead OF plurality selec-
lions.
CLYDE w Saunders made the motion
liking the date for the State primary.
which was unanimously adopted
The following members of the com
iilittee were present: J. n. Curtis New
port News; i. J. -Ackiss. Princess Anne:
w. W. Sale. Norfolk: Dr.. +. $. Hone
Portsmouth,: j. D. Abbitt. Southamp-
ton; H. l.. G. scott, Hanover; CLYDE w
Saunders, Richmond; Simon Solomon.
ilenrico; y. II. Morris. Surry; w. c.
WinI, Lunenburg; J. TAYLOR THOMPSON
Prince Edward; Robert Gillian, Peters,
burg; II. j.. 1iutcheson Mccklcnbtrg:
H. a. James. Danvilie; c. G. Bark lie
Halifax: p. G.. Howard, Floyd: George
NJ Muse. Roanoke; Frank Nelson
Campbell; r. n. w. Duke, Albemnrle;
H. &. l. Moncurc, Stafford; DIR. j. d.
buchanan, Smyth; Joseph Button, An
pomattoN; Edward Echols Staunton:
J.. i. Whitehead. Amherst: w. NJ. Nc
Aiiister. Bath; w. r. Allen, Allegheny;
DR.. j. Il. Fisher. Chesterfield
Among those present were Congress-
man Elect Walter y. Watson, Motto
way; ). b. Barham. Jr.. Surry; Secre-
tary OF the Commonwealth y. o James
state Treasurer y. ". Hartman former
senator IL. G Folkes. S. l.. Kelley, w.
NcD. Lee. Lancaster; Senator s. r.
MontagUc and Harry g. Hall Ports
mouth; Major j. ~ Stubs. Glouccs
ter; T. j.. Clarke. Dinwiddie: George
Lindsey. Norfolk; G. w. Throckmorton.
lienrico; w. Y. oliver. Fairfax, and J.
r. WNsor Pulaski, secretary OF the
| Ninth District committee