The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-27
METHOD MANDATORY
IN TWO ELECTIONS
REFERENCE TO PRIMARY PLAN IN
Yesterdays ISSUE is MADE
CLEARER.
ONE IDEA IN MIND
METHOD of ELECTING ASSEMBLY,
MEN AND COMMITTEES OPTION
AI-sENA AND STATE
PRIMARIES OBLIGATORY.

/ 1t was not the intent of The Viz
gilman in the article in Saturdays
| issue with reference to the Demo-
cratic party and the primary system
/ Of nominations, to convey the idea
/ that the party plan left the method
of nominating senators and state cleo
/ tive officers to the discretion of the
committees. The article had refer
I ence to the nominations of members
/ of the general assembly and the city
and county committees solely, in the
statement that the party is not COM
( mitted to the primary plan. il being
taken for granted that the readers
/ would understand that in the case of
senators and elective State officers the
party plan makes the primary man
datory.
I Subject Matter Empha sized.
/ State Chairman Ellyson, however.
was of the opinion yesterday that
one statement in the interview might
nislead readers, even though the sub
4 ject matter of the article was a dis
] cussion of the primary system as ap-
piled to members of the general as
sembly and the county and city COM
nittees. and The Virginian therefore
| is constrained to call attention to
I this fact, and emphasize it lest the
State chairman may be misunder-
stood.
Wherein Discretionary.
State Chairman Eilyson was dis
Z cussing with the reporter certain pro-
visions Of the primary plan with
reference to particular elections. and
called attention to the fact that the
reporter would find in the last two
I paragraphs on page g of party pri-
mary plan adopted by the Democratic
State convention that all nominations
of members of the general assembly,
and in the selection Of all county
and city committees, the plan pro-
yided that it should be discretionary
with the properly constituted com
mittees. having charge of such nomi-
nations as to whether such nominal
tons be made pursuant to the pri-
mary plan or by some other method.
In other words it was left with the
local committee to determine how
nominations for the general assembly
and for county and city committees
should be made, Governor Ellyson
pointing out, of course. that the party
plan was mandatory that all nominal
tons for United States senators. and
all elective State officers shall be
I made by primary.
Party Fayors Primary.
The last convention in Norfolk re-
affirmed its allegiance to the princi-
pAea RA AttS pi aIAHi S4Vtt4Git A1A iV3tA-
nation to office. and adopted a reso-
luton that the State committee be
authorized and requested TO make
such changes in the present party
plan for primary election as may be
necessary to make said plan conform
TO the State law regulating primary
elections adopted by the general as
semhly at its session in 1912. Hence
the action OF the subcommittee Thurs
day.
and State officers must be nominated
by the primary system: members of
| the general assembly or city and
county committeeman may be chosen
by the primary system or by the old
/ convention method or in some other
proper manner, as the properly con-
stituted authorities-the committee
/ may decide.