The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
SUBCOMn|T TIE IS
READY TO REPORT
DEMOCRATIC STATE CoMMITTEE is
CALLED TO MEET HERE ON
FEBRUARY 18TH.
PARTY LAW IS READY
CHAIRMAN ELLYsoN SENDS TT our
AND INVITES SUGGESTIONS
AS TO WHAT is
NEEDED.

Chairman Ellyson of the Demo-
cratic State central committee has
had printed the report of the sub
committee which met here last week.
for the purpose of devising primary
plan for the Democratic party to con-
form with the State law governing
primary elections and this report will
be presented to the full committee
which has been called to meet at Muir
phys hotel on the evening of Feb
ruary 18th. at 5 O'Clock, to consider
and adopt the report in whole or in
/ part, and with such changes as 1t
may deem advisable.
Mr.. Eliyson said yesterday that the
committee is very anxious to do what
the State convention at Norfolk in
structed 1t to do, and that the re-
port as adopted by the subcommittee.
1 in the opininon of its members meets
the requirements. but all the members
of the committee are anxious to have
all information and suggestions it is
possible to obtain before the COM
| mittee meets.
Asks Suggestions.
Copies of the primary plan have
been sent to all newspapers in the
State asking them to make any sug-
| gestions that may occur to them
which may make 1t more nearly con-
| form to the instructions given the
committee by the State convention.
| The State convention instructions
were merely THAI the committee
make such changes in the present
| party plan for primary elections as
| may be necessary to make said plan
| conform to the State law regulating
| primary elections, adopted by the gen.
eral assembly at its session in 1919"
Az reported in The Virginian the
! new party plan. as adopted by the
! subcommittee, and which will come
/ before the full committee for ap-
| prevail. eliminates the negro from
1 Democratic primaries and admits only
white Democrats; defines q Democrat;
! restricts the date of primaries for the
United States senate and State cleo
| tive offices to a period between ninety
1 and sixty days before the next gem
| erai election; arranges for the APP
/ pointment of Judges and for the dis
1 position of poll books; leaves TO the
discretion of county and city COM
/ nittees the decision as to whether
\ members of the general assembly and
| county and city offices shall be norni-
| mated by primary or convention and
! makes other provisions
| The Proposed Plan.
I The plan as adopted by the sub
/ committee follows in full:
/ Who May Vote
All white persons qualified to vote
1 at the election for which the primary
| Is held may vote at the primary, pro-
vided. however, that no persons shall
be permitted to vote unless at the last
/ next preceding general election he
voted for the presidential electors OF
the Democratic party. or for the nom
inee of the house OF Representatives of
/ the party, or the nominee fer gov
/ ernor, or the nominee for house of
I delegates; provided further, that II
he did not vote at such general cleo
ton, then upon his declaration that
/ ton the nominee of the party, he shall
be allowed to vote
United States Senatorial Primaries and
State Elective Officers.
The primary for the nomination OF
4 United States senators and all State
| elective officers shall be held at such
time as the State central committee
may determine, and not TO be more
than ninety nor less than sixty days
prior 10 the next general election.
Declaration of Candidacy
The name of no candidate shall be
printed upon any official ballot used
( at any primary election, unless such
person is legally qualified to hold the
/ office for which he is a candidate, and
unless a, least sixty DAYS before the
/ primary he makes and files q written
declaration of candidacy and has paid
the fee required on or before the day
upon which he has been required. to
I lie his declaration of candidacy by the
State committee. and has complied
| with the rules and regulations Of the
/ party
I The county and city committees
shall select and appoint three judges
re xxst. ArtJ .az
| hold and conduct.th election at each
/ voting place, who shall canvass the
returns, tabuiate,. certify and seal
them. and within two days after the
election shall deliver the returns To
the county or city chairman, who In
turn with the city or county commit
tees shall within five days after the
receipt of such returns canvass the
same and certify the result as the aci
to establish and holding of primary
elections, approved March j. 1912, re-
quires.
Poll books used at the various pre-.
cincts throughout the State shall. at.
I ter the vote has been properly can
vassed and counted, and the certifi.
cate of the returns made out and sign.
IL ed. he SECURELY sealed and IL FetuxHae
along with: the said certificate 10 shs
respective county and city committees
which committees are required to pre-
serve and safely keep said poll books
/ subject to the inspection, control and
disposition OF the State central com,
mittee for period of at least twelve
months.
/ II only one person shall announce
his candicayy in accordance with tho
4 foregoing provision, the chairman
shall make known that fact. and de.
clare the said person the nominee, and
give notice that no one viii be votet
for for that Office.
i Representatives In Congress.
Il Congressional primary elections
shall be held under the direction o,
the respective district committees
Each district committe will decid.
4 unen what date. and between wha
hours. the primary election will b.
held throughout tho congressiona
district: said primary election not t.
he more than ninety nor less thar
U sixty DAYS prior to tho election, bu
i will leave to the respective county and
city committees the seleciion and APP
pointment OF. tho judges and clerk.
who shall conducts the election ant
who shall. within two days AFTER this
election, certify the returns 10 abs
county or city chairman, who, in turn
|. with the city or county committee
shall, within five days afser their re
4 ceipt. canvass the returns, tabulats
and seal them and certify the result
to the chairman of the district com
/ mittpe The chairman az the diStriC