The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-19
CANDIDATES GET
REFUND0F SLABS
City Committee Repays Entrance
Fees of Those Who Have
No Opposition.
CONGRESS OF REGISTRARS
Will BE Held July 2 and 3 to
Facilitate Transfers to
New Precincts.

Unuer resolution offered by Clyde
w. Saunders and adopted without op-
position, the City Democratic Commit
tee last night ordered it's treasurer to
return to the nine candidates for State
ana city offices who have no opposition
total OF 1,4S5 paid into the treasury
by them rs entrance fees for the com
ing primary. The treasurer was in
structed to mail his check at once to
each of the candidates entitled to the
refund.
As the basis of it's action, the com
mtttee assigned the preamble TO the
resolution section . OF the Byrd law.
which provides that 'if only one per-
son shall file declaration for any
Office. and is declared by the proper
committee to be the candidate OF his
party without the holding OF a pri-
mary for the office for which he is a
candidate. the treasurer to whom the
said fee has been paid shall refund said
fee to said person."
The beneficiaries of the resolution
ana the amounts which will be re-
turned to them arc: John S. Harwood.
candidate for the State Senate sos:
Walter Christian. clerk of the Hastings
Court. $3.50: w. L. DuVal clerk of the
iustings Court Part H.. 500; c. O.
Saville clerk of the Chancery Court.
$3.50; Luther Libby s:crk of the Law
~, ~" 1iui's Sourl S'o' y. Is Pace. city
treasurer $3.50; II. l.. Hulcc, City Col
| lector. $50; Minitrce I'olkcs. Com
monwealth's Attorney. $50. and W. II.
Wyatt, High Constable. 5000
, Congress of RcEistrnrs
Captain w NJ. Myers presented a res
oiutioii, which was unanimously
adopted, calling upon the registrars OF
the city to meet in the quarters of the
CITY Democratic Committee at Muir
phys Hotel. on the evenings of Julv
and ;. for the purpose of facilitating
transfers from one ward or election
precinct into another. The congress OF
registrars is planned to eliminate the
Inconvenience attendant upon seeking
out the various registrars at their
places or residence. and to afford those
VINO have moved since the last cleo
ton an easy manner of getting n trans
Ter from the old to the new precinct.
me operation will he performed on
the spot without further trouble
y resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the treasurer to pay S3S5O to the
Southside Democratic Club in liouda-
tioh or deficit OF that amount in
Cured by the Soutuside club as the
result OF expenditures incident to the
torchlight parade held after the recent
national election. 1t was felt by the
committee that the indebtedness should
he shouldered by the larger organiza-
ton.
'TCHSurcr GOO0c designs.
X. ~ Goode. treasurer Of the City
Democratic Committee since March 90
1910, offered his resignation and il
was accepted with regrets. r. r.
Florance. chairman of the auditing
committee, presented report show
ing that Mr.. Goodies accounts were In
first class shape and that the com
mittee had TO it's credit in the Church
liill Bank the sum of s5,251.63. II com
mended Mr.. Goode for the systematic
and accurate manner in which his ac-
counts were kent
BY unanimous vote. Earle Sibley.
OF Jefferson Ward was elected treas
nrer or the City Democratic Commit
tee. to succeed Mr.. Goode NJ T Rogers
was elected superintendent of Jener-
son Ward to succeed r.. G.. Hicks who
resigned at the last meeting Under
Il resolution offered from the floor
Chairman Miles NJ Martin was author
ized to appoint committee of three
TO purchase suita BILE gifts 10 be pre-
sented with the committees compIi-
ments to retiring Treasurer Goode and
TO Mr.. Hicks. in recognition of their
valuable service TO the Democracy OF
the city
Committee to Select Rank.
Immediately before the election Of
Mr.. Sibley. the committee voted. after
considerable discussion. to place in the
hands of the finance committee the
matter OF selecting the depository for
It's money and the bonding company
Tor the new treasurer. 1t was con-
coded by most of the speakers that IL
was bad practice to permit the treas
urer to exercise his choice In selecting
the bank for the committees funds
inasmuch as it exposed him to unpleas-
ant solicitation on the part Of the sew
eral institutions desiring the account
The finance committee was instructed
TO select the bonding company to act
as surety for the new treasurer and TO
name the depository, reporting their
recommendations to the full commit
tee for adoption.
Captain w. NJ. Myers offered his res
ignation from the committee, because
OF his candidacy for election TO the
House Of Delegates. The resignation
was accepted with regret Replying to
a call for n speech, Captain Myers out
lined the platform upon which he
sought election to the lower house. and
expressed his appreciation of the
warm friendships he had formed in his
association with Richmonds foremost
Democratic organizations.
Suit Instituted.