The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
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CAN VOTE N THE
PARTY PRIMARIES

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the mem beers Of the state committee
point 90 the preceding clause in the
election law as their authority for
specifying it in the party primary
distinctly says. Each party snail
have The power 60 make it's own rules
and regulations. etc.
The ueXl important amendment To
the present party plan i'm maNnE u
conform to the law is the practical
adoption OF clause p of section oil
the election law as follows.
NO person shall be permitted TO
vote unless at the last general cleo
ton hc voted for the presidential cleo
tors Of the Democratic party or TN"
nominee Of the house Of representa-
tiV"S of the party, OF the @ominfc Tor
governor ar the nominees for the
house of delegates.
provided further, that if ne did
not vote al such general election. then
upon his declaration that he VIII sup
port the nominee of the party ne
shall be allowed to vote
A. to State Primaries.
The newly amended clause affecting
State and senatorial primaries reads:
Primaries for the nomination Of
United States senators and all elective
State officers shall be held at such
time az the State central committee
may determine, not to he more than
ninety days nor less than sixty days
prior 10 the next general election
ON the very important question Of
the scope Of the authority Of city and
county committees in conducting pri-
mary elections, the committee adds
the following rulings to the party
plan:
County and city committees shall
have the regulation and direction OF
an primaries held in their respective
cities and counties for the nomina-
ton If candidates for the house of
delegates, county and city officers. re
spcCtiVelY and shall decide all con-
csts subject TO the right Of appeal to
the congress district committee
whose decision shall be final
Heretofore the State central com
mittee has been forced to hear these
appeals, many of them too trivial to
warrant calling the committc to-
gctharJ.
County and city committees have
the right to determine whether nom
uauon for city or county officers
shall be made by primary or some
other method.
Rights Vested in Committees.
In all nominations for members
Of the general assembly it shall be
discretionary with the properly con-
sututed committees of the counties
composing he Legislative district
either OF house or senate, hHNlng
charge Of such nominations, as to
whether they shall be made pursuant
to said primary plan or some other
method.
County and city committees shall
select and appoint three judges one
OF whom shall act as clerk, to hold
ana conduct elections at each Fot-
ing place.
The foregoing are the only import
ant amendments to the party plan
thoueR some few minor changes are
made in the text which are of no CON
sequence beyond making the Plan
co,nr,{tte@ believe I'M fbe marry mi.
y7a,.v f9tan Now, 10 NOT opiv ~ fnl,
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tiat l. H. ,Isarnr sna iess 1ialtta -
ELECTROMAGNETIC With no occaeior
for DIVERSITY If opinfon nor necessitt
/ far, ener{aI innings ON irs sirnul{fief
ana Gv,1f5jt nroV{a{o,s Further me
man is fronroved esnecially in thai
feature making the c0npressiona
. committees the courts of appeaI ir
/ contests
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state chairman t-lSson' VINO Wa'
/ ais" chairman OF the spfclai commit
tee. stated last nght that II had peer
no easy task set for the supGomlnlt
tee, but he telt feasohably sure ina
the party plan now conforms 20 tht
law an every respect w 1lu ny
nave the authority 20 amend ING law
You KNOW, ana our TASK was 20 chahh'
the pan I" meet me req ieIleflts o
the law ne AUii StdtH totilil4ttSt