Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-22
SAFEGUARD INTERESTS OF
PARTY At ALI. COSTS

name the candidate j. delegated TO the
party committee.
SAFEGUARD INTERESTS OF
PARTY At ALI. COSTS
During period OF forty years or
more there has never been an occa
SION on which the Democratic party
was not represented in the general
election by a previously nominated
candidate. and the party organization
mas never permitted rival Democratic
Candidates III general election ANY
argument that - is not necessary that.
thcr" I've only one Democratic candidate
III tue ensuing general election would
apply equally as well to any or All
E'htrhi elections. ana not to safeguard
party interests ~ this particular yyo,,in
nc 70 set " very dilHE.ruUA precedent
After tn" death Of tho lato lament
ca ana beloved commonwealth At
torneN there w,r. four or more names
mentioned as avowed candidates for
ms oh:Se. and. Under The iaw. tn.
judge OF -hc Hastings Court on DC
toh"r {. 1915. ordered an a!eg. ION to ill
IA" vacancy ~ the. gcucral election
on November >. 1875 This did not
give q sufficient time f6r !. Primary 10
ho called under tho primary statute
which required -a sixty -da" notice:
therefore. the responsibility Of naming
nominee for the party fell upon the
CITY Democratic COMMITTEES
The Virginia Legislature declared
party shall have the power to provide.
III any way II sees III. for the nomina
ton OF its candidates. and the nom'-
nation ana election Of its candidates
for Office in ease nj any vacancy
PROPER COURSE TAKEN
Hi CITY COMMITTEE:
In fairness 10 each OF rho avovcd
Democratic candidates whose friends
mad been importun'ng the members OF
IN" committee for the support OF their
candidate for this nomination, aS we'll
as TO an! other Demo rat who
might wish 70 ,:fcr himself Cor this
nomination. they. were invited to rr.-
sent their names u the committee
In response to this invtlat!on TN.
committee received from Mr.. T GRAY
iaddon notification Of his candidacy
Tor the nomination ~ tho hands Of the
committee and he agreed 10 abide bv
the action OF the party organization.
No other names were presented When
the committee was confronted with
this situation what position should IL
nave taken as the representatives OF
the party" The committee no, only.
took the proper course under all the
circumstances hut under the election
laws the only course left open to il.
and II would have been rccrcan, TO its
duty and unfaithful to its party obli-
sations II II had acted in any other
manner.
When the committee nominated Mr.
Haddon II named a man who Is a good
citizen, a consistent Democrat; one who
Is fully qualified for the Off, and one
who is recognized as an abb" member
Of the bar
1T had been stated in ihc news
papers that some member Of the com
ifittce had said that any one who voted
against the nominee Of the Democratic
party could not vote in next years
party primary. If amy such statement
Decn q ,l,ar
wholly unauthorized The city Demo
cratic Committee has never taken any
action looking toward dishIrIing any
Democrat from participating in any
party primary, but appeals solely TO
the loyalty Of all Democrats TO support
the party nominees.
ACTION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH MANY PRECEDEN'rS
The action OF the City Committee
was in accordance with many precc-
dents. When the Hon. John S Har-
wood died, after having been nomi-
mated IN the primary. there was in
suihcient time to call another primary.
and the committee named Hon. james
f. cannon as its nominee. When the
Hon. d. i. Toncy died during his term
Of office there was again Insufficient
time FOR primary 10 Nil the vacancy
and the committee named the Hon.
Err Fuller as its nominee for the
House of Delegates. In both OF these
ilStdhStS 'utlc were Otncrf candidates
before the committee. ON neither of
these occasions was any protest made
against the action OF the committee.
and at the recent primare election the
Democratic voters ratified the election
or the committee by nominating this
same man by good majority.
I'VE earnestly ask every Democratic
voter to stand by the nominee of the
duly constituted party organization for
this important Office. and in this wav
TO discourage those who may at AM
time feel inclined to holt the parry
when their interest tcmpts them 40 to
do,
tSiGned)
"WM. RUSSELL JONES, NJ. D..
Chairman;
Chairman:
MANN T. ROGERS. $780,
Fl. r. BURNETT '.-~
= JOHN l.. NORRIS.
-. y. PURCELL, .Ht
WALTER L. T.. LIPFORD,
HUGH STOCKDELL
S Executive Committee.
walter G. Duke. Secretary" l