The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
no NEED FOR PRIMARY
IF PARTY USES TACT
Democrats Can Save Some $4,000 II
state and District Committees
Can Obvfate Contests.
MIR. GLASS TO BE uNoPPosED
sixth District Representative To Go
To National Democratic Committee.
Political Wiscacrcs Have Confidence
In AbiIifs OF Committeeman.

The problem-who will dcfray the
cost OF e primary for the election OF
delegates to the Democratic national
convention--seems to be one OF easy
solution.
The whole thing Is simple, very
simple, no problem at all, IL the ter
district committees and the state COM
mittee use good judgment in the allot-
ment of delegates, If the committees
IRE tudicious in securing exactly the
number of delegates to which each IL
entitled, and no more, so that there
NIL be no contest for the honor OF at
tending the coming convention and
having mart in the nominating of Will
son ana Marshall, there need be no
urinary
II there be no contests the com
mittees, districts and state. may de-
clare those who announce themselves
rs candidates the delegates OF the
party to the convention. The same
law that applies TO nomination for
public once. allowing the party TO de-
clare primary Unnecessary as the as
pirants are uropposad. applies TO the
selection of the delegates.
Rely ON Tact in Party.
In local political circles IL Ia be-
iieved there will be no contests for
the honor of becoming national con-
fanItQn uStSKaIGk. 1t IL DGtIcfea NuSt
the district committees win find II
an easy matter to induce those who
might enter the contests TO stay
out of IL or induce the superfuous
who could make contest, that it would
be inexpedient for them to insist on
being candidates for membership on
the Virginia delegation to ST. Louis
In June.
The State committee has the NAM
Ing OF four Of the delegates four at
large for the State being the party re-
uuirement. and two for each OF the
ten congressional districts. Those who
aspire In the districts. to become dele
gates, will place their names with the
district committee chairman as do
candidates for the House of Repre-
gentatives. That the district COM
mittees will be able to prevent the
entry of more than two in each dis
trict il believed II is also felt that
the State committee IL ca pa-ble Of
handling the situation with regard To
the four Misunderstanding.
1t is the opinion of those who have
given eonstderati ton to the unpreced-
ented situation brought about by the
party platform plank, inserted at the
Baltimore convention. that delegates
To the national convention be chosen
bv primary rather than convention
which has heretofore ruled in Virginia,
that there naed he,-and will he nl
urinary because the several commit
teas will he able to prevent contests
MIR. Glass to- National Committee.
The same primary that chooses the
: delegates to The national convention
Il also to choose tho Virginia member
of tn. National Democratic Commit
i,.. 4 was suggested that tho neces-
sity for naming a successor to Lieu
tenant Governor Ellysor, who
sa Il candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination and who win not be a
candidate for. reelection to the ma
tionai committee. might make IL ini-
possible 10 avoid primary.
hut the possibility of this comPli-
ssation was siissipated last night wher
party leaders conceded that Congress.
man Carter Glass. candidate for Mr.
fsifysoi4's place on the national COM
luittee viii mt have opposition
There being no contest MP II the time
al which the primary would other.
wise be held, the State committee will
declare Mr.. Glass the party NOMINEES
10 the national committee and find a
primary unnecessary.
Should the dope" go wrong and
more than the necessary number o.
aspirauts appear for place as dele
gates of national committeeman, thar
the State Democratic Committee will
have to hustle around and dig up some
$4,000, which is about the minimum
cost of holding Statewide primary
such as complications upsetting tbs
dope" would make necessary.