Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-08
COMMITTEE CALLS
OFF PRIMARY TO
NAME TREASURER
Choice for Office Will BE
Made in General
Election.
ANTI-PRIMARY FORCES
WIN BY 12-TO-1O VOTE
Cease Resolution Is Adopted in
Interest of General
Harmony.
WANT CROCODILE" FROM WOMEN
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ANTI-PRIMARY FORCES
WIN BY 12-TO-10 VOTE
WANT CROCODILE" FROM WOMEN
Decline to Make Statement as 10
Their Attitude Before Party
Meeting.

There Will he no Democratic pri-
mary election on September IL 1t
was called of by the city Demo
cratic Committee last night. The
final vote. IL to 10, came az the
climax 10 sequence of stirring IN
cdcnts and with Walter G.. Duke
for twenty years secretary OF the
body. crying out to the committee
iten: You have written yourselves
down a body OF incompetents."
The resolution calling OF the pri-
mary was offered by George NJ
Ccasc. y substitute. offered by JEFF
ferson Wallace. which called for q
committee or five TO confer with
Candidates John Ii!rschbcrg and
h Herbert l. IIulce. and ascertain from
'ncm whether they preferred to go
into a primary or to take their
chances in the general election for
the office OF City Treasurer in No.
rcnbcr. was lost by Il vote o., II
to L.
Then came the Cease resolution.
y flood OF oratory preceded II. Half
Il dozen members OF the committee
spoke for or against II. Confusion
was prec!pi;ated when Secretary
Duke announced tho result as tie.
II 10 u.
Loses on Tie Vote.
Under the rules, the motion was
lost on the tic vote. The rule ap-
rly!ns was challenged by several
-,menhers. but sustained by Chair
man John NJ. Purcell. on motion OF
! Committeeman Beasiey. the vote by
\ which the resolution was rcJected
was rcconsidcrcd, % TO o. When the
ioll was called again. II was found
ina, the no primary" element had
won. tho result being IL ayes, 10
noes. Here IS how they voted
Ayes = McFsrs, Angle. Burnett,
Cease. Johnson. Joncs. Hanson. Pet
tue. Powell. Rodgers. Zolllconcr.
Williams and Chairman Purcell-l2
Nocs-Mcssrs. Anderson. Barnard
Hcaslcy. lIIll, Roberts. Wallace,
Duke. Trcsnon and Miller-lo.
Text or Cease Resolution.
Following IS the text OF the rcsolu-
,icn offered by Mr. Cease:
Whereas this committee, at n
meeting held on the cath day of
2 1920. decided 20 hold primary ,o-
~" nomination to MI the vacancy in
- me Office OF Treasurer of the City OF
Richmond. and assessed the candI-
dates entering said primary the sum
cf 5000 each 10 provide for the e1-
perses Of the same: and.
Whereas II has been brought n
'he attention Of this committee tina,
there is considerable objection to the
holding OF this primary on the part
ot many good Democrats OF the city
or Richmond. and that the holding
OF this primary may tend TO create
dissatisfaction and disscnsion in tile
party. and thus tend to endanger the
cause OF the Democratic party in the
coming general election, all OF which
'hIs committee desires earnestly Ia
avoid; and.
whereas Il has also been brought
10 the attention OF the committed
that primary such as this commit
tee ordered might tend to exclude
hercfrom our newly enfranchised
electorate. which il is the desire O,
this committee to encourage to come
into. rather than to alicnate from
the Democratic party
Therefore. be 1t resolvcd:
"tD That this committee hereby
Tescinds Its action in ordering n
Democratic primary to nominate 4
candidate 10 fill the vacancy In the
office of City Treasurer:
"t2) That no nomination he made
to I'LL this vacancy by the Democratic
party OF the city of Richmond: and.
90 That the deposit of $500 each
made by the candidates in pursuance
Of this committees former action be
returned to said candidates.
? Many Interested OnIooker..
Clustered about the TWENTY-FIVE
committee members while the con-
fcting elements contested the i'm.
portant question OF resembling the
former action. were half a score OF
well-known politicians. There were
hait dozen former Office holders in
the group. including Elhen c.
Foikes and Graham B. Hobson, OF
the old Administrative Board; Clyde
w. Saunders, for many years chair
man OF the committee and who. dur.
ing long period of his political
career enjoyed tho soubriuuet OF
Democratic boss" Hiram Nj. Smith
United States district attorney, who
has resigned: r. C. L. Moncure, col.
lector of internal revenun for the
District OF Virginia, and w. p. Lea
man. long active in the political af-
fairs of Richmond.
Interested onlookers were n dozen
or moro members of tho Equal Suf-
frage League OF Richmond, who had
come Mt tho invitation OF Secretary
Duke. and who declined his invita-
!, ZION to address the committee. Miss
CONTINUED on Second PaEe-1