The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-18
VIRGINIA 4.
ON rial. N,
|s(1ucstion$ Of ITcr5 Fundamental
Law Before Supreme Cot,rt s5 \
Hobby. 4Al5
LAWYERS READY /, For X ! CASE "a E,
But .Nrc Opposed ~ " Is Divided
Hearing ard Postpol15c:lll,le'1l11't8
May Follow. 5sJ

s (Erom our Regular tJorres1 ondcllt,.l \,
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3cnse OF jones ana Sclden VS. the Coy
ero, 81 Virginia ct ais. will probably
10 ,irEl,etl gSi,, the Supreme Court TO- TO-
morrow. Attorney-G General Ai y e g .
and Mrs Frank Nv. Christian OF Sftiol y
Emorld an the counsel for 1e state, 'lli y
Captain John S. Wise, dflgsNtW \ ol x,
who will represent tho appellahts W." ''iso
At tho Capitol To-day. M i8yI & !.
9 10th sides are ready for tho ca So 70
sLe heardA but neither wants the 5ca 1Se
Ito be taken zip tomorrow, Unless " can
ia finished without the d break u 8st l E,
lengthy recess Of the court. = Is more 1G3.
Bthan6 likely that the case will not b 'ee'
heard i,,ntil@April 9TH, although there ls
n chance TINT It will come up for or
#n!crlt to-ll1oiroE y. n q, n, !. :, !, \, /.
The case was heard IN the Circuit do 1l
Of Appeals ut Richmond Chic ~ JUS Tvs 60
TRAILER. presiding. The Their plainti5f.iis
so,lgl, { ID restrain Governor Montague
and tile othcf5mennbers Of the stu board J
Sof cal,vasscrs from issuing certif icates8 et
election to tho mem beis OF CollEre ss S.
chosen IN ,S 100. Tile restraining By order
wat, refused at tho hearing thor sanld8a an
8ar1eal was talee1,. 'rhe cas- Eli El'o ar az
CITED OIL appeal to-morro ". a. pofstponl
$rr,entiis not granted by tllesco'li,t: ,yl
twas sought BY the plain : rs III ~ ~
lower court TO test No cons l1tlollalS
or tho suffrage clause q the new S' OF,
Sstitution 81 Virginia. u tbs 5s not now nov
Thought that lit will have al Y such e. (
feet as N the court will Pr b;ibly refuse
Fto6,inde1,take to ISSUE an order rest RAJ N
IN. lid state bonrdSufs canvass rs from
5doing thst which has already: been 1one.
III. CONSTITUTIONS the suffrage pro-
visions II 8 5Et tile State Constitution Will
5hnrdly be passed upon. IA The appellants
s1e negroes and James Haycs, = q n = egro
lnwyer. of5Riclmond,ia pneared With Cap
tpin Wise when the case w;ls argued az
Richmond N tits not Ekn ov'll Hiletl q nc
$colored IMAM will make q i l'E51l men
tho case in the Supreme Court.
The court. has pretty clearly y ndlcat ca.
in5 TIFF decisions In the cases from q "a
hama testing tho consti It'll tionali ty Ct t lh1
clause 4 T tic Constitution of that State,
whichs was drawn with a@v lew to dis fran
c,,isnt. She negroes, that twill no y In
terfere iii the NIT ter OF new Cons ltutluil
making in Southern States IN = rec IN.
years. 1t was though ut first ti1ats ING
decision on tho Virginia case would ne o.
supreme Importance rs fixing T 70 B az q
tudo Of the court Of last rcsor4 towards towards
thaiefforts which9the States Of The South
IS ere making TO eliminate the negro Vote
HI, the Ala1oanltp cases lla - Pc n de
gclded in the. meantime, and "a l1a :: been
pretty clearly Fl devclopd that 8 h. S'1-
irene y Court will not Interfere where
| FORM of s,,bserviencc to- COnst lon Nn $
| observed in the \: construction o. me me
clauses Of the various Constitutions