The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
COOKS CASE,
Of1HE|:, NEGRO | / D
Supreme Court Refuses to Inter
fcrc iii Behalf Of Ala
ban1a Coon.
VIRGINIA CASE . DOCKET DOC IE::'
1T Is Said That John S. Wise Has
Dropped It for Sufficient
Reason.
from Our Regular correspondcnt.)

tIrron1 Our Regular CorrespondcntO
Il Y WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 23.---1n tho
Supreme Court OF tho United States,
n decision rendered to-day, flrally and
Tor good. cooks tho case OF the Alabama
negro who was testing the suffrage pro-
vislo,, OF the new Constitution Of that
state. ,Tlic case In question was that o.
4 Jackson w. Giles. negro. against the
board Of registration OF Montgomery
county. Ono phase OF the case was DE-
cidcd last spring by tho court. when II
1yas held that the right OF suffrage was
a, political right, and that tho supreme
Court had no Jurisdiction. ia Ii VI
Ia, Giles sued for damages for refusal OF
d the board of registrntiony to allow him
ia become q registered voter, and also
sought to obtain q nlndatc to compel
thc board 10 allow his name to go on the
voting list. The court dcricd this. giles
made the fight on the ground that the
proyision Of the Constitution referred to.
was framed for the purpose OF prevent
sig negroes voting, and that he was ro-
fused registration because he was
negro. n 5sE
The Opinion.
Justice Harlan dsserted from the opin-
inr. OF the court, which was delivered
by Mr. Justice Day. The opinion sums
4$up the contentious OF each side, and.
then concludes:
Nov, 1t Is perfectly settled that $un-s
lcsK Federal right has been set UP
and denied in tho State court, we have
no right to review It's decision. and after
n very careful examination Of this mat
ter, and a due appreciation OF the gray
lily OF the charge nadc as to the politi-
cal action OF that State. we sec no ground
3&to distinguish from the universal rule
as applied In this court affecting wrtts
Of error OF this kind.
rho case from the United States court
from Richmond OF tho ncgi pes who arc
testing the constitutionallty OF the Viz
4 gIria Constitution, will come up next
month, 1t is thought. 1t is learned that
John G. Carlisle was never associated
with John S. Wise In the case as counsel
for the negroes. and 1t Is said that Dir.
* Wise has withdrawn. It Is also said that.
many OF the negroes who thought they
were contributing with which to pay Mr..
Carlisle. as we'll NJ Mr.. Wise, are indig-
mart upon discovering that the latter
was really the only ono In the case
Withdrawal of Mr. Wise from the case.
II he really5tas Withdrawn, may be duo
either to the dissatisfaction OF tho dar-s
kics or their failure to continue passing
tho hat, which Mr.. Wise said ~hilo the
case was on trial in Richmond would be
the signal for. his dropping the -cagc. SS
GOVERNORS VISIT,
Governor Montague and Mrs. Montague
arc In the city. and visited tho Capitol
to-day, In company with Mrs. William ~
Jones and Miss Walker. with whom Mrs.
Montague IS staying at StoneleiEh Court.
Governor Montague declared he did not
have any news OF Interest to Tlmes-Diss
patch readers and added that man
who had been having AZ good a time as
he had In Alexandria yesterday at the
washington birthday celebration did no,
have much thought of news to-day. The
pirginians here remark upon the exceed
inely healthy appearance OF the Cover.
nor, and agree that he never looked
hotter. His Excellency was on the floor
of the Hous. for some time to-day
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were granted VIZ.
etntans here to-day as follows: Mark T.
Thompson and Ida Frederick and J. E.
Powell and Daisy fainter, both OF Rich
mond.
John T. Cheshire and Anna Robinson,
both Of Petersburg.
James n. Spencer, of Alexandria, and
Anna E. Barnette, OF Richmond.
General William II. Payne of Fau-
uuier but WHO spends the greater portion
OF his time In washington. is at tho
Royal Polnclann at Palm Beach. Fla.
Mr. Thomas N. Davis, OF Lynchburg
grand master OF the Grand Lodge OF
Masons Of Virginia, is In the sity ac-
companed by Dr.. Darlington, Of Rich
mond. the grand secretary.
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