The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-06
CARLISLE BE
WITH WISE.
,Ex-secretary Of Treasury Likely
Is Appear 4, the con s,
tional Convention Suits.
ARGUMENT HERE MONDAY NJ,
Questions OF Law to be Dis
cussed Before Judge Waddill.
Questions Involved.

1ndra Edmund waddill, Jr., of the
81;,,,od states Circuit Court, has haa
,,,,sferred from Norfolk to this city
the three suits at common law ehteteu
~ co,ored residents Of this state WY
al. damages of the Governor, members
=, tn. Constitutional Convention ana
a,ect,on officers for tho alleged doprlVa-
a., of The right Of suffrage under the
State Constitution. o, l., mo
& c-,rn,,,t Court of the United states ~
d Mo c,tv on Monday next, January ILL.,
u ,,i,. ns Ia the questions OF NV W
= ,.si,.ad Z IN the event that the declsion ol
G IN questions Of law raised BY the W.
fnrdants be against the state ana ~ "a .. w.,
- the plaintiffs, the suits VIII DC 'raeu
G,&the,r merits and the questions u ~ a..
rnited In the declarations OF tlic pla'''
lifts will then be consiidereu. ,,,,,,,o,d
1T is of especial interest," N Is'u, To,r
,etnte that not only will Captain JON,
ss{SV,sc. n former Virginia NwSer any
Y Ss,,t,c,an. now resident In New i or.
~. anneor MS counsel for the pialhtllls
th:s hearing, but It is w
aars+ood thot he will have a a,,
1900 With hin, Hon. John G. Carl'sle'
a sI. serretary Of the Treasury, eA-
s.nator ~ tina United States from Ne.
4 +,,clyv and former Speaker OF ,ie Nj" inIr'
4 sta tes House of REPRESENTATIVES,. ~
carlisle has a wide reputation as d s ,,ad
at.iutional lawyer OF nplllt.. ~. +,
80 a. thjs widely known. counsel Wi'..''
4, at3dlnnev.r;eneral. William a. Anderson'
4 = : Iyirr,nia aud Mr.. Frank w Christia ~
- +his city. who appeared before ~. NV.
-. YEAR ago in the argument o. ,na
4 cnu,t . t;on of certain plaintiffs seeking
- io,n. ~, state Bonrd OF canvas
- - trnn, awarding certificates OF eiec.
P+inr "a congressman chosen uii ,'.t ~
nv state Constitution tnen 80
re r1tly ordained. The nearing ~ ttIa IL
- be the most brilliant 'esa' %
49, 49, THE THREE SUITS. II =,
4, ~. coees in which the que stlols ,f ~ IT."
ne ba argued arise arc the ,ii, Si1IbM he
suits for da "a, ma s,o ,in .e1ot' =
ptEEidH rar Poe Lee of this city vs.. 1ove,1
nor a. j. NIonta que. John .. ti,o recent
forty-four ether 1ron memrs who resde in
10 IA stern District of virginia AND wH a.
favored ord aiming the Consti, utlon OF oloc -.
and 1902 and againSt me o os'1i ihc CITY Of
K sHnthony S. Pinner rs. the Governor, a atn
the same members Of me e. eo onction On
3Ggnve 81 Sor aoH s ei'y. : -
ii John f. Rrickhouse VS. the .trd az o o.
1o1k eSSnt Scsa IS suits are actions at com
Az o. " 'i for damages on the allega ion
that the defendants have ,S 1N lIitiyt on
p p ir.ght tt 10 Vote. The frst two suits al
1ere q conspiracy on the part OF ne Gn ,',,
ernor. the members Of the Constl.u ,l, CIV nr
ai Ih of them. to deprive the plaintiffs Of
fheir suffrage, in violation. as III. eco; OF
The guarantees Of the Federal Colistlltu-
ton. ,,r,o, - he dc cla-
ration al hT in each case and have hlsd u as
thereto. Upon the demurrer the q.est on on
arises whether the plalntlils naVe t IL 20.
lilies them to recover. even tho-sh tn )
moved rsteS ali ali they aliege. The lleAss, DEFY
the material aIlega9F1is mage fo a IN we that
the defendants have not been wrongsd
by the pliauiis. and that they have ave M, mo y
been unlawfuly or wrengi EMILY t 1ep F esu
The Stale holds that the members Of
the convention, representing We soVet-
sStC1PPoKIIsD BY AUTHOKl44 ELS.
That the new suffrage clause Q. the
Virginia Constitution IS not In con.rave.!se
the amendmonIS.. Thereto there is AQUA
dant authority, There has been no dis
tinct.on on account. Of race, as ce.not.-
negroes have been admitted 10 suffrage
unoer the new Constitution. In short IL.
will be argued that The Common",a.th
has merely exercised It's rlgnt to es.an..
lish conditions of exercising the ri. mt IT
BY unanimous vote is that OF Wil.um
vs.. mississippi. In winch lIe ,coLrt .o.ds
that The Suffrage law. c!nbodyiGg p!o..-
erty qualification, an eouCat on.l q.t-..n-
cation and an understanding clause. IS not
in contrayention OF the + eueral CoAsu-
tuition. There are numerous ot!.e. d.
sCis!opS bearing on this Case. and m my Ut
these were Quo.ed during tue Conautu-
1lonal Convention.