The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-15
10Th SIDES FIGHT
WITH GREAT V|G0R
IMMIGRATION Battle In Manchester
Grows More Exciting Each
Day.
no FIX VOTING DAY
Judge Christian to Pass ON the
Matter Fridasy-May Have
Joint Discussion.
no FIX VOTING DAY

Manchester Is in the near future
promised some interesting meetings
With reference TO consolidation wNh
Richmond. according 10 Information
obtained Tuesday by the Nirginian t.
the effect that plans are under Was
locking toward arranging debates he-
tween the observation-disclosures and
pro- consolidationists. As far as can
be learned no dates for these debates
have been fixed.
Public opinion regarding the union
la still divided. and those who "p-
pose Ii declares that they will fight 10
defeat 1t until the end. With This
In view the ants held their first pnh-
lie mass-meeting Monday night when
addresses CONCERNING the 'prolect
were made by well-knovn men. This
meeting was largely attended, hu l
has in no wise disconnected the an
aexationists, who will again exploit
their cause Tuesday night at the
courthouse at q mass-ry Getting under
The direction of the second and third
wards.
The other side is equally on the
alert and efforts will be made Thurs
ffHy night TOR n htg rnrertug III fzcarfer
Hall when objections to consoiida-
tion will be pointed out by well-tn-
formed men and prominent speakers
Nearly every night this week will
Witness q meeting under the auspices
81 each side. Feeling over the Ques-
,don has become more intense and thC
two factions are more widely separat-
I'd than ever,
To Fix Date Friday.
Another outburst is looked for Fri
aay morning from both sides wher
Judge Frank G. Christian. OF Lynch
ourg. will SIT in the corporation court
IN vacation, to fix "a date on which
he voters will have an opportunity
% ballot on the question.
Judge Christian has been desig-
mated by Governor Mann for this duty
and 1t In believed that April will
be chosen as the day for the people
10 20 to the polls.
Every effort Is being made by those
who are anxious for the union of the
city to have Manchester become
Washington ward of the capital city
before April = This is desired that
the population of the South Side
may be included In that of Richmond
Only conditions prevailing on that
date viii be taken by the government
census enumerators, and should the
union not be effected until after thai
date. it will not be considered 10y
the Federal authorities az Il part OF
Richmond If the election is favor
able ten days must efapEe before II
becomes effective. Providing that
April is named as election day, tbs
union will be effected April ~ {
margin OF twenty-four hours.
Meeting of the Ants.
Monday nights meeting % tn
.antis" has greatly aroused Mancnes
terians. II was held In the hall a
Sixth and HUI streets. under tho dt
rection of the first ward voters. VIII
oppose the union.
At this gathering there were man
demonstrations of applause inter
mingled with laughter, when SOM
point against the issue was made.
Mr.. ]. d. Reams president of tn
Board of Aldermen, comhatcd tn
statements of Mr.. l.. r, Brown. chair
man of the annexation committee
who declared last Thursday nigh
that the financial condition cf Man
~. chester Was bad. The speaker sal
that he believed that with anneNatio
rentals would become higher, nm
that Richmond held out no stss,aranr
that Manchester's officers would b
retained.
Mr. j. s. Wakefield. "A member {
the annexation committee. declare
that the cards which are being eli
rrilated from Annexation headqUaf
.ers'' were an effort TO iutinidat
voters Among other things. he do
c.ared that Richmond only devotes
per cent TO street Improvement
while Manchester gives 10 Per cen
This statement was the et'c4ssiou fc
applause.
Vote II down" md other simNF
cries we're heard from the hig Assem-
hlage when salient points in their b'
half were brought out by Mr.. Nj.
Campbell. He declared that origina
ly Richmond planned TO give Mar
chester rs per cent. and that no
this sum had been cut more than 5
per cent, or allowing the Southsid
30 per cent. as the ordinance no
stands,
Mr. A. r. Hooker. also a membe
OF the annexation committee, was or
Of the prominent speakers, and too
occasion to atyack City Attorney !
Ct Goodwin. charging him Wit
changing his opinion with referenS
20 the ordinance,
The meeting was declared a spler
did SUCCESS. and by II the enthusiast
Of the "antis'' has been greatly II
creased
AGED MOIvTER WAITS