The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
SOUTHSIDE MAY
IGNORE PRIMARY
Middle Left Unchanged by De
cision OF Judge Ingram in
Injunction Cases.

tickets. two lists of candidates. for tho
accommodation of each side 10 tho
! controversy.
A decision handed down in the Law
and Equity Court yesterday morning
| by Judge John II. Ingram leaves the
| situation exactly where 1t was. The
! court holds that it has no jurisdiction
| TO grant the injunctions asked for
! and therefore refuses them The oucs-
| ton OF the status of the Southside Is
not gone into.
May Drop Matter.
II is suggested in Judge Ingram's
! decision that proceedings might be
taken in the Supreme Court OF An
peais which has original jurisdiction
! In matters of injunction. But lead
ers In the attempted settlement of the
matter snid yesterday that they did not
care to prosecute the matter further
or incur the necessary additional Elk.
pense
While Willis c. Pulliam. coonsel for
the South Richmond citizens. who took
! up the matter of effecting a decision
| on the status of Washington Ward ir
the matter of representation in the
! General Assembly. had not time yes
terday to consult his clients. he said
he doubted very much IL the matter
| would be taken to the higher court
In that event, there can be no legal
| settlement Of the question.
Presumably, conferences will be held
| within the next day or two between
| members of the Washington Ward
Democratic League and the commit
| tees of Chesterfield and Powhatan
counties. in an effort to decide upon
| the next step.
| Primary Planned.
| The City Democratic Committee of
| Richmond has already made arrange
| n nrir
z. and, according to its present inten-
| tion, this Will include Washington
/ Ward. which has been annexed since
the last meeting of the last Legisla-
ture. and since the last apporticnmcnt
| of representatives. in the General AS
sembiy Therefore, II nothing fur
Their is done. polls Will be opened at
the four Southslde precincts and the
tickets used Will be those containing
the names of the Richmond candidates
for the Senate and House OF Delegates
Many of the people of Washington
Ward do not like this. since they feel
their identity and voting power
would be swallowed up in Richmond's.
and, besides, they would perhaps lose
all representation in the Legislature
except as they would share with the
I members from the greater city. Be
| sides the candidates north of the
| James prefer that the new force OF
voters, not heretofore in the city. he
not factors in the political situation
a this time.
May ignore Election.
1t has been suggested that the
Washington Ward people ignore the
| City Committees ticket. and that the
committees of the old legislative dis
trict of Manchester, Chesterfield and
Powhatan hold their own primary,
using different tickets. The objection
| Ia Is. I'm Of no nf
the new ward might want to vote on
! the city collectorship as directly In
! terested in that office. Further, such
! situation would probably entail con-
tests before the Legislature and a
| great deal OF trouble and expense.
Hope is still expressed in some
! quarters that some way may be found
out of the difficulty. 1t is suggested
that this would be the best accom-
| plished by putting up the additional
| money and taking the matter to the
! Supreme Court.
| Lightning work would be necessary
for this. Entries for the primary for
candidates from Richmond close at
! noon next Friday. A petition for in
junction must be prepared and pre-
scented to one of the judges. II he
refuses It, 1t can be taken to an
| other, and SO on. But time is pre-
| clous.
Should any one judge grant the In
junction. the matter would be settled
So far as the primary Is concerned.
since the injunction would be in force
until the court meets at stanton in
| September. and no final decision could
be reached until after the primary
However. should the injunction then
be dissolved by the entire court. the
way might DO open for further con-
tests by defeated candidates
The situation is not at all 4 happy
one
Text of Opinion.
Judge Migrants opinion is as fol-
Lows
| ton OF Geddes II. Winston and Dr.
T.. Z. Rucker vs.. the Richmond City
Democratic Committee. presented to
the judge of the Law and Equity
Court praying for an Injunction re-
straining the holding of primary
election for the House of Delegates
and Senate in Washington Ward 70,
election of five delegates to tho House
of Delegates and two Senator's for
Richmond. composing the Thirty eighth
Senatorial District.
After examining the authorities
cited both for and against the grant
ing OF the injunc,ions in these cases.
which are heard together. the Judge OIL
this court is OF opinion that a court OF
equity has no jurisdiction to grant
these injunctions. / do not. however
In refusing these injunctions, pass up
on the question as to where the voters
of Washington Ward shall vote, whe.
Their In the legislative or senatorial
districts OF Chesterfield. Powhatan or
| Goochland or in the city of Richmond.
Not having jurisdiction. and so deeid-
ing, is the sole question decide. This
refusal will be attached to the bills so
| that without delay this matter can be
presented to any judge of the Court OF
Appeals The matter Is presented by
the bills of Goodies II. Winston and Dr.
Z. T. Fucker VS. City Committee, with
exhtb &GAlnG the demurrer and answer
Of thS Committee TO be used by
I conset jlsR2 cases together with
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