The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-27
Ask Judge Ingram to
Keep Southside Out
Of Primary.
WILL FILE TWO
PETITIONS 'IO-DAY Y
Legislative Middle Arising From
Annexation Of Manchester Will
Be Decided in Law and
Equity Court-Dr. Rucker
Is Washington Ward
Petitioner.

For the purpose of seeking judi
eial decision Of the nuddle which has
arisen over the election of member
OF the Legislature from what was
once the city of Manchester, two bills
4 OF Injunction VIII he fled this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock before Judge John
IL. ingram, In the Law and Equity
Court. Argument Is expected TO be
had a once. and tho case will be SUP
mittcd II is hardly anticipated that
Judge Ingram VIII render his decision
Immediately, but IL Ia expected that lie
VII hand down an opinion prior to
July {, which IS the last day for the
Z. filing OF names OF candidates for the
General Assembly from the city OF
Richmond.
The petitions for Injunction will be
fled by Willis C. Pulliam. and Philip
V. Cogbill, OF South Richmond. They
have been prepared. with the exception
Of the name of the petitioner from
the north Side of the river. whose
Identity had not been positively deter
mined last night but who Will be
secured early this morning. Or. Ed
win r Ruckcr, Il physician OF the
SouthsIde. viii be the signer OF the
petition from that part OF the city.
Decided Last Week.
This solution of the question. hrsi
proposed by City Chairman Miles NJ
Martin, was agreed upon at n meet
Ing held at noon last Tuesday In his
Office. The fact that Two petitions.
FOR injunction would be filed was pub
lished in The Times Dispatch on
Wednesday,. Hs
General satisfaction is expressed
over the coming solution of what has
been a veXinG question during the past
few weeks. There are no contendns
factions over tho matter. as the only
wish is 10 settle the problem in
legal way, so IL 10 determine what is
best TO be done. There is hardly a
doubt however, that most OF The peo-
Vote as Usual this year. as part of the
legislative district composed OF the
old city of Manchester and the coun-
ties OF Chesterfield and Powhatan. and,
therefore. the interest in the matter
4 has been great Naturally, also the
candidates north OF the river had rath-
or not have the situation complicated
by the advent of large body OF
new voting citizens in their district
On the other hand. they have been
faced by opinions such as was eN-
+ pressed BY Major Martin TO the effect
that Manchester has lost Its identity
and has no political entity. and that
therefore its citizens must vote with
Richmond, thus proportionately re-
uuClnS the representations OIL THIS city
in the General Assembly.
The arrangements TO have the case
heard this morning in the Law and
I Equity Court were made yesterday
morning
Subject Matter OF Petitions. \
Dr.. E. T. Rucker. the signer OF one
OF the petitions, will set forth to tina
court that he Is a citizen and voter
A in washington Ward OF the city OF
iHbo L.. hat eat - wa
April Is, 1910. the city of Manchester;
that the General Assembly, in It's ap-
portionment of the State, had desig
mated that Manchester should be a part
OF the Sixteenth Senatorial District
and a part of the legislative district
of which the counties of Chesterfield
and Powhatan comprised the remain
der.
Further, that the City. Democra tic
Committee has called primary TO be
held in Richmond on September
1911. for the nomination OF two can
ddates for the State Senate from the
4 Thirty eighth District. and Of Ave can
! fldates for the House OF Delegates
from the city Of Richmond.
Therefore. the petitioner prays that
inasmuch as the General Assembly,
which is the supreme power over mat
ters OF its membership, has not taken
chester, said city shall he regarded as
still part of the old legislative dis
trict. Also. that the City Democratic
Committee of Richmond be enjoined
and restrained from holding primary
election in Washington Ward on tho
date named or from printing the
names Of candidates for the Senate
from the Thirty-eighth District or for
the House from Richmond on the tick.
cts n he i1sad in SaId ,,ord 45-i.t.'a
The petitioner from the city of Rich.
mond will set forth the same facts
He will further assert that 1t is tho
plan of the City Democratic Commit
tee to permit 500 or 700 residents OF
Washington Ward not legal voters
Of the city OF Richmond, to participate
in Inc coming primary. to the prejudice
and Injury of the rights of the petit
toner. Therefore. that the committee
be enjoined from permitting the peo-
Hple of Washington Ward to cast their
votes in said primary and from count
/ ing any such votes il cast, or making
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