The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
SOUTH RICHMOND
is NOT SATISFIED
New Ward Seeks Plan to Elect
a Member Of General
Assembly.
MAY IGNORE 70 4. CITY PRIMARY
Legislature Would Then Be
Expected to Seat Man Chosen
by District.
MAY IGNORE. CITY PRIMARY

In the event the Democratic party
authorities agree, as now seems prob
able. that South Richmond must vote
with this city for members of the Leg
!slature, one more course is open to
the people OF Washington Ward 1t
would, 1T first blush, seem to carry
with 1t disobedience TO the officials OF
the party. but when the facts are con-
sidered 1t may appear in IL different
light.
This cxpedicnt Is simply to ignore
the city primary on September 4, and
TO have the authorities of old Man
chester. of Chesterfield and of Pow
hatan get together and agree upon Il
manner of naming u candidate for the
Legislature according TO the former
plan. which has never been changed
by the Legislature.
Dinicnlties In Way.
This course would. it will be seen.
make II necessary to disregard not
only the Richmond City Committee, but
also the city's electoral board. Some
body must appoint the Judges OF cleo
ton for service In November, and
there is no electoral board for Man
chester to attend to this duty. Further,
there Is no treasurer. and there is no
clerk 10 get up and certify list OF
voters who have paid their capitntion
available for washington Ward be-
cause of the fact that II deputy city
treasurer collects the taxes for that
ward only, and keeps separate records.
This course is recognized to be des-
perate. and is prcdicated on the fact
that the Legislature is the judge of
the qualifications of its members, and
that If u. l.. Toney- knocks at the
doors of the General Assembly as an
elected representative, without con-
test. he might be seated.
Voters Transferred.
The general act providing for tho
annexation or consolidation OF cities
provides that the people of the an
neXed municipality shall become vot-
crs In the greater city This presents
another difficulty 10 those who are
trying TO avoid the reduced reprcscn-
tation Which threatens Richmond for
the coming term as the result of,tho
annexation of Manchester.S
y committee has boon named by tho
new Washington Ward Democratic
Club TO confer with city and State
officials in regard to the situation
Attorney General Williams has SO far
declined to render an official opinion,
and says he does not see how the mat
ter can get before him officially. since
there Is no State officer who is direct
Is. concerned in the situation
1t was stated In Friday nights
meeting that IL South Richmond must
come in and help elect the five mem
bers from Richmond. and can no long
err Join with Chesterfield and Pow
hatan In clecting noatcr, the name
of AIR. Toncy viii he put forth MS n
candidate from this city, and every
effort will be made to nominate him
on the ground that the part. of the city
south of the James is entitled to one
member
Counties Wonlh Act.
OF course, in the event this is done.
Chesterfield and Powhatan would gel
together and nominate n man from
one of those counties. y nomination
in either event is equivalent to an
election.
At all events. on September tho
polls will be opened In Washington
Ward under direction of the city
Democratic Committee, and there Will
be presented to the voters there a
ticket on which, after the names n
candidates for the United States SEN
ate. VIII appear tho list of candidates
for City Collector. for the senate and
House of Delegates from Richmond
and for members Of tho committee
from that ward 1t will be UP 10 the
voters II they use this ticket or any
part of it, but it is believed from tha
present outlook that they will uso II.
and that Mr.. Toncy's name will he
printed thereon as Il candidate for tho
House of Delegates from Richmond