The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-30
June Primary to Ask
City Council to Refer
Ordinance.
LARGE MAJORITY
IN co M M [ TT E. EE
Body Finds Nothing Tangible to
Vote On Now, So Proposes
Final Referendum in General
Election-Majority and Mi
nority Reports of Plans
Committee Tabled.

In the primary to be held June IL
the Democrats of Richmond will vote
on whether or not they desire the City
Council to refer to all the people what
ever annexation ordinance II may pro-
pose to adopt. This may -necessitate
two referendums on the subject-hrst
in the June primary and second in the
November election-but in the judg
ment of large majority of the City
Democratic Committee. this is the best
solution Of the question.
The debate was long and loud and
sometimes tense, the parliamentary
situations became exceedingly compli-
Gated and bewildering, and the final
result OF the committees meeting last
night was the adoption. by a vote of
10 to {. of the following resolution.
offered by DR.. Charles " Darlington:
Bond Issue or Higher Taxes.
Resolved. first. that IT Is the opin-
ion OF this committee that before any
ordinance OF annexation contemplating
a considerable addition to the present
area of the city. and thereby ncces-
sarily increasing the present bond
issue or rate OF taxation, or both. such
ordinance should be submitted to the
vote of all the people.
fteSOtNeu, SeCOnu, tHat IN OTueF lnat
the Democratic voters Of this city may
have an opportunity 10 express their
wishes on this subject IL they so desire.
the words, For or against reference
of annexation ordinance. be placed
upon the ballot to be voted at the com
ing primary, June ~, 1913 Persons
desiring to vote for such reference may
draw line through the word against
those opposing such reference draw
ing a line through the word for" ="
Two Plans Committee Reports~
The much talked OF report of the ma
'torfty or the plans committee turned
out to be in substance what the Car
rington resolution finally proved. AS
read by Chairman Clyde w. Saunders
and signed by himself and Writ K.
Taylor and James II. Price, II set forth
the i.~possibility OF voting on this
question until the lines the city pro-
poses to establish are determined. max
ing referendum inexpedient at this
time. Therefore. all that the majority
OF the plans committee reported was
that If the City Democratic Commit
tee desired to have a vote, the follow
ing language was suggested for the
primary: For reference OF annexation
ordinance" and Against reference OF
annexation ordinance"
Frank Ferrandini and r. P. Shinett
presented n minority report from the
plans committee. 1t stated that II was
impossible TO report practical plan
for submission. SO that the voters can
express themselves intelligently, until
the city has declared the lines 1t pro-
poses to fix.
Both Reports Tabled.
AS soon as the two reports had been
read by Secretary Walter G.. Duke
Committeeman John NJ. Purcell moved
to lny both on the table. This was
carried by unanimous vote. since ii
was understood that the battle was to
be fought out on other lines. AS a
matter OF fact Chairman Saunders, OF
the plans committee, sat smiling, since
he had up his sleeve the proposal for
a referendum AT the hands OF the City
Council. SO as to spike the guns OF
the minority OF the committee by con-
ceding It's argument
DIR. Darlington then offered the reso-
luton as finally adopted. 1t was sup
ported by G. w. Hodges. who announced
that he had rather live where the peo-
pie rule and rule wrong than where
two or three run things and run them
right.
Frank Ferrantiini said he had been
advised by Assistant Attorney General
Davis that 1t would not be legal to
put the annexation proposition in a
party primary ballot, but the commit
tee thought this was matter for the
city alone to determine and not the
CONTINUED on Third PaEeO