The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-24
ARMSTRONG BITTER
IN HIS REFERENCE
TO JAMES CANNON
Minister Replies at Close Of
His Fifteen Minute Argu-
ment on Case
JUDGE CHICHESTER
RESERVES DECISION
Not Probable That End Of Col
lege Dispute Is in Sight As
Case May Be Finally
Carried Higher


the motion of the minority members
of the board Of trustees of Randolph
Macon system to make permanent tho
injunction restraining the board from
electing the four trustees nominated
by the board and confirmed by the
Baltimore and Virginia conferences Of
the Methodist church, In accordance
with the agreement entered into be-
tween the board and the conferences
in 1911. Judge Chichester, OF Fred
ericksburg. reserved his decision.
Argument was heard in the court
room of the State Supreme court, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock In the morning
and continuing until 6 o'clock In the
afternoon with an hours recess for
lunch. A. w. Patterson. Bishop COl-
Inns Denny and DIR. James Cannon,
Jr., representing the majority trustees,
argued the case for the defendants,
and Hill Carter, OF Richmond. and G.
M. Armstrong, of Baltimore. one Of
the petitioning trustees. argued tbs
case for the plaintiffs.
The Chief Points Involved.
The case involves the right Of tho
board to enter into the. agreement
whereby. rs . compromise on tha do
mard of the conference to l1ave ~
part in nlling vacancies on the b0ard.
the board agreed to name candidates.
for the vacancies Al they occur.
present these names to the two con-
ferences and after they have been ap-
proved by them to elect e. q. New
man. Of the Baltimore conference. and
three others. members Of the board
from the same conference obtecte4
to this agreement and brought suit
before Judge Chichester for m tn-S
junction restraining the board fron1
20 {y,u hA
the board Of trustees Is q self-por-
petuating body. was granted thu
authority TO fill vacancies by the char
ter and has no right to delegate that
authority or any portion OF Il 10
another body. 4 temporary injunc-
ton was granted last June by Judge
r. Carter Scott. and after dapoett1ono
were taken by both sides the ca1e
came up before Judge Chichester
sitting as judge Of Circuit court Of
Hanover. yesterday on the motion 70
make the injunction permanent. The
defendants had demurred to the mo-
ton to arguing the demurrer arGued
also the merits OF the case.
The argument proceeded smoothly
during the morning and tho early At
ternoon, with the exception Of 4 few
Verbal exchanges between Attorney
Patterson and Mr.. Armstrong. though
these did not extend beyond parlia~
mentary limitations, but toward the
close of Mr.. Armstrong; arGumemk
late in the afternoon, the latter 9faW
extremely personal making seyuEnl
yelled illusions to DR.. James CAnn01s
Jr., who has taken 4 prominent poxE
in the fight for greater church In
fiuence in the selection OF membeYa u
the board.
Have Verbal Clash.
\ In closing his argument Mr.. Ar11s
strong tore aside the veil altogak1
and referred directly to DR.. Cannon 9k'
an ecclesiastical politician who0o
ambition and desire to have Z flne0f
In the pie had caused all the troublaA
He intimated strongly that DR.. CAA~
non wished to succeed DR.. w.
Smith as president Of the wosnan.es
college at Lynchburg and had oppoeedS
the acceptance OF membership upon tk9s
Carnegie foundation through Z spirit
OF jealousy and in order to discre4It
DIR. Smith. He proceeded III Y t1E1f
vein for few moments pausing dna1.s
ly to say that he wished he had tinnaI
to go more deeply into the mAtt11.s
Mr.. Patterson suggested that hAs I'm
given an extension Of time, but Migg
Armstrong waved the offer aside.
When DR.. Armstrong had conctu6
DR.. Cannon stated that he would n6fa
consume more than fifteen minus
He gave briefly the history Of tiH0s
case and the main issue invctv1
and then turning to Mr.. Armntro
replied to his personal remarks On N
claring that they indicated = o1s
temptiblc spirit. and that he 4&1S
hoped that in a court Of law 1nd 7
words as his, too common hcreto3o2
would not be intruded into tho
cussion. He then intimated that
Armstrong had made charges WIT
he knew to be untrue, declaring q
DIR. Smith had intended for DR. G
non to succeed him ~ proa3do0A
the Woman's college, and tAat
that been his ambition he would
have opposed DR.. Smiths poltG1
would have fallen In with them
Armstrong might BE- excuaAh3es
DR.. Cannon did he not know
Smith had said that he #hna
DIR. Cannon rs hia succe11oss A1s3
depositions In tho casa w0ul1 r
He concluded hin REMARKS III
that Mr.. Armstrong Wae ~
and q disturher' In Mn ~
more. conference ~ tho Chu
BY declaring that to ciIA11a to
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