The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-30

After hot exchange OF the shork
and ugly word between Frank Fer.
randini and Clyde w. Saunders sharn
passages between other members ana
after the tabling of both the minority
and majority reports Of the plans
committee, the city Democratic COM
mittee last night adopted q compro.
mise resolution, introduced by DR.. q
NJ. Darlington, the vote being 10 to Z.
Instead OF providing for the placing
Of the question OF for and '.agains&
annexation on the ballot DIR. CARING
toms resolution, taking two bites n
one cherry. provided for tbs placing
and against" a referendum to the
whole people. A substitute. offered
by John E. Purcell, asking the city
council to submit the question to the
whole people after q definite plan
had been decided upon and without
waiting for request to that effect
by the Democratic party at the ballot
box, was lost, to rs.
Hot Words Pass.
The meeting had hardly como to
order before the antagonism existing
between Mr.. Ferrandini, and Mr..
Saunders was brought to head by tho
latter, who, rising to the point of
personal privilege, violently attacked
the report of last Mondays meeting
of the committee in morning news
paper and. calling Mr.. Ferrandini BY
name. vioelntly attacked him a.
the man who gave out the false
report to the newspaper.
| When he took to his feet. Mr.. Saun-
ders declared that he was going af-
ter a member of the committee and
proceeded to do SO in such language
as to call from the chair a severe
trebuke. Referring to what he called
AZ 49,
| in the Times-Dispatch of Tuesday
morning concerning Monday after
Moons meeting Of the plans commits
tee, Mr.. Saunders named Mr.. Fer
randini as the man who gave the
reporter his transformation, de-
claring that because he was tnter-
ested in a number of saloons and
nexation, he had
Here Mr.. Saunders was again called
to order by the chair.
These are facts and / can prove
them" shouted Mr.. Saunders.
They may be facts. but they aro
facts which 1t is not necessary for You
to submit to the committee" retort~
ed the chair, pounding his desk.
Mr.. Saunders then explained wheres
In he considered the reports Of tho
meeting false and took his seat Mr..
Ferrandini arose and lost no time IN
hurting at Mr.. Saunders an emphatio
reputation Of his charges, declaring
that II Mr.. Saunders stated that he had
given out false reports no was
liar @
Threatens Election.
II gave out the information satd
Mr.. Ferrandinf. with what was pub
lished / have nothing to do, but Is
Mr.. Saunders or any one else ~
said what was not true he IL liz
zx~A T x,rk ~ hoA
what say. That's all there y ~ 4
what Mr. Saunders said" Is
Chairman Stops It ss# s aSs
Mr.. Saunders said he said Mr.. T0GS@
randini lied If he said something GQN
other and Mr.. Ferrandini retOrted tH145
liz Mr.. Saunders said he said 6olE
thing else he was another liar. 360sS
sulphurous colloquoy gave every e11NN
dence of continuing, but at this potuM6
Mr. Martin. who had been rapping 1h
table with his cane all the Wh19
threatened to call the sergeAnt~m
arms and the two disputanta sea&9 4
themselves. SsSSS
The committee then proceeded
business. 8s3S$
Although Mr.. Darlington intr0due
the resolution which was flnally -
ed early In the evening, II tr4yaA41k
rocky road before the sponsors
ceeded in getting Il through. -
ports from the plans committe
ceived short shTift. One. pfen
laa q minority report, ana nlgNS
Frank Ferrandini and RAt3ey 41
declared that 1T u impossible fo1f
committee TO report any prAckfeAE
for tho submission Of thi1 Qu
OF annexation 10 that the vQto3
express his views intelhesntl5
poses to AZ" The majority IN
sirned hv Clyd0 W. 4aun6 GS5fSs3