The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-02
OPPONENTS RAISE MANY
TECHNICAL OBJECTIONS
Hcnrico County IN Making Bitter
Fight Against Proposed
Annexation.
IS ovEnnuLEp
Judge Campbell Takes Point of Com
mOnvealth's Attorney sutton Under
Achievement Until To-Dny.

After the preliminary. rounds in
Richmond's struggle to widen her boun-
dnrics by nnneNng territory from Hen
rico and Chesterfield Counties were
opened yesterday In the iienrico Cir
cult Court. Judge ~. ~ Campbell. OF
Wythevillc. who was designated by for
ing. adjourned court to 10 o'clock this
morning to take under advisemcnt
questions as TO the constitutionality
OF the annexation ordinance. Attor-
ncys for the opposition raised the point
that the annexation of so large a
portion rs the tentative lines provided
the political boundaries of iicnrico.
which Is beyond the jurisdiction of the
court to effect. and which can be ac-
complished only by an act OF Legisla-
turc.
Attorney c. w. Throckmorton at
tempted TO nullify the whole measure
when he moved the court to dismiss
the hearing Oh the technical ground
been notified that annexation was CON
temp!atcd He said that he represented
which. though a proper party to the
hearing. had not been notified. and
that since certain technical points In
certain points in the annexation act,
the latter act had been revoked by
the former. which states that all pre-
Judge Campbell overruied the motion.
and decided that the hearing must 20
ON. But in adjourning court Judge
Campbell stated that although he had
motion to dismiss. he would reverse his
opinion IL later he should find II to
will. however be admitted as party
to the hearing.
SAYS ACT WOULD GUST
WENDENBURG FROM OFFICE
After Mr.. Throckmorton's motion
ton to the annexation bin on numerous
grounds. and demurred to the whole
annexation would destroy the right OF
a voter in the county In the territory
To be annexed to vote as he desired.
and that 1t would also destroy the
county az made by the Legislature for
legislative purposes 1t was brought
denburg State Senator from Henrico
County, would be within the corporate
limits OF richmond should the tenta-
office would be automatically vacated
and the county he without n repre-
sentative in the upper branch of the
General Assembly.
City Attorney Pollard and Attorney
C. v Meredith, who has been retained
in the city's interest. argued that the
constitutional right to vote would not
ne, ne ,nken away by annexation. and
point involved. Assistant City Attor-
ncy Anderson Is also aiding in handling
tn" city's case For the opposition
there are commemorative Attorney
sutton, or Henrico County: Common
wealth $ Attorney IIaskims Hobson. OF
Chesterfield County. and Attorneys
Harry NJ Smith, Jr.. G.. W Throck-
morton. Royal T. Cabell and ii. !.
Fulton. Mr.. Cabcll is appearing in
The interest of Ginter Park which IL
unwilling TO he annexed except under
certain considerations.
MIR. Meredith argued vigorously and
cited authorities TO show that tho
county would not be deprived of its
representative In the Senate by an
neNation. and that the taking in Of
portion OF the county could not be
1onsidcred ms a rcappordonmcnt
Rather than that the tcchnicality rs
10 the place OF Senator Wendcnburg's
residence should be made serious
obstacle he thought that Mr.. Wenden-
burg's homo could be left in the county
Attorney l.. c. Masslc asked to be
permitted to file n demurrer in behalf
of the estate OF X. \. Patterson, and
was allowed to do so. Attorney G. b.
White, representing Highland Park
also asked to DO heard on n demurrer