The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16

MANY FAIL TO QUALIFY
DR.. Cooper Moves Canvass 10 Msdc
to Get 1850 Men ON Voting List
Who Failed to Qualify For Last
Election.

me Soutn Hichmond QeWocrattc
Club at Its meeting last night, held In
Fraternity Hall. invited the Civic As
ISOLATION OF Richmond to q public
meeting which viii be held in the audi
forum OF the new cambridge Junior
High School. The meeting, which
will probably be called Thursday,
October 20. will give an opportunity
to the members Of the Civic Assoc;a-
ton to give their views on the pro-
posed change In the city charter to the
electorate in South Richmond.
Chairman Anderson. Of the trans
portation committee Of the club. sug-
gestcd the invitation to the civic body
an his motion was passed unani-
mously.
President Carter c. Jones. who is
chairman Of the Charter Changes
Committee OF the City Council, was
absent when quorum gathered Ia st
night. and John X. Robinson. first
yice-president. presided. After read
Ing OF the minutes OF the meeting
held last month, Chairman Anderson.
OF the transportation committee. made
his report.
Working on Bridge Approach.
Mr.. Anderson explained that moth
ing had been done about the Mayo
Bridge approach as yet. because tho
railroad company was being given
tune TO work out a plan, which Is
expected to clear Up the situation.
The drawings In connection with this
are expected 10 be completed by the
end OF next week The club endorsed
plan by which. through . system
OF stopping points for cars on the
Petersburg Richmond hae on Hull
Street. the schedule between these
two points being reduced by half to
one-half hour. The intercity line cara
will stop at the corners OF Seventh,
Ninth, Eleventh and Thirteenth, and
a. the switch on Hull Street, II the
plan supported by the club IL adopted
by the railway company. The plan.
tho Southside, viii greatly assist IN
reducing tho heavy traffic on the
Petersburg line. The resolution sup
porting the move OF Mr.. Anderson
was made by Professor e. E. Smith
OF South Richmond public schools.
To Force City to Act
Mr.. Anderson informed the club
that he had been in conversation with
an attorney in regard to securing
OF Richmond. Mr.. Anderson request
ed the city to make improvements 70
a sidewalk on Hull Street. between
Fifteenth Street and Cowardin Ave-
nue.. The improvements were not
made, he alleges. after much insist
ence. and he purposes to see that the
city keeps its promises. the Admin
istrative Board. he says. having prom
isde TO do tho work. Mr.. Anderson
Is paying all attorneys fees in con-
nection with the case. but received
the endorsement OF the club.
Rev. W. A. Cooper offered a reso-
luton to the effect that the vice-pres-
idents OK the various voting precincts
in Madison Ward on the Southside
be put at the head OF a committee of
five to see that the 1850 men who did
not votein the aast primary shall vote
in the next election These men. DR..
Cooper said. were for some reason
disqualified from exercising their right
tovote. He urged that they be quail
flied so as to register on December l
In order to be able to vote in the
spring election. The motion was
adopted.
DR.. Cooper also recommended that
the South Richmond Democratic Club
suggest. through committee, to the
City School board that that body In.
elade in It's budget for next year an
appropriation to be used in the In
auguration OF q class for incorrigible
boys. to be installed at the Bainbridge
School, in South Richmond. next Feb
ruary. There was some disseneion in
connection with this motion. but IL
was finally adopted by a vote OF IL to
8.
President Jones, who was present
when the motion was offered. was
against such action to be taken by
the club until the Juvenile Court Com
mitee and the authorities In charge OF
such matters might be given q chance
70 begin such class. Mr.. Jones
feared that the board might think
that the Democratic club was trying
to dictate to hem wha 1t should do
ahou such class
DR.. Cooper urged that this was not
so and that the matter was merely
one Of suggesting such a project to
the board. Chairman Robinson ap-
pointed DIR. Cooper. +. c Morton and
r. r. Dunford on the committee.
A. s. wilkinson. f. b. Seifert. W.
S. Bowen, M. W. Goodman and r.
Wilbur Day were put on the member
ship list OF the club last night