Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
POLITICS BEGIN
TO STIR ARLINGTON
Women Show Lively Interest as
Candidates Toss Hats
Into Ring.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, April 16.-Al-
though election date is nearly seven
months in the offing politics is
leading topic in the county, and can
didates are numerous.
The principal concern OF many
civic organizations and voters is to
wake up the residents OF the county
who are eligible to vote. Women
arc especially active. Their organi-
cation. with Mrs. c. NJ. Rogers as
president, has appealed to the sex as
follows:
Every woman is expected to do
her part in determining who shall
administer our county affairs. 1t is
for us to elect the best and most
honest candidate and to have no COM
plant to make in the future. Women
who do not exercise their privilege
of citizenship by paying poll tax.
registering and then voting in the
coming election have no possible
right to criticize the act of an off,
cial whom they did not help to elect
Membership Urged.
The paper urges feminine voters
TO join the woman's organization In
order that they may be informed on
the character. record and platform Of
all candidates. The circular also
sets forth that poll taxes must be
paid by May 1 in order to vote in
November. and that other informa-
ton regarding the election can be
obtained from Mrs. f. NJ. Mabry Of
Arlington district and Mrs. II. p.
Simpson of Washington district.
With the exception of the office of
clerk of court, which is eight
year elective berth. all county officers
are to be contested for The super
visors, considered by many the most
important of offices in the election
in spite of the fact that the compen-
sation received by its members is
probably the lowest paid of any Off
Gals. are scarce. Although num-
Der OF names lave been mentioned
for a place on the board no definite
announcements have been made and
the present members of the board
have yet to declare publicly their
intentions.
offices, and those who aspire to
serve them for the coming four years,
are as follows: For treasurer. +.
Wade Ball Gncumbent, Charles X.
Taylor and Stuart +. Thompson. all OF
Clarendon; for sheriff, A. G. Clements
incumbent) of Clarendon, Howard
Fields of Ballston and G. II. Wibert
of Arlington: for commonwealth at
torney, Judge William G. Geoth of
Arlington and George ID. Lee of
Rosslyn. the Iatter's candidacy, 1t Is
said. being subject to democratic
primary; for commissioner of revenue,
Harry *. Green of Clarendon (ncum-
benD and c. H. Bowbeer of Ballston.
Possible New Vacancy.
The election of Judge Cloth as COM
monwealth attorney would make
vacancy in the county police court. II
is said on good authority that IL such
a vacancy arises the office, which is
an appointiye one. would go to either
Blakely James of Clarendon or Harry
Thomas of Ballston.
Voters of the county are not ex-
clusively interested in filling local
offices. They will also play a part in
selecting men for the general as
sembly. a man to represent solely
the county In the house Of delegates
and another to represent the eighth
district, of which the county is part
in the state senate. To date the
former is three-cornered race. with
A. Parke Payne and L. W. Jordan,
one of which will be eliminated at
the democratic prir AIRY, and Thomas
w. Bailie republican. toeinE the
mark. For the state senate Frank l..
Ball. commonwealth attorney for
Arlington county is opposed by
Walter 7. Oliver, the incumbent. and
James Sherier, both of Fairfax county