Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
|DR. POLLARD WINS
|: RACE IN LANDSLIDE
Vote TrebIes Total Piled Up
by Mapp and Page for
Nomination.
az the Assoclated press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, August 7.-Dr
John Garland Pollard, who stumped
Virginia for Alfred E. Smith and is
generally regarded as among the Viz
ginia Democratic leaders Bishop James
Cannon, .jr., OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, has asked anti-Smith
Democrats to repudiate, was swept into
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor Of the Old Dominion In q political
landslide in yesterdays Democratic
primary.
DR.. Pollard, q professor of the college
of william and Mary. had piled up a
tremendous majority over his two pri-
mary opponents, G. Walter Mapp and
Roosevelt Page. on the basis of unoffi-
cial returns from 1924 Of the States
1851 precincts. The vote stood: Pol
lard, 1894; Mapp. 27,l69; Page, 4,22l.
In his campaign against DR.. William
MoSeley Brown, nominated for COVER
nor by anti-Smith Democrats and Re-
publicanS. political leaders believe Dr.
Pollard will have the stapch backing
OF the entire Democratic party. Mr..
Mapp fastened to offer his support in
9 telegram sent to DIR. Pollard from ms
Accomac County home, while Roseweil
Page In his final statement TO voters
offered his support to the party noml-
nee in the event he was not nominated
Spirited Campaign Is Seen.
Virginians looked forward today TO
campaign far more spirited than the
primary, with the possibility Of many OF
the issues Of the 1928 campaign to be
brought to the fore. Bishop Cannon,
who organized the anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis last year. has already served no
tice in q statement from washington
that he regards the Virginia electlon
as an election on the prohibition issue
and urged anti-Smith Democrats to re-
pudiate the State leaders who supported
Smith and "Raskobism."
DR.. Pollard's sweep through the State
was complete, winning every congress
sional district on the basis OF unotficial
returns tabulated. Only i'll the first
district, Senator MaI;pS home, was
there q possibility that his majority
might be overcome with additional re-
turns.
polls under Vireinia's Sunrise to SUM-
set" law did not close until 7:l4 pm.
and the length OF the ballots III the
urban centers slowed down reporting Of
returns.
Voters Are Apathetic.
In q few OF the urban centers OF
Virginia, notably Norfolk and Rich
mond. normal or above normal vote
vas registered, local elections providing
the incentive TO draw the voters to the
polls. The primary however. was re-
garded generally by the Democratic
voters as a mere prelude TO the gen.
eral election and spirit OF apathy
was noticeable.
While all three candidates for the
goyernorShip supported Smith last year,
Mr.. Pollard took the stump with other
Democratic leaders In speaking tour
OF Virginia.
The Democratic nominee IS at pres
ent dean OF the Marshall Wythe School
OF Government and Citizenship at Will
liam and Mary College. where he
teaches constitutional law. He Is a
former attorney general of Virginia and
was candidate for the Democratic
nomina ton for governor in 1917. but
was defeated by Westmoreland Davis.
He was So years old last Sunday.
Anti Smiths Fight Bitterly.
Anti-Smith Democrats made every
effort to keep their adherents last year
from returning to the Democratic fold
and participating in the primary which
Democrats claim morally binds the
voter to support the nominee. DR..
Brown began his campaign before the
primary, and Democratic leaders re-
parded the statement issued from
Washington by Bishop Cannon as timed
to keep voters out of the primary.