New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
VIRGIN|ANS AGOG
 OVER PARTY SPLIT
Democrats Break Over Raskob and Campaign Is Torrid

Richmond, Va, July 26. Pl-The tempestuous presidential campaign of 1928 in Virginia, with it's sunder- ing of traditionally solid democratic party lines, appears but a prelimi- nary skirmsh to the political battle now raging for control of the state government.
 The republicans crossed the Po- tomac last year but the democrats are determined they shall not enter Richmond.
 Definite cooperation of republi- cans and anti-Smith democrats was made certain through nomination by both organizations of pr. Will liam Moseley Brown, young college professor, as their candidate for governor, although the two organi- zahons expect to conduct cam palgns independent of each other.
 Accepting the challenge. the democrats are striving to heal the breach made in it's erstwhile solid front in the offensive against AL . lieu T.. SInlln Tn 19Z6.
 The coalition of republicans and anti-Smith adherents has it's first noticeable effect in the quietest democratic primary in years, the three candidates for the democratic subernatorial nomination apparent ly using great caution on questions likely to cause any dissension h ort, ,1-c r1n ing for continued democratic con- trol and pledging loyalty regard less of primary results.
 The coalition ticket offers op- position all along the line, c. c. Berkeley. a Newport News lawyer and anti-Smith, democrat. seeking the office of attorney general, and R. Walter Dickenson, a Russell county dirt farmer and republi- can. running for lieutenant gov- ernor.
 The campaign already has begun although the thunder of political oratory will not begin in barrage form until after the democratic primary has settled the lineup of the opposition.
 And as the battle rages, the other southern states who left the Solid South" for the republican fold last year. watch from afar the Virginia battlefields even as they did in 1880. Virginia is the first of the southern Hoover states" to hold state election.
 Only one issue appears within the democratic ranks of enough importance to merit special atten- ton. This is the short ballot" amendment adopted by the people last year authorizing the governor to appoint the state treasurer, com- missioner of agriculture and the state superintendent of education.
 Two of the democratic aspirants - G. Walter Mapp and Roosevelt Fake seek it's repeal, while the short ballot" likewise has been condemned by the platforms of the republican party and the Anti Smith democrats. John Garland Pollard. the third aspirant for the demo- cratic nomination holds the short ballot' not an issue, since the legis- lature may take the apopntive power from the governor after 1882 and make the offices elective
 pr. Brown, who is only 35 and looks more like an All-American football player than scholarly professor of psychology, says he has answered 'clarion call to duty' in resgning his professor ship at Washington and Lee un- versity to run as an independent" candidate for governor.
 Although a democrat until the | 1928 presidential campaign, Dr. | Brown classes himself an 'inde- pendent in politics and says Vir- ginia has had too much of partisan government.
 Bishop James Cannon jr., of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. who led the anti-Smith democrats | in their break with the democratic party last year, is watching the i campaign from Washington. He | has not maintained a hands-oft policy, however, advising the group In advance to stay out of the prim- ary and name an independent | ticket for state offices.
 To the antiSmith convention he sent lengthy message urging war on "Rask obism" and state demo- cratic leaders who supported AL fred E. Smith for president.
 The democratic primary will be August $. Leaders of opposing forces predict that the general cleo ton will eclipse the record vote cast'in 1928. Since the anti-Smith and republican forces, combined with an unknown number of Demo- crats who voted for Hoover but declined to join the anti-Smith or sanization, boiled 164,00O votes in the general election last year to 100000 for the democratic party, the democrats must draw approxi- mately 12,0o0 votes to their stand ard this year to retain control of the state government.
 Democratic leaders do not exnect to win "by the usual 5O,OoO ma iority.' but they express confidence of ultimate victory through return of anti-Smith democrat
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