Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
i. O.P. IN VIRGINIA
HITS COLOR" ISSUE
CdI. Anderson, in CherrydaIe,
/ DepIores Hypocrisy"
of Democrats.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. &.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

OHERRYDALE, Va, October 90
Coll Henry w. Anderson, speaking here
last; night in support of the coalition
ticket, attacked what he described as
the ; hypocrisy" of the Democratic
party. He said the party appealed to
the 5'prejudice' of the people by bring
ing sup the entertainment Of the wife
Of Representative Oscar De Priest by
MRS. Hoover.
The Democratic party in Virginia
has sunk to the depths of drawing the
wife; of the President of the United
Stats into a State political campaign,
virginia"
Two Incidents Given.
CD. Anderson declared a circular of
Democratic origin described the De Priest
affaIl and IAN organized effort under
leadfship of the governor of the State
sought invasion of the constitutional
rightk of one of its citizens in question:
ing pr. Brown as to how he voted in
Junek 1928, on the short ballot amend
menA to the Constitution.
Arderson defended the acton of Mrs
Hoover in entertaining the wife of the
colorEd Illinois Representative, claiming
1t hsss been done for the last so years
and Is merely an official act, having no
persdnal angle.
Thy meeting last night opered the
last Eeek of what has heretofore been
a vely quiet campaign. in so far as
Arlington County is concerned. but
WHICH promises through a series OF
masstmeetings. to become quite lively.
The Democrats will counter tonight
with n meeting in the Lyon Park Com
munity House. with Mrs. Sarah Lee
Faint of Norfolk as the principal
speaker.
Wednesday night both the Democrats
and Republicans will hold meetings.
of Delegates on the Democratic ticket.
and Marry <. Green, Arlington Coun-
tvs commissioner of revenue, will speak
at the old Columbia Pike Schoolhouse,
Arlington. The Republican meeting Will
take place at the Tow. Hall in Po-
tomae, with Col. Jennings Wise of
Richpond and Mr.. MacMahon as the
speakers.
Oni the same night there will be a
non-Partisan meeting of the Lyor VII
lage iCitizens' Association, at which
members will be given an opportunity
to hear both candidates for the House
of Delegates. This meeting will take
place in the Odd Fellows Hall, Clar-
eEdon,
/
Brown to Be in County Friday.
Friday night DIR. William Mosely
BrowG, coalition candidate for gov
ernorf will return to the county for
the last time during the campaign. He
will speak at a meeting to be held III
the auditorium of the Washington
High tSchool. ]. e. Spaulding, chan-
man tof the county Republican COM
mites, announced today that the full
details of the meeting have not been
worked out, but that efforts will be
n1adei to make it the most elaborate
political affair held il the county this
year.
The scheduled meeting of the Lyon
Village Citizens Association, which was
to have been held tomorrow night in
the Odd Fellows Hall, Clarendon, for
the purpose of hearing the two candi-
dates for the House Of Delegates. was
called OF last night at a special meet
ing Of the executive committee. In a
statement issued by Robert NJ Ander-
son, president of the association. he said
that She meeting had been called for
the purpose of permitting newcomers
in the vicinity to hear both candidates
and fAmiliarize themselves with their
platforms, but that it had been found
inadvisable to hold the meeting be-
cause OF an erroneous Interpretation
that has been given it by certain per-
sons in the county.
CIRCULAR AROUSES INTEREST.