The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-28
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RICHMOND, Va, June %.
Senator G. Walter Mapp, one
of the aspirants for the Vir-
ginia Democratic guberna-
torial nomination on August
6, sounded his battle cry here
last night before a large audi
enee in the Binford high school
auditorium. He was intro
duced by Branch johnson, a
prominent attorney OF this
city.
Mapp said the other two pa1t
had effected coalition, but that
their success depended upon gettinS
from the Democratic ranks large
humber of voters who did not go to
the polls in 1928, and that the Re-
pubIicans had Inundated themselves
i by letting the anti-Smiths name the
head of the ticket and attorney
general
Hits Smith and RaskOb
HIT was opposed to the nomination
Of Al Smith, he said, and did rot
blame those who conscientiously
refused to support the party nolni-
nee, as it was their unqueStioned
right. He refused to criticise those
who differed with him and agreed
with all those Virginia Democrats
who held that the selection of
Raskob, an alleged Republican. as
national chairman, was a serious
party mistake.
The platform adopted by the anti
Smiths was the same he advo:a ted
in his speech in Buckingham court
house, more than month before
the convention in Roanoke, he as
SERTED.
IF the drafters of the anti-Smith
platform had meant to do me the
high compliment of adopting my
platform in these particulars" Mapp
said, they could not more clearly
have done So
Referring to particulars, he said
he meant the planks against cen
tralization and consolidation of
authority In the governor as tending
to autocratic and despotic power;
denouncing the method by which the
new constitution was adopted; de-
nouncing the short ballot; aid to
agriculture, reduction of taxes, road
building program, equal opportunity
in education; for prohibition and law
enforcement.
Mapp said that while not sup
ported by the present Governor and
many of his appointees, he realized
that a great deal of helpful legisla-
ton had been passed and that Vir-
ginia had made fine progress dur
ing the last four years. No scandal
has marred the record of the
Democratic party since the resume
of control after the Civil War, he
asserted.
Cites Party History
"why should Democrats now
leave their party. and what are
they going to gain by doing so?"
Mapp asked in making a bid to
the Anti-Smith crowd to come
back into the Democratic fold, and
he gave a history of the progress
Of the Democra tic party since
the hectic reconstruction period in
the Old Dominion.
He was strong in his attack on
the short ballot" and the new
constitution. The Democratic party
has never declared itself in favor
of new constitution" or its amend
ments, declared Mapp, and it cannot
be charged up to them. 1t was done
by a commission appointed by the
Governor, one of the members a
prominent Republican, through
whose influence Republican strong
holds rolled up majorities sufficient
to overcome those against the
amendments in the Democratic dis.
tricts of the State, he claimed.
I'll 1T Ia,
a thing understood in the State, and
conditions We're fully recognized and
lived up to by both races. who ra-
spect each others rights and liber,
ties.
RICHMOND, Va. June 2s.--The
Republican State Convention that
effected a coalition Of the old line
G. o. P. and Anti-Smith Demo
Gratis, held here Wednesday night,
has thrown a scare into the Demo
cratic camp from all appearances,
and the Republicans say they have
plenty of cause to be scared
j. Murray Hooker, of Stuart
chairman of the State Central
Democratic Committee, arrived here
early yesterday and Immediately
went into conference with Gov.
Harry Byrd and remained some
time. Hooker afterwards was IN
conference with NJ A. Hutchinson,
secretary of the State Central Com.
mittee. but no one would divulge
what had taken place.
To say that the Democrats are
worried is putting it mildly, as
several leaders who have their ears
close to- the ground, admitted they
are in fear that the same will hap.
pen in the election this fall that
happened last November when the
State went Republican by more
than $4,000. The fusion of the Re.
publicans and anttSmith Demo
Gratis. and the split within the
Democratic machine" is cause
enough for worry, they said.
The governors office would make
no statement. Neither Senator
Mapp nor any of his leaders, would
talk. Pollard was out of the city,
and his mana ger would say nothing.
One Democratic leader was more
optimistic, and laughed at the idea
or a Republican victory this fall
Ne said Virginia would be in the
Democratic column by a majority
OF more than 100000
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