The Washington times., 1929-07-01
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the ranks Of the Virginia
Democratic party has reached
such d stage that Democrats
themselves DON t know what it
il all about, they claim.
Headquarters for Pollard, one Of
the aspirants for the gubernatorial
nomination, are confident for his
victory in the primary of August 6,
and his leaders are very quiet in
the furtherance Of his campaign,
His manager, r. Mccall Frazier,
claims that there is no question
as to Pollard's nomination by a
large majority.
Pollard's supporters assert that
the "coalition'' ticket of the Repub-
lican.anti.Smith. factional parties will
draw strength away from Mapp, one
OF the other candidates for the
nomination of governor, as it will
take the element that would never
have supported Pollard. since he is
the so.called machine" candidate.
Machine Works Hard
Pollard is well entrenched by a
weIl-oiled working organization at
his State headquarters in Richmond,
and they are putting out thousands
Of pieces Of mail each day. How
ever. over the State, one hears
little of his organization, even
though Pollard is making speeches
over all of it.
Mapp has lost some of his strength
that he had four years ago, yet
he has gained number of ma.
chine leaders in this fight. In the
Mapp-Byrd fight, Pollard supported
Mapp. "stumped the entire State
for him. and was one of his warm
est Supporters. Today he has
changed his colors," and Is run
ming on platform entirely opposite
to the platform he supported four
years ago, Mapp supporters declare.
Among those who supported Mapp
four years ago and today are sup.
porting Pollard are Conner Cool
rick, former State Senator from
Fredericksburg; K. C. Petty, of
Bluefield; James A. Martin, of Roa-
nolxe. who SO successfully managed
Mapp's Roanoke campaign last
time that he carried the city by a
majoritp of 1866, and Taylor John.
son, of Norfolk.
just q Vacation
i Mapp is not so we'll organized
in his State headquarters as is Pol
lard, but he is conducting more
militant campaign personally. Mapp,
in an interview, with the pleasing
and affable personality he has,
stated that he was going to make
q vacation out of his campaign,
and is going to enjoy himself thor
oughly ''stumping" the State and
attempting to advocate the true
principles of Democracy as founded
by Thomas Jefferson.
Mapp did not state what he
thought would be the outcome of the
primary, but declared that he would
be in the fight until the last vote
was counted. He will stress unity
of party and attempt to effect har-
mony within the ranks that are now
so split up.
Mapp has gained strength this
time that he did not have before.
His State manager, Berkely s.
Adams, who was a member OF the
State corporation. was a supporter
OF Byrd last time, and opposed
Mapp. George o. Green, of Clifton
Forge, his publicity manager and
an editor of a daily newspaper in
Clifton Forge, was opposed to him
last time.
Gaining Supporters
One of his greatest assets is M. A.
Hutchinson, of Richmond. who is
secretary of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, and more important is sec
retary of the State central Demo
cratic committee, the official ma
chine" of the State Democrats.
Hutchinson, in making his state.
ment, said that he felt that Mapp
was the man to bring the State of
Virginia back in the Democratic
ranks.
Representative Pat Drewry of
Petersburg. is another staunch sup
porter Oh Mapp, VINO has lett the
Organization, and has become
somewhat active in his campaign.
Richard Moncure, of Richmond,
state moving picture censor, and
Martin Stringfellow, of Charlottes.
vile, are among the many other
so-called machine" men that have
turned to Mapp this time, when
four years ago they were on the
other side of the fence.
The Republican leaders are con-
fident Of victory in the fall, they
say. if Pollard is the Democratic
nominee, and they indicated they
would do all they could to bring
about Mapp's defeat in the primary
so that victory. for them would be
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