Evening star., 1929-06-25
VIRGINIA c. 0. P.
TO NAME SLATE
Dr.. William MoseIey Brown of
w. & |. to Receive Guber-
material Nomination.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Republicans of the Old Do
minion are to meet in convention at
Richmond tomorrow night to nominate
candidates for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and attorney general.
DR.. William Moseley Brown, mem-
ber of the faculty at Washington and
Lee University, is to receive the Repub-
lican nomination for governor, accord
ing to the plans Of the Republican
leaders. Or. Brown has already been
nominated for governor by the anti
Smith Democratic party of the State.
The Republicans, it is expected also,
will give their Endorsement to Charles
G. Berkley of Newport News for attor-
ney general. Mr.. Berkley is the nominee
for that ONCE Of the anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis.
Coalition To BE Cemented.
The political coalition between the
Republicans and anti-Smith Democrat
ic organizations for the coming cam
paign will be cemented by the action
taken at tonorrow's Republican con-
vention, 1t was said today. That coal
ition, according to Republican and anti
Smith Democratic leaders, will present
formidable array. Some of them al
ready are claiming that the regular
Democratic organization will be defeat
Democratic organization, however, Is
resourceful and has a. firm grip in the
State. The prospects, at any rate, are
for q hot campaign In Virginia this
Summer and Fail.
The Republicans are willing to &c
along with the aet-Smith Democrats
this year In their effort to smash the
regular organization, more particularly
since the anti-Smith Democrats made
1t possible for the Republicans to carry
the State for Presitlnt Hoover last
year and to elect three members to
Congress.
G. o. p. Hopes for Big Showing.
The Republicans are expected to make
as big showing at their convention
tomorrow as possible, even though the
nomination OF the candidate for gov
ernor is apparently cut-and-dried af-
fair. This is the first Republican State
convention to be held following State
wide victory of the @. o. p. In Virginia.
Delegations from all parts of the State
are going to Richmond for the con-
vention.
The anti-Smith Democrats, at their
convention in Roanoke last week, did
| not nominate candidate for lieuten-
ant governor. The Republicans. there
fore, are at liberty to name their own
candidate for that Office If they desire
without any friction between the two
organizations. There is some sentiment
| for the nomination of John A. Ander-
son of Bristol for that office. However,
| 1t Is possible that the Republican con-
vention may decide not to nominate a
| candidate for lieutenant governor, but
| leave that Office to the regular Demo-
cratic candidate, James H. Price. Mr.
Price is widely popular and is a men,
Der OF fraternal and other organiza-
tions in the State.
Dr. Brown, before he was nominated
| by the anti-Smith Democrats to make
ther ace for governor. announced that
| he would be glad to accept the nomi-
nation of both the anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans. He Is an
| eloquent speaker and 1t is possible
| that he may be on hand to address the
Republican convention, II it nominates
| him tomorrow night.
Looking Ahead 10 1889.
While the Republicans this year are
| preparing to support the anti-Smith
Democratic State ticket. It is expected
| they will look for a measure of support
from the anti-Smith Democrats when
it comes TO the congressional elections
| in 1880.
President Hoover carried the State
! last November by nearly $4,000 votes
| over Alfred z. Smith, the Democratic
! candidate. The Hoover Democrats were
! numerous. 1t remains now to be seen
whether they can hold their organiza-
ton together and deliver approximately
| as many votes to their own candidate
| for governor this Fall as they did to
the Republican candidate for President
last year.
The regular Democrats insist that
they cannot do it. The anti-Smith out
/ fit, however, has launched its campaign
| for governor with much enthusiasm.
Just what effect the attack now being
made on Bishop James Cannon, jr., a
| leader of the anti-Smith Democrats,
/ will have on the campaign Is still a
matter Of conjecture.