Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
IMAGINATION CHOICE
OF ARLINGTON Cop.
Nominee Is Now Republican
Candidate for Seat in
House of Delegates.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

LYON PARK, Va, August with
the entire vote of the Carl A. Marshall
contingent thrown to him on the third
vote, Louis A. MacMahon Of Clarendon
was last night selected as the Repub-
lican candidate for the House of Dele
gates from Arlington County. Mac
Mahon's selection came on the ballot
that was expected by many to give q
majority Of the ISL votes to Clarence
r. Ahalt.
Following his selection, MacMahon
made a speech of acceptance in which
he hit the failure of Hugh Reid, in
cumbent and Democratic nominee for
reelection, to have passed by the State
Legislature the enabling act, which
would have permitted the citizens OF
Arlington County a referendum vote
on incorporation, promising to work
for such bill If elected.
Says People Overtaxed.
Declaring that the people of the coun-
ty are already oVertaxed, MacMahon
expressed opposition to the Cramton
Park bill in its present form, stating
that he will oppose any legislation that
would permit the board of county super
visors to lay special levy with which
to obtain sufficient money to assist the
Federal Government in the construc-
Eon of q memorial highway from the
Arlington Memorial Bridge to Great
Falls, as proposed in the bill. He also
expressed opposition to the present Viz
ginia fee system and to the short
ballot" amendment.
Last nights convention, said by Re-
publicans to have been the most largely
attended and the most orderly ever
held here, was called to order by L. c.
McNemar as chairman. Insomuch as
= this meeting was continuance OF a
recessed meeting held about two months
ago and Virginia Highlands did not
have representation at the original
meeting; the chair refused to permit
the seating Of that delegation, thereby
refusing them participation in the Sc
lection Of the candidate. The question
was put before the convention when
E. E. Eaton appealed from the ruling OF
the chair, and Virginia Highlands lost
County Delegations Present.
Arlington was the only precinct hav-
ing q full delegation present, all Is
delegates answering to their names
BallSton had 3, Cherrydale, ~; Carne
/; Clarendon, 81; Del Ray, IL; East
Falls Church, 3; Glen Carlyn, 2; Lyon
Park, 8, and Rosslyn, 5. The votes were
prorated.
MacMahon's name was placed before
the convention by B. NJ. Hedrick, super
visor from Arlington district. Ahalt
was presented by Herbert H. Porter
and Marshall by J. Foster Hagan. Since
there was no other business before the
convention it proceeded Immediately
with the ballot, note of comedy being
added to the situation when the judges
selected the hat Of Commemorative
Attorney William C. Cloth, stanch
Democrat, in which to place the bal
lots. Cloth attended as representa-
tive of the Chronicle, of which he Is
one of the owners.
On the first ballot Ahalt had 81 Pill
votes, MacMahon, 4314 votes: Maeahall
36k votes, and j. E. Spaulding, county
chairman, II votes. Since he was not
a candidate, Spauding's name was
withdrawn. On the second ballot Ahalt
gained the II votes of the Cherrydale
delegation, which had previously gone
to Spaulding. Although this gave him
a considerable lead, Marshall's name
was dropped on the second ballot and
his entire vote swung to MacMahon
giving him 70 7-20 votes, as against
Ahalt'S II 800.