The Washington times., 1929-07-13
.0NCE DES
GO()LR|CK
CHARGE

Senator u. Walter Mapp,
one Of the aspirants for the
gubernatorial nomination in
the Democratic primary to be
held in Virginia on August 6,
who has openly opposed the
short ballot, has gotten him.
self between two. fires on his
stand.
Mapp was charged several days
ago by Senator o'Conner Goolrick
Of Fredericksburg Of having been
one of the original Virginia advo-
Gates of the short ballot.
Goolrick stated that Mapp shared
in the first move toward changing
the constitutional section, which,
prior to 1923, provided for the cleo
ton of the superintendent of public
instruction by the people. Mapp,
he said, had signed the educational
commission report of 1913-1920,
which embodied this change.
Cites RECORD I'm case
''The record shows that Mapp was
in error when he said he had not
signed the report Goolrick said in
his statement, His name is on
the printed copies Of the report.
But that makes little difference.
All of the records of the period
when the general assembly was
making the first move toward lib
eralizing certain sections Of the
constitution show that Mapp had
somewhat different views in 1918
and 1920 than he seems to have
expressed recently"
Four years ago Goolrick was one
of the warmest supporters that
Mapp had and stumped the State in
his behalf. Goolrick was in the
state senate with Mapp, but is now
opposing him.
Reluctant on Row
,Goolrick stated that he was
reluctant to enter into this discus.
sion with Mapp, but that he had
become impatient over Mapp'g COM
p1ete change of his stand on the
short ballot within the past few
years.
'It is difficult to understand
Maps change of viewpoint" Cool
rick asserted. s'very hard to under.
stand why he lis now arguing so
vigorously for 4 reactionary@ trend
toward tying the hands of the gen.
eral assembly even more firmly than
they were bound prior to the re-
organization of government.
There is no desire on the part
OF. Virginians / know to jam the
short ballot down anybody's throat.
The idea of the amendment was to
free the constitution so that the
people through the general assembly
can decide how best to choose Ger.
tain officers of administrative re-
spensibtlity.
Cannot See Mapp Stand
"After 1882 the people can take
the appointment away from the
Governor if they want to do so and
can make these offices elective
again. The people can have a bal
lot as long as they want. In view
Of this, and in view OF MIR. Mapp $
former advocacy of freeing the con-
stitution as it is applied to the super
intendent of public instruction. /
cannot see why he is brandbng the
state Of Virginia as a ceAtIa aliZed,
undemocratic government"
Mapp first denied signing this re-
port, but later admitted. and has
issued statement. He has been
strong in denunciation Of the short
ballot, and stated that it was one of
the paramount issues OF the cam.
paign. He issued long statement
i'm which he declared it was auto
cratic and takes the right OF rule
away from the people.
Map said that he was technically
correct in his denial that he signed
the report, but that he had found
later that he had authorized the
state superintendent of public in
struction to sign it for him.