Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
Pollard Is Nominated.

EUlldIu Is
James Garland Pollard Is the choice
of the regular Virginia Democrats Tor
governor. His victory over his two OPP
ponents Yesterday in the primary cleo
ton was decisive. Ordinarily the
Democratic nominee for governor in
Virginia, having won the primary con-
test, could take vacation until cleo
ton day in November. But this year
it is different. Mr.. Pollard faces real
fight. with the Republicans and anti
smith Democrats supporting his OPP
ponent. William Moseley Brown.
The Virginia election this Fall has
assumed far more IMPORTANCE from the
point of view of national politics than
has been the case for many years. A
victory by Mr.. Pollard at the polls this
Fall will be hailed far and wide as
meaning the return Of anti-Smith
Democrats to their old party allegiance.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Pollard is a
dry. and his supporters are drys, the
vets will see a victory for themselves
in his success, merely because DR..
Brown is the candidate of the ultra-dry
Bishop James Cannon, jr., and his fol-
lowers in Virginia. Furthermore, it Is
likely to give that element In the
Democratic party which believes in
liberalizing the dry laws added hope.
For in the end it is only by support OF
drv votes for more liberal national cam
didates that the vets can hope to win
at the polls in coming Nationwide
contests.
The election will have vast signif-
icance and effect, too, upon the Demo-
cratic party organization in the Old
Dominion. A drubbing at the polls by
the anti-Smith Democrats and their
allies, the Republicans, would be body
blow for the organization-which suf-
fered considerably in the national cleo
ton last year. Senator Carter Glass,
who comes UP for denomination and re-
election next year, strong supporter
of the organization and Mr.. Pollard,
under such circumstances would nave
q great deal to think about
Democratic leaders in Virginia assert
that Pollard's election Is assured. 1t Is
quite possible that they are correct But
there are signs of bitter campaign
ahead. The more bitter it becomes,
the more scars will be left. Indeed. the
prospect of driving a considerable num-
Der of anti-Smith Democrats out OF the
party permanently and into the ranks
of the Republican party grows.
The Democrats are taking hope for a
united front from the fact that the pri-
mary campaign was conducted by three
candidates for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton without personal attack. They be-
lieve It will be possible for them to rally
the entire Democratic strength-minus
those who still remain with the anti
Smith organization-in favor OF Pollard.
1t lis of interest to observe that both
camps have nominated college pro-
fessors for governor. DR.. Pollard Is
member of the faculty of William and
Mary College. DR.. Brown has been mem
Der of the faculty of Washington and
Lee. College professors have not in
frequently been drafted for political
Office. One at least attained the high
est Office in the gift of the American
people, President Woodrow Wilson.
incidentally, Mr.. Wilson made the first
step from the university atmosphere to
that of. politics via the governorship Of
New Jersey.