Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
EIGHTH VA. DISTRICT
RACE IS APATHET|C
Politicians See Complete Re-
turn to Normal Demo-
cratic Control.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, NAp november Ia
complete return to normal Democratic
political control in this section Ii seen
by politicians preWewing the general
State elections which take place Tues
day. Total lack Of interest in the cleo
ton in all sections Is taken by Demo-
Gratis as an admission Of defeat by Re-
publican and independent candidates,
and the two Democratic color bearers
are expected to gain an easy victory,
although light vote will be polled.
The Democratic nomination until
1928 had always been regarded as tan
tamount to election, and this condition
is viewed as having returned. Although
the State and this city went Republican
during tha Hoover-Smith campaign, no
test was had in regard to the congress
Swanson and Representative r. Walton
Moore we're unopposed in that election.
Congressional Race.
Howard w. Smith of this city, winner
in the hardest fought Democratic pri-
mary in this section in the memory OF
living politicians, is opposed in the race
for Congress In the general election by
Dr. F. M Brooks, Republican, OF Fair
fax County, and John M. Daniel, an
independent, Of Stafford County. Re-
publicans do not seem to be hocking to
Brooks, who has carried the party's
banner in previous elections without
success. Daniel Is not known outside
of his home county, and Is expected to
poll very small vote.
The vote here Is not expected TO ex-
coed 1900, and may fall somewhat be-
low that figure. In the August primary
1925 votes were polled, but 1t was only
after the hardest kind of work and be-
cause of the closeness Of the contest
that so many were gotten to the polls.
Estimates Of the expected Republican
vote vary, with the figure set by several
at about 800.
The heaviest vote anywhere in the
eighth district Is expected in Arlington
County. The county Is normally Re-
publican, and 1t is thought that many
Democrats who supported State Senator
Frank L. Ball in his race against Smith
for the nomination will not support
Smith at this time. The former Circuit
Court Judge, however, Is expected to
carry the county by a good majority
since he has a great many friends in
that section.
County Rui Fight.
What will bring out the vote in Arl-
| ington County Is the local question Of
whether or not q county manager form
| of government Is to he adopted, and, II
so, whether the representatives are to
| be elected at large or by district. Voters
who will come to the polls to decide
this question will increase the con-
gressional and senatorial vote.
Senator Carter Glass has two oppo-
nents in his race for reelection, but
neither is expected to give him much
trouble There Is no Republican candi-
date in the field. At the Republican
convention, held in Roanoke, it was
decided to leave the question OF an OPP
ponent to Glass up to the Executive
| Committee Of the party, and no one
was placed In the field by that COM
mittee. Opposing Glass are Joe c. Nor
gan Of Fairfax County, Socialist. and
J. Cloyd Byars OF Arlington County
running on an independent ticket.
Byars has been consistently unsuc-
cessful in past attempts to win political
ofices. He was once a member Of the
! Democratic party, but left the fold,
and has attacked Glass on the Federal
Reserve System and other issues. Nor
| gan, the Socialist candidate, Is also
considered to have no chance by polit-
icaI writer's, his party never having
been strong in the State.
Lax In Fairfax, Too.
The lack of interest in the elections
| Ia also apparent in Fairfax County,
even though DR.. Brooks is a resident
! Of that section. He Is expected to poll
/ a considerable complimentary vote, as
| he is we'll known in that county, but
Smith is expected to have little trouble
| in carrying the county.
The eighth congressional district Is
| composed of Arlington, Fairfax, Fau-
/ ouier, Prince william, Culpeper, Orange,
| Stafford, Loudoun, Louisa and King
George Counties and Alexandria city
Smith is expected to have no trouble in
the remaining portions Of the district IN
adding to the majority he will receive
| here and in the two nearby counties.
In the primary election he carried this
city and every county except Arlington,
home Of Senator Ball. and Orange,
home Of De Jarnette. another Of the f1ve
party candidates for the nomination.
PIuralities In every county for Smith
will not be unexpected in this election
The polls open here and In other
sections at sunrise Tuesday and close at
sunset. There are six voting places,
one in each ward here, and judges and
tellers have already been named by the
local committees