Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
c. 0. P. PLANSACT|VE.
FIGHT IN VIRGINIA.
State Convention Is Called
for August 80 to Meet
in Roanoke.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent Of The star.

CLARENDON, Va, August e.-Hav-
ing marked time to await the outcome
Of the Democratic primaries in the
various sections of the State, the Re-
publicans of Virginia are laying plans
for an active campaign in behalf of
their candidates for the House of Rep
resentativeg and the United States
Senate.
j. e. spaulding, chairman of the Ar
lington County Republican Commit
tee, today received call from the
State Committee for State conven-
ton that will be held in the City Mar
ket Auditorium in Roanoke at noon on
August 80. This convention, accord
ing to the call, will be for the purpose
Of selecting a candidate for the Senate
and organizing generally for the COM
ing campaign.
County Meeting Planned.
Pursuant to this call, Spaulding an
nounces that he will call a county mass
meeting on or about August 20 for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
State convention. Arlington County is
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mates. the selection Of which will prob
ably be somewhat exciting.
DR.. F. M. Brooks, Republican con-
greSSional candidate from the eighth
district, has until this time refused
to accept any invitations to speak at
meetings any place in the district, but
has informed Spaulding that he in
tends starting an active campaign i'm
mediately after the meeting of the
Eighth District Executive Committee,
which will be held in Alexandria on
August II.
In declining invitations, Dr. Brooks
had announced that he would have
nothing to say politically until he
learned who his opponent would be,
believing that he would be placed at
disadvantage If he had to combat all
i've Democratic candidates during the
Democratic pre- primary campaign.
Now that he knows his opponent is to
be Judge Howard w. Smith, he feels
that he is better able to cope with
the situation.
Republicans Hopeful.
While nomination in the Democratic
primary Is tantamount to election in
the eighth district, the Republicans are
alert for some opportunity that might
be used to turn the tables. They are
not overly optimistic as to the chances
Of such an opportunity at this time,
but look fondly upon the large increase
in population in that section of the
district adjoining the National Capital,
believing that some day this increase
may be of sufficient size to put over a
Republican for an important Office.
There Is no doubt but that large
per cent of the increase, especially in
Arlington County and nearby develop
ments in Fairfax County, is composed
mostly OF Federal employees and that
q greater number of these are Repub-
ncans and it is upon this that the
political body is building its foundation
for supremacy.
AT one time, 1t Is pointed out, it
would have been impossible to elect
o Republican to Office in either Ar
Hngton or Fairfax Counties, but last
year Fairfax elected q Republican mem
Der Of the House Of Delegates and the
year before that Arlington elected O
confirmed Republican to the Board of
County Supervisors. Incidentally, both
counties went Republican in so far as
the presidential vote Is concerned at the
last general election.