Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
c. 0. P. FACES LOSS
OF TWO VA. SEATS
Congressional Race In Old
Dominion Held Not Promis-
Ing to Republicans.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. November L.
Loss BY the Republicans Of ct least
two Representatives In Congress - q
result Of the election to be held next
is indicated by the situation
existing at the close Of the FAN cam
paign. The Republicans now have
three members Of their party in the
Virginia delegation In the National
House Of Representatives, . larger rep
than they have previously
had during this generation. These
three seats, representing the second,
seventh and ninth districts, were
captured In the Hoover landslide Of
l 920, Two of them, most likely those
the seventh and ninth,
are expected to return to Democratic
custody, as o result Of the approaching
election.
Main Fight in Second.
The congressional battle-ground In
Virginia Is customarily the ninth ds-
trict comprising that large section OF
the state known as Southwest Virginia,
in the second. a district composed OF
the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, SUI:
folk and South Norfolk and o small
group Of counties in Southeast Virginia.
There Joseph T. Deal, Democrat, "a
seeking to wrest from MenalcuS LAnk-
ford, Republican, the seat which the
latter captured from the former N
1928.
ford have been opposing each other IA
the congressional fights IN the secono'
and the former was always the Victor,
though by decreasing majorities, until
two years ago. The contest TINS yea =.
il so clase that well informed men on
both sides admit that the result u m
doubt. Although the district y nor
nnally Democratic, Mr.. Landlord 9
man of great personal popularity ana
he Is backed by an element OF business
men who contend that their section VIII
secure more favors from the Federal
Government If 1t is represented by .
Republican than 1t would II the ols-
trict's seat In Congress were held by
Democrat. Mr.. Deals candidacy Is SUI
fering to some extent from ngnt Pc
ing made on him by unions That de-
clare that his labor record Is unsatis.
factory, Those who figured that Deal
will be the victor point to the tremen"
dous reaction from the 1928 Repunn-
can landslide that was shown in the
vote given John Garland Pollard Tor
Governor last year.
Ninth District.
In the ninth district where John w.
FLANAGAN, Democrat, is opposing
Joseph @. Shaffer, Republican tncum-
bent, the chances appear to favor Mr..
VnGfflf -
pected to be fairly close, as all ninth
district congressional races are. Mr..
Shaffer at first gave notice that he
would not accept denomination. Act
ing on this, q Republican convention
nominated G. Bascom Slemp, former
CONGRESSMAN and later presidential
secretary to Mr.. Coolidge. Mr.. Slemp
declined the nomination, and finally
Mr.. Shaffer was induced to accept 1t.
The resulting uncertainty which arose
during this progress Of change, con-
siderably damaged Republican prospects
in the district for this year. Hoover
prosperity and the effects of the tariff
have been the main issues in the ninth
district campaign this year.
In the seventh, O valley district
which includes the cities OF Harrison
burg and Winchester, Jacob A. CARRIER,
Republican incumbent, Is opposed by
John w. Fishburne, Democrat. Mr..
CARRIER got of to q bad start in the
campaign this year by forgetting to ftls
his notice Of candidacy in time. As
a result his name will not appear on
the official ballot and his supporters VIII
have to use q rubber stamp in voting
for him. This Is expected TO adversely
affect his chances, but his main trotl-
BILE is in the effect that the tariff Il
claimed to have had on his district.
The seventh is q great apple district
and the Democrats point to embargoes
laid by Great Britain and Argentina On
Virginia apples as being q direct result
of the tariff war. 1t is hardly likely
that Mr. CARRIER will be able to retain
has seat His majority over Thomas w.
Harrison. Democrat. In the year Of the
Hoover landslide was only 254 votes.
Two Other Districta.
The Republican party has nominated
congressional candidates In only two
other districts. In the eighth, the dis
tf1ct touching the District Of Columbia,
their nominee Il DR.. r. M Brooks who
opposes Howard W. Smith, winner Of
the Democratic primary. Smith Il
looked upon as an easy winner. In
the tenth, q valley district with StAun-
ton as its chief center, the Republican
~ Z
the veteran Democrat, Harry st. George
Tucker. Mr.. Putnam, like Mr.. CARRIER,
failed to file his notice of candidacy IN
time and will also have to resort to
the use Of rubber stamps in getting
his name OH the ticket. G. K. Rosser,
independent. is another congressional
candidate in the tenth. Mr.. Tucker is
expected to win this fight without much
trouble.
In the third, or Richmond district,
Representative Andrew j. Montague,
Democrat, Is opposed by r. Houston
Brett who announced his candidacy rs
an independent Republican opposed
to the bosses in both parties" w. A..
Rowe. independent, is opposing Repre-
sentative S. Otis Bland, Democrat, in
the first, a Tidewater district which
includes the Eastern Shore. Montague
and Bland will win easily.
Three Democratic nominees, Patrick
H. Drewry, in the fourth; Thomas G.
Burch, in the fifth, and Clifton A.
Woodrum, in the sixth, are without OPP
position. Drewry and Woodrum are in
cumbentS. Burcn defeated Representa-
tive Joseph Whitehead in the Demo-
cratic primary.
The voters next Tuesday will return
Carter Glass, Democrat, to the United
States Senate. He has nominal oppo-
sition from j. Cloyd Byars, independent,
and Joseph G. Morgan, Socialist.
Prohibition is cutting little figure in
the campaign, although Deal, in the
second district, Is regarded as a wet
and Landlord, his opponent, is looked
upon as a dry. Brett, In the third has
declared for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment but the people in that dis
trict are lined up along party lines and
not on the wet and dry issue.