Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-05
DISTRICT
|. IS WON BY SMITH
BY.VOTE OF 4 TO |
Alexandria Congressional
Candidate Heads All of
Democratic Ticket.
GLASS ALSO EASY VICTOR,
BUT FALLS BEHIND JUDGE
Latter Carries Home Town by 10
to / and Runs Ahead in All
Precincts.
BY ; star correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November S.
Sweeping each of the 10 counties and
Alexandria City, Judge Howard w.
Smith, Democrat, of this city, was yes
terday elected to the House Of Repre-
sentatives from the eighth congressional
district over DR.. F. M. Brooks, Repub-
lican, of Fairfax County, and John M.
Daniel, independent, of Stafford County,
Judge Smiths total vote was more than
four times that of the two other cam
didates, and marked the complete re-
turn to the normal Democratic sway
In this district which was upset when
the State and this section went Re-
publican in the 1928 election.
Glass Easy Victor.
Senator Carter Glass, incumbent, Of
Lynchburg, Va, also easily carried the
district, but his majority over j. Cloyd
Byars, independent, of Arlington County,
and Joe C. Morgan, Socialist, of Fair
fax County, was not as great as that
of Smith. Glass total was about three
times that of the other two candidates.
Judge Smith succeeds the veteran
Representative r. Walton Moore of
Fairfax County, who was not a candi-
date for reelection at this time. While
his victory In the general election was
comparatively easy and was never in
doubt, he had to survive a hot FIVE
cornered fight in the party for the
nomination when the primary was held
in August.
The completeness of Judge Smiths
~.4ak 4n a.. H. e. - kI404 l.
ried Arlington County, normally Re-
4-to-1, polling 1882 votes to 636 for DR.
Brooks. Smith also easily carried Fair
fax County, home of the Republican
candidate, getting 1,742 votes in that
section to $50 for DR.. Brooks.
10 to i'm Alexandria.
This city, home Of the candidate
gave him majority of almost 10 to /
with Smith getting 2,021 votes to 222
for Brooks and Is for Daniel. Smiths
home precinct, the fifth, here gave him
401 votes out of 440 counted after 10
had been thrown out as incorrectly
marked.
Election Day Rainy.
Election day was marked by inclem-
ent weather, which held down the
vote in outlying districts. The vote here
however, was 2,299, which was slightly
greater than expected, many Drawing
the rain and wind to cast compli-
mentary vote for their fellow@towns-
man Judge Smith. Arlington County
cast a heavy vote, but this was large
ly due to the county change Of gov
eminent issue which brought the voters
to the polls.
Fauquier County went almost 10 to
for Judge Smith, the winning candidate
getting 1000 votes to los for DR.. Brooks.
Prince William County gave Smith 917
and Brooks 81, while Loudoun County
totals showed Smith with 1877 and
Brooks with 261. Culpeper County
totals were: Smith. SGT; Brooks. 1870.
The fact that Glass fell considerably
behind his fellow Democratic candidate
is attributed to the fact that both
Byars and Morgan, who opposed him,
are residents of this district. Quite a
number, however. cast "pIunker" votes
for Smith, scratching the entire portion
Of the ticket dealing with the senatorial
election.
Two hours after the polls closed, at
Sos o'clock yesterday afternoon, DR..
Brooks called Judge Smith on the tele-
phone and congratulated him on his
victory. Smith remained at his ONCE
here until late last night, compiling
the vote from the various sections Of
the district and receiving many con-
gratulations from his friends.