Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
1O4 CANDIDATES
FILE FOR z Jobs
Fifty-One Seek Election to
New Arlington
Board.
BY stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent OF Inc star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. September A field of l04
candidates for the IL Offices to be filled
in the general election scheduled No
yember will inaugurate within the next
few days an aggressive campaign that
promises to be the WarmeSt in the his
tory Of the county.
Although interest in the race did not
asgune its true proportions until after
the ceaoline for filing intentions fell
yesterday, revealing to the candidates
the opposition they are to face. several
bombshells already have fallen In polit-
ical ranks. causing minor disturbances.
Interest in County Board.
Major interest, of course, centers in
the election of new county board. The
board of supervisors is due to be abol-
ished January ! under the new form
of government adopted b. a referendum
vote last November, with a board of
five commissioners replacing it.
group lei by Crandall Mackey, for
mer commonwealth attorney. is pre-
rsring to wage a legal battle to have
Judge walter T. MCCARTHY Of the Cir
cult Court set aside the new form of
government on the ground that 1t is
unconstitutional calling as it does for
Adjustment Of the magiSterial districts
Fiftv-one persons have filed notice of
their intentions for the Board of County
Commissioners, while II have announced
their candidacy for the three seats at
stake if judge Mccarthy rules in favor
OF the group headed by Mackey.
Ballot Will Be Long.
Due to the huge number OF candi-
dates, who have filed for the County
Board the ballot is expected to be the
largest ever presented to Virginia voters.
1t will be approximately 40 inches long
E. Wade Ball, who has held the Office
of county treasurer for Arlington Coun-
ty since January, 1908, is the only can
didate for major post, who enters the
race for reelection without opposition
County Clerk William H. Duncan will
certify the full list of those who filed to
Claude o. Thomas, secretary of the
County Electoral Board 1t is as follows:
For county board of commissioners
w. o. Pickett, Clements F. Rauth, Mary
d, Harris Edward T. Morton, E. C.
Turnburke, Elizabeth Barron Magruder,
Albert H. Cohen, William FriesS, Frank
E. Martin. William E. A. McShea. Rob-
ert E. Plymale. Herbert l.. Wilson, @.
Samuel Warner. E. Freeland Chew, L.
c. Lloyd, Lyman M. Kelly, c. H. Bow
beer. William Clifton Hull, James w.
Head, Thomas S. Wallis, Col. J. G. Pep
per, Thomas r. Mechem, Harry A. Fell
lows. William W. Wright, John r. Moss
burg, Louis C. Carl John G. Gall, John
A. Mcknight, Fred N. Windridge, J. r.
Robertson. Robert H. Forman, William
E. Wolff, Harry A. Miller. James r. Will
liams. william r. Rose. Fred A. Gosnell
J. Vernon Smith, James A. Sommerville,
Harry Siegel. E. C. Hall, George D.
Kicker, G. Frank Allwine, c. B. Rosen-
berger, Joseph D. Malloy, Mrs. Florence
E. Cannon. F. H. Golf, H. S. Coe, C. H.
Moseley, William L. Ball, S. H. York
dale and Frederick Rieder.
Seek Supervisor Jobs.
For membership on the County Board
of Supervisors from Arlington District
Mrs. Catherine M. Rogers, J. N Rich,
E. c. Hall, Clarence Croft, H. S. Coe,