Evening star., 1933-07-30
DEMOCRATS DRAW
DRIVES TO CLOSE
Primary to Be Held Tuesday.
Smith and Peery Calm
Eighth District. 4.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
staf Correspondent of The star.

n BY LESTER N. 1NSkEEP,
rS Stan Correspondent Of The star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va-
July 29.-The present political cam
paign, involving Democratic nomina-
tions for State Offices and the House OF
Delegates and election OF members OF
localities, comes to close Monday. Tne
primary will be held Tuesday.
The closing hours of the campaign
found two of the three gubernatorial
candidates, Senator w. Worth Smith,
jr., and George c. Peery. each claiming
the eighth district, which comprises the
Northern Virginia counties.
Smith leaders are predicting he will
carry all counties in the eighth district,
with the possible exception Of one. by
large majority. Peery supporters,
through H. Bruce Green, Northern Vir-
sinia manager, claim victory in this
section by small majority. The coun-
ties Of Loudoun. Faquier, Louisa. King
George and Arlington show indications
of Peery victory" Green claims, while
he is assured of substantial vote in the
other sections of the district as well as
the city of Alexandria"
Also Claimed by Smith.
These same counties are claimed by
Smith by substantial majorities, since
they comprise the portion of the State
in which he believes he has the most
strength, both because of his own wide
acquaintance here and the popularity
Of his brother, Representative Howard
w, Smith.
Joseph T. Deal. the third candidate,
admittedly has little strength in this
section, most Of his support coming
from the Tidewater section. from which
he halls. Peery's strength lies in the
vast Southwest portion Of the State and
it is the huge vote in that section which
he believes assures him victory IN the
primary
The biggest issue in the campaign at
the present time seems to be the auto
mobile tag fee. since it is generally be-
lieved that the legalization of beer and
repeal Of the eighteent hamendment
are already assured, although all three
candidates are committed to these.
Smiths advocacy Of a straight IS
license fee for all pleasure cars is the
one thing feared by the Peery support
ers. it is said. Smith states that the
highways can be adequately cared for
with the revenue from a straight IS fee
and continuation of the present Scent
gasoline tax, especially in view of the
fact that large number of cars now
laid up because of the inability Of their
owners to purchase tags at 10 cents per
hundred pounds would again be placed
in operation.
Peery is advocating a graduated scale
OF license fees, beginning with a fee of
$40 for all cars weighing up to 5000
pounds; SIS for cars between 5000 and
1000 pounds; $25 for cars between 1000
and 5000 pounds and $35 for cars be-
tween 5000 and 5000 pounds. This, he
claims, would place Sc per cent of the
cars In the State on the $40 scale. He
claims that q IS fee would wreck the
highway department.
Other Smith Proposals.
Smith are less frequent changes in
text books, substantial reductions in
utility rates and use of the contem-
plated tax on beer for schools. He fur
ther proposes the removal of the school
tax from real estate and abolition Of the
fee system.
Peery generally favors the continu-
ance of the policies of the present ad-
ministration, whose candidate he is A
former chairman of the State Corpora
ton Commission, he favors legislation
giving the commission the right to make
temporary decreases or increases In
rates where this appears to be neces-
sary and without the lengthy proceed
1ngs now necessary for such action. He
further advocates q minimum school
cation, sympathetic consideration of the
problems Of the laboring man, q con-
tinuation Of the pay-as-you-go plan for
road building, no increase in the gaso-
line tax or diversion of road funds and
aid to the farmers.
Deal advocates reduction Of all taxes,
reduction of the automobile license
fees by so per cent. 2-cent reduction
in the gasoline tax, reduction in all
public utility rates, control of water
power. repeal of the short ballot and
segregation of taxes, decentralization of
the State government and an end of
the political leadership of Senator Hara
~ F. Byrd.
In Arlington County William D. Med
ley has been named the Democratic
nominee for the House Of Delegates be-
cause he had no opposition, but in Fair
fax County there are three candidates
for this post. They are John c. Mackall,
Herbert F. Williams and l.. c. Painter.
Mackall and Williams entered the fight
after the death Of Delegate Edmund H.
Allen and their names are not on the
ticket, hence both are conducting edu-
cational campaigns in an attempt to
show voters how their names may be
written on at the polls. Both favor
1egalization of beer and repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, as does Painter.
and all three also are candidates to fill
out Aliens unexpired term and serve
in the special session of the Legislature
Vayhi DO fa hn
consideration Of these problems.
Three Arlington Fights.
Three active fights are being conduct
Cd in Arlington County for election to
the Democratic Committee. There are
two memberships on the committee for
each of the IL precincts and unusually
active campaigns are under way in the
East Falls Church, Clarendon No. and
Clarendon No. 2 precincts. Candidates
by precincts are as follows:
Arlington. Emery N. Hosmer and
Boardman Munson; Virginia Highlands.
Albert M: Jones and George W; Wilson;
Rosslyn, r. Bleakley James. George T.
Collins and Bryan Gordon: Clarendon
No. /, Mrs. John E. Nevin, Mrs. Ellie
Stoody, Lyman NJ Kelley and H. B.
Mitchell; Clarendon No. q w. L. Bragg.
who is the present county chairman;
r. Freeland Chew and Robert N. An
derson: East Falls Church, r. c. L.
Moncure, Charles r. Fenwick and J. v.
Turner; Glen Carlyn. r. " Hannah and
Frederick Hilder; Lyon Park, Thomas
r. Mechem and Howard w. Sharpe.
In the three precincts where there
are no candidates members will be
named by the new chairman after the
organization meeting Of the new COM
mittee.
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