Evening star., 1933-07-16
Campaign BEGUN
! TO SUCCEED ALLEN
MackaII and Williams Seek
Democratic Nomination
in Fairfax.
Nv STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

Nv Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. July 15.-John G.
Mackall of Langley and Herbert Will
Iiams of East Woodford, both OF whom
opposed the late Edmund H. Allen 1or
the Democratic nomination Tor the
House of Delegates two years ago, TO-
dav announced their candidates. Tor the
nomina lion this year. Their entry into
the political field this year followed
Aliens recent death
Both candidates are seeking the NOM
nation for the regular term beginning
next January and election at the special
election that will be held on August Is
to select member to fill out Aliens
unexpired term. Both will urge that
their names be written on the ballot
in the primary on August l in opposl-
ton to L. c. Painter of Hybla Valley,
whose name is on the ballot with that
of Allen.
Advocates Beer and Repeal.
Mackall is an advocate of the legal
ization of beer and repeal OF the elgh-
teenth amendment, as was Allen. Fur
ther than this he has not had time to
prepare a platform. but will, he said,
abide by the Democratic national plat
form.
A native of Fairfax County, Mackall
is 36 wears old. He is a graduate OF
the University of Virginia and is now
engaged in the practice Of law here
and in Washington. Among other &C
tivities. he is director Of the National
Bank of Fairfax, the Fairfax County
Fair Association, the Fairfax-Alex-
andria Building & Loan Association
and the Falls s-Dranesville Highway Co.
Williams states that he would have
regularly filed as a candidate at this
election except that he felt Allen was
entitled to another term. Williams
claims that some of the most prominent
Democrats in the county have ap-
preached him since Aliens death and
urged him to be candidate and have
expressed their resentment at attempts
being made by friends Of John c.
Mackall to make him a Democratic
standard bearer without giving voters
a chance to express their preference.
His announcement is qualified by the
proviso that the Democratic nominee is
to be selected at the forthcoming prim-
ary by the writing-in method. If the
County Executive Committee at its
meeting tonight rules that Langdon c.
Painter is the party's legal nominee and
indorses him. Williams will not oppose
the committee.
Platform is Outlined.
Williams. who is a member Of the
County School Board from Providence
district. president of the Virginia State
Trustees Association, member of the
board of visitors Of the State School for
the Blind at Staunton, prominent in
the Fairfax County Chamber of Com
merce, is a brother of Franklin Will
liams, for many years member of the
House of Delegates from Fairfax
County. He has briefly outlined the
following platform upon which he will
make his campaign.
Increased State aid for schools
through the imposition Of sales tax
on luxuries to reduce taxation on real
estate; a substantial reduction in the
automobile license tax: opposes the fee
system. While he is personally dry he
would vote for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and the legalization in Vir-
ginia of beer and wine. He believes
there should be substantial reduction
in public utility rates.