The Washington times., 1935-08-07
.|NCUMBENTS
VICTORIOUS
INV|RGINIA

uN uHN~hu VS.
With few exceptions, Demo
cratic incumbents throughout
Northern Virginia were victorious
over opponents in yesterdays
Democratic primaries.
In Arlington county, where the
most heated contest occurred be-
tween candidates seeking the
nomination for three m "a or
offices, the incumbents won by
substantial pluralities.
Incomplete returns from the
senatorial district comprising
Loudoun, Fauquier and Culpeper
counties gave Thomas GlaSscock
q majority over the incumbent
Cecil Conner.
]. Fred Birrell, veteran repre-
sentative in the House OF dele
gates from Alexandria City, fin
ished third in a three-man race
which was won by Maurice Rosen'
berg, a young attorney OF Alex
andria.
Rust Wins
State Senator John Rust, rep
resenting Alexandria City and the
counties of Arlington, Fairfax and
Prince William, won over his op-
ponent, Hugh Reid, of Arlington
and L. C. Painter, of Fairfax. Mr..
Reid trailed about 1000 votes be-
hind, while Mr.. Painter ran a
poor third.
Yesterday was a bad day for
the Conner family in Loudoun
county.
Fenton Conner, son Of State
Senator Cecil Conner, thrust into
the race for commonwealth attor-
ney was defeated by his opponent,
Charles F. Harrison, mayor OF
Leesburg, by a vote OF 1,343 70
1876.
His father, seeking the nomina-
ton as a candidate for the State
senate in the senatorial district
. comprising Loudoun, Fauquler and
Culpeper counties, was trailing his
opponent, Thomas Glasscock, by
a vote of 1,517 to 1929, in the
Loudoun county returns.
Coleman Victor
In the race for house Of dele
gates Philip Coleman, incumbent,
was defeated by Haywood Thomp-
son, 1,441 to Ito.
Incumbent Commissioner OF Rev
enue Nixson, receiving the largest
number of votes of any Of the local
candidates, swamped his opponent,
Harry Daniels, by amassing 2,43O
votes to Daniels 688.
AS elsewhere it was q victory
for the ''ins" in Arlington county.
Returns from the first Demo
cratic primary in 80 years showed:
For sheriff B. Fields,
incumbent, won handily over H.
j. Odenthal, who conducted a
reform" campaign, charging
Fields was in league with boot
leggers, racketeerS, gamblers and
slot-machine operators - charges
which Fields denied vigorously.
For commemorative attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas, incumbent,
smothered his opponents, Emery
HoSmer and John Paul Jones, re-
ceiving more than twice as many
votes as his opponents combined.
For county treaSurer-CharleS
r. Jesse, incumbent, defeated
Harry A. Fellows with majority
of 1000 in a 3-to-2 vote.
Rust is Winner
For county olerk-in a four
man race, Benjamin Laycock, for
IS years assistant commissioner Of
revenue for the County, Won with
a plurality of more than 1000
over his closest opponent and will
oppose the incumbent, John A.
Petty, who has announced he
will run as an independent in the
fall.
State Senator John Rust over
whelmingly defeated his opponent,
Hugh Reid in Alexandria City
and Fairfax county and re-
ceived small plurality in
Prince VILLAIN county. His vote
in these districts more than offset
a majority of nearly 1000 which
Reid brought out of his own
county of Arlington.
Morris D. Rosenberg won a
smashing victory over his rivals
j. Fred Birrell, incumbent, and
George Evans, for nomination to
represent Alexandria city in the
House Of Delegates. Rosenberg
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