Evening star., 1936-09-13
Y0UNGDEMOCRATS|
ELECT IN virginia.
Harold r. Snead, State Pres
ident, and Roosevelt Ad-
miniStrati0n Indorsed.

~ the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, September IL
Harold F. Snead of Henrico County
was elected State president Of the
Young Democratic Clubs Of Vir-
ginia by .acclamation today after the
convention had adopted resolutions in
dorsing. President Roosevelt and his
administration.
The Young Democrats declared in
the resolution that Roosevelt "has
put the rights of the masses beyond
reach of the classes" and asserted
that after three years of Democratic
rule fear has vanished and con-
fidence has been restored to the
country"
Gov. George c. Peery, Senators Car
ter Glass and Harry F. Byrd and the
nine Virginia Representatives were
commended in another resolution for
the "able and sincere manner" in
which they have discharged "the
great duties and responsibilities in
cidental to their respective Offices"
Alexandria Chosen.
Other officers elected today were
Vice Presidents Robert Duncan Of
Alexandria, Paul Coleman of Lynch
burg; Richard Wright. jr., of Shen-
andoah, and Elliott Campbell of Car
oline County. Jess billiard of Frank
lin County was named secretary and
John D. Neff Of Staunton, college
secretary. AL were selected by ac-
elamation.
The two-day convention was ad-
Sourned shortly after O'Clock, leav-
ing only the annual dance and ball
tonight to complete the program.
Under an amendment to the con-
stitution and bylaws the officers
chosen will serve for only one year and
will be eligible to succeed them
selves for one term consecutively.
John Galleher of Leesburg, who has
served as State president since the
clubs were organized five years ago,
was named honorary president.
The Young Democrats, at confer
ence with State Democratic Chairman
j. Murray Hooker and Campaign Di-
rector Horace Edwards, were asked
to take over three major phases of the
presidential and congressional cam
paigns and agreed to do so.
Maximum Registration.
Mr. Hooker asked that they make
check of all precincts with view to
getting a maximum registration of
voters; that they instruct all voters
in the new Affirmative system of voting
now used in Virginia. and that they
arrange for transportation of voters
to the polls on election day.
Campaign Manager Edwards urged
them to take an aggressive attitude,
telling them that the Democratic
party had no apologies to offer for
anything. ...
Although the Resolutions Commit
tee decided to refrain from commit
ting the Young Democrats to state
Issues in the midst of a national cam
paign, the Legislative Affairs Commit
tee took different attitude and the
convention approved flve-plank reso-
luton offered by it.
The convention went on record In
adopting this report as favoring a re-
dactionT from 60 to so hours as the
maximum work week for women in
industry; a more reasonable and
equitable minimum salary for public
school teachers; continued develop
ment of the Department of Public
Welfare to preserve human re-
sources" of Virginia, and a study by
the Legislature of the entire highway
system to the end that the system may
be more rapidly pushed to completion
under the pay-as-you-go system.
Declaring it favors the principle of
social security, the convention voted
to name q committee of two members
from each congressional district, to
be named by district chairmen, to
study the matter and report to the
1887 convention such legislation as
they deem advisable and suitable in
Virginia.
Resolutions seeking repeal OF the
poll tax as prerequisite to voting, a
definite stand by the organizat tion on
the question of probation and parole
in Virginia and action by the Legis-
lature on redistricting for the House
and Senate, were killed in committee.