Evening star., 1936-10-11
BYRD SEES STATE
SAFE FOR PARTY
Delegation to Congress to Be
SoIidIy Democratic, He
Believes.
This Is the fourth OF a series OF
stories on Virginia politics.
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.
Sta6 CORRESPONDENT of The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va, October To-
Information that has come TO me
from all parts of the State shows That
the Democratic ticket will be elected
by a satisfactory ma ajority," said Sen
ator Harry C. Byrd today. following
conference with ]. Murray Hooker OF
Stuart, the State chairman.
Senator Glass will be reelected
and the Virginia delegation in Con-
eress will be solidly Democratic"
Political leaders from all the dis
tricts have been consulting with the
Senator, and are pleased with the
outlook. Some of them, however, ex-
pect that Roosevelt will receive less
than a normal majority. even in view
of the extraordinary effort to register
new voters. In 1882 Virginia gave
Roosevelt 203.979 votes, Hoover 89,637
and scattering 1000. This majority
Of nearly $4,000 was extraordinarily
heavy. The counties gave Roosevelt
l44.796 to 64,093 for Hoover. while the
cities gave Roosevelt 59.183 against
25.544 for Hoover. more normal
vote was in 1924, when the Democrats
cast 1917 votes for President ana
the Republicans 72,902. with the 1nde-
pendent Republican candidate getting
lo,36s.
The activity of the Young Demo-
Gratis is expected greatly to strengthen
the party vote this year, with Horace
n. Edwards in charge at the State
headouarters in Richmond, and Mrs.
John Galliher Of Leesburg as an able
assistant.
Senator Byrd is going to the State
headquarters to make radio speech
Tuesday night for the Democratic
party. He will emphasize that Lam
don has been promising more spend
ing, generous" relief and social
welfare program even beyond the New
Deal. He will not eulogize what
Roosevelt has done. but point out
that Landon does not offer any con-
structive substitute to correct the evils
of the New Deal. He will advise the
voters of Virginia who are being in
vited to register a protest against the
New Deal and Roosevelt by voting
for Landon that the wise thing Is fol
them to stand with their party and to
fight within the party for improve
ments. He will quote some OF Lam
don's campaign promises in an effort
to show how heavy an expenditure
would be entailed, and how they dc
not square with pledges OF economy
and challenge these promises as al
insincere effort to get votes
This speech will make plain to the
people of Virginia that Senator Byrc
does not intend to apologize for his
vigorous opposition in the Senate tt
New Deal policies. and that he viii
continue to make his fight, no matter
who is elected. His attitude and
actions will be in no way changed
during the campaign or after the
election. He is devoting most of his
time to studies looking toward re-
organization of the administrative
branch of the Government as chair
man of a special committee which is
to report to the Senate early in the
January session.
His chief concern now Is for econ
omy and efficiency in the Federal
Government as he reorganized the
State government when he was Gov
ernor. His main interest is reduc.
ton of Government expenses. He
will promise the Virginia voters te
continue his activity along this line