Evening star., 1936-08-05
NEW DEAL BACKER
Wins NOMINATION
Norman Hamilton Defeats
Darden in Virginia Con.
gressionaI Primary.
hy he Associated Press

By he Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, August s.-Nor-
man Hamilton, Portsmouth publisher.
who has been a staunch supporter of
the Roosevelt administration and fire.
quent critic OF the two Virginia Sens =
tors, Carter Glass and Harry r. Byrd.
was the nominee Of second district
Democrats for Congress today.
He climaxed one Of the most fervid
campaigns In that districts history
Tuesday by defeating Representative
Colgate Darden, seeking denomination
for third term, by an unofdcial mar
gin OF 1925 to 15,433.
Andrew Jackson Montague. Rich
mond, q former Virginia Governor,
was renominated for his thirteenth
term over Dave Il. Sstterfleld, jr., in
the third district, by about 727 votes.
The complete unofficiaI count gave
Montague 1854 and Satterfield, H.
827.
Senator Glass and seven other Rep
resentatives were nnopposed end had
been previously declared the party
nominees by the State Committee.
Named Treasury Secretary.
The national political career OF
Glass began back in 1902 when he was
elected to the House. He was re-
elected nine times and was in 1913
named by President Wilson as Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. He resigned in
1920 to accept an appointment to the
Senate and has been o member OF that
body since.
Hamilton will oppose Rear Admiral
H. o. Stickney, Republican nominee,
in November. Third district Repub-
licsns meet within the next few weeks
to choose q candidate. Glass will be
unopposed In the general election, but
all other Democratic nominees for
Congress will have Republican foes.
Active in second district politics for
more then q quarter of . century,
Hamilton's principal target In recent
years has been the Democratic Or
ganization of Senator Byrd in the
State. He has been an ardent bscker
Of the New Deal
As q carrier boy, Hamilton solicited
the first subscribers for the Portsmouth
Star, the paper he now owns. He
then advanced to reporter and later
became publisher.
Hamilton served as collector OF Gus
toms Of Virginia by appointment Of
President Wilson for two terms and
was also chairman OF the Hampton
Roads Port War Board from 1sI6-1s.
President Roosevelt appointed him re-
ceiver Of five District of Columbia
failed banks in 1888.
Representative Montagues campaign
was based on his record over q period
OF "a years in Congress, and his SUP
porters contended that this experience
would prove sn asset to the District.
satterfeld. former Richmond Com
nonwealth's attorney, argued that q
more active and vigorous representa-
tive than his 74-year-old opponent
was needed. The younger man quoted
frequently from speeches made by
Montague when he was q successful
candidate against the veteran Capt.
John Lamb in 1917.
Pleads for Harmony.
Montague served as attorney general
OF Virginia from 1898 to 1902 and was
Governor from 19o2-0e. He then re-
turned to law practice until he made
the race against Capt. Lamb, from
which time he has served continuously
in Congress
State Senator Gordon Amber. Mon
tague campaign manager, urged that
the warmth Of the race be forgotten
and made . plea for harmony in
November.
The turnout OF voters was unusually
large In both districts Yesterday de-
spite a blazing sun which set Q new
August record st Richmond.