Evening star., 1937-11-03
PRICE SLATE wins
in OLD DOMINION
Democrats, With 5-to-1
Lead, Exceed Own
Predictions.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 3-James H.
Price, s5-year old Democrat. Of Rich
mond, was elected Governor Of Virginia
In yesterdays election by an over
whelming vote that exceeded predic-
tions Of his most optimistic sup
porters.
He will be inaugurated January 19
to succeed Gov. Peery, one week after
the General Assembly convenes in
regular session.
There was no surprise in the result
Of the balloting, which also placed
Saxon w. Holt Of Newport News, vet
eran of IS years in the Senate, in
Prices post as Lieutenant Governor
and returned Attorney General Abram
P. Staples to ONCE. A Democratic
victory was recognized as a foregone
conslusion even by the Republicans,
although Prices capture of several
traditional strongholds was more than
pleasing to the Democratic chieftains
Devoid Of Issues.
With 1855 Of the States 1,704 pre-
cincts reported, Price had 101 ,203
votes to 20,708 for his Republican
rival, J. Powell Royall-a lead Of
nearly 5 to /. On the basis of the
same number Of precincts, Holt had
1888 to 2l,268 for DR.. S. A. Reyn-
olds, Republican, and Staples led
Gerould Rumble, Republican, 81. .437
to 23,165. Donald Burke. Communist,
and ]. A. Edgerton, Prohibitionist,
candidates for Governor, had substan-
TALLY less than 1000 votes each.
The campaign was devoid of issues
to awaken the electorate from its
apathy. The Democrats insisted their
were no issues. The Republicans
concentrating their campaign in the
closing weeks, sought to arouse interest
and charged Price with keeping secret
his views on matters of public i'm
portance. The Democratic candidates
did not reply
G. o. P. Loses Seats.
Price in his election eve address
pledged his administration would give
greater consideration to the human
element in governmental affairs, bu,
promised the voters to continue the
pay-as-you-go policy and fiscal con.
servatism of previous Democratic ad.
ministrations In the Old Dominion
(He will Ind a s5,O0O.00O surplus ir
the treasury to start his administra-
tion)
While the State election aroused lit.
tie interest, and brought a light vote
political interest reached a high pitch
IN several sections as a result of loca]
contests. The incomplete returns in.
dicated that Democrats generally
shared in the Price sweep.
Republicans. with seven out of 1M
members Of the Lower House of tbs
Legislature. saw two of these seats can.
tured by Democrats and at least three
others were in doubt. Two Republic.
ans were returned to the House.
Satterfield Elected.
Dav, E. Satterfield, jr.. a Democrat
was elected without opposition to the
vacancy In Congress from the third
tRichmond) district caused by the
death OF Andrew j. Montague.
A. L. Bivins of Newport News. de-
feated Phillip Murray. also of New.
port News, for the thirty-third State
senatorial seat vacated by Holt. Bott
are Democrats.
Prices numerical vote has been ex-
ceeded o1ten in elections. but not for
many years has any one captured such
a large percentage of the total. The
incomplete returns showed only one
county-Carroll-in which Royall hac
a lead. On the contrary, Price wor
Tazewell. Royalls home county, anc
even took Floyd. regarded as the most
rock-ribbed Of the Republican strong
holds in the State. Surprised politi.
Born in West Virginia.
Price, who was born in West Vir.
ginia, although he claims Stauntor
as his home and has lived in Rich.
mond for 20 years, has been in the
General Assembly since 19l6-the las;
eight years as Lieutenant Governor
and presiding officer of the Senate
He is the imperial recorder for the
Shrine in North America and known
throughout the United States in fra.
ternal circles.
Price and his opponent, former
State Senator Royal, are old friend.
and the campaign was entirely lacking
in personalities.