Evening star., 1938-06-15
nON-PART|SANS
SWEEP ELECTION
Win Falls Church Council
Control EAIexandrians
Change Charter.
BY JACK ALLEN.

Victories were scored by supporters
Of a charter amendment converting
two offices in Alexandria-city attor-
ney and city collector-from appointive
to elective positions and by hackers
Of the Non-Partisan Committee ticket
at Falls Church in municipal elections
yesterday in nearby Virginia.
The Non-PartiSan Committee gained
control of the Falls Church Town
Council by electing its nominees to
the three seats on that board. How
ever. its mayoralty candidate, John
McCauley, lost by 81 votes in his race
against L. P. Daniel. who was named
for a fifth consecutive term as the
towns chief executive
Gordon E. Smith polled SUFFICIENT
number of votes to win a place on
the Fairfax Town Council, but was
disqualified through a technicality,
while the names of Joseph Beasley,
Ernest z. Humphrey and Mrs. Theo-
dora A. Davis, candidates for the
Clifton Town Council, were left of
the ticket for the same reason.
Election oficials in the two mu-
failed to pay their capitation tax
within the period stipulated by law
and, consequently, are ineligible to
hold office.
Charter Change Carries.
The proposed charter amendment
resembling the Alexandria City Coun-
cI'S powers to appoint the city col
lector and city attorney and con-
ferring them upon the electorate car
ried in all but one ward, the fifth,
where 296 voted against the change
and 264 voted for the amendment.
The total vote was / 1.493 for the
amendment and l.078 against.
Other wards showed the following
eturns:
First-For. 2l6; against, l4l. Sec
nd-For, 202 against, 1913. Third
= FOR, 287; against, 149. Fourth-For,
2H9; against, 218. Sixth-For, 285;
Against, 146.
Candidates for the two Offices are
expected to announce themselves
shortly, for selection of nominees will
be made in the August 2 primaries.
attorney and is serving as acting
city manager while w. r. Purvis Tay-
lor is the city collector. He has held
ofiice since the post was created.
The amendment has been the sub
Ject Of bitter controversy since it
first was proposed by Maurice D.
Rosenberg, member of the House of
Delegates from Alexandria, several
years ago-a fight that carried through
to election eve, when opponents and
proponents broadcast radio addresses
in an eleventh-hourth effort to re-
cruit support.
Name Council Candidates.
Alexandria voters also named six
unopposed candidates to the City
Council in yesterdays balloting The
vote cast was John D. Matter, first
ward, 3l2; Paul L. Delaney, second
ward, 265; Charles NJ Stump, third
ward, 39s; George K. Bender, fourth
ward, 4o5; Henry OBJ. Cooper. fifth
ward, 528. and Charles L. Burgess,
sixth ward. 3S7
With the exception of Mr.. Delaney,
all of the councilmen are incum-
bents. In the first ward voters gave
George Nails 10 votes by writing his
name upon their ballots
Mayor L. P. Daniel was given 164
votes in his race for a fifth consecu-
TIVE term at Falls Church. Mr.. Nc
Cauley received 1873 and J. c. Hoskins
drew IL.
Paul Ferris, Nom Partisan Commit
tee candidate, was unoprosed in the
first ward election, and was given 232
\ votes for the Council. c. B. Kellogg
drew 81 votes by the "write-in'
method.
Clarence L. Shotwell Of the Nom
Partisan Committee received 2l3 votes
to- defeat the second ward incumbent
Clark w. Crossman, who was given 90
Brig. Gen. Ralph S. Keyser, U. S
M. c., retired another Nom Partisan
Committee nominee, received 148 votes
to win the third ward Council seat over
the incumbent, Thomas F. Probey
who received 140, and Ensor L. Bran
don. 10.
Interest manifest in the Non-Par-
tisan Committees fight to gain con.
troll Of the Council brought out one
of the largest votes ever cast in Fall!
Church municipal election. A total o.
3k ballots were cast.
No Contest at Fairfax.
There were no contests at Fairfax
I where COL r. r. Farr received 70 vote
for reelection as Mayor. In tn
councilmanic election the following
unopposed candidates were named
Edgar Littleton, 81 votes: o. B. Camp
bell, 70; James E. Nickel, 72: DouglaI
Murray, II, and Albert r. Serwood Sc
The place which Mr.. Smith los
through a technicality goes to Warrel
N. Watson, whose name was written il
Upon 81 ballots Mr. Smith drew tn
fourth largest number of votes cas-,
70, before 1t was discovered he ha'
delayed payment of the capitation ia,
Failure Of Mr.. Bailey, Mr. Pumphre
and Mrs. Davis to pay their capitatio
- taxes within the allotted time gave v
Sven Elgin a place on the Clifto
Town Council, although he was not
candidate. He received 20 votes b
the "write-in'' method.
James B. Cross was reelected mayo
Of Clifton with Al votes, while tn
others elected to the council wer
Richard R. Buckley, with Al votes
Roy S. Kincheloe, with IS; William /
Detweiler, "a, and D. W. Mathers, 2;
They were unopposed.
Vienna Re-EIectx Davis
j. T. j. Davis was reelected Mayo
Of Vienna with IS votes, while min
residents were elected as potentis
members Of the Town Council. B
some strange twist, the town charte
does not provide for any specific mum
Der Of councilmen and the numbe