Evening star., 1939-08-02
Virginia Voting Fails
To Clarity Question
OF 1910 Control
Byrd and Price Factions
Divide Victories in
Primary Fights
NEARBY Primary Story on Pg. B-1.,

NEARBY Primary Story on Pg. B-1
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2.-Poli-
ticians found a puzzle today as they
attempted to look beyond the re-
turns of yesterdays Democratic
primary to determine whether po-
litical control of Virginia in 1910
would be held by the organization
of United States Senator Harry F.
Byrd or the party faction led by
Gov. James H. Price.
Neither the Senator, a vigorous
critic of New Deal spending, nor
the Governor, who indorses the
humanitarian" ideals of the Roose-
welt administration while maintain
ing conservative fiscal policy in
Virginia, openly participated in the
campaign. The Byrd-Price flavor
was added to the local and district
campaigns by lieutenants.
First returns bbrought spectacular
victories to candidates for the State
Senate and House supported by the
Byrd organization, but the late re-
turns were in favor of the Price
faction and supporters were claim
ing the Governor would gain at least
seven adherents in the House.
No Showdown" in Vote.
There was no showdown" be-
tween the rival factions. Only Is
of 40 Senate seats and AZ of 100
House seats were involved in the
primary and Byrd-Price factional-
ism played no part in many of the
contests. Many leaders on both
sides were unopposed and local
political battles overshadoWed the
legislative fights in number of
instances.
Price forces were jubilant over
victory in Richmond by a slate of
candidates for the City Democratic
Committee headed by Col Robert T
Barton, the present chairman. Com
plete returns. tabulated at an early
hour this morning, showed the
Barton slate had won 80 out of 40
members on the committee over an
anti-Barton slate which included
many Byrd supporters.
Byrd organization supporters
pointed to the two-to-one majority
piled up by Burr P. Harrison, in de-
feating Russell T. Gather, long a
friend of Gov. Price and an admin
istration leader in the Senate. This
race was in Byrd's home district. The
vote In 81 out of 81 precincts was:
Harrison, 5,102; Gather, 2,201.
Carter Glass, Jr., Loses.
The victory of Senator Charles E.
Burks, a Price supporter, over Carter
Glass, jr., son of Virginia's senior
Senator, in the Campbell-Lynchburg
district, was hailed by the Governors
supporters. Complete returns from
the district gave Burke, 5,233; Glass,
1899.
David K. E. Bruce, son-in-law of
the late Andrew Mellon, said to have
mad support of the Byrd organiza-
ton, scored an overwhelming win
over Berkeley D. Adams, Price sup
porter, for the House from Charlotte
County. Mr.. Bruce supported Lam
don in 1896.
The Harrison Gather contest was
one OF the most spirited races for
senatorial nomination in many wears.
Senator Gather did not poll the vote
which his well-wishers in other sec
tlons had expected Mr.. Harrison.
commemorative attorney of Fred
erick County, beating him more than
two to one.
Charlotte Vote Surprising.
The vote in Charlotte County was
likewise surprising to many politi-
clans. Mr., Bruce received 2078
votes to 5l8 for Mr. Adams on the
oasis OF complete unofficial returns.
VIVIAN L. Page, Senator from Nor
1olk, was renominated, and Ralph
Doughton, former member of the
House, was nominated as the Junior
senator in the five-cornered race
Tor the city's two seats.
Mr.. Doughton, native of Wash
lngton and graduate of the Ma
tlonal University Law School, spon-
sored resolution while in the House
OF Delegates urging national repre-
sentation for the District Of Co.
lumbia.