Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-08
Power Bonds Beaten,
Green Gusts Jesse
In Arlington Voting
Hedrick Is Only Other
6. O. P. Victor; Miller
Beats Furr in Fuirfox
By JACK ALLEN.

The Democratic standard was
raised aloft in victory in all but
two of Northern Virginia's election
contests yesterday and humping
defeat was administered the pro-
posal to establish municipal power
distribution system in Arlington
County.
Unofficial returns tabulated after
weary poll officials completed their
chores in the early morning hours
today revealed two Arlington County
men as the only Republicans to
smash Democratic lines.
John Locke Green defeated
Charles T. Jesse by 253 votes to
capture the latter's post as treas
urer in Arlington, and Ben M. He
drick was reelected trial justice
by a 132-vote margin over Homer
r. Thomas.
Other local Offices and legislative
seats in Arlington and Fairfax
Counties alike were swept into the
Democratic column during day
marked by a near-record vote and
wholesale ticket cutting" in the
former community.
Public Power Beaten.
Large majorities were piled up in
each of Arlingtons II precincts by
opponents of county owned cleo
trio distribution system to whip that
proposal, CLIO votes to 1887
Included in the posts seized by
Democrats were all county board
members, commemorative attorney,
sheriff, commissioner of revenue,
State Senator and members of the
House of Delegates in both Fairfax
and Arlington, and treasurer IN
Fairfax.
In only one of the Fairfax con-
tests was serious opposition given
Democrat, Francis Pickens Miller be-
ing pushed to gain reelection as
Fairfax County's representative IN
the House by 78-vote majority
over Col. R. r. Farr, his Republican
rival.
His victory gives Northern Vir-
GINA a completely Democratic dele
CATION in the State Legislature, for
in the only other legislative race
Charles Fenwick was elected to the
House over Bryan Gordon, jr., in
Arlington.
Rosenberg, Medley Win.
Maurice D. Rosenberg was re-
named Alexandrias Delegate, and
William D. Medley of Arlington was
elected State Senator for Airing
ton, Fairfax and Prince William
Counties and Alexandria in perfume
tory balloting. Both were unopposed.
Evidence of the widespread tick
ct cutting in Arlington where
1888 went to the polls in near
record turnout, was found in the
great variance among the votes
given nominees on both Republican
and Democratic tickets in of the
II precincts. >
Only in East Falls Church. home
precinct of Mr.. Fenwick, chairman
of the Democratic County Commit
tee, and Rosslyn did either party
demonstrate balanced power. Ma
jorities were piled up in those pre-
cincts for every Democratic candi-
date.
In winning the treasurers fight,
which held the spotlight in Airing
ton throughout the fall campaign.
Mr.. Green carried eight precincts
to win from Mr.. Jesse by 3,743
votes to 3,490. Mr.. Jesse won in
Carne, his home precinct; RosSlyn
and East Falls Church.
Judge Hedrick lost six precincts
to Mr.. Thomas in the race for trial
justice but came through in the
remaining five to win reelection for
a third term by vote of $3.50 to
3,498.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields gained
reelection in a hree-cornered con-
test in which he polled 324l votes
to 2,406 for Howard Duckson, Re-
publican, and 1859 for James Rice,
ST.. independent.
The veteran police official, in COM
piling an 835-vote margin over Mr..
Dickson, his nearest rival, received
pluralities in nine of the II pre-
cincts, but in only four of these
Arlington, Carne, East Falls Church
and Rosslyn-was he able to gain
majorities over Mr.. Duckson and
Mr. Rice.
Pluralities were given Mr.. Duck
son in Virginia Highlands and Lyon
Park, and in Virginia Highlands
the Republican candidate drew a
majority over Mr. Fields and Mr.
Rice. Mr.. Rice did not carry a
precinct. He was topped by Mr.
Dickson in all but Carne and East
Falls Church precincts.
Commonwealth Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas was reelected with
vote of 1896 to 2,430 for John Paul
Jones, his independent rival. Mr.
Fenwick polled 4934 votes against
1854 for Mr.. Gordon in the House
contest. and Commissioner of Rev.
enue Harry K. Green. unopposed,
drew 1851. the largest vote given
any Arlington candidate.
Mr.. Medley, unopposed for the
Senate, received 6,164 votes in his
home county, 2259 in Fairfax and
1872 in Alexandria, to give him a
total of 8,815.
AmeS Is Defeated.
Sweeping the five places on the
Arlington County Board, Democrats
plunged into defeat William P.
Ames, only Republican member of
the present board, and two G. o. P.
running mates.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Magruder and
F. Freeland Chew, only other in
cumbents in the race, were re-
elected for four-year terms with
votes of 5,8l5 and 5810, respectively;
Edmund D. Campbell won three
year term with 5,0l6, Basil DeLash-
mutt, a two-year term with 4,765,
and Leo Lloyd, one-year term
with 4,191.
Mr. Ames pOlled 2,72O votes and