Evening star., 1941-11-04
Light Vote Is Cast
Today as Virginia
ds0uiet Campaign
Close Race Foreseen
In One of Two Nearby
Delegate Contests

Virginia voters will end one OF
the quietest campaigns in many
years today, choosing at the polls
. new Governor, Lieutenant Gov
error, attorney general and 100
members of the House of Delegates.
The polls will remain open until
SOS pm.
The only contests in the nearby
virginia area are for the Delegate
posts in Fairfax. and Arlington
Counties and the County Board in
Arlington County. All candidates
in the city election in Alexandria
are unopposed.
In some Arlington County pre-
cincts the vote cast up to noon was
only about one-sixth of the usual
number at that time, according to
estimates by officials. Voting was
light also in some Fairfax County
boxes, but in the town Of Fairfax,
where Francis Pickens Miller. DEM
ocrat. and r. R. Farr, Republican,
candidates for delegate live. voting
was reported unusually heavy this
morning.
Government employees living in
Virginia were permitted by custom
to report late or leave few minutes
early in order to cast their ballots,
but few requests were received, ClVll
Service Commission officials said.
Darden Asks Turnout.
Colgate w. Darden, jr., former
Representative. has made no cam
paign speeches, but is conceded the
eubernatorial election with the sup
port Of the Democratic organization
over his Republican opponent. Ben
iamin Muse of Dinwiddie. who has
made few speeches and statements.
Mr.. Darden made last-minute ap-
neal for a turnout of the voters
from his home in Norfolk. where he
Is recovering from an apendectomy.
Mr.. Muse, in a late campaign state
ment, appealed for national unity
80 encourage and expedite" the
national defense program.
There was no speechmaking In
other State contests except an
"opening and closing address by
State Senator William Tuck OF
South Boston, Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, at Chat
ham Saturday night.
-< Close Race Seen for Miller.
The only close race expected In
the nearby area is the contest be-
tween Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Farr.
In Arlington County, Delegate
Charles R. Fenwick, Democratic in
cumbent. is opposed by Henry S.
Clay, jr.. Republican, and Basil De
Lashmutt, Democratic member OF
the County Board, is running against
William c. Ayres. Republican.
Twenty-Five of the 100 House seats
were involved in today's general
election, the Associated Press re-
ported. Although State Senators did
not come up for election this year,
four vacancies were to be filled in
special elections called to coincide
with the general one today.
The four nominees. without OppO-
sition, were Garland Gray Of Waver-
". Democrat, to succeed the late
Robert Daniel of Brandon; DR.
James D. Hagood. Democrat, of
Halifax, to succeed Mr.. Tuck, candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor; H. M.
Bustard of Danville, Democrat, to
succeed the late John w. Carter OF
Danville, and B. c. Vaughan, Re-
publican, to succeed his brother, the
late Taylor G. Vaughan, from the
Carroll -Grayson district.
Other Candidates in Race.
The election vote in 1887 was 49,
300, and today's vote probably will
not top that figure.
Banks, State and city Offices and
liquor stores will be closed for the
election.
Other candidates in the four r-way
race, for Governor are Mrs. Alice
Burke. Communist, and Hilliard
Bernstein, Socialist.
Mr.. Tuck is opposed for Lieuten-
ant Governor by DR.. I. c. Wagner OF
Covington, Republican, and Stephen
A. Moore of Roanoke, Socialist.
Julian Hickman of Bath County. a
Republican, is opposing Attorney
General A. P. Staples.
Mr.. Darden cast his ballot early
today in his home precinct in
Meadowbrook. Norfolk. He said
that his health is now on the mend
and that he hoped to be back to
normal shortly.