Evening star., 1941-11-05
IFarr Elected
De|egatein in
Nearby Upset
Dorden Is Named
Governor in Apothetic
Virginia BoIIoting

Richard R. Farr, Republican Mayor
of Fairfax. Va, defeated the Demo-
cratic incumbent, Francis Pickens
Miller, for the post of delegate from
Fairfax County in the only nearby
upset of an otherwise apathetic Vir-
ginia election yesterday.
Mr. Miller, who won reelection
two years ago by defeating Mr.. Farr
by 70 votes, lost thsi year by l89-
ballot margin. The final vote was
1883 for Mr.. Farr and 1899 for Mr..
Miller
The entire State Democratic
ticket, headed by Colgate w. Darden,
jr.. was swept into Office in the bal
loting which in some sections estab-
lished new lows for the total vote.
The Democratic margin was ap-
proximately 4-to-l on the basis of
returns from about two-thirds Of the
States LIS precincts. but the total
vote probably will not exceed 100000
as compared with more than $4,000
in the Democratic primary last Au-
gust. according to the Associated
Press.
Darden Polls 82,234.
Reports from Ito precincts gave
Mr.. Darden 1924 votes to 1902 for
Banjamin Muse of Dinwiddie, Re-
publican opponent. Hilliard Bern
stein, Socialist candidate. polled ga
votes and Mrs. Alice Burke, Com
munist, 925.
State Senator William M. Tuck
of South Boston, Democratic NOM
inee for Lieutenant Governor. polled
1909 in l,163 precincts to l6,749 for
DR.. I. C. Wagner. Covington Re-
publican. and 3.613 for Stephen A.
Moore, Roanoke Socialist. Attorney
General A. P. Staples. Democratic
incumbent. topped Julian Hickman
Bath County Republican and his
lone opponent, 1889 to 19,l08.
Despite the defeat of Mr.. Miller,
other Democratic candidates were
given their usual overwhelming
margins in Fairfax County. Mr.
Darden received 2,298 votes and Mr..
Muse 40.
Arlington Results.
The same ratio was returned Tor
the Democratic slate in Arlington
where Mr.. Darden got 1902 votes
and Mr.. Muse 45l Delegate Charles
r. Fenwick received 2,245 votes to
557 for his Republican opponent
Henry S. Clay. jr. In the other
Arlington County contest. Basil De
Lashmutt, Democratic member OF
the county board. won reelection
over William c. Ayres. Republican
Mr.. De Lashmutt received 2,ls9 votes
and Mr.. Ayres 598.
The final count in Alexandria,
where there were no local contests
to bring out the vote. was 539 for
Mr.. Darden and 48 for Mr.. Muse
Delegate Maurice Rosenberg, un-
opposed for reelection. received
524 votes. The other local candi-
dates polled the following totals:
Commonwealth Attorney Albert V
Bryant. 562; Commissioner of Rev
enue Charles H. Callahan, 564: City
Sergt. Robert H. Cox. $50; Civil and
Police Court Judge James r. Dun
can. 549, and City Treasurer Roger
c. Sullivan, 56l.
Farr Son of Educator.
The new delegate from Fairfax
County is a lifelong resident of the
county and the son of the late
Richard R. Farr, first superintend-
ent of public instruction of Virginia
more than so years ago. He has
been a practicing attorney in Fair
fax since 1882. when he left the
United States Attorney Generals
office, where he had been special
assistant for II years. He is a
director and counsel for the National
Bank of Fairfax and owns and
operates a dairy farm. During the
World War he was in the Army
judge advocate generals depart
ment
Republicans lost three seats il
the House of Delegates. electing only
four, compared with seven member
named. to the House in 1899.
Mr.. Darden was a member of the
House of Delegates in 1929 and 1881
and was elected to Congress from
the I'd district in 1882. 1884. 1891
and 1910, resigning last spring Il
become a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor.