Evening star., 1941-11-05
Fdrr Elected
Delegate in
Nearby Upset
Durden Is Named
Governor in Apothetie
Virginia BolIoting

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-1 on the basis OF
returns from about two-thirds of the
States LIS precincts. but the total
vote probably will not exceed 10000
as compared with more than $4,000
in the Democratic primary last Au-
gust, according to the Associated
Press.
Darden Polls 1924.
Reports from Ito precincts gave
Mr.. Darden 82234 votes to 1902 for
Baniamin Muse of Dinwiddie. Re-
publican opponent. Hilliard Bern
stein, Socialist candidate. polled 624
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 1,163 precincts to 16749 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 1o108.
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 470.
Arlington Results.
The same ratio was returned for
the Democratic slate in Arlington.
where Mr.. Darden got 1902 votes
and MIR. 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
Iashmutt. Democratic member OF
the county board, won reelection
over William c. Ayres. Republican.
Mr.. De Lashmutt received 2, 2,199 votes
and Mr.. Ayres 598.
The final count in Alexandria,
where there were~n no local contests
to bring out the vote, was 539 Tor
Mr.. Darden and 4S for Mr.. Muse.
Delegate Maurice Rosenberg, un-
opposed for reelection, received
524 votes. The other local candl-
dates polled the following totals:
Commemorative Attorney Albert ".
Bryant. 562; Commissioner of Rev
enue Charles H. Callahan, 564: City
Sergt. Robert H. Cox. 556: Civil and
Police Court Judge James r. Dun
can. 549, and City Treasurer Roger
G. Sullivan, SOL.
Farr Son of Educator.
The new delegate from Fairfax
County is 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.
Mr.. Farr will be the second Re-
publican in the history of the
county to hold the delegates post.
The late L. L. Freeman of Vienna
was elected in 1880 and served one
term. A brother, Wilson M. Farr,
now an attorney in the county, was
elected commonwealth attorney on
the Democratic ticket and served
several years before he retired In
1885.
Miller Issues Statement.
Mr.. Miller said, in formal state
ment, that several hundred Demo-
Gratis who participated in the 'pri-
mary cast their votes for the Re-
publican candidate. since the nor
NAL Republican vote in an election
Of this kind is 500 or 600"
Mr.. Miller is a member of the
Governors Advisory Legislative
Council and chairman of its com
mittee preparing recommendation
for the 1912 General Assembly or
q merit system for State employees
and retirement systems for State
workers and public school teachers
Republicans lost three seats II
the House of Delegates, electing onl,
four, compared with seven member
named to the House in 1889.
They lost Delegates in Smyth
Rockingham and Russell and of
fered no opposition to Stuart 3
Campbell, Democrat, in Wythe, bu
picked up Fairfax County.
In Loudoun County less than 80
votes were cast, the Democrat
candidates getting about 700 Q
them. Howard C. Rogers, Demo
crat, unopposed for reelection t
the House of Delegates, received II
votes.
Prince William County reporte
300 votes for Mr.. Darden to 28 10
Mr.. Muse as the Democrats ais
swept that county. A few precinct
were unreported.
Mr.. Darden, 44-year-old lawye
and veteran of the World War i
which he served both with a Frenc
ambulance unit and as a Unite
States Marine aviator, issued
abatement from his home IN Nor
folk expressing appreciation Tor nj
support and declaring the task con
fronting the State at this time wa
one which transcended party line
Mr.. Darden was a member OF tn
House of Delegates in 1929 and 1913
and was elected to Congress fror
the I'd district in 1892, 1884, 1873
and 1910, resigning last, spring t
become q candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor.