Evening star., 1941-08-30
Darden Asks
PartyUnitAid
State Program
Young Democrats
Told Defense Calls
For United Front
BY the Associated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 30-Com-
mittee meetings in the forenoon to-
day preceded business session of
the Young Democrats of Virginia,
meeting here in annual convention.
Action on several resolutions also
was expected.
Brig. Gen. James A. Anderson,
State highway commissioner, and
Fulton Lewis. jr., radio commenta-
tor, will address the convention
banquet tonight
Colgate w. Darden, jr., of Nor
folk, Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, appeared before the conven-
ton yesterday to solicit the aid of
the Young Democrats in laying be-
fore the State program for the
next administration. He said that
State policies could not be laid down
with certainty now because of the
threat to America from abroad, and
in discussion of the Nations de-
fense efforts and international af-
fairs called for a united 'front.'
without regard to politics.
ToIBct OuT QudTT6lS.
I'VE must devote time and effort
to the solution of Virginia's prob
lems," Mr.. Darden said in a broad
cast address. 1T rests upon us to
keep Virginia first among the States
of the Union. We. must forget our
quarrels and settle down to work
in the interest of the common
wealth."
Former State Senator W. M. Tuck
of Halifax, Mr.. Darden's running
mate as nominee for lieutenant
governor, praised Mr.. Darden and
paid tribute to Virginia's delega-
ton in Congress.
Gov. Price offered Mr.. Darden
every assistance in familiarizing
himself with State governmental
affairs and announced that he would
appoint Mr.. Darden to the State
Defense Council and the Executive
Committee of the council
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick OF
Arlington in the keynote address
urged the young Democrats to
crusade for national awakening TO
the need for all-out preparedness
and aid to the nations resisting ag-
gression.
Resolutions Cabled.
Representatives Flanagan and
Harris, Democrats, of Virginia, spoke
briefly to the convention yesterday.
On recommendation of the Gre
dentials Committee, the convention
seated all delegates who had ar
rived, but called for strict obser-
vance in the future Of a constitu-
tional provision requiring such dele
gates to be certified 10 days before
a convention.
The Resolutions Committee tabled
a resolution by the Waynesboro club
calling for abolition of the Virginia
Young Democrat, the organization
publication, and deferred action un-
til tomorrow on other resolutions
condemning Senator Wheeler, DEM
ocrat, of Montana and Charles A.
Lindbergh for what was termed
abuse Of freedom of speech; indors-
ing the eight-point program pro-
claimed by President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill, and
urging all Virginia magistrates to
see that majority of citizens par.
ticipated in elections.
Districts Elect Officers.
At caucuses last night by districts
which had not previously elected
officers for the next year, officers
elected included:
Seventh district: Kenneth Leith,
Amherst, chairman, succeeding Felix
Edmunds, Waynesboro; John Whit
taker, Winchester, vice president,
and Mrs. Dorothy Rice, Winchester,
secretary.
Eighth district: Henry De Jarnette,
Orange, chairman, succeeding Will
liam T Sweeney. Prince William;
Matt Anderson, Goochland: Edwin
Lynch, Fairfax, and Nimrod Farley,
Greene County, vice chairmen; Ell
wood Clements. Arlington, secretary,
and Miss Elizabeth Brewer, Prince
William, treasurer.
Walter I. Young, Alexandria. was
indorsed by the district group for
State vice president, and Jesse Will
son. Charlottesville, for college
secretary.