Evening star., 1941-07-28
Cary, in Reply
To Byrd, Denies
Bid 10 Machine
Senator'S Charge
"A joke Candidate
For Governor Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 28.-Vir-
campaign flared with the Fahren-
heit over the week end with Senator
Byrd declaring that State Senator
Hundson Cary sought to enlist the
aid of the organization he had since
attacked as ruthless and selfish"
and Mr. Cary replying that any in
ference he sought machine aid is "a
joke"
The exchange added touch of hot
political spice to a Democratic gu
bernatorial primary contest whose
flavor seemed apparently bland to
the electorate up until now.
Mr.. Cary, replying last night to
statement by Senator Byrd, asserted
that Senator Byrd's attempt to con-
Strue statement in my letter of
March 20, 1910, as request for
machine aid is joke"
Senator Byrd said Mr. Cary wrote
him that he hoped his candidacy for
Governor would not be unacceptable
to the organization. Virginia S junior
Senator also made public letter he
had written to Mr. Cary in reply to
a letter concerning the State Sem
ator's candidacy for the Democratic
nomination.
ssHa nd nick cd Candidate.
Denying he had sought the aid
of Senator Byrd or that of the or
ganization the Senator heads, Mr.
Cary likened his position to that of
a reform candidate who wanted the
support of the good, bad and the in
different. While he would not seek
the organization's support, he said,
neither would he spurn it because,
if elected, we might be able TO re-
form them"
Senator Byrd's disclosure that Mr..
Cary had written him expressing
the hope that my lifelong work and
devotion to the Democratic party
will not make me unacceptable to
the organization" followed a radio
assertion by the gubernatorial candi-
date that one of his two opponents
for the nomination. Colgate w. Dar-
den, jr, was the "handpicked can.
didate." Mr.. Cary said he had writ
ten to Senator Byrd asking for the
'lowdown on the situation" and that
the Senator had replied, but had
marked his reply personal. In
making public the reply at Mr..
Cary's invitation, Senator Byrd
made public also the other letter,
which he consxued as bid for
support from the organization which
Mr. Cary labeled ruthless"
In the reply which Mr. Cary said
was marked personal Senator
Byrd said, Il can assure you that ]
am not a party and will not be a
party to any movement that will
attempt to prevent those who desire
to be a candidate for Governor from
doing So
Good, Bad and Indifferent"
Mr.. Carys statement last night
said:
Years ago when gallant Capt.
Carlton Mccarthy was running for
Mayor of Richmond, the liquor
machine was as powerful in Rich
mond as the Byrd machine is now
in Virginia. In this situation a
friend asked him. Captain. do you
want the support of the liquor ma
chine?'
Certainly replied the gallant
and fearless captain, I want the
support of the good. the bad and the
indifferent-eSpecially the indiffer-
ent That is my position now.
when l stated in my letter to
Senator Byrd that I hope my life
long devotion and work in the
Democratic party will not make me
unacceptable to the organization
1 entertained the same feelings
that Capt. Mccarthy entertained
years ago. He would not have
sought the support of the liquor
lildIllllC III lllo anu NoulN
not seek the support of the Byrd
machine in my day, but neither OF
us would have spurned the support
of these bad organizations if they
had been rendered us, because, il
elected, we might have been able
to reform them, but neither of us
would ask for their support. Neither
before nor since my announcement
on March 18, 1910, as candidate
for Governor. have I sought the
aid of Senator Byrd or his ma
chine"
The three candidates for the
Democratic bid for Governor plar
to intensity their campaigning ir
this, the last week before the
August S primary.
State Senator Vivian l.. Page o1
Norfolk plans to leave there today
in a red, white and blue souno
truck to talk to 'the man on the
street, on the farm or in the fac
tory, or wherever I can get crowd
throughout the State.
Mr.. Darden and his running
mate for Lieutenant Governor
Senator William M. Tuck Of Hall
fax, will address a second district
rally at South Norfolk Thursday
night, while Mr.. Cary's headquar-
tiers said he would continue his
radio campaign addresses during
the week.