Evening star., 1942-05-15
krs.Byron Enters Race
For denominations;
{. !. 0. Fights Smith
Use of Unions National
Funds Against Vireinion
Forecast by State Chief

MlS. hdllldl Illc L. Dy IOli, OClllO-
cratic member of Congress from
Maryland's 9th district, who was
elected to fill out her late husbands
uneXpired term last year, today was
a candidate for denomination.
While campaigning last year for
the special election TO fill the
vacancy created by the death Of
her husband, Representative Will
liam D. Byron, she announced she
would seek only to fill the unexpired
term and would not be a candidate
for reelection. She announced last
night that she would seek renomi-
nation in September's Democratic
primary.
Meanwhile, Ray Thomason, presi-
dent of the Virginia Council OF the
Congress Of Industrial Organiza-
tions, predicted that State, and
perhaps national c. l, o. funds
would be used in an effort to defeat
Representative Howard w. Smith
of the Old Dominion's 9th district.
Dawson Opposes Smith.
Mr. Smith is seeking renomlna-
ton in the Democratic primary and
is opposed by former Mayor Emmett
C. Dawson of Alexandria, where
Mr.. Smith also lives.
At his Office today, Mr. Smith
declared:
Il have every expectation that
both c. I. o. and A. F. OF l.. money,
and plenty of it, from all over the
country will be used to defeat me.
But, labor racketeers cannot buy
an election in Virginia"
Mr.. Dawson could not be reached
for comment.
Mrs. Byron's husband was killed
in an airliner crash in Georgia in
l941.
The greatest compliment paid
me by the people of my district"
Mrs. Byron said, was their having
confidence in electing me to serve
the unexpired term in Congress OF
my late husband and I deeply ap-
preciate their faith in me.
After much thought and after
talking With my friends in the dis
trict. I have decided to announce
my candidacy for reelection as
representative in the 9Th district in
Maryland.
ct has been my privilege to
Loyalty support our great President,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, and want
my constituents to have the oppor-
tunity to support me so that / may
continue to serve my country. 1t is
the duty of every man, woman and
child to do his part during this
anxious and perilous time"
Mrs. Nicholson in Race.
Mrs. Byron defeated her Repub-
lican opponent, A. Charles Stewart
of Frostburg, by LIS votes last year
to become Maryland'S flrst woman
member of Congress.
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson OF Chevy
Chase already has announced her
candidacy for the Democratic noml-
nation.
The predictions that c. I. o. funds
would be used to defeat MIR. Smith
was made by Mr.. Thomson yester-
day at the annual convention OF the
State c. I. o. Council, the ASsocl-
ated Press reported from Norton, Va.
Mr.. Thomason told the convention
that politics in Virginia were pecul-
lar He said that though Thomas
B. Morton was indorsed by go per
cent" of Virginia organized labor,
still he was not reappointed as State
commissioner OF labor this year.
The State c. I. o. chieftain also
charged the press with attempting
to divide the labor ranks and as
serted it failed to report that the
United Mine Workers had purchased
S1,OOO,0OO worth of Government
bonds after an offer from John L.
Lewis, president of the national
union, to use the unions entire cash
surplus of $5,000,000 to buy bonds
had gone unanswered in Washing
ton