Evening star., 1942-08-29
ConIin Named
1o0ppose Smith
In House Race
Eighth District COP
Fovors GoodIoe as
Senute Candidate
BY HELEN RAU.

SenOte SOnOIOOle
BY HELEN RAU.
CULPEPER, Va, Aug. 29.-Harrie
Byrd Conlin, Arlington County
certified public accountant, today
stood as the Republican party nomi-
nee to oppose Representative How
ard w. Smith, Democrat, In tho
eighth district election for Congress.
The eighth district Republican
Convention yesterday overruled a
report of its Nominating Commit
tee against the naming Of candi-
date to oppose Mr.. Smith. The
committee reported on . vote Of
5 to 3.
In accepting the nomination, Mr..
Conlin said he Is opposed to drafting
men under the age Of 81 years for
military service.
The convention adopted a reso-
luton from the Arlington delega-
ton recommending that the State
Republican Executive Committee Sc
lect a candidate to oppose Sen
ator Carter Glass. 1t recommended
that Col. Henry B. Goodloe, Char
lottesville attorney who conducted
an unsuccessful campaign against
Mr.. Smith in 1910, be named the
senatorial candidate.
50 Delegates at Convention.
Mr.. Conlins name was placed In
nomination by A. B. Eaton of Ar
lington, who moved that the nomi.
nation be made unanimous.
The convention, termed by party
leaders as the smallest in many
years, was attended by about 50
delegates. They represented Ar
lington. Fairfax, Prince william.
Loudoun, Culpeper, Fauquier. Madi-
son and Albermarle Counties and
Charlottesville City. The roll call
showed no delegates from Greene,
King George, Stafford, Fluvanna,
Goochland, Louisa and Orange
Counties and Alexandria City.
William E. Trussler of Manassas,
district chairman, opened the meet
ing and turned the chair over to
John Locke Green of Arlington, who
was elected convention chairman.
Mr.. Green. in the keynote speech.
urged the delegates to do all in their
power to keep the Republican party
alive.
A resolution was adopted deplor.
ing the loss of four members Of the
district committee who died during
the year. They were Col. r. r. Farr
OF Fairfax. who was elected to the
General Assembly and died the day
1t convened; John B. Grayson of
Fauquier, Dr. r. M. Brooks Of Fair.
fax and Philip B. Campbell Of Ar.
nngton.
Trussaer Re-elected Chairman.
| Mr.. Trussler was reelected dis
trict chairman and G. r. Coppedge
Of Madison was reelected vice chair.
man. The following 10 members
were elected to the State Committee:
r. w. Bickers Of Greene County,
G. r. Yardley of Charlottesville, g. A.
Marshall Of Fairfax County, Z. E.
Johnson Of Culpeper County, I. r.
Ransom of Fluvanna County, L. n.
r. Curtis Of Stafford County. Mrs.
Alice Straus Of Alexandria, Col.
Goodloe Of Albermarle County, NC.
Nichols Of Loudoun County and M.
H. Chambers Of Fauquier County.
In accepting the nomination, Mr..
Conlin pledged himself to uphold
the traditions Of the Republican
party, stressing the need for . two
party system In order to maintain
the American rights Of free speech
and free press.
MIR. Conlin, although born In
Brooklyn, traces his ancestry back
to Alicia Byrd, and numbers among
his ancestors members Of many we'll
known pioneer families in Virginia,
His father, the late John Henry Con-
lin, was brought up near Williams
burg and entered the services Of the
Post Office Department, going to
New York as assistant superintend-
ent of mails in the Eastern division.
Mr.. Conlin's mother was Alice Co
croft, daughter Of Riley Cocroft Of
Worcestershire, England, and Eliza
Smith Lee Of Richmond.
Served With Treasury.
Educated at Packard Commercial
institute IN New YORK ana at Euclid
College, Mr.. Conlin entered the
banking business.
He returned to Virginia to serve
for more than five years with the
Treasury Department as resident
and travelling auditor.
While in New York he toured the
State with Henry L. Stimson, when
he was candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Conlin was on the same ticket
as candidate for the Assembly.
Mr. Conlin is married and is the
father of two children, Thomas Byrd
Conlin, 2, and Patricia Byrd Conlin,
6 months.
A resident Of Arlington, Mr.. Con-
lin is an active Mason and member
of the Falls Episcopal Church.