Evening star., 1944-11-08
Smith Defeats
3 Opponents
In Runaway
President Is Winner
In Virginia With
86, 600 Votes

victory over three oppo-
nents for the 9Th Virginia District
House seat on the basis of unofficial
returns from the largest vote yet
recorded In the area.
President Roosevelt won q major
lty of $1,000 to capture Virginias
IL electoral votes, and all other
Democratic nominees for the HOUSE
appeared winners, but the largest
vote was polled since the
Old Dominion went Republican in
the Hoover-smith campaign in 1928.
The COP vote placed Arlington
and Fairfax in Gov. Dewey's column,
the first time since 1928 they had
given a majority to a Republican
candidate. For Fairfax,
it was the second time since the
reconstruction period.
The constitutional amendment
to freeze the literary fund at s10,-
000, 900 apparently was approved,
Incomplete returns throughout the
State showed q vote of 6O,449 for.
to 35,489 against the measure.
The amendment, designed to pro-
vide extra funds for teacher retire
ment and scholarship loans, was
fought by school officials and Par
ent-Teacher groups on grounds
that between $4,000. 900 and $20.-
100000 would be needed for school
construction after the war.
Smith Gets 29,I59 Votes.
Returns from 204. out of 217 pre-
cincts in the 9th district gave Mr..
Smith, a veteran of six terms in the
House, 29,159 votes to II ,991 for Mrs.
Elizabeth Chiffon Murray, who op-
posed the veteran Representative as
an Independent Democrat: TITS for
Lawrence Michael, Arlington, inde-
pendent Republican. and 615 for
Clarke T. Robb, Herndon, Socialist.
Mr.. Roosevelt led in the district,
25,261 to 23,724 for Gov. Dewey.
Despite an active campaign and
the reported support of labor, Mrs.
Murray failed to carry a single pre-
cinct in the Alexandria Arlington
Fairfax area, and Mr.. Michael, who
had been reported strong in his
home county, also failed to lead in
any of Arlington's IL polling places.
As early returns gave assurance
of his victory, Mr.. Smith issued the
following statement:
The third attempt against me
appears to be as dismal q failure as
the previous two. I am profoundly
grateful to the people of my district
for their continued confidence.
Campaigning was not as enthusiastic
as it could have been, however. I
expected a large vote because this
was a presidential election"
Mrs. Murray, who had been re-
ported strong in the Charlottesville
area, polled only 962 votes in Abe
marie County. as compared to It's
for Mr.. Smith, 223 for Mr.. Mi
chael and 10 for Mr.. Robb.
Early Check Below 1910 Total.
Mr.. Smith showed a gain over
the 28,727 given him in 1910 and
Mr.. Robb also gained over his 1912
total, with 615 votes, as compared to
311 polled that year.
Arlington County gave Mr.. Roose-
velt total Of 1908, to 8,286 for Gov.
Dewey, and Fairfax 1888 for the
President to 4,047 for Gov. Dewey,
Alexandria remained in she Demo-
cratic column, giving the President
4,33l to 1881 for his opponent.
While Mr.. Smiths majority SUR
passed his 1910 vote, he lost some
support in his home city, as COM
pared to his 1910 record. In the last
presidential election Mr.. Smith re-
ceived total Of 1910 votes in Alex
andria. He got 3,753 this year. This
loss partly was made up in Arlington
County. where he polled 7,34s votes,
or an increase of $40 over his 1910
total.
Bailoting Sets Records.
In three nearby areas the ballot
ing yesterday set records. In Fair
fax County, the vote was 1900
compared to the previous high of
5,807 in 1910. In Alexandria, 2,700
more votes were cast than the 5000
recorded in 1940 Alexandria elec-
ton officials reported that 1887
voters were qualified in the city.
Arlington cast a vote of 5,3S4, COM
pared with the previous high of TO-
300 In 1910.
In the Old Dominion, Mr.. Roose-
velt polled 219,207 votes to 133,129
for Mr.. Dewey in returns from 1,547
Of the States LIS precincts. The
vote four years ago was 235, ,961 for
the President to los, 1868 for Wendell
L. Willkie.
Elsewhere in Virginia, the voters
of the Fighting Ninth" returned
Representative Flanagan to office
over his Republican opponent, Ralph
L. Lincoln, Marion, by 30O1l to 49,
$50 votes on the basis of 208 out of
249 precincts reporting, and former
State Senator Ralph H. Daughton
won large plurality in the I'd dis
trict as the Democratic nominee to
succeed Representative Harris, re-
signed. Mr.. Daughton was elected
both for the unexpired and the new
terms in office.
Other incomplete returns showed:
First district-153 of ISL precincts
gave Representative Bland 20,283;
Walter johnson, Republican, 11,459.
Fifth district-173 of 236 precincts
gave Representative Burch, Demo-
crat, 20,043; Howard H. Garwile,
Independent. 3,767.
Sixth district-178 of 187 precincts
gave Representative Woodrum,
Democrat, 30,349; John Strickler.
Republican, 1888, and Mrs. Ruby
Mae Wilkes, Socialist, 116.