Evening star., 1945-11-07

Virginia Elects
Tuck Governor
In Landslide
Democrats Named
To Assembly in
Nearby Counties

Republican opponent, Carl Marshall,
Fairfax County.
Staples Wins Easily.
In the same number of precincts,
Attorney General Abram p. Staples,
Democratic incumbent, easily de-
feated Lester S. Parsons, Republican,
81 ,051 to 47,438.
In local contests, John Tullock
won over three other candidates for
a seat on the Alexandria City Coun-
Gil and Marion West was elected ju-
venile judge over two opponents.
Arlington Democrats Win,
j. Maynard Magruder, incumbent.
and George Damn, Democrats. de-
feated Frederic G. Dawson and ].
Foster Hagan, Republicans, for two
seats in the House OF Delegates from
Arlington County, while Basil M. De
Lashmutt, Democratic incumbent,
was reelected to the Country Board
over Henry p. Ames Republican,
The only local contest in Fairfax
County resulted in a victory for
Edwin Lynch, Democrat, over A. K,
Barta, Republican, for the House of
Delegates.
Byrd Machine Leader.
Mr.. Tuck. who carnpaigned on the
record Of the Democratic party, has
been closely identified with the
dominant Byrd organization DUR
ing his % years in public office as
member of the House of Delegates,
State Senator and Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
All three Democratic candidates
for State Offices received substantial
support from voters in Arlington
and Fairfax Counties and Alexan-
dria. The total unofflcial vote in
Arlington County gave Mr.. Tuck
3,52l votes to 1923 for Senator
Landreth and 217 for Mr.. Carwile.
Mr.. Collins received 3096 votes to
1,s22 for Mr.. Marshall while At
torney General Staples carried the
county with 3,204 votes to 1887 for
MT Parsons. Charles r. Fenwick
who lost the Democratic nomina-
ton for Lieutenant Governor in /
court decision, received 1876 write in
votes in the count, 81 OF them in
his home precinct Of East Falls
Church.
The Fairfax County vote was re-
ported as follows: !
For Governor-Tuck, 1913; Land
reth, 821, and Csrwile, .l59. For
Lieutenant Collins, 1854:
Marshall, 927, and for attorney gen.
eral, Staples, 1,471; Parsons, 972. Mr.
Marshall received only 127 votes in
his home precinct Of Langley to 181
for Mr.. Collins. Mr.. Fenwick re-
ceived So write-in votes.
Collins Slumps in Wise.
In Wise County, where the primary
vote had been contested by Mr..
Collins. returns from Is of the q
precincts gave Mr.. Collins 1,030 votes
to 8l3 for Mr.. Marshall. This COM
pares with the county vote in the
gubernatorial race in which returns
from the same number of precincts
gave Mr.. Tuck 1,847 votes to 1854 for
Senator Landreth and AZ for Mr..
CarWile.
Alexandria returns gave Mr.. Tuck
2,7S6 votes to 761 for Senator Lam
dreth and 292 for Mr.. Carwile. Mr..
Collins easily carried the city with
2,498 votes to 988 for Mr.. Marshall
and Attorney General Staples de-
feated MIR. Parsons, 2,2l1 to 1,079.
In the race for councilman at
large in Alexandria, Mr.. Tulloch
received 2,186 votes to 665 for Sen
ator Ernest L. Mankin, 621 for
Walter Smith and $50 for Robert s
Kilby.
Mr.. West was elected Juvenile
judge over Irving Diener and
Nicholas A. Colasanto. He received
2,162 votes to 1893 for Mr.. Diener
and CAT for Mr.. Colasanto.
The new councilman at large Is
. well known sports writer and
former managing editor of the
Alexandria Gazette. He also is 8
member Of the Alexandria Schoo
Board, the Ration Board, USO Boarc
Of Management, Board Of Director.
Of the Boys Club and a Mason. He
Is As and lives at 800 Summers drive
He attended Mercersburg (Pa.) Pre-.
|paratory School.
Educated in Alexandria.
Mr.. West, SO, lives at 2s03 valley
drive. He was educated in Alexan.
dria schools and at the University .ol
Virginia and has practiced law II
Alexandria for the last three years
He is a member of the Board o1
Social Agencies.
He was defeated in his race fol
the House Of Delegates in 1s43 Dem.
ocratic primary. After announcing
his candidacy for the same pos
against w. Selden Washington ir
the primary last August. Mr.. Wes'
withdrew to run for juvenile judge
He is married and has thres
children.
Seven ONCE holders in Alexandris
who were declared the Democratic
nominees when they were unopposec
in the August primary had no op.