Evening star., 1945-08-08
Tuck Is Victor,
Fenwick Leads
In Virginia Poll
Collins 1897 Votes
Behind With 305
Precincts Still Out

ton, packed py the OrganlzaClOI
headed by Virginia's Senator
Byrd, appeared the overwhelm.
ing choice OF Virginia Democrat.
today for the nomination a.
Governor.
Mr.. Tuck, who took an early leat
over his opponent, Moss A. Plunkett
Roanoke attorney in yesterdays
balloting, had piled up a better than
two-to-one lead with 80 per cent oi
the States precincts reporting.
The vote was very light. With
305 precincts out, the vote totaled
about $4,000, compared with nearly
soc, 900 in the 1914 presidential elec-
ton.
In the three-cornered race fol
Lieutenant Governor, Charles r
Fenwick, Arlington, had 1.897-vote
lead over his principal opponent
L. Preston Collins, Marion, while
Leonard Muse, Roanoke, trailed the
ticket. With 1,410 of the States
Its precincts reporting, Mr.. Fen
wick had 48,4l1 votes to 1854 fol
Mr.. Collins. Mr.. Muse received
30,314 votes.
Lynch Beats McCandlish.
Among the nearby contests fol
House Of Delegates, Edwin Lynch
Annandale, defeated 1t. RobertJ
McClandlish, incumbent, by vote
of 1908 to 851 for the Fairfax Coun-
ty seat, while in Loudoun County
Stilson H. Hall polled 1,467 votes tc
365 for Mrs. Nellie o. Fletcher.
Alexandrians, voting on a refer
endum to decide on an elected OF
appointed Juvenile Court Judge
chose the former by a vote Of 1926
to 1898, a margin of only So votes
w. Selden Washington, incumbent
was unopposed for member of the
House.
In Arlington County, ]. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn, un-
opposed for the House nominations
received 1856 and 1884 votes, re-
spectively, while Basil M. DeLash-
mutt, unopposed candidate for
County Board, received $3.50 votes
One of the lightest votes in the
State was counted in Prince William
County where only 500 ballots were
cast in the county's II precincts
The returns gave Mr.. Tuck 5l8 to
rs for Mr.. Plunkett, while in the
Lieutenant Governor race Mr.. Fen
wick polled 492 to 68 for Mr.. Collins
and "a for Mr.. Muse.
School Groups Opposed McCandlish.
1t. McCandlish, whose defeat had
been anticipated by political observ-
ers, had won the anImosity of Fair
fax school groups through his op-
position, in the last session of the
Legislature, to increased school ap-
propriations. He also lost the sup
port of new residents OF the county
by sponsoring a bill in the 1914 ses-
sion which would have required a
new resident to declare his intention
to become a State citizen IL months
prior to becoming eligible to vote.
This was considered as move to
further restrict voting rights in the
State.
Fenwick Carries Nearby Areas.
In the contests for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the nearby
areas gave an overwhelming ma
jority to Mr.. Tuck and to Mr.. Fen
wick. In Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax, Mr.. Tuck polled 1924, 2,782
and 1,255 respectively, compared to
952, 750 and 300 for Mr.. Plunkett.
Early in the count, Mr.. Fenwick
swept ahead to take a Statewide
lead over Mr.. Collins, but this early
margin was narrowed as additional
returns came in and the outcome
was still undecided early today.
In his home county Mr.. Fenwick
received 2,870 votes to 434 for Mr..
Collins, while in Alexandria the
vote was 1858 to $50 and in Fair
fax 1,265 to 518. In Loudoun
County Mr.. Fenwick received 972
votes to 23o for Mr.. Collins.
Collins Leads in Eighth District.
According to incomplete returns,
with 158 of the pit precincts re-
porting, Mr.. Fenwick failed to carry
the eighth district, his home dis
trict. Early returns in this district
gave Mr.. Collins II, 1,473 to 9,716 for
Mr.. Fenwick.
Incomplete returns also indicated
that Mr.. Collins had lost his home
district. With 100 of the 249 pre-
cincts reporting, Mr.. Fenwick had
2,412 votes in the ninth district
to 1872 for Mr.. Collins.
Throughout Northern Virginia the
vote was extremely light. In Alex
andria little more than 1000 of the
city's $4,000 qualified voters bal
loted, while in Arlington the total
vote was about $500, and in Fair
fax about 2,064.
Tuck Promises Action.
Receiving the returns at his South
Boston home, Mr.. Tuck said the vote
indicated that the people OF Virginia
wanted him to translate his CAM
psign promises into action.
The Democratic candidate, who is
an attorney and owner of 7OO-acre
farm, said he would keep the State
free of debt and would supply great
er State support for education,
health, welfare, farm and marketing
facilities. He said he also would In
crease power and communication
facilities in rural areas and would
enter into an expansion program of
highway building and public works
in the postwar era.
Mr.. Tuck, who tips the scales at
better than 23o pounds, was edu-
Gated at william and Mary College,
Williamsburg, and at Washington
and Lee University, Lexington. He
served in the Marine Corps during
the World War. o
During his legislative career, he
has served in the House and SEN
ate and as presiding ofiicer Of the
Senate while Lieutenant Governor.
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