Evening star., 1945-08-08
Tuck Is Victor,
Fenwick Leads
In Virginia Poll
Collins LII Votes
Behind With l67
Precincts Still Out

William M. Tuck, South Bos-
ton, backed by the organization
headed by virginia's Senator
Byrd, appeared the overwhelm-
ing choice Of Virginia Democrats
today for the nomination as
Governor.
Mr.. Tuck, who took an early lead
over his opponent, Moss A. Plunkett,
Roanoke attorney in yesterdays
balloting, had piled up better than
two-to-one lead as State precincts
continued reporting today.
The vote was very light. With
1877 precincts out, the vote totaled
about 134, ,068, compared with nearly
soc, 900 in the 1914 presidential elec-
ton.
In the three-cornered race for
Lieutenant Governor, Charles r.
Fenwick, Arlington. had 1,7l7-vote
lead over his principal opponent,
L. Preston Collins, Marion. while
Leonard Muse, Roanoke, trailed the
ticket. With 1,548 Of the States
l,7l5 precincts reporting, Mr.. Fen
wick had 1888 votes to 1926 for
Mr.. Collins. Mr.. Muse received
81 ,296 votes.
Lynch Beats McCandlish.
Among the nearby contests for
House of Delegates, Edwin Lynch,
Annandale, defeated 1t. RobertJ
McC Clandlish, incumbent, by a vote
o. ! ,203 to ISL for the Fairfax Coun-
ty seat, while in Loudoun County
Stilson H. Hall polled l,467 votes to
365 for Mrs. Nellie o. Fletcher.
Alexandrians, voting on a refer
endum to decide on an elected or
appointed Juvenile Court judge,
chose the former by 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, j. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn, un-
opposed for the House nominations,
received 3,355 and 1884 votes, re-
spectively, while Basil M. DeLash-
mutt, unopposed candidate for
County Board, received $3.50 votes.
One of the ightest votes in the
State was counted in Prince William
County where only 593 ballots were
cast in the county's II precincts.
The returns gave Mr.. Tuck 518 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-
preparations. He also lost the sup
port, Of new residents Of the county
by sponsoring q 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, 75o and 800 for Mr.. Plunkett
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 230 for Mr.. Collins.
Collins Leads in Eighth District.
According to incomplete returns,
with 158 Of the at precincts re-
porting, Mr.. Fenwick failed to carry
the eighth district, his home dis
trict. Early returns In this district
gave Mr.. Collins 11.473 to 9,716 for
MIR. 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.a