Evening star., 1946-06-11
Voting Is Heavy
In Alexandria
City Election
Fairfax Bo||otine
For CounciImen
Reported Light

voting was heavy in Alexandria
today as citizens went to the polls
to elect nine members Of the City
Council, a mayor, a tax collector
and city attorney.
In Fairfax County, where the
towns of Fairfax, Falls Church and
Vienna also are holding elections,
the voting was reported light. In
Fairfax the slate, including mayor
and councimen, is unopposed, but
in Falls Church there is contest
for the Office of mayor and council
men in the First Ward.
Mayor William T. wilkins is seek
Ing reelection in Alexandria after
nine years on the Council as mem
Der at large for three years and
as Mayor for six years.
wilkins Denounces Opponents.
In the race for three at-large
seats, the candidates receiving the
largest number of votes becomes
Mayor. Mr.. Wilkins is competing
with City Councilman John w.
Tullock, Truman R. Carneale and
two write-in candidates.
Last night Mr.. Wilkins in a broad
cast of Station WPIK, denounced
the tactics of an opposition group
which distributed unsigned circulars
attacking him.
The mimeographed handbills
posted on telephone poles late Sat-
urday night accused Mayor wilkins
of hostility toward the school sys-
tenn, partiality in rezoning matters,
opposition to raises in salaries of
policemen and firemen and favor
itism to his friends in official func-
tions, all of which were fatty
denied by the Mayor and his sup
porters.
Defends City Manager.
Referring to the statement at the
bottom of the circulars that they
were distributed by number of
honorably discharged veterans "who
do not want any more of Mr.. Will
kins as Mayor or Mr.. Budwesky as
city manager" Mr. Wilkins declared
he does not believe that any vet
eran would have any part in such
tactics.
In defending City Manager Carl
Budwesky, who was attacked in the
circulars as confdant of the May
or, and Mr.. Budwesky's secretary,
Miss Margaret v. Shumah, who was
charged with lending city govern
ment support to the Mayor by at
tending political meeting with him
last March, Mr.. Wilkins said:
For my part my record speaks
for itself, but for any individual or
group seeking financial or political
gain for themselves to introduce
any reference to the city manager
or his office personnel, to accom-
plish their vicious personal gain,
establishes new low in his or their
contemptibility, and this is another
evidence Of the wolves in sleeps
clothing"
Run as Independents.
Running as Independent Demo-
Gratis, on the write-in campaign in
Alexandria are r. Samuel Luckett,
hardware store owner, and Samuel
B. De Vaughan, employe of the
Naval Torpedo Station, who has had
80 years of service in the Federal
Government.
While there are three at-large
posts on the Council to be filled,
voters wishing to assure a majority
for any one candidate in the race
for Mayor customarily vote what
Virginia politicians refer to as a
"plunker" by putting down the name
Of only one man without casting a
ballot to fill the other two seats.
Mr.. Wilkins, asserting that he
stands for progressive, economical
and efficient management of the
city, replied to his attackers as fol-
lows:
Il honestly believe that every
fair-minded citizen in our COM
munity joins me in regretting that
we have in our midst a small group
of citizens who seem to be happy
when they can attempt to smear the
record of any public officer who
happens to incur their displeasure.
Il think now, I will think to-
morrow and will think over there
after, that it is important to repre-
sent the best interests of all our
townspeople, and I shall continue
to do so without regard to the
selfish aims and ambitions of the
wolves in sleeps clothing whose
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