Evening star., 1946-07-28

clear on all is Mr.. Woods.
sues, and asserted he would give his
best to making the minority party
one which the majority would
| respect.
| He was recommended as the NOM
! inee by the Committee on Nomina-
tions by vote Of to 2. The two
votes were cast for John Locke
Green, treasurer of Arlington County
and a vigorous critic of the dominant
Virginia Democratic organization.
Mr.. Green's supporters were given
permission to file minority report
but did not DO so and the nomination
was by acclamatiOn.
The nominee will oppose a Demo-
cratic candidate to be named by a
State Convention in Richmond. Sep
tember 5. Lester Parsons. Norfolk
attorney, previously has been named
as the party nominee to oppose the
winner of the Democratic primary
contest between Senator Byrd and
Martin Hutchinson, Richmond law
YER
Was Ninth District Leader.
Mr.. Woods. who said he had been
holding party office since he became
81 years of age. was chairman of
the 9th district committee for
many years until last Saturday. He
is engaged in several lines of busi-
ness including the operation OF a
bus company, insurance, autOmo-
biles sales horse breeding and is an
orChardist
He was recommended by the Re-
publican State Executive Committee
as the minority party member Of
the three-man bipartisan State
Elections Board. but Gov. Tuck
named Robert c. Bayliss, Richmond
to the position. MI. Bayliss was
chairman of the Nominating Com
mittee which today recommended
Mr.. Woods.
. The convention today amended
its party plan to permit district,
county or city committees to call
primary in their respective units
/ for the nomination of candidates
for district, county or city office,
Such primaries would be held on
the same date as the Democratic
primaries.
/ The original resolution, offered
/ by Lawrence C. Page, of Norfolk,
would have permitted State pri-
maries as we'll but this was stricken
out in an amendment offered by
Joseph C. Shaffer. of Wytheville,
/ The Page resolution was then ap-
proved after spirited discussion
on voice vote.
/ Taft Addresses Convention.
. A highlight of the convention was
an address by Senator Taft. Re-
publican, of Ohio, who told his au-
dience that the real cause of in
hation is government spending and
general increases in wages and other
costs encouraged by the President" ."
1 Roy Wolfe. Gate City publisher,
served as temporary and permanent
/ chairman of the convention and J.
Everett Will, Page County, was sec
| retary.
/ In adopting the report of it's Res
olutions Committee the convention
reaffirmed its Endorsement of many
of the declaration of aims and pur-
poses issued by the Republican
members. of Congress in Decem-
Der, 1916. The report, read by Chair
man Curtis Dozier, sr. Richmond
was adopted without discussion.
The Republicans also nominated
their candidates for Congress in the
5th and 9th District at District con-
ventions here.
Sixth District Republicans nomi-
mated 44-year-old Frank Angel
Roanoke, insurance executive and
building supply dealer, while 5th
District leaders selected w. L
Greasy, Carroll County farmer ano
educator, as their standard bearer
Making First Bid.
Mr. Angel, making his first bio
for political office, is the son OF
the late Robert H Bob" Angel who
was State Republican chairman
during the Herbert Hoover presi-
dental campaign in 1923.
Mr.. Angel will oppose the winner
in the Democratic primary cam
paign in the 9Th district now being
waged by Representative Almond
Roanoke, and John M. Goldsmith
Radford Commonwealth attorney
In the 5th Mr.. Greasy will oppose
either Thomas B. Stanley, Stanley
town, speaker of the Virginia House
of Delegates, or Delegate Lindsey
| L. Moore, Danville, who in the Au,
gust Democratic primary are seek.
ing nomination for the seat vacated
by appointment of Representative
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