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target of organized labor during the
campaign, Jared better than 8 to
throughout the eighth district. With
1856 precincts out of 2l7 reported,
he polled 1881 votes; Mrs. Murray,
5299; Mr.. Tate, l,346, and Mr.
Hurst. $3.50 He carried by wide
margins every county in his district
Firmer Victory in Seventh.
Senator Byrd's eighth district tally
was 1887 to 9.070 for Mr.. Hutchin-
son when TIA precincts had reported
where 225 of the 256 polling places
gave him 1885 to 1889 for Mr..
Hutchinson.
There was no opposition to Rep
reSentative Robertson, renominated
in the seventh Representatives
Bland and Drewry in the first and
fourth, respectively, also were re-
nominated without a primary fight.
Representative Flanagan in the
ninth was nominated by convention.
The second district contest pro-
vided an upset when Representative
Daughton, completing his first term,
was unseated by Porter Hardy, ir.,
s3-year-old Norfolk County farmer.
who ran up 2-to-1 margin.
Representatives renominated after
primary opposition were Gary, Bird
district and Almond. 9Th.
In the 5th, Thomas B. Stanley
retired speaker Of the Virginia House
OF Delegates, emerged as the Old
Dominion S second new House nomi-
nee. He won easily over Delegate
Lindsey L. Moore, Pittsylvania
County.
Pledges Support to Byrd.
Mr.. Hutchinson. who was making
his first bid for public office, con-
ceded defeat shortly before II pm.
when Senator Byrd had attained
about 2-to-1 lead. MI Hutchinson
wired his ''heartiest congratulations"
to the Senator and pledged his full
support" to the victor in November
and wished him "a happy and dis
tinguished term of service to the
people of Virginia"
Senator Byrd will be opposed In
the general election by Lester Par
sons, Republican. of Norfolk. and
Howard H. Carwile. independent, of
Richmond. The Republicans also
have nominated Robert H Woods
Of Pearisburg to seek the uneXpired
term of the late Senator Glass. and
he will oppose the nominee of the
Democratic State Convention to be
held in Richmond September 5.
The Republicans have candidates
for Congress in seven of the nine
congressional districts. I. r. Dovel
Republican State chairman. was
nominated in the seventh. but re-
fused to run. No nomination has
beena made in the fourth. There
also will be independent and So
cialist candidates in several of the
congressional districts in the No
Vember election.
Mr.. Smith, who has faced many
primary and general election fight
during his l6-year tenure, may be
the organization choice as a sue
cessor to Senator Glass. For this
reason many observers feel that his
mean his name will appear on the
ballot for the House seat in Novem-
Der. II he is chosen the Senate
nominee, a district convention would
nominate successor to Mr.. Smith.
Strong in Industrial Areas.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who polled the
largest vote of any one who has
opposed candidate of the dominant
Democratic State organization head
ed by Senator Byrd, drew most of
his strength from the cities and
counties adjoining large industrial
centers, where the labor vote ap-
parently went heavily in his favor.
On the basis of nearly complete
unofficial returns, Mr. Hutchinson
lost every congressional district, but
was leading in eight cities out of
"a and in nine of the 100 counties.
Five of these counties adjoin indus
trial areas and four are in the coal
mining section.
Balloting in the nearby areas was
relatively quiet but was heavy in
spite Of new polling hours law
which shortened the voting time
from sunrise to sunset" by one ano
a half hours, and despite heavy
rains which occurred in the morn
ing and late afternoon before and
after working hours.
Sample Ballots Curbed.
In Arlington, Claude O. Thomas,
secretary of the Electoral Board,
ordered Hutchinson supporters to
cease handing out sample ballots
because they were printed on white
paper-the same color as the official
tallies but already marked with an
*" beside the name of their can
didate. Frank L. Ball, jr., one of
the Hutchinson workers, said the
sample ballots were of different size
and shape and could not possibly
be confused with official tallies, as
claimed by officials at the Ballston
and Cherrydale precincts.
Otherwise voting was quiet and,
according TO Arlington Police Chief
Harry woodward. it was the first
election in his % years with the
force that he had not heard of any
complaints at the booths.
Negro participation, contro-
versial question in some other
Southern States this year, was not
an issue in the balloting in Virginia,
where Negroes have voted in pri-
maries for many years.
Three colored persons were candi-
dates in Arlington for election as
delegates to the Democratic County
Convention. Each precinct elected
four delegates and one colored con-
tender lost by only IL votes when
she placed fifth in the race. The
other two trailed by greater mar