Evening star., 1946-08-18
Virginia Republicans
Name Ralph Lincoln
To Head Vote Drive
BY the A.soeiated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
Republican party today set up
machinery for its fall campaign for
the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives and named Ralph
Lincoln of Marion to direct the
drive for votes as campaign director
Fred w. McWane of Lpychburg
and State Senator S. Floyd Land
reth of Galax were named co-chair-
men of the Finance Committee with
authority to name committee rep
resenting all districts after consulta-
ton with congressional candidates.
Acting under authority of the
Executive Committee, Mr.. Lincoln
met with the senatorial and con-
gressional candidates this afternoon,
selected district members of the
Campaign Committee and named
Policy Committee of five which
will meet here next Saturday to
work out platform of national and
State issues on which all of the
candidates will run In addition to
the five on the Policy Committee,
all Republican members of the
General Assembly will serve as con-
sulting members.
Richmond Likely Headquarters.
Richmond probably will be selected
as the site for Republican head
quarters during the Statewide
campaign, but definite decision
was delayed until Richmond leaders
could check on office space.
The session of the Executive Com
mittee and other party leaders was
prolonged by much argument over
methods of handling the finances,
including a surplus OF about 81 900
now in the party treasury.
John Locke Green, Arlington
treasurer and Republican leader,
called for members to write checks
and toss them on the table. A
furry of checks followed, one for
$50, for which Mr.. Green placed on
the table, but Mr.. Green, during the
discussion, recovered his check and
told the group they could have it
and more whenever he had evi-
dence that the party was going to
put on real campaign. Mr.. Green
said he didn't want to contribute to
token campaign"
Certification Awaited.
1t was agreed that funds raised
by the Finance Committee would be
turned over to the State treasurer.
who would pay bills when certi-
fed to him by Mr.. Lincoln.
Those named on the Campaign
Committee include Kenneth Liv-
ingston of Arlington.
Dillon Heads Committee.
The Policy Committee, which will
select its own chairman, is COM
posed of J. Livingston Dillow, Pear
lsburg; c. M. Dozier, sr., Richmond;
Mr.. jenkins, Paul Kear. Norfolk.
and Robert Fulwiler, Radford.
Lester Parsons, Republican nom
lnee for the senatorial seat now held
by Senator Byrd, told the Executive
Committee it could get the two
party system in Virginia operating
IL 1t would put on campaign to
make the people realize that Vir-
ginla lis in political stagnation."
Robert H. Woods, of Pearisburg,
Republican candidate for the unex-
pired term of the late Senator Glass,
said he was not going to make a
token campaign" but would fight
to the best of his ability,
Mr.. Green told the committee
that the Republicans would never
get anywhere tying on to the coat
tails of Harry Byrd" Mr.. Green
criticised wealthy Republicans who
he said had moved to Virginia and
think their social status ruined un-.
less they link up with Harry Byrd's
fox-hunting clique" Mr. Green said
there were over 1,5O0, 900 people in
Virginia who should be voting and
that the Republicans could not get
them interested unless they offered
a program for their welfare.
Candidate Asks Unity.
Another speaker was State Sena-
tor Jacob A. CARRIER of Harrison
burg, who said the candidates ought
to get together on what they advo-
cate.
State Chairman I. r. Dovel OF
Luray, who has been nominated for
Congress in the seventh district
said the Republican Party hadn't
furnished any leadership for II years
and would not for several more un-
less Ii cha nped its nnlicins