Evening star., 1946-05-30
COP Candidate
Pledges Battle
Against Smith
Michael Looking to
Labor for Support
In House Race

In House k0ce
Pledges to "give the Democrats
the campaign of their lives" in the
coming elections were made yester-
day by Republican leaders of the
Eighth Virginia District at the dis
trict convention in the George Ma
son Hotel at Alexandria.
Lawrence Michael 3O04 Lee High
way, Arlington, a realty dealer, in
accepting the Republican nomina-
ton to oppose Representative How
ard w. Smith, Democrat, in the
House race November S, said he was
beginning his campaign on the spot.
He pointed out that in the 1914
election his nomination came too
late in view of extension of the
filing date from 60 to 80 days under
the War Voters Act and that his
campaign as an independent Re-
publican was "all muddled up"
Asking for support in an organ
lied campaign, he said there is a
sufficient number of Republicans
in the Eighth District to elect Re-
publican Representative.
Seeks Labor Vote.
Indicating he will look to labor
for support, the candidate said:
Thirty years ago I was member
of the American Federation of La
Dor, and I am going after the labor
vote in this election"
Carl A. Marshall, Mclean attor-
ney, who was unsuccessful as the
Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in the 1945 election. ac-
cepted election as chairman of the
Eighth District Republicans.
There is misconception about
labor, spread by political leaders for
their own advantage" Mr.. Marshall
said. "Just because a man becomes
an electrician or works for his liv-
ing is no reason to believe he wants
to tear our country apart and upset
our form of Government. 1t is not
true that Representative Howard
Smith is against the CIO-he is
against labor! For some reason he
and Senator Byrd don't like laboring
men. They don't believe in work"
Senator Glass Praised.
Both Mrs. G. G.. Macpherson, 6201
North Eighteenth road, Arlington,
who was elected vice chairman OF
the eighth district organization and
Arlington County Treasurer John
Locke Green, expressed respect for
the late Senator Carter Glass, Vir-
ginia Democrat. whom they de-
scribed as great Virginian"
The convention passed a resolu-
tion requesting the State Republi-
can chairman, I. Randolph Dovel,
to call meeting of the State Re-
publican Committee to set the time
and place for a State convention
to select Republican candidate for
the Senate vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Glass.
Mrs. Macpherson urged that vot-
ers elect young and vigorous men to
Office. Theodore Huber, delegate
from Arlington, declared that peo-
pie In general do not vote unless
"they are mad or have an axe to
grind" He said there are thou
sands Of potential voters under 80
who are not concerned with po-
litical issues.
The people 80 and under are the
ones we have to reach for a sue
cessful Republican campaign" he
pointed out.
Green Says Personnel Scars.
Mr.. Green, in a denunciation Of
Senator Byrd and the Democratic
party in Virginia, said that in the
past 20 years there has been 400
per cent increase in the number of
Virginia State employees with only a
13 per cent increase in population.
while he prattles over there in
Washington about cutting the bud
get and firing thousands of Federal
employees, there are only eight
States in the Nation with more en-
ployes than Virginia." Mr.. Green
said.
Virginia is And in education,
leads the Nation for murder and
other high felonies, is seventh for
automobile theft and has had a 1000
per cent increase in expenditures
under Harry Byrd. I say it is a
fraud upon the people of Virginia
and I am going to expose it as long
as I can talk; and as long as I can
walk"
The convention elected 10 dele
gates to the Virginia Republican
Committee. They are: Kenneth
Livingston, Arlington; w. E. Trus-
Ter, Prince William; John j. Morris,
Greene; c. R. Yardley, Charlottes-
vile; H. T. PancoaSt, Loudoun; Mr..
Marshall, L. Frank Smith, Culpeper; !;
M. H. Chambers, Fauquier; Ryland
Hefiin, Stafford, and Thomas c.