Evening star., 1946-07-15
Arlington Group
Asks Election
.0fDe|egates
Seeks Popular Voice
In Nomination of
Glass Successor

~ AiloAy VI oC4C6dGCo W VIC DSIIlO-
cratic State convention where a
candidate is to be named to succeed
the late Senator Glass, has been
urged by the Arlington Chapter Of
the Committee for Virginia.
The chapter directed the atten-
ton of the Arlington Democratic
Executive Committee to provisions
already made in Alexandria and
Fairfax County for the selection of
convention delegates. In Alexandria
separate ballots will be provided
While mass meeting has been
called by Fairfax County Democrats.
Filing requirements for convention
delegate candidates have been an
nounced for both areas No an
nouncement yet has been made for
the method Of voting or filing of
candidates in Arlington. the COM
mlttee pointed out. The Democratic
convention is to be held September
5 and Arlington will have the second
largest delegation there.
Campaigning to Be Accelerated.
Meanwhile, campaigning will hit
an accelerated pace this week as both
Senator Byrd and Martin A Hutch
inson present their candidates. in
public and radio addresses.
Senator Byrd will open the week
With three addresses today, speaking
first in Wytheville this afternoon
and then flying to Richmond to speak
tonight before the summer conven-
ton Of the Automotive Trade Asso-
citation. Also his weekly transcribed
radio address will be carried over a
number Of stations.
Mr.. Hutchinson speaks at 10 pm,
tomorrow and Wednesday over a net
work of Virginia stations. He also
will address the Richmond Post of
the American Legion Wednesday
night and has several radio and
personal talks slated through next
Monday.
Coercion Charge.
Mr. Hutchinson. in a letter to
Gov. Tuck on Saturday. said a num-
Der Of State employees had the feel
Ing that they were being coerced
and intlmated into pledging their
support to Seantor Byrd. and called
on the Governor to publicly assure
the employees of the Commonwealth
that their futures in her service
do not depend upon their real or
pretended subservience to any politi-
cal faction
Howard H. CarWile, independent
candidate for the Senate in the No
vember general election, in a radio
address Saturday night at Rich
mond. charged that "sadistic and
satanic abuses existed in Virginia S
hospitals for the insane
Republicans OF the 9Th district
have called another convention for
Saturday to nominate a candidate
to oppose Representative Flanagan,
Democratic nominee. Earlier. the
Republicans nominated Delegate
Ralph Lincoln. who declined to
make the race
Mr.. Hutchinson in a statement
yesterday declared he is not in the
least surprised" at the Endorsement
Of his opponent by the Portsmouth
Star,
Formerly Opposed Byrd.
The Portsmouth paper is pub
llshed by Norman R. Hamilton, a
former member Of the House from
the Second District and heretofore
vigorous opponent of Senator
Byrd.
| Mr. Hutchinson attributed the
papers Endorsement to the publish
er's "ever-present desire to get back
into the good graces of the Virginia
political machine as a leader and
spokesman
The paper attributed its support
of Senator Byrd to the announced
intention of the CLOS Political
Action Committee to exert every
effort to keep him from returning TO
the Senate.
The reasons assigned for his ac-
ton are, of coursee. beside the point
since he knows very well that the
! CIO-PAC organizations have but
few votes in Virginia and no nf1u-
ence worthy of serious consideration
in this campaign" Mr., Hutchinson
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