Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Write-In Votes
EIectluckett
In Alexandra
Wilkins Renamed
In Close Race
With TuIIoch

write-in candidate who defeated tn,
Democratic organizations choice fol
the Alexandria City Council
emerged today as the high light o.
municipal elections in four nearby
Virginia communities.
r. Samuel Luckett, SO, hardware
store owner and former chairman
Of the Democratic Committee, be.
came the first write-in candidate
ever to defeat party choice ir
the additionally Democratic strong.
hold. He polled 2,029 ballots to de.
feat DR.. Truman E. Carneale, So
the Democratic Committees nomi.
nee. who received 1928 votes, &C
cording to the unofficial tabulation
Mayors and town councils also
were elected yesterday in Falls
Church, Fairfax and Vienna wher
relatively large numbers partici-
pated in hotly-contested races. Ir
the Vienna councilman contest
there is possibility of legal action
being taken to determine the winner
between a write-in candidate anc
one whose name appeared on the
ballot.
wilkins Reelected.
The Alexandria election, however
held the spotlight.
Mayor William T. wilkins, St, was
reelected after a close race with
John w. Tulloch, 45-year-old news
paperman, after a campaign in
which Mr.. wilkins integrity was
attacked by anonymous circulars
Mayor Wilkins received 1920 votes
and Mr.. Tulloch polled 2,154 with
Mr.. Luckett coming in third for the
three at-large council seats. DR.
Ohrneale's tally was fourth highest
With a total of 1000 votes cast in
the six wards, the voters returned
all Of the ward councilmen to office
All of those elected were Democrats.
Selection Resented.
DR.. Carneale had been selected
by the Democratic Committee to
fill a vacancy caused by the death
of John A. Logan on May 9, who
had been nominated in the April
2 primary. Resentment over the
committees selection of DR.. Car
neale, and the circulation of hand
bills attacking Mayor Wilkins con-
solidated efforts Of a Citizens Com
mittee headed by Mrs. Jameson
HolWay to elect Mr.. Luckett.
The mayor and his supporters
were further angered by the ap-
pearance yesterday of blue sample
ballots distributed from tables
manned by DR.. Carneale's support
ers in which cross marks appeared
beside the names of each of the
certified candidates except that OF
Mr.. Wilkins. The indication was
that the machine support for DR.
Carneale and Mr.. Tulloch favored
all of the candidates except the
mayor, voters said.
DeVaughan Polls rs.
Samuel B. DeVaughan, At, 900
Ramsey street, who announced his
candidacy as a Write-in only six days
before election, received rs votes in
VIC he-idlSe COlIeSt.
The Citizens Committee to elect
Mr.. Luckett which sponsored a
widespread publicity campaign in
structing voters on the technicalities
OF. writing in their candidates name
was credited with starting wave OF
write-in fever Among names writ
ten in was that of Floyd Keller
prominent member of the Republi-
can Committee.
Unoftlclal counts on void ballots
showed at least 60 votes were not
credited to Mr.. Luckett on rulings
by individual poll judges because
OF variations in spelling. The Alex
andria Electoral Board previously
had ruled votes written 'R. Samuel
Luckett," as published in the news
papers, would be credited. In the
flrst ward the voters employed eight
different ways to write his name.
Other Officials Returned.
Other officials returned to office
without opposition were City At
torney Joseph M. Pancoast. zoe
South Washington street; City Tax
Collector c. Page Waller, 1O6 West
Linden street, and the following
ward councilmen: Paul L. Delaney
first ward; Charles L. Nash, second;
John j. Ewald, third; George K
Bender, fourth; 1t. Col. Everett A
Hellmuth, Virginia State Guard
fifth, and Edward w. Downey, sixth
The heaviest vote in recent wears
characterized the elections at Falls
Church and Vienna. In Falls Church
interest centered on the mayorality
campaign and the five-cornered con-
test for LIST ward councilman.
Fenner S. Hazelgrove, local bust
nessman and chairman of the Board
of Zoning Appeals won easily over
his opponent, Wilmer o. Wood, by
a vote of 305 to 1863.
In the LIST ward council race
James E. Durant, brother of 1t. Col
Jack Durant who currently is being
held by the Army in connection with
the Hessian jewel robbery case, de-
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Knouse, 181 to 40. Votes for the
other three candidates were Joel S
Harris, rs; D. Kemper Grille, So, and
Frederick Speaker, 8.
The unopposed victors in the
second and third wards were j. H
Mccarthy and Walter Follin, who
polled 367 and 366 respectively.
Cockrill Elected.
A heavy write-in campaign fea
tured results of the Vienna election
which had been hotly contested
E. E. Cockrill was elected mayor
with 122 votes. and j. T. Davis, in
cumbent mayor who did not seek
reelection was given II write
in votes.
In the council race, those polling
the FIVE highest numbers noramlly
would be seated but write-in can
didate Samuel Berry, polled fifth
highest, while the sixth highest was
Bernard G. Upham. who appeared
on the printed ballot, but trailec
by votes.
Mr.. Upham indicated today he
may contest Mr.. Berrys count as
some of the ballots with a writer
in tx" beside the name did moi
also contain an enclosing box as re-
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