Evening star., 1946-08-04
Byrd and Rival
Plan 10 Speak
On Prin1aryEve
Heavier r-Thon-UsuoI
Vote Is Expected
At Polls Tuesday
BY the Asseeiotsd Press


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 3.-Rival
for Democratic nomina-
tions for the United States Senats
and Ave of Virginia's nine con-
seats approached the
close of their campaigns today with
the decision up to the voter in
Tuesdays primary.
Both Senator Byrd. who is facing
his first primary opposition in his
l3 years in the Senate, and Martin
A. Hutchinson. Richmond attorney
who is making his FIRST bid for q
State elective ONCE as Senator
Byrds opponent for the nomination,
will ring down the curtain with
radio speeches the eve of the pri-
mary.
While the senatorial campaign
apparently has generated consider
able voter interest throughout the
State, the House contests In the
second, third, fifth, sixth and eighth
districts are expected to contribute
to a heavier than usual primary
turnout that is variously estimated
at from 10000 to 225,000. In most
cities. the volume of absentee vot-
ing pointed to about an average
size total.
Byrd Raps Labor Leaders.
Senator Byrd. No. l on the CIO-
PAC purge list" has emphasized
what he describes as the attempt
OF "dictatorial" outside labor lead.
ers to tell Virginians how to vote.
and his record in the Senate favor.
ing mutual responsibility by law
In labor contracts and economy in
Federal expenditures.
Mr.. Hutchinson, a 54-year-old
native Of Giles County, has CEN
tered much of his campaign firing
on Senator Byrd as the head of
what he labels ruthless political
machine" that has kept Virginia
IN economic and political "stagna-
ton" The incumbent has referred
to Mr.. Hutchinson as the CIO-PAc
candidate, but the Richmond aspir-
ant has declared repeatedly he is
the candidate of no single group
or class, though he welcomes the
support of all.
The exchange continued today
as Senator Byrd called for an ex-
preston from Mr.. Hutchinson on
the latters views of the CIO Politi.
cal Action Committee and on labor
legislation.
In a letter to his opponent SEN
ator Byrd asked: do YOU approve
or disapproN of the Political Action
Committee of the CIO?"
Either you are for or against
the PAC," he added, and above all
the people of Virginia have the right
to know, before they go to the polls
on election day, in plain and sim
pie language what your position is
with respect to labor legislation"
Daughton Is Opposed.
The District congressional races
line up this way:
Second - Representative Daugh-
ton, Norfolk attorney, is opposed
by Porter Hardy, jr, Norfolk Coun.
lty farmer of Churchland. Mr..
Daughton won in a three-cornered
race two years ago with vote of
6,756 to 6.308 for former State SEN
ator Vivian L. Page and 5,e47 for
Mr. Hardy.
Third district Representative
Gary is opposed by Minetree
F'olkes, jr., ex-Marine officer and
former member of the General AS
sembly from Richmond. Mr.. Gary,
also former assemblyman, is a
veteran of World War I.
Fifth district - Two members Of
the House of Delegates, Thomas B.
Stanley, Henry County, the retiring
speaker, and Lindsey L. Moore, dele
gate from Pittsylvania County. are
in the race for the place left vacant
by the appointment of Representa-
tive Burch as interim successor to
the late Senator Glass.
Almond Has Opposition.
Sixth district-Representative Al
mond, former judge of the Roanoke
Hastings Court, is opposed by John
M. Goldsmith, Radford Common
wealth's attorney and former police
Judge
Eighth District - Representative
Smith, of Alexandria, leading ad-
vocate in Congress of curbs on labor
unions, is opposed by three candi-
dates, Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Muir
ray of Fairfax, who opposed him as
an independent two years ago, Frank
M. Hurst, an Alexandria business
man, and Maj. James c. Tate. World
War II veteran, also of Alexandra.
Representatives Bland Of the first
district, Drewry of the fourth and
Robertson of the seventh are without
primary opposition. and Representa-
tive Flanagan of the ninth was rec
nominated by convention.