Evening star., 1947-11-05
Democrats Take
All Alexandria,,
Races
lisIe Smith Receives
522 Write-In Votes,
But Corper Wins

Democratic organization candi-
dates in Alexandria and Fairfax
County made clean sweeps in yes
terday's election but one noteworthy
showing was made by a man who
was not officially a candidate.
Lisle A. Smith, who was defeated
by G. Wallace Carper for the Board
of Supervisors from Providence Dis
trict in the August Democratic pri-
mary. received 522 write-in votes to
1,097 for Mr.. Carper. according to
complete unofficial returns of yes
terday's balloting.
A drive for Mr.. Smiths election
developed in the closing days of the
campaign in Republican and in
surgent Democrat quarters. It fol-
lowed the death of L. B. Morris
Republican candidate opposing Mr.
Carper. Mr.. Morris died in Arling-
ton Hospital October q from in
juries received in a traffic accident.
Although Mr.. Smith did not dis
avow the movement, he declared
before the election he would keep his
promise as primary candidate and
vote for Mr.. Carper.
Clarke Wins by Two to- One Vote.
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
Democrat, who represents Alex
andria and Fairfax and Prince Will
liam counties, won at q little better
than two-to-one in the Metropolitan
Area Of Washington and by land
slide proportions in the rural area
Of Prince William County. His op-
ponent was Thomas c. Graham,
Republican.
The unofficial figures for Mr..
Clarke and Mr.. Graham, respec-
lively, were 2,221 and 1869 in Alex
andria; 3,518 and 1880 in Fairfax
and 1913 to 284 in 16 out of II pre-
cincts in Prince William.
Armistead L. Booth, Democrat,
piled up 2,629 votes to 669 for his
Republican opponent, Walter B. Full
ton, for the city's House of Dele
gates seat to be vacated the end of
this year by w. Selden Washington,
Democrat.
The Fairfax County delegate post
was won easily by r. j. McCand-
lish, jr., with 3,704 votes to 1920
for A. K. Barta, Republican.
A race that created considerable
interest in Fairfax was that for
sheriff. 1t was won by John e. Tay-
lor. Democrat, at better than three
to-one over Noah L. Dove, Repub-
lican. The count was 1886 to 1890.
Runyon Defeats Glenn.
There were three contested races
for the County Board of Supervisors,
including that of Mr.. Carper and
Mr.. Smith. Others were c. B.
Runyon, Democratic incumbent,
with 1854 votes to 455 for John r.
Glen, Republican. in Falls Church
district, and Maurice w. Fox, Demo-
cratic Incumbent 345. Paul e.
Rhinehart. jr., Republican, 1873, and
Paul L. Keller. Independent, so, in
DranesWlle district.
Uncontested candidates for super
visors and their votes were, Arthur
I. Shaffer, 661, Mount Vernon dis
trict; E. c. Sheads, 299, Lee district,
and D. w. Buckley, 258, Centreville
district.
Other county Offices without op-
position were, Hugh B. Marsh, 1923,
for commemorative attorney; John
w. Ferguson, 4,745, commissioner of
revenue, and L. M. Coyner, 4,726,
treasurer. All are Democrats.
Ambrose, J. S. Bartlett, Stanley w.
Bell, r. G. Coldenstroth, Basil Fow-
Ter, Howard Grothe, Granville Guide,
Frank Gatewood (president of the
club, Ed Hotz, j. Conrad Jacobs,
Frank r. Jelleff, S. H. Kaufman,
Milton Kronheim, Mark Lansburgh,
William J. Maben, Kirk Miller, Miss
Helen K. Mobberley, r. c. O'Donnell,
Herman M. Paris, Col. Julius I.
Peyser, John A. Reilly, James Rotto,
Carleton D. Smith, Ben Strouse and
Robert Wilson.
Fifty-seven Montgomery County
Community Chest campaign lead
ers received final instructions about
the drive last night at a meeting
in the Rockville High School.