Evening star., 1947-08-04
Virginia Democrats
Vote Tomorrow for
Candidates
by the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 4.-Vir-
ginia Democrats will nominate l3
Senatorial and 43 House of Dele
gates candidates for the general
election in tomorrow's primaries that
will climax quiet campaigns in 10
Senatorial and 27 House districts.
Under State law the polls will
open at $50 am. and close at 7::30
pm, Eastern Standard Time.
Roanoke has produced probably
the liveliest campaign in the fight
between Delegate Walter Scott and
former Delegate Earl A. Fitzpatrick
for nomination to the State Senate.
Spirited Roanoke Contest.
Equally spirited has been Roam
oke's House contest in which former
Delegate Benjamin E. Chapman,
Roanoke County, and c. Carter Lee,
Franklin County, are seking the 21st
Senatorial District nomination with
the winner to 60 against Ted Dalton
Of Radford, Republican incumbent,
in November.
Senator John S. Battle of Char
lottesville, unopposed for renomi-
nation, told gathering of Young
Democrats at Charlottesville last
night he has mo intention of ask
ing the people to vote for me again
for the Senate"
The statement gave rise to specu-
lation as to whether Mr.. Battle in
tends to run for Governor, an Office
for Wn6 hsrhas been widely-men-
toned.
- - Norfolk Has Away Race.
In Norfolk there is four way race
for two Senate seats, one of which
was vacated by Senator j. Hoge
Tyler who decided not to seek re-
nomination. In the field are Senator
.Edward.L. Breeden, Robert F. Bald
win, for many years member Of the
House, George G. Martin, jr., and
Edward L. Marshall.
In the Sixth District, Garland
Gray of Waverly, a former State
Senator, has been declared the
nominee without opposition for the
seat vacated by Senator E. E. Good
wyn.
Opposing Senator Mosby G. Per-
row of the 18th (Campbell-Lynch-
burg district is Russell E. Coleman,
while in the Goth. Senator j. C..
Carpenter of Clifton Forge is op-
posed by Eldon K. Crowder, Coving-
ton.
The Arlington County seat, being
vacated by Senator William D. Med
ley, is being contested by Charles
r. Fenwick, former House member,
and Frank L. Ball, jr.
Other Contests Listed.
Other Senate contests include the
Augusta Highland Staunton seat
which w. Stuart Moffett relin-
quished and is being sought by Cur-
ry Carter and w. F. Young, and in
the Newport News Warwick Eliza
beth City, Hampton district Senator
L. U. holland is opposed by Stanley
Garner, Newport News member of
the House.
In Richmond six candidates are
seeking the three Senate seats: In
cumbents Charles w. Crowder and
E. r. Fuller, and James E. Gardner,
member of the House, Leith S.
Bremner, w. Moscoe Huntley and
Frank S. Richeson.
On the south side, Brunswick
Mecklenburg Democrats will choose
between Delegate Shelton H. Short,
jr., of Chase City, and A. S. Harri-
son, jr., Lawrenceville, for the
Seventh Senatorial District seat.
Among newcomers not having pri-
mary opposition for nomination are
Harry F. Byrd. jr., son of Virginia's
senior United States Senator, to sue
coed Burgess Nelson in the 25th
district; Raymond Guest, nominated
by convention to oppose incumbent
Senator Jacob A. CARRIER, Harrison
burg, Republican, in the oath district.
and George M. Warren, member of
the House, nominated by convention
to succeed Senator w. N, Neff, 18th
district