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in marks for County Board and
School Board candidates.
Mr.. Dawson said the sample bal
lot came from Edgar Pumphrey
chairman of the County Repub-
lican Committee, and added that
he did not approve of the markings
for the candidates as both parties
previously had agree not to indorse
any individuals. He was handing
out the ballots, however.
Mr.. Pumphrey, when called about
the matter, said the ballots were
totally unauthorized by me-" He
said as soon as he learned they were
being issued he went to Arlington
precinct and recalled the ballots.
Democrats yesterday charged the
COP was breaking faith" by en-
tering the nonpartisan field.
So great was the pressure on
election officials at Arlington's II
precincts, officials of at least two
had sent out calls for more voting
booths. These were at Arlington,
with eight booths and at Carne, with
i've.
Long Lines Are Formed.
Long lines were observed at these
and other precincts and most elec-
ton officials predicted the record
vote of 15,400 ballots in the Roose-
velt-Dewey election of 1914 would be
broken by the time the polls close
at 6 pm.
Some Washington workers, who
habitually vote on their way to
work, reported that, for the first
time, they stood in line at an early
hour this morning. Many Govern
ment workers will avail themselves
of the two hours allowed by some
departments to vote but the pattern
of voting calls for the largest rush
between 4 and pm.
Because of the length of the bal
lots, first returns are not expected
to be reported until about pm.
In most precincts, voters were con-
fronted with long lines of campaign
workers either for the Democratic or
Republican states, for individual
candidates, or for states sponsored
by various nonparty Endorsed fac
tions in the school and County Board
contests.
At some precincts as many as Is
separate types of literature could
be collected by voters, some follow
ing party lines and others showing
surprising combinations of candi-
dates.
Figures on Voting.
After six hours Of balloting an
estimated 5000 had voted. Approx
innate figures were as follows: Lyon
Park, 1865; Clarendon No. /, 298;
Clarendon No. 2, 4o3; Ballston, 731;
East Falls Church, 283; Carne, SOL;
Virginia Highlands, 351; Arlington;
s33: Cherrydale, 400; Rosslyn. Alt,
and Glen Carlyn, 125.
Contests in Arlington include a
fght between Charles r. Fen
wick, Democrat, three times men,
ber of the House of Delegates, and
Talmage Wilcher, Republican, for
the State Senate.
The closest race is expected be-
tween Dennan T. Rucker, Demo-
crat, and Oren r. Lewis, Republican,
for commemorative attorney. A
five-way race for two House of Dele
gates seats is between j. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn, DEM
ocratic incumbents; Mrs. c. Ethel
Clair and Frederic G. Dawson, Re-
publicans, and Eugene N. Beard, in
dependent.
Throughout the State total OF
IL out Of 40 Senate and "a out OF
100 House districts have contests.
Elsewhere the election will be rela-
lively quiet with routine OF plac-
ing in office the usual Democratic
majority.
Republicans now hold only six
House seats and three Senate posts
and have predicted they will double
that representation today.
There are contests for sheriff in
10 counties, for treasurer in 26 and
for Commonwealth attorney and
commissioner of revenue in "a coun-
ties, according to an Associated
ppner vail