Evening star., 1947-08-05
Nearby Voting Mounts
In Virginia Primary
After Slow Beginning
By Alex R. Preston

6allOClug YVES picking up In nearby
areas this afternoon in Virginia's
Democratic primary.
Contests In Arlington and Fairfax
counties held the spotlight through
out the Northern Virginia area be-
cause both are marked by attempts
Of insurgent factions to overthrow
the controlling party organization.
In most areas the primary is tan
tamount to an election in the
almost-solidly Democratic State in
which 81 Democrats hold the 40
State Senate seats and only six Re-
publicans out Of 100 members cons
titute the House of Delegates.
In other sections of Northern Vir-
ginia, the contests, If any. are be-
. tween candidates expressing alle-
glance to the Statewide party or
ganization.
Balloting in the nearby area, par.
ticularly in Arlington, got of to
slower start today than in specia,
referendum on school board issues
May a. This Is because the polls
which opened at 7:30 am, give the
voters a half hour less time to cast
ballots before Government workers
report to Offices in Washington. They
will have an hour longer this eve.
ming than in May, however, as the
polls close at $50 pm.
One Alexandria Contest.
In Arlington and Fairfax opposing
factions will make a late afternoon
drive to get out the vote. Alex.
andria is relatively quiet, with the
only contest between three candi.
dates for two Democratic Commit.
tee seats from the Sixth Ward.
Although Democratic Committee.
are not supposed to enter states ir
any intra-party contest, such as L
being settled today, marked 5ample
ballots were in evidence at Airing.
ton precincts this morning.
Workers are prohibited by State
law from conducting active cam.
paigns within 100 feet of the poll
and in most areas voters ran 6
gauntlet of precinct campaigners
bearing sample ballots, before they
could enter the official polling sta
tions at schools and frehouses.
Sample Ballots Printed.
Arlington Democratic organiza'
ton sample ballots were printed or
yellow paper and "X' marks ap'
peared beside the following candi'
dates:
Charles r. Fenwick for State
Senate, j. Maynard Magruder ane
George Damn for denomination Il
the House of Delegates, Harry K
Green, denomination as commits
sioner of revenue; Denman 7
Rucker for Commemorative attor'
ney and Hugh Reid for renomina
ton as trial justice.
Opposing candidates, whose name
were printed on green sample bal
lots and who bear the indorsemen
of the Progressive Democrats o
Arlington, are:
Frank L. Ball. jr., for State Sen
ate; Albert A. Caretta and Harri
son Mann for House of Delegates
James Z. Rice, commissioner O
revenue; Malcolm D. Miller, Com
monwealth's attorney. and Clarenc
e. Hodges for trial justice.
Samples Cause Friction.
These sample ballots were causing
friction between precinct worker
with some charging that the slip
were Illegal.
The Democratic organization slip
were headed Guide Ballot" whil
those of opponents were titled
"Vote for progressive candidate
who will take constructive actio
In ONCE"
While the Official white ballots
available only from poll officials
instructs the voter to vote for tw
Of the four House Delegates can
didates, the antiorganization guild