Evening star., 1947-08-01
Medley Backs
Denies
AnyPress'ure
Arlington Association
Says 1t Sponsors No
Primary Candidates

SoyS SPosiSOIS NO
Primary Candidates
Strong approval of the candidacy
OF Charles r. Fenwick as his sue
cessor and renewed denial he had
been forced out" of of1fce was ex-
pressed today by State Senator Will
liam D. Medley of Arlington.
At the same time the Greater Ar
hngton Association denied it Is
sponsoring certain candidates in
Tuesdays Democratic primary.
Senator Medley sought to end re-
ports from friends OF Frank L, Ball.
jr., that the Senate seat Is being
vacated to make place for Mr..
Fenwick.
Mr.. Ball and Mr.. Fenwick are
the only two contenders for the
party's nomination to the State
Senate.
Letter Sent to German.
Senator Medley's views were ex-
pressed in letter to James ].
German, jr., who declared in an
address and advertisement:
1T is, significant that Mr.. Fem
wick's announcement was made at
the time Senator Medley announced
his retirement. 1t may not ne that
Mr.. Fenwick forced Senator Med
ley's retirement, as many believe.
but he certainly tried to take every
advantage of it."
Senator Medley replied:
THE language used by you carries
an implication that is. without any
factual foundation and I feel fully
justified in taking exception to such
statement. After almost IA Years
of service in the General Assembly
I decided to devote my entire time 2
to my law practice and not to seek
reelection.
"This decision 80 was solely my
own and not concerned nor con-
nected with any person or persons
who might seek to be my successor
In offlce.
Pleased With Fenwick.
However, I was pleased when
Charlie Fenwick announced his can
didacy for the Senate for I knew,
from my association with him and
from our service together in thc
General Assembly. that he was a
man of the highest integrity and
ability; that he hal background
Of wide experience in State and
local matters; and that. if elected.
he would give Arlington County
and Virginia the finest kind Of rep
resentation." -.a-.n
Senator Medley added that he be-
lieved his reasons for retiring have
been accepted without question by
most persons"
]. Foster Hagan, president OF the
Greater Arlington Association, de-
MED an accusation by the Nprogres-
siyes Democrats that his group has
indorsed some OF the party's can
didates.
Mr.. Hagan asserted, 1--WE may In.
dorse some later, but we are taking
absolutely no part in the primary"
"Open Admission" Welcomed.
Chairman Harold L. Schilz of the
progressives had said his organiza-
ton welcomed an open admission"
that the Greater Arlington group
had Endorsed Mr.. Fenwick, as sweil
as George Damn and j. Maynard
Magruder for the House Of Delegates,
Denman T. Rucker for Common
wealth's attorney. Hugh Reid for
county trial justice and Commis-
siorer of Revenue Harry K. Green
for denomination.
Last spring" said Mr.. Schilz, the
mailing lists Of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Campaign Committee were
made available to the GAA IN its
campaign to defeat the bond issue
for school and county improvement
and to oppose any change In the
method of selecting school board
members"
He referred to developments in
which Calvin Haley, secretary to
Representative Smith. Democrat, OF
Virginia, made the lists available to
opponents of the school questions.
The Democratic Committee, how
ever. made the lists available to the
other side at that time.
GAA Called Smokescreen.
"The real estate SPECTATORS and
their political friends inside the
Democratic and Republican Parties
who set up the GAA as a smoke
screen to camoufiage their own
selfish interests in the issues at
stake are now pushing the candi-
dacies Of the machine representa-
tives In the Democratic Party pri-
mary" Mr.. Schilz charged.
He asked for support Of the fol-
lowing candidates indorsed by the
Progressive Democrats:
Mr.. Ball and Albert A. Carretta
for the House of Delegates, James
e. Rice for commissioner Of revenue,
Malcolm D. Miller for common
wealth's attorney, Clarence E.
Hodges for trial justice and J. FL
wood Clements for Sheriff.
Mr.. Rice, meanwhile, declared:
Many people in Arlington feel
that the same Democratic machine
headed by Harry K. Green COM
pletely double-crossed the national
Democratic Party by not supporting
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1914. It is
highly significant that the Repub-
lican Party did not run any candi-
date against Representative How
ard Smith and rlmor has 1t that
the Republicans in Arlington would
get the vote for Mr.. Dewey II
Republicans would support Mr..
Smith. = -
lie Beau Makes Statement.
"I firmly believe Harry X. Green
is attempting to poll Republican.
votes into the Democratic primary
through his Affiliations and connec-
tions in the Greater Arlington AS
sociation."
Oscar R. LIE Beau. cochairman OF
the School Board Nominating Con-
ference, declared many Arlington
voters will be disappointed to learn
the county Republican Committee