Evening star., 1948-10-21
Scott Predicts
Virginia Will
Swing toG. 0. P
National Chuirmun
Speoks at RoIIy in
Charlottesville
By Alex R. Preston
Ster Stoff Correspondent

dllO 1lcd1 " III VA hSAAAd SO1lFAlSCS 4l4ii
that the Old Dominion is ready tt
join the Dewey Warren bandwagon
He spoke last night at a GOF
rally at the University of Virginia
sponsored by the students Youns
Republican Club.
Virginia is going to be where
she belongs on Election Day, back
in the fold of constitutional gov.
ernment." he said at the third po.
litical rally here this month to be
sponsored by student political clubs
State Republican Chairman Rob.
ert H. Woods of Pearisburg, candi.
date for the Senate, and Tyrel
Krum, 9Th district nominee Of
the party's first Virginia primary
for the House. also presented pleas
for support at the rally of nearly
300 students and voters of Char.
lottesville and Albemarle County.
Native of Virginia.
Mr.. Scott. a Representative from
Pennsylvania, is native of Fred.
ericksburg, Va, and a graduate Of
the law school of University oi
Virginia
University President Colgate w
Darden. jr.. immediate past Gov.
ernor Of Virginia, was not, here tc
receive the Republican national
chairman. Young Republicans said
Mr.. Darden was absent because ot
q previous engagement.
On October 7 Mr.. Darden was
host to Gov. Thurmond Of South
Carolina. who was brought here by
the student States Rights Demo-
cratic Club. A week later Mr.. Dar-
den received Robert Whitehead, a
member of the Virginia House OF
Delegates from Nelson County, who
spoke under the auspices of the
Straight Democratic Ticket Club
which supports President Truman's
reelection.
Guest of Students.
Mr.. Scott, the first native Vir-
ginian ever to head the Republican
National Committee, was guest
of the students and the Young Re-
publican Clubs of Charlottesville
and Albemarle County at stag
dinner at the Pennington Country
Club before the rally.
In response to a question, the
party chairman indicated there are
poor prospects that Gov. Dewey
would deliver an address personally
in Virginia before the election.
Gov Dewey would like to come
here, MI. Scott said. He quoted the
candidate as saying, IF I do not
make it prior to the election, cer-
tainly viii make it in the near
future!
With Virginia Republican hopes
higher this year. than at any time
since the Al Smith Herbert Hoover
campaign of 1928, some State party
leaders have expressed keen disap-
pointment that Gov. Dewey has not
included Virginia on his campaign
itinerary.
Decrying what he termed a lack
Of national unity, Mr.. Scott told his
listeners in Csioell Hall, IF We don't
get a foreign policy that works
we'll all be standing shoulder to-
shoulder again-in uniform"
Backs Two-Party System.
He affirmed his belief in strong
two-party system, but declared that
the Democrats need "a suitable Pc
riod of convalescence" to recover
from present ills.
There is no slave labor in Amer
lea today" he asserted. except
Harry Truman himself, who is q
slave to labor itself"
He assailed the President for at
tempting to send Chief Justice Vim
son to Russia to convince Premier
Stain of this country's desire for
peace. He described this move as
"crackpot" scheme to take Chief
Justice Vinson off the bench where
he has been resting in honorable
retirement"
Probably with the thought in
mind that Virginia Democrats are
torn this year between loyalty to
President Truman and support of
Gov. Thurmond's States Rights
Democrats, Mr.. Scott touched on a
States Rights theme often enun-
ciated by Virginia's Democratic
Senator Byrd and Gov. Tuck.
Home Rule Stressed.
"Our entire constitutional sys-
tenn rests upon the fundamental
right of the States to determine for
themselves all policies of local home
rule" he said. I'm this campaign
we are striving to take Government
out of the hands of the thinkers
and planners in Washington and
bring it back home to the people
at the flresides of America"
He devoted much of his remarks
to another Byrd theme: High costs
OF Government and creation of ex-
cessive Federal bureaus.
Like Senator Taft. Republican, OF
Ohio, who spoke in Winchester, Va.
last Saturday, Mr. Scott failed to
touch on the subject of a Federal
civil rights program.
The national election will win fol
the COP at least one or two seats
in the Senate and IL to Is in the
House, the chairman prophesied.
Woods Is Speaker.
Mr.. Woods, who opposes Senator
Robertson, Democrat, declared:
If my campaign leads only to the
establishment Of clean, virile, two.
party system in our State, I shall
feel that my work has not beer
in vain"
Mr.. Krum said he is working or
q plan for Federal aid to the State.
to improve education. He pledged
support Of measures to reduce the
cost of living and to keep Com.
munists out Of the Government.
Former Gov. Frank Murray Dixor
of Alabama will open a three-day
tour of Virginia on behalf of thu
States Rights candidate, Gov
Thurmond of South Carolina, with
an address at pm Monday ir
Lane High School here.
John w. Williams, member oi
the Albemarle County School Boarc
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