Evening star., 1948-10-22

Abingdon Club
Backs Straight
Democrat Ticket
Resolution AssoiIs
Iaieetion Of School
Issue in Fight

The Democratic Club Of Airing
ton voted last night to support the
straight Democratic ticket, from
President down to the County
Board, and at the same time took
issue with Republicans over their
stand on school issues.
A resolution calling for support
Of straight Democratic ticket was
introduced by Harrison Mann, chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee. His resolution asked
the Democratic Club to urge county
voters to support all Democrats in
the November 2 election.
Assailing the Arlington Republic
ans for "shamelessly" injecting
schools into politics, the Democratic
Club went on record condemning
such tactics" and urged that
school issues "be considered on their
merits and either approved or re-
tics"
The County Board candidates also
should be considered on their merits,
the resolution said, "and the ma
neuvers of certain parties to tie
their candidate onto the schools,
thus injecting schools into partisan
politics, is condemned"
introduced by Hilder.
The resolution on school issues was
introduced by Leonard Hilder. It
followed the announcement Mon
day night of the Arlington Repub-
lican Club that it would support
proposed $4,750, 600 school bond issue,
and would oppose change of school
board elections from November to
May. Both issues will be voted on
November 2. The Republicans at
the same time, commended Lee Pot
ter, independent candidate for the
county board. for his stand support
ing the bond issue.
The Democratic Club charged that
the Republicans have by every con-
ceivable means attempted to inject
the schools and school issues into
the election OF the county board in
an attempt to take advantage of the
honest desire of many sincere peo-
pie who wish to solve our pressing
school needs, in order to project
themselves into public Office . ~
Called TYPICAL Tactics.
Injection of the bond issue ref
erendum into the county board elec-
tion was branded as typical" of
their" tactics. Their" it was ex-
planned, referred to both Repub-
licans and various third parties"
The Democratic Club pointed out
that it went on record last winter
approving referendum to hold al
nonpartisan election of the school
board at separate time from the
political elections "for the expressed
purpose of keeping our schools from
being turned into political footballs
by the unscrupulous and ambitious"
The Democre tic candidate. for
County Board Is Alfred Z. Ffisbie,
incumbent, who has stated that he
had formed no official opinion as a |
board member on the school bond
issue.
In addition to the Democratic
Clubs announcement that it would
support Truman, support for the
President also came from newly
organized Truman -Barkley Straight
Democratic Ticket Club of Arlington
All five officers of the new club
are members of the county Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. The new
group announced they would urge
all Democrats in Arlington to sup
port the straight ticket from Presi-
dent Truman to Mr.. Frisbie.
Officers of the club, which is part
of a Statewide movement headed
by Martin Hutchinson, are: Mrs.
William e. Day, president; Albert A.
Carretta, vice president; H. Smith
Rucker, secretary; James D. Frank
lin. treasurer, and Mrs. Elizabeth
White, publicity director.