Evening star., 1948-11-03
Virginia Sticks
ToDemocfdts
By $4,000 Votes
Presents Solid Front
Without Help From
Byrd Organization
By Alex r. Preston

Nuk1llla 10 Out OIl q 4AA1A1s
In yesterdays election, the Old
Dominion State presented a solid
Democratic front, but without the
aid of the dominant organization
leaders, Senator Byrd and Gov.
Tuck.
The comfortable margin Of victory
by which President Truman is as
sured Of Virginia's II electoral votes
may have far-reaching effects on
the 1s49 gubernatorial primary.
The Republicans, though falling
10 win the Senate seat at stake, or
any of the nine House contests, did
give evidence that they have come a
long way toward establishing two
party system in the Old Dominion
With 1854 of 1,755 precincts
tabulated, President Truman had
1853 votes to 1886 for Gov
Dewey.
Thurmond Wins One County.
Gov. Thurmond, the States Rights
candidate who had been warmly
received by Gov. Tuck month ago,
polled 4l,161. He was victor In one
county only and that was Halifax,
the home of Gov. Tuck.
Senator Robertson and all the
Democratic House winners said be-
fore the election they would vote for
President Truman, but Senator Byrd
and Gov. Tuck, sponsors of the
States anti Truman" election law,
may well stand in political disgrace
with the national administration.
Neither committed himself in the
presidential campaign.
With three Democrats already an
nounced for the primary for Gov
ernor next year, one, more than the
others, will claim yesterdays results
as a personal victory. He is Francis
Pickens Miller of Albemarle County,
former member of the House Of
Delegates from Fairfax.
Mr.. Miller was more aggressive
than either of his opponents in urg-
ing support of the straight Demo-
cratic ticket. His opponents are
State Senator John S. Battle of
Charlottesville, and Horace Edwards
of Richmond, former chairman OF
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee.
Miller Had Stumped State.
Although Mr.. Edwards did make a
plea for party loyalty when he re-
signed as State chairman and made
speeches supporting President Tru-
man in the closing days of the cam
paign, Mr.. Miller first fought the
"anti- Truman" bill passed by the
General Assembly, and has stumped
the State for the President ever
since.
No matter which way Virginia
voted, the Miller forces stood to win
a good talking point. Now they can
say the vote shows their strength.
A vote for Dewey would have sup
ported the argument that organiza-
tion disloyalty had given the State
TO the Republicans and If Thur
mond had received the vote, they
could have said it was thrown away.
President Truman ran far behind
Senator Robertson in the State total
but was leading in II of the 100
counties and in 10 of the Is cities
Gov. Dewey had won or was leading
in % of the counties and in six OF
the cities.
The incomplete returns gave
Henry A. Wallace a count OF
l,841 votes.
Vote Tops That of "A.
When 1864 precincts had reported
the total vote was 409,916 compared
with 388,485 cast four years ago.
In the House contests, Represent
ative Smith Of the nearby 9th Dis
trict won easily over Tyrrell Krum,
Washington newspaperman who
lives in Fairfax County. This dis
trict, however, was the second most
hard fought over by Republicans.
Mr.. Smith, whe lives in Alexan-
dria, polled 32,392 to 24,682 for Mr..
Krum in 232 out of 235 precincts.
In the 7th Shenandoah Valley
District, Representative Harrison OF
Winchester was reelected with
23,542 votes to 1897 for his Repub-
lican opponent, Stephen D. Timber
lake of Staunton in 245 out of 259
precincts.
COP. Fails in Ninth.
The 9Th district was expected tc
be the hardest fought over. II
turned out that way. Thomas B
Fugate, Democrat, of Ewing had
32,736 votes to 29,98l for Eugene
Worrell, Bristol Republican, in 23a
of 248 precincts. Representative
Flanagan, Democrat, is retiring at
the end Of this year.
Other House results, some incom-
plete, we're:
First district - Representative
Bland, dean of the Virginia legis-
lators, 24,192; Stanley G. Adams
Republican, S,434, in 1872 of 164
precincts.
I'd Representative Hardy
28,207; Walter E. Hoffman, Repub.
lican, 15,625, complete.
Sd district-Representative Gary
33,85l; Richard C. Poage, Repub'
4Adll, 4A,ZoU, COIHpicJc.
4th district-Representative Alb
bitt, unopposed.
5th district-Representative Stan
ley, unopposed.
Sixth district-Clarence G. Burton
Democrat, 29,067; John Strickler
Republican, 1888 in 178 out of 19.
precincts, for the seat vacated b,
State Attorney General Lindsa,
Almond, jr.
Dewey Takes Some CountieA
Various polls, plus the 'hands-on
attitude in the Presidential race O
the State Central Committee, ha,
given Republicans their brightes
hopes Of capturing votes since 1872
when Virginia voted for Herber
Hoover.
Among the counties where Gov
Dewey was leading are Arlington
Fairfax, Greene, King George
Madison, Stafford, Augusta, Bath
Highland, Page, Rockingham an,
the cities of Harrisonburg, Stauntol
and Winchester in the Northern
Virginia area.
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