Evening star., 1949-11-07
Nearby Virginia
Drives Pushed
Into Final Hours
Above-Averoee Vote
Expected Tomorrow;
Forecast Fair, Mild
By Alex R. Preston

BY Alex K. Preston
Carrying their campaigns into
the closing hours before tomor.
rows election, candidate in sub.
urban Virginia today continued
to blast their opponents with
charges and counter charges.
Voters have from 6 am. to
pm. to go. to the polls. Ths
Weather Bureaus forecast fol
tomorrow is for fair and mile
throughout the State. A better.
than-average turnout is. antici.
pated because of local issues II
the suburban areas Of Arlington
Alexandra. Falls Church anc
Fairfax County.
In Alexandria the City Demo.
cratic Committee came out witt
statement designed to detract
from the merits of a proposal tc
abolish partisan elections for city
Offices. 3
An advisory referendum-to be
followed as a guide in redraftine
the city's charter-will be held
in Alexandria on the nonpartisar
elections question.
Proposes Hatch Act Change.
Chairman Bernard M. Fagelson
of the city committee said his
group would work for passage OF
a bill to amend the Hatch Act,
which excludes Federal employees
from actively participating in
partisan politics either as candi-
dates or campaigners.
Because of the high percentage
of Government workers in Alex
andria, sMr. Fagelson said. adop-
ton of the proposed Hatch Act
amendment would permit Fedora
workers to participate and woule
make unnecessary a non-partlsar
plan in Alexandria.
Among the candidates, those ir
two Arlington races spoke out
strongly in their last minute ap.
peals. The County Board ane
House of Delegates races have
furnished lively debate in Arling'
ton.
Another active campaign for the
House has been conducted in Fair
fax County but the candidates
Edwin w. Lynch, Democrat. ane
Douglas A. Clark, Republican, hae
completed their drives for votes
Refusal to Debate Charged.
In the Arlington County BOARD
race, Robert w. Cox. nominee OF 9
non-partisan Town Meeting, said
his Democratic opponent. Basil
DeLashmutt, the incumbent, had
refused to debate issues publicly
Chairman c. Harrison Mann OF
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, defended Mr.. De Lash
mutt against "a deliberately false
comparison of the school records
of the County Board candidates
in order to fool the voters"
Republicans in Alexandria as
well as in Arlington took the
offensive for their respective can
didates for1the House of Delegates
in an. attempt to unseat the DEM
ocratic incumbents. The Demo
Gratis of Arlington were defended
for their legislative record by q
colleague, State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick of that county.
The Arlington Republican Com.
mittee announced that an hour.
long radio program in behalf ol
State and county candidate.
would begin at 7 o'clock thi'
evening over station WEAM. En-
tertainment features were prom
ised.
Potter Cites 1916 Law.
Mr.. Cox said he was repeating
an earlier challenge to debate
Mr.. De Lashmutt about your owl
tax record" He offered to meet
his opponent this evening at 6
public meeting, if Mr.. De Lash
mutt agreed. In a supplementary
statement, the Town Meeting
candidate repeated criticism Of
the failure of Mr.. De Lashmut1
to vote for tax reassessment II
1914.
T. Lee Potter, Republican can.
didate for one of Arlington's two
seats in the House of Delegates
now held by Democrats, attacked
the tax record of the incumbents
j. Maynard Magruder and George
Damn.
He said they voted for higher
State income taxes in 1948, tht
effect of which was felt by per.
sons receiving tax bills within th'
last few days.
Declaring the increases range
from a third to half more thar
last years bills for the sam'
salaries, Mr.. Potter said:
Delegates Damn and Magrude
had announced as part Of thei
legislative program prior to tn
last session of the General Assem-
bly, that they would support
higher income tax in their figh
against a proposed sales tax. Thi
position was taken after numbel
of Arlington groups came OH
against the sales tax but while tn,
Governor was calling for more rev
enues.
Fenwick Halls "Fine Records"
Senator Fenwick, meanwhile
said Damn and Magruder deserve
to be returned to Office "in view
of the fine record established b!
these men,"
Because Arlington is "a city il
fact, and a county in name," hi
said, it needs special Legislation
which requires representatives ir
the General Assembly who havt
the confidence of their colleagues
Their seniority also will reflect t
Arlington's benefit, he added.
Alexandria Republicans cam.
to the support Of Richard w
Buckingham. their party's candi.
date against Armistead Boothe
Democratic incumbent. Mrs
Robert Jarvis, vice chairman o.