Evening star., 1949-10-28
charlottesville
Area Men Seek
2De|egateSe
Two Filed Candidacy
After Bottle Resigned
From Assembly
By Alex R. Preston
Sfor SfoH CORRESPONDENT

interest here in the coming gen.
eral election.
Outside of Arlington, Alexandra
and Fairfax, this Is the only place
in the 9th congressional district
where candidates are opposing one
another below the State level.
The fight centers around the
two seats in the lower branch OF
the General Assembly to repre-
sent Albemarle and Greene Coun-
ties and the city of Charlottesville
This city is the home of John S
Battle, Democrat. who probably
will be elected the next Governor
In the November 8 election.
Due to Battles Candidacy.
It was Mr.. Battles candidacy
for the States top position that
set off a sequence of developments
leading up to the present state
of affairs in which three Demo-
Gratis are vying for two offices
This does not often happen after
the August party primaries are
out of the way. Here is what
happened:
Shortly after Mr.. Battle was
nominated for Governor, he re-
signed in the State Senate. Mean
while E. o. McCue. jr. and Henry
B. Gordon, incumbents, had been
declared the Democratic nominees
for the House of Delegates because
they had no opposition. They did
not have to enter the primary.
After Mr.. Battles resignation
from the Senate, Mr.. McCue then
withdrew his name as a canidate
to succeed himself in the House
and filed for nomination to the
Senate in a special primary Sep
tember 20. No one appeared in
opposition to Mr.. McCue so the
special primary was dispensed
with and he became the Demo-
cratic nominee
Dorrier, Dulaney Seek Seats.
That left only Mr.. Gordon as
the party candidate for the House
and by the time two newcomers
appeared on the scene it vas toe
late for the Democrats to do any
thing about it.
The newcomers are c. r. Dor
rier, Scottsville merchant who is
holding an appointed position on
the Albemarle County Board Of
Supervisors, and James F. Du-
laney, who is in the oil business
here.
Interest in the suffrage amend
ments referendum, also to be
voted on November 8, is about the
same here as elsewhere. The most
common attitude toward the pro-
posal-which would abolish the
poll tax but revise election pro-
cedure-is one of confusion. Con-
troversial as the question is. it is
not enough in itself to bring out a
large vote, even though Mr.. Battle
is In the forefront among those
seeking adoption of the amend
ments to the State constitution.
T. Vote on Bond Issues.
In addition to the interest in
the House campaign. however
there are two other local issues
that will be decided in the bal
loting. Each is expected to draw
some voters to the polls.
One is a $950,000 bond issue
referendum in Charlottesville and
the other is a $500, 900 bond issue
referendum to be voted on by
Albermarle County citizens.
All of the county money and
$500, 900 of the city's money would
be used to build a joint city
county high school for Negroes te
replace existing inadequate facili-
ties. The remaining s350,000 of the
city's bonds would be used tt
construct an addition to an ele-
mentary school.
The three opposing House can
didates have not sought to whir
up election enthusiasm by plat.
form debates or rallies. All being
Democrats, they are believed by
the average voter to hold about
the same views on current issues
QUESTIONABLE Answered.
The closest anyone has gone tc
drawing them out into controver-
sial subjects is QUESTIONABLE by
the League of Women Voters o1
Albermarle County. results o1
which were made known today
The league, headed by Mrs. James
r. Cash of Crozet, is summarizing
the replies received and announced
the results through Mrs. Trent
Terry, chairman of the Voters
Service Committee.
The league did not ask the can.
didates whether they favored o
opposed the suffrage amendment!
but did list number of question!
bearing on the subject.
Asked how they proposed to re-
quire annual renewal of registra'
ton" if the suffrage amendment
are adopted, Mr.. Dulaney said the
act of voting on payment of take!
should serve to renew registration
for a voter; Mr.. Dorrier said ont
should apply to the registrar un,
less he had voted in the previou!
election, while Mr.. Gordon favored
the idea that voting would auto.
matically renew the registration.
Election Board Query.
Asked how the local board O
elections should be appointed, MI
Gordon and Mr.. Dulaney salt
local governing bodies shoul.
name the members while Mr.
Dorrier commented that tn
present method of appointment
by the judge of the circuit cour
'.has worked well in Albermarl'
County"
All three agreed that if the pol
l.