Evening star., 1949-08-03
Voters in Alexandra
Lead North Virginia
Into Miller Column
By Mary Lou Werner

Alexandria S decisive majority
for Francis Pickens Miller in the
Democratic primary election yes
terday underscored heavy trend
toward liberal candidates in
Northern Virginia.
Mr.. Miller received a city-wide
total of $3.50, while the Byrd Or
ganization candidate. John S.
Battle, polled 2,230 votes. The
city gave Horace Edwards, 425
votes and Remmie L. Arnold. 337.
A record vote of 6,683 was cast in
the Democratic primary.
Only IS votes were cast in the
Republican primary with E. Thom-
as MCGUIRE getting 81 for lieu
tenant governor, to % for his op-
ponent, Berkley Williams. The
Republican gubernatorial candi-
date. Walter Johnson. was unop-
posed
Callahan Renominated.
Commissioner of Revenue c.
Aubrey Callahan was renominated
with vote of 4,063 over his op-
ponent, William E. Sellers, who
got 2,221 votes.
City Sergt. J. Frank Moriarty
was renominated with 3,738 votes
to 2,55l votes for his opponent,
w. Hugh Travers.
Nomination in the Democratic
primary usually means election
in Alexandria. No Republicans or
Independents have indicated they
will oppose Mr., Callahan or Mr.
Moriarty in the fall general elec-
ton.
The only other local contests
were for justices of the peace in
the first and fifth wards. James
R. Carver won in the first ward
with 448 votes. His opponents
were w. Hobart Little, 1876 votes,
and S. c. Pullin. 355 votes.
Frasca Wins by 81 Votes.
Michael P. Frasca, who has
been the city's only justice of
the peace for many years. was
elected in the fifth ward, with 889
votes to 802 votes for his oppo-
nent, Francis c. Treger.
The return of Mr.. Callahan to
Office continues family tenure
begun when his father became
commissioner of revenue in 1898
The younger Mr.. Callahan served
as deputy under his father fol
20 years, and was appointed head
of the Office in 1914, when the
father died.
iMr. Moriarty has been acting
city sergeant since April when his
predecessor, Claude Fletcher, died. /
Mr.. Moriarty had been a deputy in
the Office for 18 years.
Boothe Renominated.
Renominated without opposition
in the Democratic primary yester-
day were Armistead Boothe, mem
Der of the House of Delegates;
commemorative Attorney Howard
w. Smith, jr.; Civil and Police
Court Judge James r. Duncan,
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Judge Marion B. West and City
Treasurer Roger Sullivan. Their
names did not appear on the bal
lot. The Republicans have no can
jidates for any of these offices. In
dependents can file to oppose the
Democratic nominees in the No
sember general election.
Two other justices of the peace
and five Democratic committee
men also were elected without op-
position. Thomas Marshall Ennis
is the Democratic nominee for JUS
tice of the peace in the second
ward, and Charles Douglas Welch
Is the party nominee in the third
ward. Democratic committeeman
elected without opposition were ,
Mrs. Audrey D. Walz. first ward;
Mrs. Edith Warne and Talbot Sin
clair, second ward: Charles S. !
Sherwood, fifth ward: Miss Ca
mile de Lane and George Boetler, /
sixth ward. Each ward is entitled
70 two members on the committee.
The incoming committeeman will
appoint the rest of the committee.