Evening star., 1949-07-31

form. There are
Mr. Rucker. two members of
the committee from each of 27
precincts. or voting districts.
From one of these capsule cam
paigns yesterday came the charge
that two candidates are "ganging
up on third contestant. What's
more, the accused pair are sup
porters of John S. Battle in the
governors race while their oppo-
nent is for Francis Pickens Miller.
Mr.. Battle is the nominee of the
State organization and Mr.. Miller
is the most outspoken of the anti
organization candidates. Others
in the race are Horace H. Ed
wards. self styled middle of-the-
road" candidate. and Remmie l..
Arnold, Petersburg manufacturer.
Rucker Makes Charge.
The "ganging- Cup" charge was
voiced by H. Smith Rucker,
Miller supporter who is running
for one of the committee posts in
the Park Lane precinct. Two
years ago Mr.. Rucker led the
ticket for election as a commit
teeman from the Rosslyn precinct
when he polled 497 votes out OF a
possible 900. Because of rear
rangement of voting districts. Mr..
Rucker now is in the Park Lane
precinct, which includes the Co.
lonial Village apartment project
with a population of more than
5000.
Mr.. Rucker says his two op-
william C. Nemeth and
Stan Stanton-both assured him
that the race in Park Lane pre-
cinct would be an individual one
and that there would be no COM
binations.
Then, all of a sudden. precinct
voters - including Candidate
Rucker-received a letter from
Mr.. Stanton urging them TO vote
for two committeeman. With the
letter was sample ballot marked
for Mr.. Nemeth and Mr.. Stanton.
Mr.. Rucker says this isn't fair,
and besides voter may cast a
ballot for only one candidate for
the committee.
Furthermore, Mr.. Rucker as
serts that Mr.. Stanton is off base
when he asks the voters to re
elect" him. Mr.. Stanton was
elected by the committee to ill a
vacancy and is facing the voters
for the first time, Mr.. Rucker
charges. Mr.. Stanton represented
the Cherrydale precinct on the
COMMITTEES hit because of the re-
districting, he now is in Park
Lane.
Nemeth Defends Action.
Mr.. Nemeth, however. says Mr..
Rucker brought the "teaming up"
on himself by accusing his oppo-
nents of doing just that. He main
tains it wasn't until after Mr..
Rucker told lot of people that
there was Nemeth-Stanton
combination against him. that the
combination actually was formed.
Seventy-four candidates are
running for the 81 Executive
Committee posts. There are con-
tests in Is of the precincts as
follows:
Arlington Precinct: George A.
Bauserman. Rose Y. Golding. Har-
old L. Schilz and Harold H. Sny-
der:
Arlington Forest: Edna L. B.
Evans, Leonard o. Hilder and
George j. Leder;
Ashton Heights: Kathryn T.
Dinegas, j. w. England, Sylvia S.
Hoddes and James j. j. Kelley;
Bancroft: Maud Norman Dove,
John Howard Sheble, III, and
Carroll Wright;
Cherrydale: Albert A. Carretta.
Charles L. Hanowell and Jesse L.
Ward, jr.
darlington: Elizabeth r. Far
we'll, Charles H. Hamilton, Will
liam j. Hassam and James r.
Lupton. jr.;
Fillmore: Elliott B. Field. Car
roll M. Garrett and Caroline B.
Royal;
Glen Carlyn: Nixon A. Brewer,
Robert w. Howard, Ernest L.
Lyons and Mrs. Elizabeth w.
White:
Overlee Knolls: Charles H. Dunn
ply, Thomas E. Edwards and Rob-
ert H. Rollins;
Park Lane: William C. Nemeth.
H. Smith Rucker and Stan Stan
ton:
Rosslyn: Michael ]. Cookery,
Beulah Goss and Winona H.
Payne:
Thrifton: Thomas J. Broyhill,
Dean E. Brundage, James D.
Franklin and Dan D. Niklason;
Walkers Chapel: Clarence E.
Hodges, Howard r. Massey and
Ewith Smith Simpson.
Woodlawn: Lawrence T. Dale,
Mary E. Cannon and I. E. Kerpel-
man.
Lee-Harry Cuppett, Fred Bach
and Thomas j. Mccarthy.
The IL precincts in which there
are no contests are:
Aurora Hills: Ralph w. Fair
bank and Lawson Wimberly;
Ballston: William Hawes and
Edith w. Rodgers;
Carne: Harry A. Grant and John
W. jackson;
Clarendon: j: Lawrence Man
ming and Albert T. Watson;
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