Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
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ByAn1endments
In Virginia Race
Bottle Urges Support,
But Says They Mustn't
Become Party Issue
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Members of the Democratic
Party's "get-out-the-vote" cara
van began their State wide tour
yesterday, but the controversial
Campbell amendments completely
stole the political spotlight from
the battle between the Democrats
and the Republicans.
The Democratic caravan moved
today to Martinsville for a rally
of Fifth Congressional District
leaders after a series of develop
ments yesterday which went like
this:
Speaking to Fourth District
Democratic leaders in Blackstone,
John S. Battle, gubernatorial NOM
inee. and Attorney General j.
Lindsay Almond. jr., urged sup
port of the amendments but eau
toned Democratic committee
members not to make the amend
ments party issue in the cam
paign.
League Opens Headquarters.
The Virginia Right-to-Vote
League opened its headquarters in
Richmond and named 21-mem-
Der committee, representing all
nine congressional districts, to lead
its campaign against the approval
of the Campbell amendments.
, In Newport News, the city Dem
ocratic Committee went on record
by a 6-3 vote as opposing the
amendments and appropriated
$3.50 to help defeat the proposals.
The three members voting in the
negative explained that they
would help fight the amendments
but were opposed to the commit
tee as group taking a stand on
the issue
II do not intend to try to tell
you how to vote on these amend
ments, but I think that the OBJ
jections to the amendments stem
from a lack of understanding of
them and knowledge of their real
meaning" Mr.. Battle said.
Says johnson Switched Stand.
He said he was quite surprised
to find that Republican Guberna-
torial Candidate Walter johnson
had switched his position" on the
amendments. Mr.. Battle said that
Mr.. johnson declared himself in
favor of the proposals during the
August primary campaign.
The amendments are designed
Ito give the people of Virginia a
chance to decide for themselves
about the poll tax before Federal
legislation brings about a condi-
ton that would be almost uncon-
trollable in the State" Mr.. AL
mond declared.
Il am going to vote for the
amendments" he continued, land
I ask yousto study them and then
make your own decision as to the
way you will vote. It is not a
party issue. :"
Virgil H. Goode of Rocky
Mount. chairman of the Right-to-
Vote League. said his group plans
to try to defeat the amendments
November 8 and then work to
have the General Assembly pro-
vide for a constitutional conven-
ton next year to handle the poll
tax question.
Makeup of Committee.
Makeup of the 21-member COM
mittee, which includes both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, is as fol-
lows:
First District. Brook MapI
of Acconack County; Charles w
Stuart of Montross, former men,
Der of the House of Delegates, and
Mrs. George w. Blow of Yorktown
Second District-Allen j. Hof-
heimer of Norfolk and Walter E
Hoffman, Republican. Of Norfolk
Third District-George E. AL
len. ST., Richmond attorney: FREQ
R. Shepherd. Mayor of Colonia,
Heights, and A. w. Davenport
and William B. Tomlinson, both
Richmond Republicans.
Fourth District-C. M. Adler.
holt of Hopewell and Delegate.
elect Ben L. Campbell of Peters.
burg.
Fifth District-Mayor r. L. Mel.
won Of Galax, Delegate Samue
w. Swanson of Pittsylvania ane
Rives S. Brown, jr., of Martins
vile.
Moncure Named.
Sixth District-Fred w. Nc
Wane, Republican, of Lynchbure
and Boiling Lambeth, Common
wealth's attorney of Bedford.
Seventh District-George D
Conrad. Commemorative attor-
ney of Rockingham, and I. r
Dovel. Republican, Common
wealth's attorney of Page.
Eighth District-Wilbur c. Hall
of Leesburg, former State con-
servation commissioner, and Dele
gate Frank P. Moncure of Stat
ford.
Ninth District-H. M. Suther-
land. Clintwood editor.
r.