Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Edwards Bids
For Winchester
Support Today
Plans Several Talks;
DR.. Meta Glass Gives
Support to Miller
By John V. Homer

his principal bid for support from
the 7th Congressional District.
Entering the home area of Sen
ator Byrd, who has Endorsed John
S. Battle for the gubernatorial
nomination, Mr.. Edwards sched-
uled a reception. dinner, an m
formal talk to workers and radio
address at $50 pm. (EST. His
public appearances will be in
George Washington Hotel. begin
ming at 6 pm.
Mr.. Edwards and State Senator
Battle are two of four candidates
for the nomination in the Demo
cratic primary to be neld next
Tuesday. The others are Francis
Pickens Miller and Renmie L
Arnold.
Battle Attacks Miller.
All of these and Walter John.
son. unopposed candidate fol
Governor in the Republican pri'
mary to be held simultaneously
were busy with their campaigns
yesterday.
In Richmond, at a Statewide
rally, Senator Battle assured 1,50(
workers that he. and no one else
would make decisions OF the
Governor if he is nominated anc
elected. He also scored Mr.. Miller
for talk about my friends, the
Atlantic Charter, the Marshall
Plan and the short ballot"
II am the man running fol
Governor, Senator Battle de-
clared. II don't think the people
are going to elect Governor on
the basis of what some one else
voted for"
The reference was to Mr.. Mil
ler's attacks on Senator Byrd
recognized head of the organiza-
ton behind Mr.. Battle.
DIR. Glass Boosts Miller.
Mr.. Miller was boosted strongly
In a radio address over Station
WPIK, Alexandria. by DR.. Meta
Glass, president emeritus OF Sweet
Briar College. She said he has ar
"open mind on labor"
Miss Glass, a sister of the late
Senator Glass, criticized Tit
Lynchburg News. which is pub
lished by his son, for demanding
that Mr.. Miller "repudiate the
support of labor by assuring it!
leaders that he will not consider
virginia's laws as possible Of
change"
She declared that Mr.. Miller
supporters would not be support
ing him If that were his position
on any subject. Vfrginia's labor
laws seem to many of his sup
porters good laws. but even they
are not sacrosanct."
Miss Glass appeared in Alex
andria with Mrs. Helen Hill
Miller. wife of the candidate
During the day, Addison B. Clo-
hosey, chairman of the City Com
mittee for Mr.. Miller, announced
that the Alexandria Central Labor
Union has unanimously Endorsed
his nomination.
Flanagan Backs Sales Tax.
At Bristol, former Representa-.
tive John w. Flanagan OF the
9th District praised Mr.. Edwards
proposal for a 2 per cent sale.
tax and said that while he be.
lieves in a State organization fol
the party, he wants it manned
by Democrats and not by a few
apple pickers and Dixiecrats.'
Speaking to a radio audience
from Newport News, Mr.. Arnole
said a sales tax would be objec
tionable, among other reasons, be-
cause it would injMe the tours
business.
G.. Alvin Msssenburg, speaker
Of the House of Delegates ant
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, produced 6
"thank you" letter from Senator
McGrath, chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Party. for the
organizations part in the Presl-
Dental election last fall.
Il want to tell you how much
appreciate the great work you
have done to promote victory for
our nominees on November 2,
the letter stated.
ITO you goes my heartfelt
thanks for everything you have
done to promote victory FOR the
Truman-Barkley ticket and fol
every one of our Democratic nom
hnees for Office
Almond Adds to Charges.
! At the Richmond rally last
hight, Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond appended note tx
charges by Mr.. Battle and Senator
Byrd that it is Mr.. Miller who
heads up "CIO and out-of- State
labor interests intent upon repea
of Virginia's labor laws. HI
traced the development Of Mr.
Miller's candidacy to "secret
meetings" he said were held with
CLIO leaders in 1916, after the CIC
had failed in an attempt to purge
Senator Byrd.
: Mr.. Miller and Martin A. Hutch
inson, Senator Byrd's opponen
that year, went to secret meet.
ing" in Roanoke where ways ane
means of consolidating gains" IL
The Senate race were discussed
Judge Almond said.
! Later, he said, Mr.. Miller me
again with Go leaders at anothe
rsecret session" in Alleghan.
County.
Why does he deny that supper
now?" the attorney general asked
Judge Almond added his owl
opinion that Mr.. Miller is secretl!
pledged to the repeal of the State
right to work and public utilitie
labor relations acts-measure
which organized labor has calle'
stoo restrictive"
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