Evening star., 1949-08-06
Miller Denies Making
Statement on Election
in Labor Paper
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
6.-Francis Pickens Miller last
night branded as a complete
falsehood' a quotation attributed
to him by Labor, a weekly news
paper published in Washington.
The paper quoted Mr.. Miller
as saying he won in Virginia's
Democratic primary for Governor
wherever was able to ade-
quately protect the count"
1t said he added: But you
can't win when the other fellow
counts the ballots and no one is
there to see that he makes a
correct count and to prevent men
and women who are not entitled
to vote from casting ballots
Denies Statements.
Mr.. Miller said:
II made no such statement. It's
a complete falSehood. have never
said anything remotely resembling
such a statement. 1t apparently "
was cut out of the whole cloth
and put in my mouth"
Mr.. Miller recalled that rep
resentative of the paper tele-
phoned HIM after the election.
What I did say" he added,
was that we won wherever we
had good organization. and that
the entrance of Republicans into
the primary played an important
role in determining it's outcome"
Other Remarks 'Garbled.'
The paper also quoted Mr.. Mil
ler at length otherwise on the
primary. Mr.. Miller said his repu-
diation applied to the whole group
of quotations. They contain some
"garbled" parts and some things
I didn't say" he added.
The paper is owned by Is rail-
road labor organizations.
Meanwhile, John S. Battle,
Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nee, has reserved comment on the
of Frank Nesbitt, presi-
dent of the Front Royal local of
the CIO Textile Workers Union
of America.
Mr.. Battle said from Danvale
yesterday that his only knowledge
of the suspension came from
accounts, that he had
not heard from Mr.. Nesbitt, and
that he would have nothing to say
until Il know more
about it,
Suspended by Union Board.
The Front Royal unions Execu-
tive Board suspended Mr.. Nesbitt
Wednesday on charges of CON
duct unbecoming an officer Of the
union and detrimental to the Tex
tile Workers Union of America"
1t was Mr.. Nesbitt who made
an affidavit, publicized by Mr..
Battle in the primary campaign.
to the effect that Mr.. Nesbitt had
attended union meeting at which
Mr.. Battles chief opponent in the
gubernatorial race, Francis Pick
ems Miller, was present.
The affidavit said Mr.. Miller
welcomed support of the CIO, but
asked CIO leaders to keep the
support las quiet as possible" The
affidavit also said Mr.. Miller re-
ferred to the States labor laws as
very vicious"
Affidavit Called Untrue.
Mr.. Miller branded the affidavit
a tissue OF lies" while his head.
quarters produced additional affl-
davits to contradict the Nesbitt
statement.
Mr.. Nesbitt has said he will ap-
peal the local unions action.
In Lynchburg last night. David
Gilbert. State director for the tex
tile workers, said he was present
at the union conferences held
with the four Democratic guber-
material candidates last February
and that Mr.. Nesbitt's afhdavit
contained untruths.
Mr.. Gilbert denied that Mr..
Miller had made any statement
hostile to the States labor laws
and said the union men at the
did not discuss the idea
of CIO support" with any OF the