Evening star., 1950-05-04
Six Virginidns
Renominated 10
Seats in House
z Others Are Opposed
In Democratic Primary
To Be Held August !

All but two of Virginia's eight
incumbent Representatives have
won automatic denomination 10
the House for lack of opposition
in the Democratic Party primary
August l.
With the passing of the candi-
dates filing deadline last mid
night. only Representative Smith
of the 9Th District Northern Vir-
ginia). and Representative Gary
of the Sd RICHMOND face con-
tests.
There will be one more contest,
however. for the lst districts tenn
porarily vacant seat. Edward J..
Robson. jr,, the Newport News
Shipbuilder who was elected Tues
day to complete the unexpired
term Of the late S. Otis Bland. will
be opposed in the primary for re-
election to the two-year term be-
ginning in January. Mr., Robson
Is expected to take his seat in the
House next week.
Two Oppose Smith.
Representative Smith has two
opponents. They are 1t. Comdr.
Herman K. Kopp of Ingleside,
Fairfax County. and Arthur F.
Souther of Arlington. a lawyer.
Mr.. Souther, who ran unsucess-
fully against Mr.. Smith in l948,
barely qualified in time to get his
name on the ballots. He presented
his petitions to District Demo-
cratic Chairman Gardner L.
Boothe at 1850 pm, just 10 min
utes before the deadline. Earlier
in the day. he had paid the re-
Quired $3.50 filing fee to the State
treasurer in Richmond.
1t. Comdr. Kopp, a Naval flier
who is on duty with the Bureau
of Aeronautics, qualified the day
before The 30-year -old native Of
Alexandria and graduate of
Staunton Military Academy, said
he will go on inactive duty May
Is in order to conduct the cam
paign. Naval regulations forbid
political activity while on duty.
Tyrrell Krum to Run.
The 9th district also will have
Republican primary. Tyrrel
Krum of Fairfax, a Washington
newSpaperman and the COP
House candidate IN l948, is run
ming against Hal Flood Hughes.
Arlington lawyer.
Representative 0aIys opposi-
ton developed only yesterday.
Minetree Folkes. jr.. crippled vets
eran of World War II. paid the
entrance fee at 4 pm. and pre-
sented the qualifying papers later
at King William Courthouse.
This will Oe the second meeting
of the candidates. Mr.. Gary won
a close election from Mr.. Folkes
in 1916.
Although there are four sched-
uled starters in the lst district
Democratic race. the number who
actually will run has not been
determined. Two of the four were
defeated in Tuesdays special elec-
ton by Mr., Robson. They are
State Conservation Commissioner
William A. Wright of Tappahan-
mock and State Education Board
President Blake T. Newton of
Hague.
Neither Mr. Wright nor Mr..
Newton has committed himself
definitely to make the race since
the outcome of Tuesdays ballot
ting. but Mrs. Katharine c. Blow
of Yorktown said she intends to
run. She was not in the special
election.
In the 9th district Representa-
tive Fugate of Ewing and Repub-
lican George Sutherland of Grun-
dy already have been nominated
by their respective party conven-
tions to run in the November
general election. There will be no
primaries in the 9th.
The five incumbents without
primary opposition are Represent
atives Hardy of Norfolk County.
in the I'd; Abbitt Of Appomattox,
in the 4th; Stanley of Henry
County. in the 5th Burton of
Lynchburg. in the 9Th. and Harri-
son Of Winchester, in the 7th.