Evening star., 1951-11-04
Democrats Expected
To Dominate Virginia
Elections As in Past
by The Asseeiotsd Press

by The Asseeotsd Press
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 3.-vir-
ginia will name its 140-member
general assembly Tuesday in an
election which should result in
little II any change in the Demo-
Gratis dominant strength.
The balloting between 8 q m. and
6 pm. will provide the results of
contests in seven State Senate
districts involving 10 Of the upper
chambers 40 seats and in is House
of Delegates contests involving n
seats.
In the remainder Of the Senate
and House districts there are mol
contests and the voting will rep
resent only the affirmation OF the
unopposed candidates.
3 Local Issues Prominent.
A number Of areas-notably the
21st Senatorial district near Roa-
noke-have churned UP hot legis-
lative fights. But. mostly for the
State as a whole, the heat that has
been engendered has arisen from
contests for county Office or from
strictly local issues.
The counties will name their
choices for the Office of clerk, com =
monwealth's attorney, sheriff,
treasurer. commissioner of rev.
enue. and boards of supervisors,
Perhaps the hardest fought test
Of party strength is that in the
21st Senatorial district where
Senator Ted Dalton. one of the
two Republicans In the State
Senate. is being challenged in an
all out organization effort by
Democrat Fred L. Hoback Of |
Roanoke County.
Mr.. Hoback's organization sup
porters claim they see victory In
sight because various factions Of
the Democratic Party. they say,
are pulling together for the Salem
attorney.
Senator Dalton, a popular Rad
ford lawyer who heretofore has
had much appeal to the indepen-
dent voting element. is calling
the Democratic organization ef-
fort to unseat him a purge"
designed solely to reward a party
Stalwart.
Sr;oida Aide n 0p
The Democrats are almost
certain to lose out in the 18th ,
Senate district. Lee and Scott ,
Counties. i
There, Senator Lloyd M. Robi- ,
nette. the party nominee for re-
election. took his life Friday. This
left the way virtually clear for ,
election of the Republican candi-
date. j. Marion Smith. a former
member Of tthe House Of Dele
gates from Lee County. !
The only recourse for the Demo-
Gratis would be for the party in
Scott and Lee to get behind some t
write-in candidate but the chair
men of the parties in the two {
counties said they had no plans s
along this line in view of the &
short time remaining before the L
election. IL
Thus the Republicans seem sure r
of holding their own, at least,
since the other Republican in
cumbent Senator s. Floyd Land 9 :,
reth Of Galax in the fourteenth, 4
has no Democratic opposition. :
THE City OF Richmond has no =
Senate candidate-In- o
Howard H. Carwile is II
the only one to offer against the
three Democratic nominees-but t
the COP is fielding a full team il
against the Democrats for the n
seven House positions. a
Fenwick Challenged. il
Republicans are bidding for I
Senate seats now held by Demo- h
Gratis in Arlington and in the Fair n
fax Prince William Alexandria S
district. t
Senator Charles r. Fenwick, pa t
tron of much of the States health E
and welfare legislation, is being v
challenged by Republican Oren R. z
Lewis in Arlington. In the Fair
fax District race. Republican Ma =
than J. Paulson of Alexandria is :
running against Democrat John A. :.
K. Donovan for the seat now held :,
by Senator Andrew w. Clarke. :
Donovan, Fairfax attorney, dealt :
o defeat to the organization wing 6
of the party, by defeating Clarke in :
the August Democratic primary. !,
Three independent candidates !
are challenging Senate Democrats
in other races. Grover C. Outland
is seeking one of the two Senate
posts In Norfolk now held by I
Senators Edward L. Breeden, jr.
and Robert E. Baldwin, jr. John
w. Fletcher is challenging Senator 1
Harry c. Stuart in the Buchanan .
Russell-Tazewell District, and Eu- a
gene N. Beard is running against I
Senator. Raymond r. Guest in the !
District that embraces Page, Rap I
pahannock, Rockingham, Warren $
and Harrisonburg.
The Richmond independent
candidate, Carwile, is after one of
the three Richmond Senate seats
for which Frank S. Richeson, G.
Edmond Massie and Edward E. <
Wiley are the Democratic nomi- Y
nees. Only Richeson is a Senate
incumbent.
In the House races Republicans il
are contesting for all seats now I
held by Democrats in Arlington,
Alexandria and Fairfax. Is
Southwest Races.
Incumbent Armistead L. Boothe {
Is opposed by Mrs. Viola Reid in I
Alexandria, Delegates j. Maynard \
Magruder and George Damn are 9
opposed by Republicans James n. s