Evening star., 1951-07-08

Guiet NOnteStS MQy
Erupt Into Action;
Voting Month Awoy
With Virginia's Democratic pri.
mary only one month away, cam
paigning which thus far has con.
sisted mostly of quiet solicitation
is expected to break out into the
open.
In the August 7 balloting, Fair
fax and Prince William Counties
and Alexandria, and Falls Church
will decied an important mira
party contest between organiza-
tion and antiorganization factions
for the State Senate seat.
Senator Andrew w. Clarke. who
represents the four political sub
divisions and who is member
of the organization that won the
nomination for Gov. Battle two
years ago, is opposed for re-nom.
nation by John A. K. Donovan. Mr.
Donovan was a Staunch CAM
paigner for one of Gov. Battles
primary opponents in 1949-Fran.
csi Pikens Miller.
Race Worth Watching.
What makes this race particu-
larly worth watching is the fact
that while the Byrd organization
won the nomination for Gov
Battle throughout the State, the
Washington suburbs gave Mr.
Miller a strong lead.
This same set of factors makes
the Fairfax County-Falls Church
House of Delegates campaign in
teresting even though an opposite
situation prevails. Edwin w. Lynch
more frequently allied with the
anto-organization faction in the
General Assembly, is the incum-
bent. Opposing him for re-nomina-
ton is James Keith, member oil
the county'S old-guard organiza-
ton.
Arlington-politically independ-
ent Of the other three-has a
more complex situation develop
ing. There are a number of high
lights in the primary there. Prin-
cipal interest seems to center now
on the races for commissioner OF
revenue, commonwealth attor-
ney, treasurer and judge of the
County Court.
Democratic candidates for State
Senate, House of Delegates, clerk
of the Circuit Court and sheriff
are unopposed in August but the
State Senate seat is shaping ur
as the most interesting fight
among these in November.
Lewis Opposes Fenwick.
That is because State Senator
Charles R. FenWick will be op.
posed in the general election by q
prominent attorney, Oren R
Lewis, Republican.
No primary will be held for the
two County Board vacancies, but
non-partisanS and those bearing
party labels will fight it out ir
November.
Republicans have chosen candi.
dates for all county and STATE
Offices except sheriff and com
missioner of revenue. The party
Executive Committee has unit
Septembery 6 to nominate for tht
general election.
A non-partiSan school boarC
nominating convention, set fol
September 4 and S, is expected tt
indorse candidates for the three
vacancies on the board. Mrs
Elizabeth Campbell and DR.. Bar
nard Joy. incumbents. have an
nounced for reelection.
In the Commonwealth attor
ney race, Malcolm D. Miller filet
as a Democrat, but the party
Executive Committee refused tt
permit him to enter the primary
He will run in November as al
independent Democrat. The Dem
ocratS did certify the incumbents
Derman T. Rucker and William j
Hassan, for this contest.
The incumbent treasurer, JOIN
Locke Green, is running as an in
dependent Republican. The Re
publican Party indorsed Colin c
Macpherson, now the chairman
of the School Board, for the post
Names of all Arlington candi
dates who have filed for the Demo
cratic primary or have announce,
for election in November are:
State Senator: Mr.. Fenwick, in
cumbent, Democrat; Mr.. Levi:
Republican.
Candidates for Delegates.
Delegate, two vacancies: j. May
nard Magruder and George Damn
both incumbent Democrats; Jane
H. Berkey and Fred NJ Windridgt
Republicans.
County Board, two vacancies
Wade Pearson. Carroll Wright an
Fred w. Bach, all Democrats
Robert A. Peck and George N
Rowzee, jr., Republicans; T. Osca
Smith and Alan L. Dean, Inde
pendents.
commemorative Attorney: M
Rucker, incumbent, Democrat; M
Hassan, Democrat; Charles Oh
lando Pratt, Republican; M
Miller, independent Democrat.
Treasurer: Charles B. Quad
and Miles Spence Bray. Demo
Gratis; MI. Macpherson, Republ
can; John Locke Green. incun
bent. independent Republican.
Clerk of the Circuit Court: I
Bruce Green, incumbent, Demo
crat; w. Pearce Bragg, Republ
can.
Sheriff: Carl L. Taylor, at pres
ent a deputy sheriff, Democrat.
Commissioner of Revenue
George Fischer, incumbent, Demo
crat; j. Elwood Clements, Demo
crat, present sheriff.
Judge of County Court: Hug
Reid, incumbent, Democrat; Al
thur F. Souther. Democrat; Mi