Evening star., 1952-04-25
Taft Delegates
AreChosen in
10Th District
.Vireinions Select
BroyhiII as 6. O. P.
House Candidate

BroyhiII as 6. o. P.
House Candidate
Republicans from nearby Vir-
ginia's new 10th Congressional
District wound up their party con-
vention early today with two Taft
delegates elected to the National
g. o. P. convention.
Joel T. Broyhill was chosen as
the unopposed party nominee for
Congress
Outcome of the convention vir-
tually was determined two weeks
ago wi1en the Arlington G. o. P.
convention went for Senator Taft.
This was because Arlington's 81
convention votes exceeded the rest
of the jurisdictions put together.
The two delegates elected to
represent the 10th District at the
National G. o. P. convention were
Arlington Attorney Oren Lewis
and 1t. Col. Harris T. Richards,
retired Army officer from Fairfax
County.
Two Hours Of Debate.
Their names were agreed to by
the Arlington delegation after
more than two hours of debate in
caucusing. Some Arlington dele
gates wanted both elected from
Arlington County and another
faction fought for choosing rep
reSentative from one of the other
Jurisdictions.
Many determined Eisenhower
supporters tried to keep alive the
hope that the convention would
choose one Taft man and one for
Gen. Eisenhower. Both AleXan-
dria and Fairfax delegations had
Q majority for Eisenhower.
The Arlington delegation, how
ever, finally gave the nod to Mr..
Lewis and Col. Richards-both
staunch Taft supporters.
The other three delegations rec
commended delegates as follows:
Fairfax, Mr.. Lewis and Mrs. Gym
thia Zimmerman; Alexandria,
Nathan j. Paulson and Mrs. Zim-
norman; Falls Church, Mr.. Paul
son and Mrs. Zimmerman, 11a
votes, Talmage Wilcher and
Charles o. Pratt, 11a votes.
But the decision of the Arling-
ton delegation prevailed. Arthur
Viner. head Of the Alexandria dele
cation, announced his group was
not pleased with the result.
Mr.. Broyhill was chosen unani-
mouSly as the 10th district G. o. P.
nominee for Congress. He was the
only Republican who had an.
nounced for the nomination.
Carl Marshall, a Taft supporter,
wh1 placed Mr.. Broyhill's name i1s
nomination, disclosed that he had
considered becoming a candidate.
He decided not to after Tearing the
qualifications of Mr.. Broyhill. The
nomination was seconded by Col.
j. Fuller Groom of Arlington, AM
Eisenhower supporter.
In accepting the nomination.
Mr. Broyhill read a prepared
statement that he would abide by
the unit rule.
Insists on Unit Rule.
Mr.. Broyhill said the Arlington
County mass meeting had in
strueted it's delegates to abide by
the unit rule, "and no delegate
has the authority to change it,"
Mr.. Broyhill said he hoped the
10th District Republicans would
not establish this years method
of selecting nominee as a prece-
dent. He urged the G. o. P. to con-
slider using the primary method in
the future to select candidates for
all offices, and to study the posi-
bility. of establishing a presiden-
tial preference primary in Vir-
ginia.
The Democratic nominee will
be chosen in a party primary
July Is.
The convention elected Burton
Kephart of Arlington and Mrs.
Marie Smith of Alexandria as
alternates to the national con-
vention. Both were the selections
of the Arlington delegation.
I. Lee Potter of Arlington was
the unanimous choice of the con-
vention TO re. o. P. chairman of
the new 10th district. The delega-
tions from Arlington, Alexandria,
Fairfax and Falls Church voted
for him on the first ballot.
Carl Hengen of Arlington was
chosen presidential elector. Again,
it was the vote of the Arlington
delegation that made the decision.
Named to State Group.
Elected as 10th district repre-
sentatives to the Republican State
Central Committee were Attorney
Ben M. Hedrick and James H.
Berkey, a builder, both of Arling-
ton, and Mrs. Zimmerman.
Mr.. Potter served as chairman
of the marathon meeting in
Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School, Arlington. It began with
the keynote address by Repre-
sentative Sheehan, Republican, Of
Illinois. He said the Republican
Party must follow a policy of sex
pose, oppose and propose" to win
this election.
Robert Woods of Pearisburg,
Va, State G. o. P. chairman, con-
CURED that Republicans "must
not be a negative party"