Evening star., 1952-07-06
New Charges Hurled
As Virginia Primary
Enters Final Week
By John v. Homer

Oy JOHH V. TIoTnSF
The Democratic primary in vir-
ginia enters its final hectic week
with new charges flying at the two
candidates for the Senate nomi-
nation.
Both Senator Byrd and his op-
ponent, Francis Pickens Miller,
came under bitter attack in state
ments issued last night. And the
stage was set for mounting as
saults in the days just ahead.
The major campaigning will be
concluded by next Sunday, since
the primary election is set forl
Tuesday, July Is. In the late ap-
peals for support, the candidates
have filled their calendars with
speaking engagements this week.
Both will invade the important
Second Congressional District for
talks and conferences in the Nor
folk = Portsmouth area. Senator
Byrd also will tour the Newport
News-Hampton area, the NorthernI
Neck and the Piedmont. He will
be on a televised program in Ar
llngton Wednesday. Mr.. Miller
has arranged a series of televisionI
and radio appearances and will
address the Southside Electric CO.
Operative at Crew on Saturday.
Miller Draws Fire.
Mr.. Miller drew the fire Of Rep
resentative Harrison, Of the Sew
enth District, in q statement last
night. The House member said
Mr.. Miller had '1ost a golden op-
portunity to stand with his brother
officer. Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan. among the be-medaled
heroes Of the Fair Deal crusade"
"Col. Miller" said Mr.. Har-
rison, marched resolutely up the
hill on March 81 when he said
that On every one of the great
issues which have confronted him
during his administration, the
President has made the right deci-
sion.'
"Since then. Miller has found
the footing uncertain. He has
been scrambling down the hill in
haste and confusion with q lack
Of fidelity to mission that must be
causing Gen. Vaughan to vince"
Blasts Byrd.
The new attack on Senator
Byrd was delivered by Mr.. Miller,
himself.
Mr.. Miller said he asked atI
Alexandria June a for Senator
Byrd to state how he voted in
1948 and that the Senator's fall
ure to respond could "only be in
terpreted to mean that he did not
vote the Democratic ticket in No
vember, 1948."
Asking Senator Byrd again
"wfat kind of q deal have you
made with the Republicans, Mr..
Miller charged that money "from
reactionary Republican sources in
Pennsylvania" was brought In toI
defeat him In the gubernatorial
primary In 1049. He asked why
neither Senator Byrd nor his
manager had asked him to name
the sources from which the money
came.
Cites His Party Record.
Mr.. Miller, in a statement from
his Charlottesville headquarters,
went on to say that he voted "for
the nominees Of the national
Democratic Party in the national
Democratic Party in 1948 and II
will vote for the nominees Of the
national Democratic Party in the
election Of 1852"
In Richmond yesterday. Beecher
Stallard. a former member of the
House of Delegates, charged that
Senator Byrd wants to bolt the
Democratic Party. He asserted
the Senator was responsible for q
change in the primary date from
August to July IS, to get the nomi-
nation settled before the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
The primary date was changed
by the Legislature and Mr.. Stall
lard declared Senator Byrd con-
trolls the Legislature. This has
been denied by State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington.