Evening star., 1952-04-13
Lively Primary
Appears Certain
In 10Th District
4 Democrats Already
In Virginia Race
For House Seat
By Mary Lou Werner

Democrats in nearby Virginia'S
new 10th District are sure to have
IA spirited primary July IS with
four candidates already seeking
the party's nomination to the
House and more expected to an
Inounce before Wednesdays dead
line.
In the contest so far are j.
Maynard Magruder and Edmund
D. Campbell, both of Arlington.
and Charles c. Carlin jr.. and
w. Selden Washington of Alex
andria.
Others mentioned as possible
candidates include Alfred E. Fris-
bic of the Arlington County
Board; Harry L. Carrico, former
Fairfax trial justice, and c. B.
Runyon, former Fairfax super
visor.
Can't Recall Fuller Field.
Most nearby Virginia Democrats
can't recall when they have had
so many candidates to choose
from.
The new 10th District is COM
posed of Alexandria, Arlington,
Fairfax and Falls Church, for
merly a part of the old 9th Dis
trict. Since 1880, the 9th has been
represented by Howard w. Smith.
He seldom had more than one
opponent in the party primary.
But Representative Smith chose
to seek reelection from the new
9th District. He has a home in
Fauquier County.
This left wide-open field for
Congressional aspirants in the
new 10th District. The scramble
was on almost before ink had
dried on the Governors signature
to a bill of the General Assembly
which redistricted the State.
Mr.. Carlin, Alexandria pub
Usher, was the first to toss his hat
in the ring. He is the son of a
former member of Congress. This
is Mr.. Carlin's first try for po-
litical Office, although he took an
active part in the presidential
campaign of DiXiecrat j. Strom
Thurmond four years ago.
Member of Assembly.
Next to enter the race was Mr..
Magruder. veteran member of
the House of Delegates from Ar
lington. He is in the real estate
and insurance business.
. Mr.. Campbell announced last
| week. He is an attorney and
former member of the Arlington
County Board. He has been con.
nected with the anti-organiza-
ton wing of the Democratic
Party in Arlington and was guest
of honor at a dinner given by
Democratic liberals last week.
Mr.. Washington, Alexandria
real estate and insurance man.
announced yesterday. He formerly
represented the city in the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates.
The 10th District Democratic
Committee announced that peti.
tions would be received until mid
night, Wednesday.
Friends of Mr.. Carrico were
busy circulating petitions for him
Friday and Saturday, but he has
not yet stated that he would run.
He would be the first candidate
from Fairfax County, which ranks
second only to Arlington in the
number of Democratic voters.
Make No Predictions.
1 With so many candidates on the
scene, observers choose not to
make any predictions. The con-
didate with plurality of the
votes becomes the party NOMINEE.
This differs from the new system
of choosing nominees for State
offices. Candidates must have a
majority of the votes, or there
may be run-off primary.
Once the Democratic scramble
Is settled, the victor must face a
Republican in November. One,
Joel T. Broyhill of Arlington, al
ready has announced. He was in
dorsed at a Arlington G.. O. P.
mass meeting Thursday and party
leaders expect he will get the nod
at the 10th District Republican
Convention. The way things look
now. Mr.. Broyhill will have the
advantage of unified party sup
port while the Democratic candi-
date might have to mend some
riffs caused by the primary.