Evening star., 1953-06-25
Blasts
Calls
Him 'P|ayboy'
Says Ex-Lowmuker
Had Bod Absentee
Score in Congress
By the Asseeiated Pres,


has loosed a broadside at candi-
date Thomas B. Stanley, tabbing
the former member of Congress
a "playboy millionaire"
w. Russell Hatchett, former
town manager of Virginia Beach.
took to radio and television to
accuse Mr.. Stanley of conduct
ing a campaign consisting Of
"the singing of hollow phrases,
ignoring the people. and talk
ing only to the professional
politicians"
He said if Mr.. Stanley is
elected Governor, his campaign
manager, Sidney Kellam, will be
cracking the whip in Richmond
for the next four years." Mr..
Hatchett added:
II do not believe the people
Of this great State want any one
cracking the whip, least of all,
this political boss"
Charges Absenteeism.
He said Mr.. Stanley was alb.
sent from Congress SO per cent
of the time in 1949, and asked
who would run the day-by-day
affairs of the Governors Office
during Mr. Stanley's absence.
Mr.. Hatchett, who dropped out
of the primary campaign two
months ago and announced his
support of State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick. Mr.. Stanley's only
opponent, said he had tried to
find out where Mr.. Stanley
spent his time during his alb
Sences from Congress.
He said he thought he had
the answer in a magazine article
which listed the Henry County
native as being the owner of a
cottage at exclusive Hobe Sound
in Florida.
IT have no objection to Mr..
Stanley having a million doll
lars" Mr.. Hatchett said. But I
wonder if this doesn't explain
lot of things about his alb
sentee records" ... ~
Speaks in Richmond.
Meanwhile MFR. STANLEY moved
his eet-the-voter campaign
into Richmond today for a
triple-talk performance as the
World War II Memorial proJects
began to take on some OF the
stature of an issue.
MI. Fenwick was on record
that he thinks a better memorial
plan could be developed from
further public discussion. The
controversial legislation at pres.
ent calls for a 81 million veter-
ans affairs Office building and
shrine in Richmond.
Mr.. Fenwick, campaigning in
the Southwest part of the State.
told a reporter he thought the
memorial as presently planned
had some utilitarian aspects.
But, he added, II think a better
memorial might be developed
with the benefit of the thinking
of the veterans and public dis
cussion between now and the
meeting (next january of the
General Assembly"
Puts 1t Up to Battle.
Mr.. Stanley said he thought 1t
was up to Gov. Battles adminis-
tration to decide what to do
about it. Gov. Battle, who was
out of the capital and not avail
able for comment, has indicated.
however, he feels the matter
might we'll be one for the next
administration.
A subordinate development in
the campaign yesterday was q
statement by Mr.. Stanley's Rich
mond managers offered in re-
buttal to Mr.. Fenwick's charge
that the Stanley forces were try
ing to buy the governorship by q
campaign of lavish spending.
My opponent has invited over
800 women to lunch with him in
Richmond" the Fenwick state
ment said. II regret that I am
financially unable to keep up
with this kind of campaign, but
I am sure that my record Of
fighting for education, mental
health. hospitals and conserva-
ton will appeal to the women
much more than a free lunch.
Fenwick Hits Spending.
Large amounts of money are
being poured into every city.
town and hamlet by a small
clique intent on buying the high
est Office in the State. E. I
am not in position to compete
on a dollar-for dollar basis nor
would I attempt it If I were in a
financial position to do So"
State Senator Frank s. Riche-
son and E. Glenn Jordan, Mr..
Stanley's Richmond managers,
said:
"Mr. Fenwick is apparently not
very familiar with what is going
on in Mr.. Stanley's campaign in
the Richmond area. The lunch
con given for the 800 women
is sponsored and paid for
by the friends of the women's
division for Mr.. Stanley who are
interested not only in his election
but in the welfare of Virginia
and in giving the women in this
area an opportunity to meet the
candidate and hear him speak"
The statement did not identify
the friends of the women's di-
vision who are going to pick up