Evening star., 1953-06-27
FenWICkdfNdIFV
As5tan|ey,.Aide
Fail toAppear
Makes 475-MiIe
Air and Auto Trip
To Speak in Foirfux
By Alex r. Preston

Refusal Of Thomas B: Stanley
or his spokesman to show up at
q meeting Of more than 200 Fair
fax County women voters and
civic leaders appeared today to
have left a definitely sour note
IN his gubernatorial campaign.
His Democratic primary op-
ponent. State Senator Charles r.
FenWick. made a 475-mile trip by
chartered plane and by automo-
bile through mountain roads IN
Southwest Virginia, to be at the
meeting last night. This brought
him warm applause.
Former State Senator Frank l..
Ball Of Arlington, who was to
have substituted for Mr. Stanley.
was contacted by telephone at his
home and, according to Mrs. j.
Howard Sheble, ''he said he has
been in Richmond all day and
was too tired to come to the
meeting"
Mrs. Sheble is voters service
chairman Of the Fairfax and
Falls Church League of Women
Voters which, along with the
Fairfax Civic Federation, spon-
sored the meeting for candidates
In the George Mason School.
Offered Spokesman.
Bernard Mulady, federation
president. announced at the OUT
set that Mr.. Stanley had first in
dlcated he would be present for
the gathering, which was to in
clude a question-and-answer Pc
riod. but later said he would send
a spokesman. i.
Apologizing for being tardy by
less than five minutes, Mr.. Een-
wick explained:
I've made every effort to ap-
pear at meetings in person and
not by proxy. At / o'clock this
afternoon I was in Grundy, Va,
about ATS miles away, in my tour
all this week Of the far South
west. I doubt if many of you
here know where Grundy is. It
was my third speech today. e.
Then I drove three hours
through mountain roads and a
friend Of mine few me from
Blacksburg to Baileys Crossroads
here in Fairfax County. I be-
lieve it is the obligation of q
candidate to let the people see
him."
Charlottesville, Stanton Today.
Mrs. Fenwick came from their
home in East Falls Church and
did not see her husband until
he marched up on the platform
shortly after the meeting got
under way. After the meeting
the candidate was surrounded
by aides who whisked him of in
a car. She rode along until he
caught a midnight train to keep,
engagements today. in Char
lottesville, Staunton and Au-
gusta County.
AS he was leaving the meet
ing Mr.. Fenwick was asked for
comment on the failure of his
opponent to be represented.
This just shows a few people
what I have been telling all of
the people all along" he said.
IT'S typical Of his indifference
to the voters. It's obvious that
he feels he does not need the
average citizens support.
For my part, I'll keep on car
ry1ng my campaign directly to
the people and I'll fill every
speaking engagement that it is
humanity possible to keep"
About a month ago the Vir-
ginia League of Women Voters
released answers of candidates
to a series of questions on State
issues. Copies of Mr.. Fenwick's
replies along with those from
other candidates were distributed
at the meeting. Mr.. Stanley,
however, did not answer the
leagues QUESTIONABLE.
A member of the league. who
refused to give her name because
OF the organizations policy of
non-partisanShip, was heard to
comment: MANY more perform
anceS like this and Mr.. Stanley
is a gone goose"
Richard Smith, editor of the
weekly Providence journal, who
is supporting Mr.. Stanley, said.
Its things like this that make it
awfully hard for U.S."
Candidate Questioned.
Four candidates for the House
OF Delegates, Guy M. Bayes,
Omer L. Hirst, Richard E. Stands
and John C. Webb, caught, along
with Mr.. Fenwick, the brunt of
a question candidates usually like
to avoid.
A member of the audience asked
each candidate what he would
do if the Supreme Court rules out
segregation in public schools.
Mr.. Fenwick: THE first thing
would do &c Gnuornn,. r.,o,,1I