Evening star., 1953-07-13
Over 275,OOO
Votes Forecast
In0|dDonliinion
Fenwick and StunIey
Make Final Pleas for
Nomination Tonight
By Alex R. Preston

A voter turnout of 275,0O0 tc
$4,000 in tomorrow'S Demo-
cratic primary in Virginia was
predicted today by the two
contenders for the gubernatorial
nomination.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick gave the 275,000 figure at
his Arlington headquarters be-
fore taking of today for final
appeals at Hopewell and Rich
mond.
His opponent, Thomas B.
Stanley, told the Associated
Press the turnout would be ''in
line" with the number-317 900
that voted in the gunerna-
torial primary four years ago.
Both candidates make Their
final appeals over the air tonight.
Deluge of Calls.
Fenwick headquarters early
this afternoon reported a sudden
deluge of calls from voters in
quiring about rumors that the
candidate, if elected, would name
his successor in the State Senate.
THE volume of calls we sud-
denly received today" a head
quarters spokesman said, shows
how desperate the other side has
become. In the very final hours
they have spread this rumor-
and spread it well-that Mr..
Fenwick would name his sue
cessor in the Senate. They have
mentioned Edmund D. Campbell.
"Of course, this is not even
possible. The present Governor
not Mr.. Fenwick-would call a
special election in Arlington to
fill any vacancy that would occur
in the State Senate"
Senator Fenwick, in a program
slanted particularly to the
northern portions Of Virginia,
will speak on television station
WTTG at OILS pm.
Mr.. Stanley will speak on
a 22-station State wide radio
hookup beginning at 8 pm, day.
light time. Station WEAM will
carry the program locally.
Comedies Two Districts.
Mr.. Fenwick revised his esti-
mate of his chances in tomor-
rows balloting. He held to his
previous statement that he would
carry five of the 10 congressional
districts. But, he added today,
he would concede only two others
to Mr.. Stanley and he said he
feels he has a good chance Of
carrying the remaining three.
Furthermore" Mr.. Fenwick
added, Il am going to carry
my opponents home territory
Henry County,"
Mr.. Stanley remained at his
home in Stanleytown today, pre-
pairing for the radio broadcast
tonight.
After leaving Hopewell this
morning. Mr.. Fenwick was to
speak at luncheon of the Rich
mond OptimiSt Club, which had
invited both candidates to ap-
pear. Mr.. Stanley will not be
there, however.
Before leaving his home in East
Falls Church early this morning
Mr.. FenWick said:
II have told the people where
I am going to get the money to
finance my prog1 am-out of cur
rent revenues. My opponent said
he would finance his program out
OF anticipated increased revenues
something like $37 million. He
is being quite unrealistic in be-
llevlng that our revenues can in
crease under existing conditions
and without taking into account
the possibility of a slump or a re-
turn to business normalcy."
Fenwick Gets Two Backers.
Two officials of the Virginia
Veterans Of Foreign Wars today
mdorSed Mr.. Fenwick, a veteran
of both World Wars. The back
Ing came from Bernard A. Fag-
elson, past State department
commander, of Alexandria, and
Wilton L. Goodwin of HopeWell,
Judge advocate.
Mr.. Goodwin said Mr.. Stanley
was one of q members of the
House of Representatives who
voted against a bill which gave
$50 per month pensions to vet
Grams of World War and World
War II suffering a 10 per cent
disability. He added:
Fine words and speeches from
Mr.. Stanley on Memorial Day
are all right in their place, but
1t is unfortunate that the mar
who did not serve had so little
sympathy for those who did"