Evening star., 1953-07-13
Over 275,OOO
Votes Forecast
InO|d.Dominion
Fenwick and StunIey
Make Final Pleas for
Nomination Tonight
BY Alex R. Preston

cratic primary in Virginia was
predicted today by the two
contenders for the gubernatorial
nomination.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick gave the 275,00O figure at
his Arlington headquarters be-
fore taking off today for final
appeals at Hopewell and Rich
mohd.
His opponent. Thomas B.
Stanley, told the Associated
Press the turnout would be sin
line" with the number-317, 900
that voted in. the guberna-
torial primary four years ago.
Both candidates make their
final appeals over the air tonight.
Fenwick to Be on TV.
Senator Fenwick. in a program
slanted particularly to the
northern portions of Virginia.
will speak on television station
WTTG at 9:15 pm. Outside the
Washington metropolitan area
the program will be seen at 8:15
pm. EST.
Scenes from inside the State
mental hospitals will be shown
on the program. Mr.. Fenwick
hopes by this means to show
one reason why he voted against
an automatic income tax reduce
ton law which his opponent has
brought into the campaign in the
campaigns closing days. The
Arlingtonian also expects to show
examples of inadequate schools
as another argument.
Stanley on State HOOkup.
Mr.. Stanley will speak on
a 22-station Statewide radio
hookup beginning at 8 pm, day.
light time. Station WEAM will
carry the program locally.
Also scheduled to speak are
former Representative Thomas
Fugate, from Bristol; State Sen
ator Earl Fitzpatrick, from Roa-
noke; Representative Watkins
M. Abbitt, from Blackstone;
State Senator Robert F. Bald
win, jr.. from Norfolk; Caldwell
Kendrick, from Arlington, where
he is Stanley campaign man
ager, and Sidney S. Kellam, of
Virginia Beach, from Richmond.
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, 81 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
am going to get the money to
finance my prog1am-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-
lieving 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
Endorsed 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 Hopewelk
Judge advocate.
II have admired him for years
as man of both political and
personal integrity" Mr.. Fagel-
son said. ". AS one who is
greatly interested in veterans af-
fairs, Charlie Fenwick is the
only man can support because
he is the only candidate who has
a background in veterans affairs
and an appreciation of the prob
lens of veterans"
Mr.. Goodwin's statement from
Hopewell called on every vet
eran and every decent citizen of
Virginia who has an apprecia-
ton for our disabled and blind
servicemen"' to vote against Mr..
Stanley.
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
eranS of World War I and World
War II suffering a 70 per cent
disability.
This law did not give money
to the able-bodied," said Mr..
Goodwin. 1T only helped the
disabled, the blind or the widows
who are living on a pittance. It
is the duty of Nation to
do something for them in their
hour of need.
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