Evening star., 1953-11-05
Dalton Appears
Certain 10 Get
.BidAgain
His Showing Tuesday
Assures Him of
Party Leadership
By Alex R. Preston

By Alex R. Preston
State Senator Ted Dalton, Re-
publican who lost Tuesdays
gubernatorial election, today
emerged the undiSputed strong
man of his party who can have
the nomination again in 1857 if
he wants it.
Returns from all but 21
precincts tabulated by the AsSo-
ciated Press show Democrat
Thomas B. Stanley received 226,-
218 votes to 1884 for Mr..
Dalton
But the Republicans accumu-
lation of a 45 per cent vote-a
record for the G.. o. P. in Vir-
ginia-prompted many of the
party leaders to say he would
have their backing four years
hence if he wanted it.
Among those leaders were two
men who Joined in a successful
move to prevent Mr.. Dalton's
unanimous nomination on the
first ballot at the Republican
State Convention in Roanoke last
June.
BrOyhill Praises Fight.
Representative Broyhill, who
Spearheaded the drive, said his
party's standard bearer had
made "the strongest possible up
hill fight" and "as of the mo-
ment would be the strongest
candidate" in 1857.
Maurice F. Dozier, 3rd district
chairman-a district which
Joined the 10th at the conven-
ton in opposing Mr. Dalton
said Mr.. Dalton has done so
much for the party he is entitled
to seek any Office he wants" He
doubted any one would oppose
the Radford legislator if he
sought the nomination again.
AS for the defeated candidate,
he told an Associated Press re-
porter last night he had no
political plans for the future
II just want to get some good
rest and Sleep"
To Resume Law Practice.
He declined to discuss the pos
sibility of his suggested future
candidacy and said. II want to
get politics out of my mind for
awhile and get back to earning
living in my law practice"
Mr.. Dalton had incurred the
opposition of some of the leaders
within the party earlier this year
due to the handling of patronage
matters since the Eisenhower
administration took over. He is
a Republican national commit
teeman AS one outgroWth of
Democratic Senator Byrd's re-
fusal to support Gov. Stevenson
in last years race, a Republican
cried out at G. o. P. commit
tee meeting in Lynchburg:
"The Democrats are getting all
the cream while we are getting
only skinned milk"
The committee adopted a
resolution designed to bypass
the committeeman and commit
teewoman on future patronage
appointments.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Dalton's
strong showing Tuesday ap-
parently has solidified his party
State G. o. P. Chairman S.
Floyd Landreth told the AP at
Galax he intended to call a
meeting of the State Central
Committee soon.
I'VE must start making plans
for capitalizing on the gains
made by Ted" he said. Il don't
hesitate to say I hope he runs
again"
Woods Backs denomination.
Robert H. Woods of Pearisburg,
former State chairman who led
the fight for Mr.. Dalton's NOM
ination in June, said he would
strongly advocate his nomina-
ton in 1857"
Senator Byrd, meanwhile. saw
Mr.. Stanley'S election as an in
dorsement of "the sound govern
ment in Virginia"
Under the conditions existing,
the election was, in my judg-
ment, the greatest victory ever
won by the Democratic Party in
Virginia" the Senator said.
Among these conditions" were
the elapSe of only a year since
Virginia went Republican in
presidential race; the strongest
slate of candidates ever offered
by the G. o. P. in a Virginia
gubernatorial contest; an OPEN
invitation by anti-organization
Democrats to support the Repub-
,lican this year. and wrath felt
by some loyal" Democrats over
the Senator's failure to go along
with the national party nominee
last year.
Dalton Vote Seen as Warning.
Two of Mr.. Stanley's success
full running mates who polled
larger percentage of votes than
the head of the ticket. Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond, jr.,
and Lieut.. Gov. A. E. S. Steph-
ems, have warned that the size
of the Dalton vote shows the
Democratic organization must
broaden its horizons" with a
stronger appeal to younger
voters. =
Mr.. Dalton confirmed this
when he said support from
young persons was "a hearten-
ing sign for our party"
Delegate Robert Whitehead of
Nelson County. anti-organization
Democrat who earlier said my
sails are set" for the 1857 gub-
ernatorial race. told The Star
today he commended" the po-
sition taken by Mr.. Almond and