Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-28

School gave Col. Richards 141
votes, Mrs. Zimmerman 1913 and
James A. Lawrence of Idyl-
wood So.
Senator Flanders, Republican,
of Vermont, in the keynote ad-
dress, voiced the esteem and
political kinship which most
members of the Republican party
In Virginia feel for Senator Byrd,
leader of the dominant conserv-
ative Democratic organization in
the State, and his colleague, Sen
ator Robertson.
Cites Neutral Voting.
'There are no men in the Sem
ate for whom I have greater re-
spect and stronger feelings of
friendship than for these two
men, which the Democrats of
your State have been wise enough
to send to the United States Sen
ate" the speaker said.
Il find myself voting with them
very frequently. They find them
selves voting with the slender
Republican majority very fire.
quently. Why should I be down
here invading the territory of
citizens who have made such ad-
mirable selections and trying to
convince them to change their
party allegiance?"
He lauded the G. o. P.'s Sue
cessful election of Representative
Broyhill from the 10th district
and two other Republicans to
Congress last year. He stressed
the importance of a two-party
system.
This purely arbitrary distinc-
ton between Republicans and
Democrats) by a chance of birth
is not a good thing. A man or
q woman ought to feel himself
free to follow the head as well
as the heart in determining how
to vote in the best interests of
their State and Nation.
Opposite Sides.
when I consider your two
Democratic Senators. I have to
admit that I am slightly en-
barraSsed. Vermont has been
Republican about as long as
Virginia has been Democratic =.
why, then, should I ask for
two-party system in Virginia and
not work for one in Vermont,
also? Fortunately, I am not
deeply embarrassed when faced
with this question. 1T is the
business of Democrats to work
for a two-party system in Yer
mont. It is the business of Re-
publicans to work for a two
party system in Virginia"
Representative Broyhill said,
1--WE have witnessed a political
transition in the Old Dominion.
We have seen the emergence OF
q two-party system"
Nationally, people no longer
hear about corruption, Commu-
mist inf1ltration. socialism, waste,
extravaganza and fear and ap-
peasement in Government, he
said.
He said the "disorganized OPP
position" in Congress has at
tempted to deceive people and
reap political advantage from
imaginary confusion in the Re-
publican ranks. But, he added,
nothing could be further from
the truth" He branded this as
Democratic wishful thinking.
Clark Elected Chairman.
The, mass meeting elected
Douglas A. Clark chairman and
Mrs. E. Thomas Roland, secre-
tary. It then named SO dele
gates and SO alternateS from
Fairfax County to the Republic
can State Convention in Roanoke
on June 20. They will vote under
the unit rule. Three delegates
and three alternateS from Falls
Church also were elected. The
delegates are:
Richards, Harris T. Powell, Eliot p. Y.
Cromley Ray Haight, Alex
Zimmef'n, Cynthia Mccormick. Dorothy
Lawrence. James A. Bertram, H. Russell
Roland, E. Thomas Bennett, Beulah
KearnS William H. Hammond, Marjorie
Clark, Douglas A. Newman. Betty
Eakin, Ruth Hamil. Mrs. T. NJ.
HOotS, Milo Owens Elmo