Evening star., 1953-05-17
Virginia Candidates
Push Campaigns
For Governorship
By Alex R. Preston


By Alex R. Preston
Thomas B. Stanley and his
Democratic primary opponent,
State Senator Charles r. Fem
wick, carried their campaigns for
the gubernatorial nomination to
widely separated points in Vir-
ginia yesterday.
A warning to VirginianS to
guard against any attempt to
build in Richmond a sprawling
bureaucracy" as the size of the
Federal Government is reduced,
was made in southwest Virginia
by Mr.. Stanley before the newly
organized Young Democratic
Club of Montgomery County at
ChriStianburg.
Mr.. Fenwick made no speeches
but continued making his bid at
the grass roots level. He spent
the day in widely scattered Sec
tions of Page County and in
Luray lining up State Central
Committee members, precinct
workers and a large number of
just plain citizens.
Queried on "Fenwick Plan"
Roads leading into Luray are
posted with billboards contain
ing an invitation from the
Chamber of Commerce for in
dustry to locate there. In his
handShaking tour in that town,
which he had visited earlier, he
found a number of citizens
wanted to know more about the
"FenWick Plan," under which he
promises, if elected, to encourage
suitable industries to come into
Virginia, upon request of the
localities involved. s...
Mr.. Stanley spent a relatively
quiet week in his home area in
the 5th District, which he repre-
Sented in Congress until he re-
signed in February to run for
Governor.
His campaign managers in
Richmond have promised that
as the July IA primary date ap-
proaches, Mr.. Stanley's drive
will become more intense. They
have indicated that they believe
it is too early to open up in full
force.
FOray Into Montgomery.
Yesterdays foray into Mont
gomery County was the major
development in his campaign
during the week.
Il hope we are moving in the
direction to reduce the size of
our Federal Government" Mr..
Stanley said.
when your State government
becomes larger, your local gov
ernmentS diminish correspond
ingly in Importance as they sur
render more and more of their
functions to your State govern
ment," Mr.. Stanley was quoted
by the Associated Press.
The people have looked too
frequently to Washington for a
solution to their problems, he
said, and I'VE can without fully
realizing it look too much to
Richmond.
Sees No Tax Increase.
"Of course, you and I realize
that some services can best be
performed at the State level"
Mr.. Stanley said. He pointed out
also that there is a wide dis
parity between the wealth of
some localities. which means
that some have greater ability to
provide for their own needs than
Others"
He said he was a staunch ad-
vocate of the fiscal policies that
have provided safe and sound
government in Virginia and
believe that our commonwealth
can continue its great progress
without any increase in taxa
ton"
Mr.. Fenwick's travels kept him
for the second day in territory
where Republicans outnumber
Democrats. He had spent Friday
in Shenandoah County which
has elected Republicans to the
House of Delegates and to
number of local Offices for many
years.
In Page County, the G. o. P.
also controls most of the local
Offices. Both counties are con-
ceded by Democratic and Re-
publican leaders alike as being
strong Byrd territory" meaning
they usually follow the choice
or what they believe to be the
choice - of Virginia's senior
Democratic Senator.
Goes After Little Men,
Mr. Stanley's supporters in
Page and Shenandoah, as else
where, are limiting broadly that
their candidate has received the
nod from the Senator who.
nevertheless, has refused to COM
NIT himself publicly.
Because of the fact that most
of the States top Democratic
leaders have publicly supported
Mr.. Stanley, Mr.. Fenwick has
concentrated his attention on the
little men" at the precinct level
and on personally meeting indi-
vidual citizens in their homes. in
their stores and on their farms.
Yesterday Mr.. Fenwick started
out at Z am. in the Luray area
he had campaigned in the town
oreviously-and later toured the
| towns of Stanley and Shenan-
doah..