Evening star., 1953-09-18
Stanley Takes
Campaign Into
10Th District
Dalton to Speak
At Fredericksburg
Rally Tonight
BY Alex R. Preston
Ster Stoff Correspondent


FREDERICKS BURG, Va.
Sept. 18.-Thomas B. Stanley
moved on to the populous 10th
congressional district near
Washington today after imply
ing here that he does not expect
to carry that area in the Mo-
vember election for Governor.
His Republican opponent,
State Senator Ted Dalton,
moves into Fredericksburg to-
night for his first campaign ap-
pearance in the 9th district at
rally at pm. (EST) in front
of the courthouse.
Mr.. Dalton will make his sec
ond visit to the 10th district
Tuesday when he addresses the
Arlington Organized Women
Voters at 1890 pm. at Hogate's
Arlington House.
Mr.. Stanley will send a repre-
sentative and Howard Carwile
Of Richmond, independent candi-
date for Governor. also will
speak.
Sees Opponents Busy.
Mr.. Stanley, accompanied by
his Democratic running mates,
1t. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens and
Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, jr., made his opening
bid for 9th district votes at q
rally here yesterday.
"On the west side of the Blue
Ridge" he told about ITS lis
teners, "a lot of people of the
opposite party are working hard
. In the 9Th (Roanoke area)
and 9th (SouIhwest) Districts.
the best I may do is break even.
They have the Sth and 9th now.
In this election we want to re-
deem the 9Th and 9th and the
10th next year"
In Alexandria last night, how
ever, Mr.. Stanley told reporters
! he did not know the 10th dis
trict well enough to predict the
outcome there. He added that
he was confident of the support
of State Senator Charles r. Fem
wick and other Democrats in
the area.
Mr.. Stanley made the com.
ment after speaking to the
Washington chapter of the Vir-
gnia Polytechnic Institute Alum
nj Association at which he laud-
ed the States good, honest,
efficient government"
The 10th is the only district
Mr.. Stanley lost to Mr.. Fenwick
I of Arlington in the Democratic
primary. Tonight's rally for
Mr.. Stanley at the George Mason
School, Alexandria, has been
called by Mr.. Fenwick in his
capacity as chairman of the 10th
District Democratic Committee.
Mr.. Stanley referred to his
former opponent here yesterday
when he thanked the 9th district
leaders for the majority they
gave him after IAN uphill fight"
in an area that formerly was
Mr., Fenwick's home territory
(the 10th was carved out of the
9th district last year,
ITO show us what a good sport
he is" Mr.. Stanley added, "he
Immediately offered his whole
hearted help in winning this
campaign"
The candidates, who are near
ing the end of a tour opening
their campaigns in all of the
districts, each stressed the i'm
portance of getting out a large
vote in this area to offset Repub-
lican strength elsewhere.
Representative Smith stressed
the need for a large voter turn
out in his nearly solid Demo-
cratic home district.
Raps Gegistration Laws.
Meanwhile, in Roanoke, Stes
phen D. Timberlake, Republican
candidate for lieutenant COVER.
nor, said last night the Demo-
Gratis need the votes of only Is
per cent of the adult population
of Virginia to stay in power year
after year.
Hitting hard at Virginia's poll
tax and archaic" registration
laws, Mr.. Timberlake said that
despite the interest in this guber-
material campaign, only Is per
cent of the adult population will
vote IN November.
This means, he told young Re-
publicans at a picnic, that the
Democrats will need only l3 per
cent to win.