Evening star., 1953-10-08
Stanley Considers
Dalton Challenge for
Arlington Debate
By Alex R. Preston

A challenge by Republican
Ted Dalton for his guberna-
torial opponent to take advan-
tage of perfect opportunity"
to debate campaign issues when
both appear in Arlington at the
same time today got a cool re-
ception from Democrat Thomas
B. Stanley.
Campaign managers in the
nearby 10th district disclosed
that both candidates would be in
Arlington on october %, just six
days prior to the Virginia gen.
eral election.
Since my opponent now def
nitely plans to be in the 10th
district on the same day." Mr..
Dalton said from his home at
Radford. II will make myself
available at his convenience both
as to time and place for a dis
cussion of the issues.
"I will even request our cam
paign committee to revise its
rally plans, which had previously
been made. to accommodate my
opponent. sincerely believe
that the voters of Arlington,
Alexandria, Falls Church and
Fairfax will join Fundamentally
with me in this invitation >.
Opportunity to Meet.
"We now have a perfect op-
portunity to meet jointly and
publicly discuss the issues before
the voters of the 10th District"
Reached at his home in STAN
leytown, Mr.. Stanley, who has
pleaded previous engagements
have prevented him from meet
ing his opponent in the past.
Said
MY managers have arranged
my schedule and / could not re-
wise it without seeing them"
Asked if his day in Arlington
could be revised, Mr.. Stanley
said he would have to talk with
his managers first.
The former member of Con-
gress had scheduled an address
at 1890 pm. in the Terrace
Room at National Airport before
the Arlington Women's Demo-
cratic Club.
Republicans had scheduled
State Senator Dalton for meet
ing the same evening at Thom-
as Jefferson Junior High School
in Arlington.
Mr.. Dalton said, "My opponent
already has declined to accept
invitations from the League of
Women Voters of Fairfax and
Arlington Counties and the
Organized Women Voters of Ar
lington County to appear at
joint meetings at which I had
agreed to be present"
Robert S. Hope, 10th district
campaign manager for Mr.. Dali
ton, agreed that his candidates
schedule would be revised in any
way that would bring the two
contestants together on the same
platform.
Hoffman Issues Challenge.
Meanwhile, Walter S. Hoff-
man, G.. o. P. candidate for
attorney general, was planning to
debate" an empty chair at a
rally in Richmond tonight. He
has challenged his Democratic
opponent, Attorney General j.
Lindsay Almond, jr., to debate
the latter's Interpretation of the
State primary laws.
When the challenge first was
issued, Mr.. Almond said I've
never run away from a debate
yet" but so far the two have
not met.
He can find time to debate in
the newspapers" Mr.. Hoffman
said. "He can find to campaign
the State for Mr.. Stanley but he
has reneged on a challenge he
first accepted. He said he had
never run from a debate. but
from his attitude now he should
be renamed race horse Almond
II will be in Arlington on Oc-
tober % also and would be happy
to meet Mr.. Almond on a plat
form at the same time Mr.. Dali
ton meets Mr.. Stanley if either
of the two Democrats have the
courage to accept"
Baseball Metaphor.
Democrats. meanwhile. replied
to Mr.. Dalton's baseball meta
phor in which he said Mr.. STAN
ley, seeking to ride into Office on
the reputation Of the Byrd Or
ganization, is trying to get to-
base on balls"
State Senator Frank S. Riche-
son of Richmond, said the Re-
publican is throwing the people
"a lot of curves and wildpitches,"
and promised the voters would
strike him out" November 8.
Howard H. Carwile of Rich
nond, independent candidate for
Governor, said in Petersburg
radio broadcast last night there
IS not much to choose between
the bumptious braggadocio Of
Dalton and the empty equivoca-
ton of Stanley"
Mr.. Dalton will appear on a
I5-minute television program on
station WTTG at 1880 pm. to-
day.