Evening star., 1954-07-01
-Four Democrats
|SeekingBroyhiII
Seat Are Heard
Candidates Weigh
School Row as
A Cumpoign Issue
By Alex R. Preston

The question OF whether pub
lie school segregation is an issue
in Virginia's 10th district con-
gressional campaign has become
an issue in itself.
Some say it is and some say
it isn't.
This was the impression left
last night by the four Democrats
seeking nomination on July Is
for the seat now held by Repub-
lican Representative Broyhill.
The Supreme Courts decision
on segregation in public schools
again was hashed over at the
candidates rally sponsored by
the Alexandria Young Demo-
cratic Club in Gadsby's Tavern.
The candidates will speak again
at 8:15 o'clock this evening be-
fore the Arlington Democratic
Club in the Lyon Park Com
munity House.
Webb Accuses White.
John c. Webb of Fairfax ac-
cused one of his opponents, J.
Walter White of Mclean, of rails
ing false issues by injecting the
school segregation question into
the primary campaign.
Declaring the Democrats should
nominate a standard bearer who
can command loyalty from all
segments Of the party, for the
fight against Mr.. Broyhill in No
,vember. Mr.. Webb added:
"Mr. White, in desperation, has
tried to find a campaign issue
that will benefit him personally,
regardless of what 1t might do
to unity in the Democratic
Party"
Mr.. Webb, a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Fairfax. followed Mr.. White in
SpCdklklS OiucI.
"One thing I could do" Mr..
Webb said, "is respond to my
opponent-but that is what he
would like for me to do. Mr..
White just doesn't know what
he's talking about"
For his part, Mr.. White
claimed that Mr.. Webb and q
third candidate, Dean Brundage,
of Arlington, had eliminated
themselves from this campaign"
by suggesting that the Supreme
Court decision be complied with.
He said those two opponents
have studiously sought to make
the people believe this is not a
dead issue"
After defending the position
of State leaders who are seeking
means of avoiding integration
in schools, Mr.. White said of
the candidates in the race:
I'm this problem that is going
to confront the State it is my
firm belief that the man who
does not support the stand of
his State is guilty of political
treason to his State and Ma
ton"
Mr.. Brundage drew a COM
parison between the segrega-
ton dispute among the Demo-
cratic candidates and the recent
Army-McCarthy fracus among
G. o. P. members of Congress.
Damaging Battle Feared.
LET us. the Democrats of Vir-
ginia. beware of a damaging
battle over this spurious issue, +"
he said. ut i'll behooves us to
divide our party and to inflame
the people over matter which
is not within our scope, as po-
tential legislators, to resolve"
The last to speak, C. Louis
Knight of Arlington, made what
appeared to be a reference to
the Democratic Organization
support for Mr.. Webb. Mr..
Knight displayed a newspaper
cartoon. It showed how jaybird
perched on the head of an In
dian and thereby established
him as the rajah of a province.
Eve don't believe in Virginia
in having the birds pick our can
didates," Mr.. Knight observed.
He said the question of ma
tional defense is one of the major
issues facing the country, and
came to the segregation question
only at the end of his talk.
I'VE can depend on our Gov
ernor, our leaders and local
school boards to work out solu-
tion," he said, adding that the
problem is one for the States
not Congress-to decide.