Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
Lincoln Slated
For Backing al
6. {. |. Farley
Vireiniuns to Boom
ExleoisIotor for
Seat in Senute
By Alex R. Preston
sinE Stiff carra S;,andanA

NORFOLK. Va. July 3.-A top
Virginia Republican leader today
said Ralph 4. Lincoln. prom
inent Southwest Virginia Re-
publican, win have strong back
ing to oppose Senator Robertson,
Democrat. ct the State @. o. p.
convention In Roanoke two
weeks from now.
The disclosure came In con-
nection with today's I'D dis
trict Republican convention
which nominated George ".
Creole. 42-year-old Norfolk at
torney. to run against Demo-
cratic Representative Hardy Ia
November.
Lester S. Parsons, I'd dis
trict chairman, and q long -time
leader in the State Republican
organization. said Q number Of
g. O. p Central Committee mem
bers are going to Roanoke July
II with the idea Of throwing Mr..
Lincoln's hat In the ring.
Popular Member.
Mr.. Lincoln, although q men,
ber of the minority party In the
House Of Delegates from 1916
through 1851, was one Of the
legislatures most popular mem
bers. He Is q former Common
wealth's Attorney of Smyth
County and took his law degree
from the University Of Virginia.
His home is in Marion, where
the Democrats also have picked
q strong candidate to oppose one
Of Virginia's three Republican
members Of Congress.
The Democrat is Pat jennings,
Smyth County sheriff, who is
given the best chance Of win
ming back for the Democrats one
OF three seats captured by the
opposition in Gen. Eisenhower's
sweep Of Virginia In 1852.
The two other Republicans,
Representatives Broyhill. Of the
Washington areas 10th dis
trict. and Poff OF the Southwest's
9th. are regarded in both par
ties as having better chances of |
being returned.
The nomination of Mr.. Creole
to make the I'd district race
against Representative Hardy in
November ran contrary to what
the District chairman, Mr.. Par
sons and other Republican lead
ers Of this area expected.
Change District Pattern.
The Nominating Committee Of
the sparsely attended conven-
ton had thrashed out the mat
ter Of electing the candidates. It |
came back with a report recon-
mending that the District Com
mittee be left with the discretion
of choosing a candidate-the Re-
publican candidate in this dis
trict usually being known also as
the victim" because Of Mr.. Har-
dy's widespread appeal.
Mr.. Hardy was without Demo-
cratic opposition when the filing |
deadline passed April Is. This
lack Of challenge was nothing
new for q district made up Of
the cities OF Norfolk. South Nor
folk and Portsmouth and Nor
folk County.
The Democrat has not been
challenged since 1913 and that
was in the general election when
he ran against a Republican.
The Norfolk newspapers have
said that Mr.. Hardy changed
the pattern of the I'd dis
trict, once known as a turn EN-
out district" but now becom-
ing a keep 'em in district"
Has Political Knack. .
The district has had six mem
bers of Congress in Is years.
Mr.. Hardy unseated Ralph |
Daughton in 1916 in a three
way race that also included
former State Senator Vivian
Page.
1t is said that you can be |
elected either as an organiza- |
ton or an anti-organization |
Democrat in the I'd dis
trict, but either way you1l get |
knocked of the next time. Mr.. |
Hardy has the political knack
Of appealing to both factions.
The last Republican to be |
elected to Congress here was |
Menalcus Landlord, who got in
IN the Hoover landslide nf 1909 |