Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-14
Brunduge Second
In 10th District
Democratic Primary
By Alex r. Preston


give Mr.. Webb q total vote lead
OF some $50 ballots.
Robertson Wins in 9Th.
In the only other State con-
test where Democrats were
picking a candidate to run
against a Republican incumbent,
the downstate 9Th district
nominated Ernest Robertson of
Roanoke County over Powell
Glass. jr., q former Eisenhower
Democrat and grandson Of the
late Senator Carter Glass. A
third candidate, DR.. j. Carl
Poindexter. ran q poor third.
Mr.. Robertson. like Mr.. Webb.
Is q member of the Virginia
House of Delegates. Mr.. Rob-
ertson win oppose Representative
Pof.
Complete unoficial returns In
the 10th district are:
MIR. Webb, 1896.
Mr.. Brundage, 3,741.
j. Walter White, 1,251.
C. Louis knight, 727.
Mr.. Whites campaign had been
based largely on the fact that he
was opposed to indignation Of
white and Negro children in the
public schools despite the SUE
preme Courts ruling on the SUBJ
ject.
First Term In Assembly.
Mr.. Webb's seth birthday was
yesterday. He is an attorney who
is completing his first two-year
term as a State legislator in the
General Assembly.
Mr.. Webb directed most Of his
campaign IRE against Mr.. Broy-.
hill instead Of the other three
Democratic primary opponents.
He promised. If nominated. to
"open up" on the Republican
between now and November.
Recognized as a member Of
the dominant Byrd organization
of the Democratic Party, Mr..
Webb, nevertheless, displayed In
dependence Of action at the last
General Assembly session when
he voted against organization
forces on the question Of repeal
ing and amending the automatic
income tax reduction law.
Mr.. Brundage conceded defeat
about 9 pm. when it became APP
parent that his lead in Arlington
would not be enough to overcome
Mr.. Webb's margin elsewhere.
Pledges Support to Nominee.
81 wish him the best Of every
thing and viii work hard for his
election in the fall" Mr.. Brun-
dage said. Il think Mr.. Webb
is a grand candidate of whom all
Democrats and Americans can
be justly proud"
Mr.. Webb said. cit was a
nice fight I am confident
that come November we will
have a Democrat in Congress
from the 10th District. There is
Q real groundswell Of feeling for
Q Democratic Congress and a
Democrat from this district"
Mr.. Broyhill is the first mem
Der Of Congress elected from the
10th district, which was created
In 1852 by redistricting Of the
State by a Democratic Legisla-
ture.
He is given the best chance Of
the States three Republican
members of Congress Of being
returned to Office in November.
Representative Poff Of the 9th
district also is given a good
chance Of being reelected in
November. Republicans feel
their greatest challenge will come
in the 9th district where Repre-
sentative Wampler is opposed by
Smyth County Sheriff Pat ,Jen-
IlingS, previously nominated by
the Democrats in q convention.
Brundage Carries Arlington.
In the nearby 10th district,
Mr.. Brundage carried the most
populous area-Arlington 100
to 1,548 for Mr.. Webb, 424 for
MIR. White and 382 for MIR.
Knight.
But in Fairfax. Mr.. Webb came
out Of the race with 2.134 votes
to $40 for Mr.. Brundage, SCI for
Mr.. White and LA for Mr..
knight.
Alexandra likewise gave Mr..
Webb q victory with 785 votes
compared to 488 for Mr.. Brun-
dage: 231 for Mr.. White and
18l for Mr.. Knight.
Falls Church, the areas
smallest political subdivision,
gave MIR. Webb 229; Mr.. Brun-
dage 1853: Mr.. White IS and Mr..
Knight 20.
According to an Associated
Press dispatch from Roanoke,
Mr.. Robertson held o command
ing lead over his two rivals In
the 9th district with returns In
from all but 10 Of the polling
places.
With 196 Of 206 precincts
reported. the vote showed Mr..
Robertson, 5,9s2. Mr.. Glass,
1850 and DR.. Poindexter. 936.
Mr.. Glass, q Lynchburg news
paper publisher. carried his
home city by more than two-to-
one. but his margin there wasn't
enough TO overcome Mr.. Rob-
ertson's big lead IN the Roanoke
end Of the district.