Evening star., 1955-10-21
8 3C.andidafes
Are Indorsed
By Defenders
ArIingtoniuns Soy
They Didn't / Ask Aid
OF Segregation Unit
~ ALEX b. PRESTON

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BY ALEX n. PRESTON
Two Democrats and q Re-
publican running for the Vir-I
ginia House Of Delegates In Ar
lington today had the indorse-
ment Of the Defenders Of State
Sovereignty and Individual Lib
critics.
They are Harrison Mann and
William Z. winston. Democrats.
and Charles o. Pratt, Republic
can.
The recipients Of this appro-I
baton received It with sor1e-
thing less than enthusiasm. They
said they did not solicit It, but
none Of the trio would disayow
It.
Candidates Comment
one Of the candidates not in
dorsed. Republican Francis C.I
Browne, had this reaction:
Not knowing the basis on
which they arrive at their in-I
dorsenaent. / don't know whetll-I
er 10 feel sighted for being
omitted or be congratulated. 81
j. Fuller Groom. Republican.
also not mentioned by the De-
tenders. said. 1T doesn't make
any difference to me who sup
ports me as long as they UNDER
stand what my policies are II
have not talked to the Defenders
nor have they talked to me-"
Mrs. Kathryn Stone. Demo-
cratic incumbent. could not be
reached for comment on the
Defenders failure to include her
among their recommended cam
didates.
Runs Daily Ads in Paper
The Defenders, q pro-segrega-
tion Statewide organization. has
become one of the big issues Of
Arlington's political campaign
for the school board. II has
been running . series of daily
advertisements In d county
newspaper expressing strong
views against public school in
tegration. Election day is|
November 8.
Yesterday, for the first time,
one Of It's advertisements pro-
jected the Defenders into the
campaign for the General As
sembly.
At the bottom Of q ballot So
iiciting the puhlic's views on
School Board candidates these
words appear: I'VE recommend
for the House of Delegates Pratt
Winston Mann.
Didn't Seek Ind0rsement
When Mr.. Mann and Mr.. win
ston were asked whether they
welcomed this Endorsement. they
said they had prepared . joint /
statement with respect to thel
unauthorized Endorsement BY any
group other than the Democratic
Party"
Their statement said, We
have neither sought nor con-l
sented to the Endorsement byl
any group in the campaign ex-
cept that Of the Democratic |
Party. We solicit the votes Of |
all individual citizens for the |
entire Democrats ticket. !"
Mr.. Pratt'S comment was, III
would have been just as well
satisfied not to have been IN
dorsed by anyone but the Re-
publican Party.
II don't believe In abolishing
the public school system Just to-
accomplish segregation. but II
the State can pass legislation to
provide for separate schools Il
viii support it.
Il did not seek the Defenders
Endorsement and would have
preferred that I had not been i1-
dorsed BY any group other than
the Republican Party"
The joint statement Of Mr.
Mann and Mr.. Winston said
their views on segregation are
well known, They cited the
Democratic platform and replies
which they made to q question
naire by the League Of Women
Voters.
School Beard Ballot
The school board ballot onI
which the three House OF Dele
gates candidates were indorsed
contains these questions:
Next September, do you want
Bleyins. O'Hara and Kern onI
your School Board so they can
accept this optional plan and
continue operating the schools
on the separate but equal basis?
Next September. do you want
their opponents on your school
board so they can reject this
optional plan and integrate the
schools?"
The candidates indorsed by
the Defenders are Dr. i. II.
Elevins. Mrs. Susan o'IIara and
WINS Kern.
On the same page Of the news
paper appears one Of the daily
.Defendergrams' which reads:
God made the white man
white because He wanted him
white. and He wants him kept
white: God made the black man
black because He wanted him
black, and He wants him kept
black: the Devil made the rnu-I
latto.. The quotation was at
trihuted to Or. David Livingston,
the missionary explorer.