Evening star., 1955-06-15
Kellogg Group
Leads Victory
lin Falls Church.
Lone NC Condidute
Is Reelected With
a Other lncumbents

The>pendulum Of Falls Church
politics swung toward conserva-
tism in unofficial complete res
turns early today. as former
Mayor Charles e. Kellogg led .
majority Of his slate to victory.
Four other incumbents were
returned to Office along with Mr..
Kellogg: w. Raymond Taylor.
who was on Mr.. Kellogg's slate:
Herman L. Fink, who survived
a purge attempt by the Ipde-
pendent Voters Committee; Dom
aid G. Benn, who was unaf.
filiated. and Charles c. Seymour
of the IVC slate.
New Council members will be
Thomas A. O'Halloran, telephone
engineer, who ran third in yes.
terday's field of 16 candidates
seeking the seven Council seats,
and Jewell H. Petersen Of the
Patent Office. Both were asso-
ciated with Mr.. Kellogg as ante
IVC candidates.
BaSkin Reelected
City Attorney william M.
Baskin, making his first bid for
reelection, defeated former City
Attorney LaRue Van Meter, TIL
to 468. It was Mr.. Van Meters
third unsuccessful attempt to
regain the post he held by ap-
pointment from 1914 to 1851.
Mr.. Seymour's five IVC run
ming mates were, unsuccessful.
Two years ago, the slate won a
majority on the Council and
named M. Eldon Colby as mayor.
He was not a candidate for res.
election and is expected to be
succeeded by Mr.. Kellogg. who
won his fifth term on the Coun-
Gil. He was mayor from 1851 to
1858, when he was reelected to
the. Council but was ousted as
mayor.
The IVC group has given
strong support to School Board
appropriation requests and has
vigorously opposed rezoning for
apartments.
Mr.. Fink was especially
pleased with the results Of yes
terday's voting. In his campaign.
he said he had been dropped
from the IVC slate, on which he
was elected two years ago, be-
cause he refused to follow or
ders." He said he was to be
Ipurged because of his favorable
vote on a rezoning project.
/ Go-Slow Policy
Mr.. Kellogg has advocated .
"go-slow" policy on city improve
ments and has been accused Of
slashing budget requests Of the
School Board. He says he be-
lieves he has voted for sufficient
funds to maintain a good school
system. while at the same time
avoiding big tax increases.
He attacked IVC as meaning
inside vicious control" Mr.. Sey-
mour denied the charge, saying,
CAS- far as being obligated to
anyone or any group, that is
nonsense" IvC supporters and
their opponents have been In
power alternately in recent years.
Councilman Grant G. Hilliker
was not a candidate for re-elec-
ton. He announced his resigna-
ton from the Council yesterday
because he is going overseas for
the State Department. His ac-
ton may pave the way for early
appointment of one Of the newly
elected Council members. who
would take Office September !
under the city charter.
/ Total unofficial vote yesterday
was 1850. More than 1900
voters went to the polls in 1858,
when a bond issue also was at
stake. There were no other
issues in yesterdays municipal
election.
Unsuccessful IVC candidates
were John r. Blowers, Edgar ].
Fagan, William L. Grenoble,
William r. Pierce and Samuel
c. Vanneman.
Failing to win election on the
anti-IVC ticket were DR.. John
A. Swartout, Elmer L. Blekfeld
and Francis w. Trapp.
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