Evening star., 1955-07-13
5 Incumbenfs
Win Primary in
Nearby Virginia
Democrats Named
For Assembly Posts;
Byrd Coins, Loses
BY ALEX R. PRESTON

| ASAAoSkoto Ah Vic A1CdIUy VA
ginia area have nominated fivs
members of the General As.
sembly to return to the Legis.
lature next year.
Delegate Armistead L. Booths
Of Alexandria. who is giving up
his House seat. was chosen as
Alexandria's first State Senator
under a new district alignment
in yesterdays primary.
Delegates Harrison Mann and
Kathryn Stone of Arlington were
renominated and William L.
Winston was selected for the
third House seat from Arlington.
Delegates John Webb and
Omer Hirst also were selected
again in the Fairfax Falls
Church district. =
Both Gains and Losses
Statewide, the conservative
Byrd organization suffered both
losses and gains. Only about q
third of the General Assembly
seats were challenged by primary
contests. I
Biggest setback came in the
Hanover-King William district
where House Floor Leader Ed
mund T. DeJarnette, an organi-
zation stalwart and member Of
1.-THE House since 1884, was
soundly defeated by a political
newcomer, Clairborne D. Gregory.
35-year-old former naval officer.
The vote was 2,233 to 1904.
In the event a special session
of the Legislature is called before
next January to deal with the
public school segregation prob
lem, Mr.. DeJarnette will be in
the rather embarrassing position
of being a lame duck" floor
leader.
On the other hand. State Sen.
ator Victor p. Wilson, of Hamp-
ton. the chief antiorganization
member of the upper chamber.
took a 5.792-to-4,095 licking from
Stuart B. Hallett. executive in .
manufacturing firm.
McCue Holds Firm
| In the Charlottesville area,
Senator E. o. McCue. jr., warded
off for the second time efforts
Iof faction that included form
er Gov. John S. Battle to oust
him. He defeated William Mas
sey Smith. jr.. whose campaign
was managed by Mr.. Battles
son, John. jr. With only one
precinct missing, Mr.. McCue has
4,515 and Mr.. Smith, 3,645.
In the sprawling 29th Sena-
. torial District now represented by
Robert o. Norris, jr., Blake T.
Newton, president of the State
: Board Of Education for eight
years and a member of that body
for IS. came out the winner. He
defeated John Galleher, Manas-
, sas publisher, who founded the
Young Democratic Clubs of Vir-
ginia. The vote was 5,277 to
: 1857.
Besides Mr.. Boothe from Alex
Iandria, two other recognized
Young Turk" leaders in the
House have been tapped by pri-
mary balloting to move into the
State Senate. The Turks" are
!. la more liberal faction within the
Byrd organization.
:. Other "Young Turks
i The other two are Delegate
i William B. Spong, jr., winner
J Iof Portsmouth's new Senate
seat over Joseph M. Tusing, and
Delegate Stuart B. Carter Of
Botetourt, who defeated Dele
gate Hale Collins of Covington.
Mr.. Carter got 6.331 votes and
mfr. Collins, 4,053.
In Princess Anne County, the
Kellam machine slate appeared
to be winning out over the
Ticket for Princess Anne" For
the State Senate seat represent
ing Princess Anne and the two
Eastern Shore counties, E. Elmer
Ames, jr.. was far ahead Of Dele
gate Wrendo M. Goodwin. v.
Alfred Etheridge, who resigned
from the Senate to run for
Princess Anne treasurer on the
Kellam slate, also was safely in
front of Littleton D. Walker, jr..
of the anti-Kellam faction. The
same picture held true for other
county Offices.
A surprise came in Roanoke
County where Delegate Ernest
J Robertson, an anti-organization
!, Legislator who ran for Congress
against Representative Poff, Re-
publican. last year, was defeated.
} The winner was Nelson r. Thur
!, man, a newcomer.
But the organization lost q
supporter by the defeat of Dele
gate Harold B. Singleton in the
!, Lynchburg- Amherst district. Mr..
!. Singleton, a House member since
1912, vas beaten by Earl M.
Brown, a political unknown.
} Boothe Opposition Wins
For Alexandria's House seat
the faction that opposed Mr..
Boothe for the Senate was able
to put its candidate across. He
is James M. Thomson, brother
in-law of Winchester's State
Senator, Harry F. Byrd, jr. Mr..
Thomson defeated Edward Gas
son, who indorsed Mr.. Boothe,
2.147 to 1.748.
Loudoun County voters re-
nominated Sheriff Roger F.
Powell after an Endorsement by
, the county's most publicized
citizen - Arthur Godfrey, the
} radio star. Mr.. Godfrey. who
lives near Leesburg, supported
Mr.. Powell over S. Paul Alex
ander. The vote was l,77l to
1852.
i Sidelight developments includ-
, ed an unsuccessful effort by
Oliver w. Hill. colored. to win