The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-09
States Rights Vote Carries Prince
Edward; Area Majority To Eisenhower
Ah!'itt Vote Remains High, Tuck
Helped By Strong Charlotte Nod

President Eisenhower. winning
reelection on national land
slide Tuesday. carried four Of SIX
Herald area counties. with Prince
Edward alone in Virginia goine
III the States Rights fold
Amelia. Buckingham. Cumber-
land and Powhatan were Essen
hover count es. helping to write
history as the Four, ! Congress
sional District gave its first-ever
majority to the Republican party
Charlotte county, IN the Sixth
District, went into the Stevenson
camp. The, the d strict Con-
creSS onal race won handily by
Representative william NJ Tuck
over his Republican foe, Jackson
L. Kiser. influenced the voting
trongly observes believe
Voting Record Set
Area voting helped write new
/ ecordS for the turnout at the
polls in Virginia, where the total
Of about COS 900 vas more than
$4,000 higher than in 1852. Pres
ident Eisenhower captured about
Sc per cent of the total same as
four years ago but his majorl-
| increased from 80 900 to 1922
I 500
Two local counties, Prince Ed
ward and Buckingham. switched
| allegiance this time Ovr 1882
That year Buckingham was the
only area county favOrinR Stew
/ enson. and Prince Edward voted
! majority for Eisenhower
Fourth Dis l-ict Congressman
Watkins M. Abbitt, without oppo-
Sition. polled a strong endorse
ment vote, although returns are
not complete Prince Edward.
where the total vote Was 3067.
cast 2,8l5 for Abbitt.
/ Other incomplete returns from
area counties show the Appomat-
tex LEGISLATOR, returned to Con-
gress each election since l948.
also had popular endorsement
elsewhere, although some resent
mont was expressed over his en-
dorsencnt Of the Democratic ma
ttional candidates.
Prince Edward Vote
t. Coleman Andrews, running
on the States Rights Party OF
Virginia ticket. carried every
Prince Edward county precinct as
a now high of BOTS votes was
cast. President Eisenhower, run
ming second. far out distanccd
Stevenson The Prince Edward
vote showed
Andrews 1888. Eisenhower 1888,
and Stevenson 437. AS in 1852
scattering of votes went 10 the
remaining little-known or under
stood parties, two to the Social
st-Labor Party and five to the
Virginia Social Democratic Par
tY
Falmville 1875 votes. also a new
presidential record were cast.
Andrews 800; Eisenhower $40.
and Stevenson 163. In 1852. when
the county vote was 2290 Essen
.>hcWer pollcd 1859 votes and Ste
venson 1926.
Other Counties
Buckingham county. where re-
suits are in from nine of ten pre-
cnctS. went into the Eisenhower
camp 729 to 598 for Stevenson.
and 295 for Andrews. While the
precinct voting was close Eisen-
bower carried every precinct but
Cameron and Gold Hill and there
he lost by only II votes.
Cumberland gave a majority to
the president in three or four
precincts; the other. Browns. 60
ing to the Andrews camp. The
county totals were. Eisenhower
565 Andrews 426. and Stevenson
1929
Amelia County voters gave ma
lorltieS to Eisenhower in seven
of nine precincts with the vote
showing; the president. 745. An
dreWS, SILL and Stevenson. 400.
Namozine and Deatonville pre-
clncts alone favored Stevenson
Powhatan alone went down the
line in its six precincts for Essen
hover who received 729 votes to
3l4 for Andrews and 297 for
Stevenson.
Charlotte Democratic
Charlotte County, where the
Congressional race and the Demo-
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