Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23

massive resistance" ideology Q
cratic candidate for Governor,
vet bear Mr.. Almonds indorse-
ment.
Two Republican candidates.
Robert c. Gotten. jr.. and Mrs.
Lois Miller. are equally Arm in
supporting the local pupil as
signment idea. They have the
support Of Mr.. Almonds guber-
material opponent. State Sena-
tor Ted Dalton. Republican.
One other complication in
the local races: william r.
Pierce Is running as an inde-
pendent Virginia Democrat"
and is pledged to support Mr..
Almond.
Democrats for Dalton Plan
The position in which Mr..
Hirst and Mr.. Webb find them
selves is a result Of the division
within the Democratic Party
over school segregation.
They were among the legis-
lators who resisted the Demo-
cratic organizations fund cut
on and school closing bills to
preserve segregated schools.
Like Senator Dalton, the @.
o. P. SUPERNATURAL nominee.
they have urged q local pupil
assignment plan which Senator
Dalton calls the best way to
keep schools segregated and
open.
This puts the two Democrats
at odds with the stand taken
by Mr.. Almond that local pu-
pil assignment will legalize in
tegration and lead to destruc-
ton Of Virginia public schools.
Notwithstanding this differ
ence. Mr.. Almond has made a
point Of visiting Fairfax Coun-
~ on several occasions and
touring the area with Dele
gates Hirst and Webb. He has
complimented Mr.. Webb and
Mr.. Hirst as liable representa-
tives" Of the Northern Viz
ginia area and said he was
proud to be on the ticket with
them"
Stress NOn-SchOol Issues
Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Hirst
have not sought to make school
segregation o campaign issue.
They have stressed their rec
ords, including the increased
school funds ALLEGATIONS re-
Gently received for Fairfax and
Falls Church. assistance in
getting a branch Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia started and
the current study Of a need for
revising highway fund distri-
button.
According to the Democrats.
they have either done some
thing about. or tried to do
something about most Of the
things the Republicans pro-
pose to do.
The Democrats say that dur
ing their two terms in the
Legislature. they have proposed
43 local bills. of which 80 have
been considered and 81 en-
acted.
The Republican candidates
are making political capital out
Of the differences between the
two Democratic incumbents and
Mr.. Almond on the school issue.
They say Mr.. Webb and Mr..
Hirst are part Of an ineffective
minority" in Richmond because
Of their disagreement with the
Democratic organization.
Senator Dalton personally
gave the two candidates a boost
when he visited Fairfax Coun-
ty. He acknowledged that Mr..
Webb and Mr.. Hirst had stood
with him on pupil placement.
but declared that when they go
around urging people to vote
for Mr.. Almond and his mas
sive resistance" platform, 1T
Is time for a change"
Massive Resistance Backer
Mr.. Pierce is the lone mas
sive resistance" candidate In
the race. and, as such, hopes to
benefit by "one-shot" votes
from the About segregation
lists.
He formerly was treasurer
OF the Falls Church Democratic
Committee. He said he decided
to run because "the voters don't
have any choice between the
four other candidates"
MR.. HIRST, A. is a native
Of Annandale, where he now
has his building and real estate
ONCE. He attended Fairfax
County public schools.
He was graduated magma
cum laude from Washington
and Lee University with mem
bership in Phi Beta Kappa and
Beta Gamma Sigma honor
societies. He majored in bus
iness administration and led
his class In the Commerce
School. He attended w. a. l..
on q scholarship partly n