Evening star., 1960-10-02
Coalition Heads
Sever Ties With
Democrat Koul
BY JOHN BARRON
Star stan Writer

AOA OAiS Al AAAS0OA SO04AVJ OOoA v
last night praised Republican
Representative Broyhill and
disclosed he may contribute
to Mr.. Broyhill's campaign.
Incumbent Lucas Blevins
thus came close to open repu-
diation of fellow Democrat
Ralph Kaul, who is challeng-
ing Mr.. Broyhill for Northern
Virginia's seat in Congress.
At the same time, leaders
of the non-partisan Arlington
coalition which last November
elected Mr.. Kaul to the
County Board publicly severed
political relations with him,
asserting he now belongs to
an opposing party.
BY doing so. the Arlington
ians for a Better County re-
duced the number Of board
members they claim to two
and thus forfeited control of
Arlington's governing body.
OF these developments. the
statement by DR.. Blevins
caused the greater surprise.
viii Vote for KauI
"As the party oath requires.
1 will vote for Mr.. Kaul and
contribute to the general party
fund.-" he said.
But on previous occasions
I have made contributions to
Mr.. Broyhill's campaign fund,
and I haven't fully made up
my mind as to whether I will
make one this time or not. I
certainly think Mr.. Broyhill
has been a good Congressman
for Northern Virginia. He has
) represented all the people.
Thomas Richards, who as
representative of the Arling-
tonians for a Better County is
trying to unSeat DR.. Blevins,
declared that Mr.. Kaul no
longer is an ABC member.
ITO become a Democrat, Mr..
Kaul has resigned from ABC,
and we no longer regard him
as a member. He obviously can
not belong to two conflicting
political organizations" Mr..
Richards asserted.
"The choice was made by
Mr.. Kaul and not by the ABC.
, But it has been made and it
, is clear. With Mr.. Kaul's de-
; parture, ABC membership on
the County Board is reduced
to two people and it has lost
. control. My election is essen
tial if it is to achieve a bare
, majority"
BlevinS Disagrees
Informed of this statement,
, DR.. Blevins commented about
his running mate and the ABC:
"They can't dump him just
because its politically expedi-
ent."
He continued: although Mr..
| Kaul is the Democratic nomi-
{ nee for Congress, I still con-
slider him a full-time ABC
member as far as the County
, Board is concerned.
II realize the ABC is not very
happy with his decision to run
) on the Democratic ticket. This
may be the reason they're try
ing to renounce him. But they
; can't do it. Past history shows
he's their man"
This elected a sharp retort
from County Board Chairman
Herbert Brown, an ABC leader.
Referring to an earlier state
ment by DR.. Blevins, he said:
"Dr. Blevins' charge that the
County Board is dominated by
four ABC members is silly. Mr..
Richards is quite correct in
stating there are only two ABC
board members, Leo Urbanske
and I.
"Mr. Kaul. though an ABC
elected member, deliberately
chose to seek and did obtain the
official Democratic nomination
for Congress, and he has re-
signed from ABC. DR.. Blevins
is the official Democratic nomi-
nee for the County Board. Err
nest Wilt. though indorsed by
everybody, has filed as an in
dependent.
1T all adds up to two ABC
members, two Democrats and
one independent"
Kaul An Organizer
Mr.. Kaul was one of the
original organizers Of ABC,
which has dominated Arling-
tons politics since 1856. Yes
terday's declarations were the
first in which coalition leaders
publicly have disassociated
themselves from him.
! At the beginning of this year,
it seemed that ABC control of
the board would be unassailable
for at least two more years. The
liberal coalition had just re-
elected Mr.. Kaul and the late
David L. Krupsaw to four-year
terms. Mr.. Urbanske's term
does not expire until 1862.
However, the death of Mr..
KrupSaw in a plane crash last
January cut its votes from four
to three.
Before Mr.. Kaul decided to
run for Congress, he and DR..
BlevinS frequently fought each
other on local issues. But his
candidacy as a Democrat
forced them into an alliance
upon which DR.. Blevins' state
ments last night imposed con-
siderable strain.