Evening star., 1961-11-08

democrats I6CdtIleQ IOP~
sided majority in the Virginia
House of Delegates although
they suffered a net loss of two
seats in yesterdays election.
Republicans, who now occupy
only four of the 100 House
seats, picked up one seat while
an independent also took a chair
formerly held by Democrat.
Although elections for the
State Senate were not due this
year, two special elections will
be called almost Immediately
to fill vacancies in that body
created when State Senator
Mills E. Goodwin. jr., Of Suf-
folk was elected Lieutenant
Governor and State Senator
Robert Y. Button Of Culpeper
was elected attorney general.
A three-way race for Sem
ator Buttons seat already was
under way, unofficially. but the
field was reduced to two today
when Hubert Phipps of War
|renton. publisher of the weekly
Fauquier Democrat, announced
his withdrawal as a candidate.
This leaves the field to Dem
ocrat John Alexander, Warren
ton attorney, and Jack Middle
ton of The Plains, chairman
Of the 9th District Republican
Committee, for the senatorial
district of Culpeper. Loudoun
and Fauquier Counties.
Heels Doctors
Mr.. Phipps, who suffered a
broken hip last month and re-
Gently underwent surgery. said
his doctors had advised him not
to make the race.
Two of the three women
members Of the House Of Dele
gates-one a Democrat and the
other a Republican-were up
set by yesterdays balloting.
Mrs. Dorothy McDiarmid,
Democrat. ran last in a field
of four for the Fairfax Falls
Church district House seat al
though her colleague, Delegate
John c. Webb, was reelected.
Mrs. McDiarmid was defeated
by Republican Glenn A. Burk-
| lund.
Mrs. Charlotte Giesen, Re-
publican of Radford. lost to
Democrat Kennith /. Devote.
Delegate Kathryn Stone.
Democrat Of Arlington. retained
her post, running second in a
field of six.
Two major Democratic upsets
occurred when Delegate E. C..
Compton of the Albemarle-
Green County district was de-
feated by Republican r. H.
Middleton and Delegate Vernon
| C. Smith, a veteran of 20 years
in the House, was defeated by
| S. j. Breeding, jr., independent,
in Buchanan County.
Victory Statement
Mr.. Middleton issued a VIC
tory statement calling the win
"a victory Off conservative gov
ernment and a testament of
/ the people that machine poll
tics no longe rule their vote. "
Mr.. Compton said. however,
that "the Democratic Party
has been dominated by the
Byrd machine and they
want new people to stand in
the corner and take orders.
I'VE had a lot of things that
needed doing for Albemarle
and Greene, and when I tried
to get them done I was told
that I would receive no support
unless I voted with the ma
chine. I went to Richmond and
voted my own convictions. If
had gone along with the Byrd
machine, I would have been
reelected"
Mr.. Compton then attributed
his loss to the fact the Demo-
Gratis did not get out and vote
and added that the State party
leaders "have been playing
footsy with the Republicans,
and now it's beginning to tell.
Scott County Vote Close
In Scott County Delegate
James B. Fugate, Democrat, de-
feated DR.. Conley E. Greear
Republican. The first count
gave each 2,674. A recount
gave Mr.. Fugate 1884 and Mr..
Greear 2,679.
In Roanoke, Delegate Julian
H. Rutherford, Democrat, was
defeated in a three-way race
for two seats. Winners were
Delegate Kossen Gregory and
a newcomer, M. Caldwell Butler
Republican.
Democrats gained in the
Grayson-Galax district when
Virgil j. Cox defeated Delegate
Joseph c. Moxley, Republican
A Democratic incumbent was
succeeded by a Democrat in
the Buchanan Dickinson dis
trict. Delegate Ed Coyle, who
lost the nomination at a party
convention earlier in the year
ran as an independent against
Democrat BonSall Sykes, but
lost by about 400 votes.
In Richmond, the seven
Democratic incumbents were
reelected. beating out the only
challenger, Herman T. Benn, a
Negro, running as an indepen-
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