The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-10-16
v. o. Workman
w. D. Workmon
Political Winds In Virginia


(Nete: This W. D. Workman
column Is one Of q series re-
flecting the politico economic
mood Of a number Of states and
regions Of the U. s. This evalu-
alton Of Virginia is written by
Overton Jones. associate editor
of the Richmond Times Dis
patch. Hall Syndicate.)
By Overton Jones
RICHMOND = Anyone looking
for political fireworks would
hardly find it worthwhile to
tarry long in Virginia these
days. Neither of the Old Do
minion's United States Senator's
has to face the electorate this
year. and in four Of the ten Con-
gressiOnal districts the Demo
cratic nominees are running all
by themselves.
There is bit of excitement
in Washington's bedroom, the
term sometimes used to de-
scribe Virginia S northern tier of
communities just south Of the
Potomac wherein sleep thou
sands of federal employees who
spend their working hours in the
national capital. The Tenth Dis
trict's contest up there has been
showed into the national spot
light by the Pre- S del t and
brother Bobby. Both have taken
verbal pokes at the Republican
incumbent, whose seat is being
sought by an about Democratic
New Frontiersman.
In the Third District, of which
the capital city of Richmond is
the keystone, a 34-year-old OBJ
stetrician is trying to deliver the
districts seat to the COP by
pinning the Kennedy-liberal la
bel on the veteran Rep. j..
Vaughan Gary. It is a sign Of
the times in the South. perhaps,
that DR.. Louis H. Williams and
his hackers express indignant
dissatisfaction with what they
see as the too-liberal votes of a
Congressman who generally has
been considered definitely in the
right wing of his party.
Virginia S House delegation
has included Republicans since
three members Of the Grand Old
Party rode into office along
with Dwight D. Eisenhower in
1852. One Of them fell by the
wayside two years later, but
Reps. Richard H. Poff of west
ern Virginia s Sixth District and
Joel T. Broyhill of the Tenth
have safely Weathered the bien-
NAL efforts to reclaim t h e r
seats for Democracy. Poff's
Democratic opponent this time
is Hollins College Dean John p.
Wheeler.
1t was Broyhill who was the
target of a verbal barb st a
presidential press conference in
midSeptember. A reporter told
the President that Broyhill had
been critical of White House
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger
! for giving a party in honor OF
Democratic candidate Augustus
C. johnson. In reply, the Presi
dent allowed as how Il never
read as much about a Congress
man who is in the papers as ]
do about that Congressman
Broyhill and see less legislative
results"
Broyhill shot back with the
observation that Mr.. Kennedy
hardly set the world afire as a
member of the House, getting
only -four minor pieces of legis-
lation through Congress- At a
National Press Club luncheon
later, brother Robert Kennedy
added his jibe about Broyhill' s
alleged lack of productiveness
in the House. The COP Repre-
sentative returned the compli-
ment by saying he wouldn I
hesitate to compare his record
with that of all the Kennedys,
in-laws included, or "any Cape
Cod carpetbagger who attempts
to foist off a New Frontier rub
Der stamp candidate on the PEG
pie of Virginia.