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...changed became apparent in the next several hours. When the votes were counted in last week's Democratic primary, "Judge" Smith, 83, longtime leader of the conservative Southern bloc in the House of Representatives, was dispossessed of the seat he has occupied for 35 years. Senator Willis Robertson, 79, like Smith a member of the Byrd organization, was also defeated. And, in the Old Dominion that has been a family fiefdom for 40 years, Harry Flood Byrd Jr., 51, won the nomination for his father's old Senate seat by only 8,300 votes...
Smith and Robertson shared a number of common problems. Prototypes of a bygone era, they faced relatively young, vigorous opponents of modern mien and moderate views. Both incumbents suffered from the erosion of the Byrd machine, which has lost some of its far-right adherents to a new Conservative Party. On the other hand, among the independent-minded white voters who inhabit swelling suburban developments in a crescent extending from Washington through Richmond to Norfolk, there is little loyalty to the old regime. In addition, tens of thousands of Negroes have been added to the electorate since passage...
Competition at Last. Robertson also had a special problem. After decades of reliance on the organization, he received, at best, tepid support from his old allies in this year's campaign. Some Byrd advisers suggested bluntly that Robertson, who was never an important figure in the combine, should follow Old Harry into voluntary retirement. Instead, Banking and Currency Chairman Robertson years' campaigned on the strength of his 20 years' seniority in the Senate. Wearing the traditional white linen suit favored by Old Harry, he stumped the state making florid (and familiar) speeches denouncing the evils...
...HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER (NBC, 9-10 p.m.).*Playing chemin de fer, U.S. Businessman Cliff Robertson gets the inside straight from Maurice Evans, the chief steward of a casino royale in "The Game." Filling out the green baize table are Dina Merrill and Nehemiah Persoff. Repeat...
...first three are established players; but Robertson will have added pressure on him because he is replacing Charlie Njoku, last year's top League scorer, who isn't playing soccer this fall...