'Left Corner'
In reference to your Editorial
"The Lively Ones," on Wednesday,
25 September, you err in one basic
statement of fact. By no stretch of
the imagination could Sidney
Kellam be considered in the "left
corner" of Virginia's political
spectrum. Mr. Kellam has been a
stalwart member of Virginia's
Democratic Organization for more
than thirty years and has been an
ally of big business and conservative
politics throughout the entire time.
He is generally recognized as the
political "boss" of Virginia Beach.
His chairmanship of John
Kennedy's campaign in 1960 in
Virginia was an attempt by the
Byrd Machine to keep Governor J.
Lindsay Almond from gaining too
much power in the state. Mr.
Kellam's effort in this direction
were successful although Nixon
carried Virginia in 1960.
