Opposite Effect
Mr. Garland, however, believes that the
Agnew endorsement has an entirely opposite
effect. The Republican candidate said that Mr.
Agnew's endorsement "should put an end to
the false prophecies of those who would delude
Virginia Republicans into thinking that the
incumbent Senator, Harry Byrd Jr., had the
tacit backing of the White House or that he
might at some future date join the Republican
party."
Mr. Agnew's endorsement is the closest
thing to an encouraging word the Virginia
Republican has received from the Nixon
administration, whose support has been wooed
by the State Republican leadership, including
Governor Linwood Holton.
