But we are very proud of tim and we think theyve made the right selection. Lets talk about you or you were the first republican governor since reconstruction in the commonwealth of virginia. Why did it take so long . Well, we fell into is a machine situation. Ne party, one faction dominated political activity in virginia for at least three generations. When i came back from serving in world war ii, bill had just been elected governor of virginia by reason of the primary victory with 8 of the voting population in virginia. My reaction was im going to break this up and i did. I had a great deal to do in reaking it up and creating a twoparty competitive situation in virginia which exists there today. How did you do it . Linwood constant work in the machinery of the Republican Party. It didnt exist much. It wasnt very strong. I started going to mass meetings in 1950, and participated at every level of developing a party and encouraging real activity, as opposed to sitting there, waiting fo