Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
doc" MOSES FIGHTS
FOR POLITICAL LIFE
New Hampshire Senator in Strug-
gle Today for denomination; Bit
ter League Opponent.
nv Associated Press 70 Every Evening

Concord, N H., Sept THE candi-
dacy Of Senator George II. Moses for
denomination by the Republicans Of
New Hampshire was of outstanding inter-
est in today's primary for United States
Senator, Congress and governor. The
League Of Nations, suffrage and the tariff
were the issues in the pre-prlmary cam
paign waged by MIR Moses and his OPP
ponent, Huntley n. Spaulding, former
State food administrator.
spaulding forces tried to capture the
women votes on the strength of Moses
steadfast opposition to woman suffrage
On the other hand the State anti--IHrage
Association published appeals to women
who had opposed suffrage 10 register and
vote for the senator
Senator Moses who was one Of the rr-
recunctlabIes on the League of Nations
issue when il was before the Senate, re-
ceived the support Of those opposed 10 the
league in any form, while Republican
friends Of the league came out for Spauld-
ing: who announced he favored the Lodge
reservations.
The Republican candidates for governor
were Albert q. Brown. chairman of the
State Tax Commission; Windsor FL. Good
now, member Of the governors council,
and State Senator Arthur p Morrill,
The prohibition question was brought
into the Democratic campaign by Albert
W. Noone, who entered the field for both
the Senatorial and Gubernatoriai nomina-
tions on a wet platform. He was opposed
by Raymond B. Stevens, former vice
chairman of the Shipping Board and
former Congressman. for the Senatorial
nomination, and by Charles f. Tiiton for
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Boston, Sept 7-Massachusetts bal
loted today to select the State and Con-
gressional tickets that win be voted on at
the November election. 1t was the first
State primary in which women participat-
ed and they had registered IN the ap-
proximate proportion of one woman to
every four men.
One woman was assured of a place on the
Democratic State ticket, Mrs. Alice K.
Cram. Of Boston, being unopposed for the
nomination for auditor.
The contest for the Democratic guber-
material nomination was the only one
on that party's State ticket. -Four Re-
publican and two Democratic Congress
men were opposed for denomination. Lieu
tenan Governor Claiming a. Cox was
unopposed for the Republican nomination
for governor
The Democratic candidates for the
nomination were Richard I'll. Long of
birmingham, the party nominee in 1918
and 1919, and State Senator John j.
Walsh of Boston.
The candidates for the Republican
nomination for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were
Secretary of State Albert p. Langtry.
Congressman Alvan t. Fuller. Speaker
Joseph ". Warner of the State House of
Representatives and Charles L. Burrill,
{ rmer State treasurer.
A contest that arousedgeneral interest
was that for the Republican nomination
( treasurer The only name to appear on
the ballot was that of Fred ]. Burrell who
resigned from that office last week, and at
the same time asked his supporters not TO
vote for him today Burrell resigned after
he had been severely criticized. particu-
larly by Republican leaders, for alleged
solicitation of contracts for his advertis-
ing agency while he was State treasurer.
James Jackson, who has been nominat-
ed by Governor Coolidge to complete
Burrell's term. gave up the direotorship OF
the New England division of the Red Cross
to become candidate for State treasurer
at the request of the Associated Repub-
hcan Clubs of Massachusetts. Frederick
N Kerr, who was defeated for the nornina-
tion last year, also entered the field. Ii
was then too late to get either name on
the ballot and today supporters of Jack
son and Kerr voted for their candidates
by means of stiekers.
Republican Congressman who were
opposed for denomination included Freder-
ick H. Gillett, speaker of the House.