Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-05
KANSAS FARM AID
ISSUE HOLDS STAGE
AS 4 STATES VOTE
Republican Primary Today
Brings to Close Bitter Battle
Over Wheat.
WET-DRY FIGHT COMES
TO FRONT IN VIRGINIA
Contest in Eighth District Centers
on Liquor Stand-Party Loyalty
Question Enters in Fifth.

BY the Associated Press.
Farm relief, party regularity and
prohibition were issues interwined with
primaries today in Kansas. Missouri,
Virginia and West Virginia, but for the
most part the questions and candidates
concerned only voters within the
States.
Out In Kansas, plagued by the
drought and low wheat prices, Sena-
tor Henry j. Allen, strong administra-
ton supporter, was seeking the Re
publican nomination. The contest for
Governor, however, in the State and
out, drew more attention.
Gov. Clyde M. Reed, who thinks the
Federal Farm Boards acreage reduc-
ton campaign foolish, was opposed by
Frank Haucke, legislator, Legionnaire
and farmer.
Haucke has charged the Governor
with attempting to undermine the af-
fairs of the government. He did not
take direct issue with Reed on the
wheat reduction matter.
Allen Runs for Curtis Term.
Allen, Reed appointee, is running
for the remainder of Vice President
Curtis unexpired terms.
Ralph Snyder, who thinks like Reed
on wheat reduction, has tried to make
this an issue. The Senator replied he
regretted that Chairman Legge of the
Farm Board has failed to deal directly
with the wheat emergency.
In Virginia, where the fact that some
Democrats did not support Alfred e.
Smith, Democratic nominee, has not
been forgotten, Senator Carter Glass
had no opposition for the Democratic
senatorial nomination.
The liquor question and rumblings
from the presidential campaign were
heard in contests for the House.
In the fifth district Representative
his opponent, Thomas @. Burch, Of CIV
ing Smith lackadaisical support.
Ball Gets Dry Favor.
Five Democrats were seeking the seat
vacated by Representative r. Walton
Moore in the eighth district. Only one.
State Senator Frank L. Ball. has been
characterized by the Anti-Saloon League
as satisfactory"
All 16 of Missouri's Representatives
were asking to be sent back to Washing
ton Four Democrats who were swept
of the political mountain by the Hoover
avalanche also wanted their old seats
in the House. There was more interest
in the drought than the election, and
an extremely light vote was expected.
Five candidates were seeking the Re-
publican senatorial nomination In West
Virginia. They jumped into the race
after Senator Golf decided to retire.
The winner will oppose q former SEN
ator, M. M. Nicely, in the November
election. Senator Hatfield, Republican,
had hard time beating Nicely In 1928.
Prohibition only slightly tinged the
contest, although Benjamin l.. RoSen-
bloom, former Representative, favors
modification of the Volstead act.
Is Seek Kentucky House Seats.
Kentucky is preparing for the general
election in November, when 10 OF the
states IL Representatives will seek re-
election in a field of 10 candidates. In
the primaries of Saturday, with COM
plete unofficial returns, four Democratic
members were unopposed; six Repub-
iican members found they would have
strong Democratic opposition and one
Republican was unopposed.
Senator John M. Robson will be
opposed by NJ. M. Logan and Ben VIII
hanson, Democratic contenders, in the
race for the long and short term, with
Logan seeking the long term, William
son the short period and Robson after
both. All were without opposition in
the primary.