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relief legislation and on certain fea-
lures of the tariff bill. Senator Nc
Master of South Dakota was the first
of the progressive group to run the
gauntlet for denomination this year.
Gov. Brewster was strong supporter
Of the nomination OF President Hoover
in 1928. His has been stormy political
career, however. When Senator Gould
was running for election in 1925 on the
Republican ticket, Brewster came out
against Gould and supported the Demo-
cratic nominee. He has been regarded
as a progressive Two years ago Gov.
Brewster entered the lists for the Re-
publican senatorial nomination against
Senator Frederick Hale. but was de-
feated by considerable ma ajority. When
Senator Gould announced some time
ago he would not be a candidate to sue
ceed himself, Brewster and White en-
tered the contest for the senatorial
nomination. Brewster apparently has
made q real race for the nomination,
for it looks as If White had won by only
six or seven thousand votes.
White Rated as Dry.
Both White and Brewster are "drys"
IN one of the country's Oldest prohibi-
denounced prohibition since he has been
in the Senate. In a measure, therefore,
by sending White to the Senate in place
of Gould the Maine Republicans will
have increased the dry strength in that
body, provided White is elected in Sep
tember Maine continues to be the
'bellwhether' State on election years.
holding its election for all Stata and
congressional ofncers almost two months
prior to the general election in other
States.
Dugald B. Dewar. whose name sug-
gests anything but prohibition, ran as a
wet candidate for the Republican SEN
atorial nomination in Maine and polled
more than 1000 votes. Most of them,
it is believed, were taken from White.
Out in Minnesota, John F. Selb ran
as a wet, also, in the Republican sem
atorial primary. But he, too, was in the
also ran column, being far behind both
Schall and Christianson. Christianson
in the past has been regarded as a dry,
and had the support of the Anti-Saloon
League. The wet-and-dry issue, how
ever, did not arise in the contest be-
tween the governor and Senator .Schall,
1t is said.
In the latter part Of the senatorial
primary campaign in Maine Gov.
Brewster attacked the Smoot-Hawley
tariff bill. Mr.. White came to the aid
Of the bill, for which he had voted in
the House. declaring that Names in
dustries were amply taken care Of in
the measure.
Farmer-LabOr Contest.
Minnesota at present has one Farmer
Labor Senator, Shipstead. The Farmer
Laborites are seeking to elect another
member OF their party to the Senate
this year. Ernest Lundeen, Republi-
can member Of the House a dozen years
ago, and Knud Wefald, formerly q
member Of the House at a Farmer
Laborite. are fighting it out for the
nomination. In the early returns, Lun-
deem was ahead.
With all but 43 of Names 632 pre-
eincts reported the vote was: White,
46,184; Brewster. 1885: Dugald B
Dewar, wet candidate, 7,061.
In the Republican gubernatorial race
with the same number of precincts
missing, Gov. William Tudor Gardiner
had 58.097 votes against 50, ,I21 for for
mer Mayor John Wilson of Bangor.
One Democratic Fight.
In the three-cornered Republican con-
test for the office to be vacated by
White, Donald Partridge apparently re-
~OANNo AASAAAA6oASA4p POA4A4AG UsOO4 bdAlOl
against 5,527 for State Senator Zelma
NJ. Iwt1al and 4,431 for Frederick r.
Bonney.
The only Democratic contest was for
the congressional nomination in the
same district. Virtually complete re-
turns gave Albert Beliveau 1851 votes
and his opponent, Arthur r. Hersey,
622.
Edward c. Moran, jr., and Frank H.
Haskell were unopposed respectively
for the Democratic gubernatorial and
United States senatorial nominations.
Results in Minnesota,
In Minnesota, with 1855 precincts
reported out of total of 3,698, SchalI
had 80,1 Christianson, 54.595, and
John F. Selb, wet candidate, 8,745.
In the Farmer-Labor senatorial nomi.
nation fight, Ernest Lundeen pollec
9,767 votes to Knud Wefald's 5,59s ir
61o precincts.
Returns from 1904 precincts for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
gave Chase 65,065 and Burnuuisi
35237. In the Farmer-Labor guberna.
tortal race Olson had 13491 and Tay.
lor 1890 in 655 precincts.
WHITE WINS IN MAINE