The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-09
PARTY NOMINEES
Will Be CHOSEN
/ IN Eight STATES
Louisiana and South Carolina
Voters Are Going to Polling
Places Today

Z 49,
(By The Associated Press)
In eight states. scattered from
coast to coast. voters today choose
party candidates for national and To-
cal office.
Today's primaries are to decide who
will represent Louisiana and South
Carolina In the senate, Their Dem
ocratic nominations are equal to cleo
ton. Senate candidates are to be
chosen also in Colorado, Michigan
and New Hampshire. In Arizona
and Vermont selections for governor
hold the principal interest while in
the state Of Washington contests for
house seats head the list.
Tomorrow Georgia Democrats will
hold q primary and next week Massa-
chusetts. New York and Wisconsin
will stage the last prediction con-
tests.
Names balf6ting yesterday re-
turned Republican victories all down
the line with Representative Wallace
H. White, jr., elected senator and
William r. Gardiner reelected gov
ernor.
Absence Of contests within the par
ties in Maryland made yesterdays
primary there largely a formality.
marked by the highest vote in years.
South Carolina's contest is a rum
off primary to decide between the
leading candidates in the August Is
polling. Cole L. Blease seeks to hold
his senate seat and James =. Brynes.
former representative, Is making his
second try to GUST him. Ibra C..
Blackwood and DIN D. Johnson, both
Of Spartanburg, n seeking the gov
ernorship.
Louisiana Race Is lot
Louisiana's primary marks the end
Of q heated campaign in which Gov
ernor Huey P. Long sought the en-
ate seat held for many years by Jo-
seph E. Ransdell. Long spent last
night under heavy guard after hav-
ing been struck in the face by a New
Orleans reporter yesterday.
In Colorado, five mel are seeking
senatorial nominations. william v.
Hodges, former treasurer of the Re-
publican national committee and
George n. Shaw, former state chair
man Of the party, are seeking the Re-
publican nomination, while Edward
p. Costigan. James A. Marsh. and
Morrison Shafroth are the Demo-
cratic candidates.
Senator James Couzens is seeking
denomination in Michigan. opposed by
Chase s. Osborn, former governor.
Three Republicans contest the COVER
norship.
New Hampshire's Republican SEN
ator Keyes, is unopposed within the
party but two Democrats seek the
right to oppose him.
In Arizona George w. p. Hunt cam
paigned against three opponents for
the Democratic nomination for the
governorship. John c. Phillips. Re-
publican incumbent, is unopposed
within his party.
Three Republicans seek the YER
mont governorship, and in Washing
ton three Of the five representatives
have primary opposition.
MAINE IS STILL
IN G. o. p. COLUMN
Portland, Me-, Sept, 0.-(P-Maine
stood fast In the Republican column
today after its "off-year" biennial
election in which Representative WAL
lace H. White, Jr., who has served
the second Maine congressional dis
trict for IL years, "a advanced to the
seat in the United States senate now
held by Senator Arthur r. Gould.
Governor william Tudor Gardiner
was named for a second term and
three Republican incumbents in con-
gress and Donald B. Partridge Of Nor
way, who contested for Whites seat,
were elected.
White rolled up a majority Of 10000
e Frank H. Haskell, Portland, his
Democratic opponent, carrying each
Of the is counties.
Gardiner. who two years az
swamped Edward G. Moran, Rockland
democrat, with an 10000 majority,
was able to poll but 10000 over Moran
yesterday. It was the smallest ma
jority for q Republican governor since
1918.
The vote totalled Ia, 900, the small
est since 1920, when women were
granted suffrage, and compared to a
total of $4,000 two years ago.