Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
VETERAN
SENATORS
DEFEATED
Blease And Ransdell Lose
Out In Yesterdays Pri-
mary Elections
LONG is WINNER
Louisiana Governor Has
No Trouble In Defeat
ing His Opponent
By United Press

By United Press
! The growing list of United States
J senate veterans who have been de-
! feated in this years primary elec-
tions bore two more names today
Senator Cole Blease of South Car
olina and Senator Joseph Ransdell
Of Louisiana, failed to win renomi-
nation in yesterdays contests.
Other political leaders who had
! been we'll intrenched also found
their influence sadly diminished in
the primaries, which were held in
! rlne states
Personalities rather than issues
decided most Of ihc races. Senator
3ansdell lost the Democratic SEN
! atorial nomination to Iucy 7.
Long, Louisiana's So year old gov
| crnor, in perhaps the bitterest
state campaign of the year in the
south.
In MicEigan's three cornered race
for the Republican nomination for
/ governor the result was still i'll
] doubt and Senator James Couzens.
was not yet sure of retaining his
seat. Although leading with half
the states precincts counted, De.
troit ballots had figured little i'll
the total
Detroit citizens made effective
the recall of Mayor Charles Bowlcs
by elccting Frank Murphy in his
place.
Light voting was recorded in
| New Hampshire, Vermont, Washing.
ton and Arizona. In the two east
ern states Republican candidates
appeared aas,rcd of election. In
| Washington the prohibition issue
figured to some extent. with wet
nominated by Republicans to face
q wet Demorrat in November Ill the
only congressional contest of out
standing interest.
In Colorado interest centered i'll
the Republican nomination for the
| United States senator. George ii.
| Shaw was given the Republican
senatorial domination and Edward
=. Cc&tigan the Democratic.
Maryland settled five congress
| sional contests. Governor Albert
c. Ritchie, Democrat, and Mayor
William F. 3rocning, of Baltimore,
| Repuhliean, will face each other in
, November in the contest for gov
emor.
Delaware Republicans, in conven-
t0n Yesterday reI3minated Senators
Daniel O. Hastings and Represent
at;rc Robert &. Houston.
Connecticut democrats were. to
hold ti.cii state convention today.
east ballots to decide contests for
the Enitcd States senate and for
governor connecticut Democrats
.athercd fer nominating convcn'
ton.
NEW ORLEANS. La, sept. 10.
U.Pl-Senator Joseph Ransdell, vet
cran of - years experience at
Washington, has lost his seat to
youthful Gov. Huey +. Long, whose
vigorous campaign plunged Louisia-
na into one Of the most bitter poll
teal battles in its history.
New Orleans newspapers, which
have attacked Long throughout the
campaign. conceded his election last
night. and estimates of his plurality
ran as high as 10000.
Governor Long polled l3l,3j9
votes to the l0006l of the veteran
Senator Ransdell on the face of un-
official returns from all but 2oo
state and one New Orleans precincts.
The surprising feature was Long 5
strength in New Orleans. Admitted
lv strong in the rural sections. his
lupponents counted on heavy Rams
dell vote here and in the other larga
cities TO defeat him. New Orleans
was believed Ransdell's bv more
than 10000, but when returns came
in the Senator topped his opponent
here by only ), II votes.
! DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 10 UP
Frank Murphy, former circuit court
Judge, was chosen Mayor Of Detroit,
over Charles Bowles, the recalled
chief executive, and three other can
didatcs, almost complete returns
from Yesterday 5 special election
showed today.
In the senatorial primary, held
concurrcutlv with the mayoralty
election, L. s Senator James Con
zens was nominated. winning over
Chase s. Osborn, former governor
by huge majority.
The vote, with 2,63s out OF d,j-
lprecincts in the state reporting
stood: Couzens, 3i5,l63; Osborn
1872, ,6Sj.