Evening star., 1932-10-26
CANDIDATES WAGE |
STATEWIDE FIGHTS
House Races in Kentucky
and Virginia CIouded by
Districting.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, October 26-Eorced by
court decisions to appeal 20 the State
at large, House candidates in Virginia
and Kentucky are waging vigorous cam
paigns and keeping an eye on the possl-
bility that something may happen to
validate the district lines before election
day.
kentucky candidates were thrown
into uncertainty by the United States
Supreme Court decision which validated
the Mississippi redistricting act. Inc
Kentucky act had been held invalid by
a three Judge Federal Court on grounds
similar to those which caused the lower
Federal court in Mississippi to throw
out that States redistricting enactment:
It was the State Supreme Court OF
Appeals decision holding the Virginia
act unconstitutional which caused House
candidates there to run at large. AS
result Republican candidates are touring
the State in busses equipped with LOUD
speakers similar to those used IN the
Arkansas campaign which Senator Huey
P. Long conducted for Senator Hattie
w. Caraway. +.
The six Republican candidates in
virginia SldIUtu @SNA "a N-->
State in a body this week.
Democrats Watchful.
The State Democratic headquarters
was ready to keep track OF the Repup-
lican meetings and. Virginia papers
said was prepared to put on counter
attra ction if and when necessary.
otherwise the Democrats will leave TO
their nominees the task OF speaking 1or
the entire slate in the various districts.
There are also three independent canol-
dates for Congress and six Socialists,
VolleyS of oratory are being 1lreu III
Tennessee. where there are three can
didates for Governor-and three candl-
dates for Representative in the first
conere ,sional district, which Is tradl-
tionallv Republican. Hill McAlister Is
the recognized Democratic nominee Tor
Governor and John E. Mccall is the
Republican candidate. Lewis 5. Pope,
the third candidate. calls himself the
nominee of the straight Democrats"
In the Democratic primary last
August McAlister finished some $500
votes ahead of Pope, runner-up in
four-man contest Pope said this plu-
ralitv resulted from operation OF the
political machine" of Memphis and
Nashville in McAlister's behalf. Meal
lister denied all charges OF fraud and
was certified by the State Primary
Board as the nominee, Pope's contest
being dismissed by vote of 81 to Z.
Terming the hearing OF his contest
farce" Pope declined to abide by the
ruling.
Mccall has said the people "are
looking to the Republican party to
bring order out of chaos
Lovette Continues Race.
Representative O. B. Lovette, in the
first district was defeated i'll the Re
publican primary by former Repre-
sentative B. Carroll Reece, but is con-
tinuing his candidacy. The Demo-
Gratis put up Albert Upton,
w. j. Howey, who polled $4,000 votes
for Governor in Florida on the Re
publican ticket in 1928, is seeking that
office again. His Democratic opponent
is Dave SholtZ. Sholtz's slogan is
Elect all Democrats from constable to
President"
For the first time in many years, Re-
publicans in South Carolina have NOM
mated a candidate for the Senate and
a candidate in each of the congress
sional districts. In Georgia the Re-
publicans have one senatorial candi-
date. James w Arnold, who opposes
Senator Walter F. George, Democrat.
In North Carolina, ]. F. Newell of
Charlotte. who is against repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment, is the Repub-
lican senatorial candidate against Rob-
ert R. Reynolds, Democratic nominee.
Reynolds is for the immediate repeal
of the eighteenth amendment. The
Democrats nominated him by a ma
jority of 100000 votes.
Two sets of Republican candidates
are opposing the Democratic congress
sional ticket in Mississippi. In Louisi-
ana there is no opposition to the DEM
ocratic nominees.
Arkansas has a proposed conStitu-
tional amendment for l per cent sales
tax. The Republicans in that State
nominated a banker, John w. White,
to oppose Mrs. Hattie w. Caraway,
Democratic senatorial nominee.