Evening star., 1932-08-30
NJ 'ADOO GETS TEST
!. IN PRIMARY TODAY
Shortridge, on G. O. p. Side,
Also Facing Stiff Fight
for Senate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3o.-The
political fortunes of William G. Nc
Adoo, general of the Democratic Roose-
velt-Garner ticket on the Western front,
and Of Senator Samuel Shortridge, Re
publican and friend of the administra-
ton, were at stake, along with many
others in California's state primary elec-
ton today.
Throughout the campaign. both Nc
Adoo and Shortridge were in the sector
where the firing was the notes.-the
many-sided contest for the United
States senatorial nominations.
Echoes of the rivarly in the Demo-
cratic National Convention sounded
within the Democratic ranks. with
McAdoo and Justus S. Wardell, both
candidates for the Democratic senator
ial nomination, heading the factions.
Smith Denies Report.
A last-minute report, said by War
dell managers to have been brought
from New York by David F. supple,
local Smith supporter in the California
presidential primary. quoting Alfred E.
Smith as having suggested that Demo-
Gratis who supported the Happy War
rior In the presidential preference bal
1oting support Wardell, was denied in
New York by Smith.
Maurice NJ Mccarthy, another can
didate for the Democratic senatorial
nomination, brought the report to
Smiths attention, and in denying 1t the
former New York Governor telegraphed,
saying: 81 have decided that any inter
ference by me in the primary Will be
misunderstood"
Unusual interest was manifested In
The Republican senatorial race because
Shortridge is the first Senator to go
before the voters seeking reelection
since the launching Of the presidential
campaign. He has declared in favor OF
resubmission OF the prohibition question
and stressed what he termed 'far-reach-
ing effects" of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.
Four Oppose Shortridge.
Opposing Shortridge for the Republic
can nomination are Representative Joe
Grail of Los Angeles, who has the sup
port of the Anti-Saloon League; State
Senator Tallant Tubbs of San Francisco,
a wet; Rev. Robert P. Shuler OF Los
Angeles, militant cry, and Leo ".
YoUngworth of Culver City, a repealist
who opposes the return of saloons.
Besides McAdoo, Wardell and Nc
Carthy, the Democratic rivals for the
senatorial designation are Annie Riley
Hale of Sacramento, writer and lee
\turer: Parson NJ Abbott, retired, OF
Los Angeles, and Shuler, the latter
seeking both the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominations. He also Is un-
opposed as the senatorial candidate on
the, prohibition party ticket. McAdoo
has indorsed the Democratic platform.
In the California presidential pri-
mary McAdoo took the stump for
Speaker John N. Garner, who received
a plurality over Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt Of New York, supported by
wardeIl, and Alfred E. Smith, sup
ported by Abbott. McAdoo was credited
also with playing leading part in
bringing about the switch Of California
and Texas delegates, all pledged to
Garner, to the Roosevelt cause at the
Democratic convention.
Registration Is Record.
Registration books showed 1865 $3.50
voters, the largest in the States history.
Despite enormous gains in the Demo-
cratic registration the Republicans still
were in the majority by nearly 100000.
The Republicans counted 1.497, ,432
voters to the Democrats 1,027,657. The
polls opened at 6 to z am, depending
upon the locality, and closed at pm.
(P. S. To, except in San Francisco,
where the closing Is 8 pm.
In addition to the senatorial con-
tests there were races for Representa-
tive in the 20 congressional districts