Evening star., 1934-09-02
VOTERS IN MAINE FIRST
TO PASS ON NEW DEAL
Election on September 10 Will Be Run Off Before
Parties in Is Other States Have
Chosen Candidates.

barometer forecasting the trend Of
elections in AZ other States on Novem-
Der 6 will be extensive. Names bal
lots and those cast in the other States
in November will fill 35 seats in the
Senate which become vacant this
year and all ABS seats in the House Of
Representatives. The Senate now con-
sists OF 90 Democrats, 35 Republicans
and l Farmer-LabOr. The House has
3l2 Democrats, lis Republicans, 5
Farmer-Labor and vacancies. Differ
ences between those figures and the
makeup of the Seventy-fourth Con-
gress. which convenes January 3. will
measure the opinion Of voters on the
New Deal.
IS States to Choose Candidates.
Selection of nominees began last
April, the time and method-primary
convention. or both-being as the State
wished. The process will not be COM
pleted until October Candidates are
yet to be chosen in 18 States.
The calendar for the first 10 days
of September follows:
September Utah: Democratic con-
vention will nominate for the Senate
and two seats in the House. Senator
William II. King, Democrat, has three
opponents. Republican convention al
ready has nominated for the Senate
Don B. Cotton, an official of the Latter
Day Saints Church, and characterized
the Roosevelt administration as "a
reign of fear" The States two in
cumbent Representatives are Demo-
Gratis.
Pittman Has Opposition.
September 4-Nevada: Senator Key
Pittman, Democrat, has primary op-
position for the first time since first
elected in 1921. He is opposed for
denomination by H. r. Cooke, Reno
attorney, who is attacking the States
bipartisan machine" and by Robert
Moore, member of the Legislature.
There are three candidates for the
Republican nomination. Representa-
tive James G. Schrugham, Democrat,
has no primary opposition. The State
has one seat in the House Six Demo-
! Gratis seek the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. Acting Gov. Morley GriSwold
is unopposed for the Republican
| nomination. Two Reno divorce judges
have opposition.
MaIOney Seeks Senate Seat.
September 5-Connecticut: Demo-
cratic convention will nominate candi-
dates for Senator, Governor and Rep
resentative at Large. Representative
Ma1 ic hn lof "a
for the senatorial nomination to op-
pose Frederic C. Walcott, who will
be renominated by the Republican
convention September II. District
conventions will select nominees for
| five seats in the House. The States
delegation is now four Republicans
and two Democrats. Gov. Wilbur C..
Cross will be renominated by the
Democrats.
September 10-Maine: Election
The first of the year. Other States
elect November 6, hence the saying,
"As Maine goes, so goes the Nation, :"
the accuracy of which depends upon
the point of view. Anyhow Senator
Frederick Hale, Republican candi-
date for reelection has said that If
! Gov. Louis j. Brann, Democrat, is
reelected, ''the G.. o. P. might as well
close up shop" Hale's Democratic
opponent is F. Harold Dubord, nation
al committeeman. Brann is opposed
by Alfred K. Ames, wealthy retired
lumberman. Three Representatives
are to be elected. Two Democratic and
one Republican incumbents seek re-
nomination.