Evening star., 1934-08-29
Sinclair S,oeeps California
With Plan to End Poverty
E1-SOcialist Polls 1885,
600 Votes and Creel
10000.
Viii Face Cor. Merriam
in Elections in
November.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 20 (P).-
From a vote gathering raid deep into
the ranks OF Californis's Democracy.
Upton Sinclair, erstwhile Socialist,
today emerged with the party's nomi-
nation for Governor under his "epic"
banner for abolishing poverty.
Against the Sinclair challenge. de-
cried by old d-line Democrats as blow
at the party's existence, the Repub-
licans. on the basis OF incomplete re-
turns from yesterdays primary elec-
tion, sel.t Acting Gov. Frank F. Mer-
riam as their choice to contest for
the executive post in November.
Gathering the bulk of his strength
from Los Angeles County, Sinclair
swept far ahead of his nearest Demo-
cratic rival, George Creel, author and
propaganda director for the United
States Government during the World
War.
The Democratic vote from 1854 of
10,203 precincts gave Sinclair 295, ,692,
Creel 169, ,404, Justus S. Wardell. old
line party leader, 24,24l, and Milton
K. Young, the party's nominee In
1880, 1891.
Merriam Victor.
For the Republican nomination COM
plete and incomplete returns from
1852 precincts gave Merriam 217,311,
c. C. Young, former Governor, 120,-
497; John r. Quinn, former national
and State commander of the Amer
ican Legion 1896, and Raymond L..
Haight, former State corporation
commissioner, 6l,057.
United States Senator Hiram w.
johnson clinched the nomination of
his party, the Republican, and also
those of the Democratic, Progressive
and Commonwealth ticket.
Returns in the Senate races are:
Republican-l,36 1856 complete pre-
cincts out of 10, ,7O3-Johnson, 66,014;
Richmond A. Rust, 24,020
1902 complete pre-
cincts out of 10, ,703-Johnson, IS, 1853;
Carl A. Johnson 5,6l3; C. A. Hem
ming, 5,5l3.
Haight was unopposed, however,
for the nomination of the Common
wealth and Progressive parties, and
the strength he showed in the Re-
publican contest indicated he may be
a factor in the general election, which
will also bring a Socialist party can
didate, Miles c. Dempster, and a
Communist, Sam Darcy, before the
voters.
The victory Of Sinclair, whose
EPIC" plan calls for the State to
take over and operate defunct fac
tories and businesses and farms ac-
quired because of tax delinquencies
as a means of placing the unem-
ployed, was described by him as a
victory for the new deal"
Coming to White House.
The EPIC" plan candidate an
nounced he plans to go to Wash
ington soon to confer with President
Roosevelt.
Acting Gov Merriam, n former
Iowan, has pledged conservative ad-
ministration If returned to the Office.
Interest in the gubernatorial con-
tests, which drew what officials said
was the largest primary vote in Cali
fornia history, completely overshad-
owed the election in which more than
1000 candidates sought nominations
to State, county and other political
subdivision offices.
Senator johnson was virtually
assured his election in November.
He will be opposed by George r.
Kirkpatrick, who had no contest for
the Socialist nomination.
Incumbent Representatives in Con-
gress from California either were
nominated or were leading their
opponents in returns tabulated early
today in the primary election.