Evening star., 1934-07-15
FIVE BATTLE FOR
COP. HOUSE SEAT
37th New York District Is
Facing Complicated
Election TangIe.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OWEGO. N. Y, July 14.-With five
Republicans campaigning for the seat
in the House of Representatives held
in the last Congress by Gale H.
Stalker of Bath and the Democrats on
the point of naming their candidate,
the thirty-seventh congressional dis
trict of New York is faced with one
Of the most complicated election tam
giles in its history. The thirty-seventh
district is made up OF five counties
Chemung. Schuyler. Steuben, Tioga
and Tompkins-in the south central
portion of upstate New York.
Candidates who have filed for the
Republican nomination include w.
Sterling Cole. attorney, who nearly
defeated Stalker in the last election,
and Wilson r. Campbell, banker, both
of Bath: DIR. Harry E. Woolever of
Candor and Washington, d. C.; DIR.
w. E. Barron of Addison and William
C. Tanner, attorney of Corning.
The Democrats have not as yet
placed a ticket in the field. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that preliminary
conferences have already been held by
the Democratic organization. but up
to date no information is available as
to even a possible Democratic candi-
date. There is a feeling among some
of the Republicans in the district that
the Democrats are delaying an
nouncement of their candidate until
they get line on the Republican sit
uation.
Four From Same County.
Complicating the election as the sit
uation stands today, is the fact that
four of the Republican candidates
Cole, Campbell. Tanner and Barron
are from the same county-Steuben-
Cole and Campbell hailing from the
same town, and the large number OF
candidates in the field.
Coles supporters, basing their
opinion on the close run he gave
Stalker in the last election, when
Stalker won by a margin of only 1872
votes, are banking on Cole to win out
in the Fall contest. Others, less OPP
timistic, predict that the four candi-
dates in Steuben County will split the
vote in that county and thus throw
the nomination to Woolever, new
conner in the political life of the coun-
ty. Cole is said to have the support
of the Republican organization in
Tioga County, and, it is generally con-
ceded in the other four counties also
Regardless of the fact that he was
one Of the latest to file for the nom
ination at the September primary,
Woolever has already opened head
quarters in the Owego Hotel and has
begun an active campaign for the
nomination. An ordained minister,
Woolever is resident Of both Wash
ington and Candor, and has been in
newspaper and educational work all
his life.
AT present he is director of the diW-
sion of adult education and extension
work at American University, Wash
ington, D. c., where he lectures on in
ternational affairs.
Backed in Church Circles.
He has a strong following, it is said,
in church circles, which it is believed
will be an asset to him in his cam
PdAS4ls "OOlCNCI mas duGdQY QEllNGIGu
addresses at various meetings in Che
mung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and
Tompkins Counties. and has an active
schedule Of speaking laid out for the
next few weeks. Running as an inde-
pendent, he is supported by the Citi-
zens' Congressional Committee Of
1000 composed of persons interested
in his nomination and election. AS
an ardent dry. also, he will probably
command the support of the
w c. T. U.
An announcement of Campbell's
candidacy contains the information
that he is president OF the Farmers
g. Mechanics Trust Co. of Bath, and
has served as mayor of his home town
for five years. A statement OF his plat
form declares that he is 'unalterably
opposed to Government ruling the peo-
pie. instead OF the people ruling the
Government" that Government con-
troll of the production of farm crops
lis ridiculous" and that systematic
and fair business control of distr1pu-
ton will solve the farming problem.
While neither Barron nor Tanner is
considered likely choice for the
nomination. there is feeling IN some
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