Evening star., 1934-08-01
IA States to Pick Candidates
In Primaries During august
Ten Senate and I27 House Seats Are at
Stake. With Several CubernatOriat
Nominations Due.

Brinkley. goat gland specialist pitted
against Gov All NJ Landon. Mayor
omar q. Ketchum of Topeka Is one
of six Democratic Rubernatorial candi-
dates. Three Democratic and four Re-
publican Representatives are seeking
denomination, with Kathryn OLaueh-
lin Mccarthy and w. A. Ayres,
Democrats. unopposed.
Nebraska. Ohio, Arkansas and
Idaho primaries on August II are con-
sidered OF unusual importance TO
Democrats in those States.
Gov. Charles w Bryan is seeking
the Democratic nomination for the
Senate in Nebraska to succeed W. II.
Thompson. whom he appointed upon
the death of Senator r. B. Howell,
Republican. Representative Burke,
who also is seeking the Democratic
senatorial nomination, has the sup
port of Arthur F. Mullen. former
Democratic national committeeman.
Mullen, bitter political enemy OF
BRYAN. has threatened 70 drive the
Governor out OF politics. In addition,
there are four other candidates Five
Republicans are after the Senate nom
ination.
Ohio Complicated.
Representative Carpenter and Mrs.
Maud Nuquist are two OF nine Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidates, while
five Republicans aspire TO their
party's nomination.
Ohio's primaries have developed
complications in both Republican anc
Democratic parties. Senator Fess has
four opponents for the Republican
nomination, including Jacob B. Coxey
of "Coxeys army renown. The Dig
fight. however, Is in the Democratic
senatorial contest. where Gov. George
White. former Gov. A. v. tVic) DON
ahey and Representative Charles West
are tangled.
West is running on new deal
platform, and was understood TO nave
been placed in the field by former
Gov. James M. Cox with the approval
of the administration Three Demo-
cratic candidates. including Lieut..
Gov. Charles Sawyer, and seven Re
publicans seek their party's nomina-
tions to succeed Gov. White.
In the contests for "a Ohio House
seats. six Democratic incumbents are
without opposition for denomination.
Republicans hold six seats and all seek
denomination.
Democratic dominated Arkansas will
settle a race for the gubernatorial
nomination between Gov. Marion
Futrell and Howard Reed, former
State controller Three of the seven
Democratic Representatives have con-
tests
Idaho's Democratic Governor. Ben
C. Ross, has two opponents, while four
Republicans want their party's guber-
material nomination. Ten Democrats
and an equal number of Republicans
want nominations for the House seat
emptied by the death Of Representa-
tive Thomas C. Coffin. Representa-
tive White, Democrat, also has con-
test for denomination.
O'Mahoney Not Opposed.
In Wyoming on August 81 Senator
| j. c. O'Mahoney, Democratic success
sor to the late John B. Kendrick and
former Assistant Postmaster General,
will be given his party's nomination.
He Is not being contested.
Representative Vincent Carter, Wy
oming Republican, has three oppo-
nents for nomination to oppose
O'Mahoney. Paul H. Greever is after
the Democratic nomination to sue
ceed Carter as the lone Representative
from that State.
California, Mississippi and South
Carolina wind up August's primaries
on the 28th. Senator johnson is as