Evening star., 1934-08-01
pr ths Aksoeisted press

BY The Associated Press.
Within another month. voters In IA
States viii select in primaries the
candidates for 10 Senate and l27
House seats as well as nine guberns
tortal chairs.
with the preiiminaries 70 the No
vembcr elections reaching climax.
Nation wide interest is centered IN
the outcome OF the Democratic sena-
torial primaries In Missouri, Ohio. Ne
braska. West Virginia, Tennessee,
Mississippi and California.
Six Of the Senate seats involved are
nov held by Democrats and four by
Republicans. OF the House seats,
Democrats fiji los and Republicans
%. Seven Democratic House members
are candidates for Senate nomina-
tions. and one is seeking guberna
torial nomination in the August pri-
maries.
Johnson Watched.
Because OF President Roosevelt's
support OF Senator Hiram johnson;
California Republican independent,
both Republicans and Democrats are
awaiting annously the result OF that
States primaries on August %. John
son has his name on the tickets of
four political parties, including both
Democratic and Republican.
Senator McAdoo. Democrat, OF Cal
ifornia, has predicted his colleague
would win the Democratic and Repub-
liean nominations hands down" This
would be tantamount TO election.
Including Texas. where the Demo-
Gratis Saturday renominated Senator
Connally over Representative Bailey
for the Senate, and named candidates
for I'll House seats, l6 States aireaoy
have held primaries.
Nominations have been made in
these States for 10 of the 35 Senate
seats, l72 of the 435 House seats and
Ii of the IS governorships to be filled
on November 6.
Run-Off August IS.
The Texas run-off primaries also
come August rs, when it will be def
nitelv settled whether Attorney Gen
eral James v. Alfred or Tom F. Hunter
wichita Falls attorney. will be the
next Governor.
Charles c. Mcdonald. the Ferguson
candidate, ran third. apparently end
ing the strong influence Gov. Miriam
A. Ferguson and her husband, James
E. Ferguson, impeached former Gov
ernor, have welded over Texas poll
tics. Ma Ferguson is retiring In
January.
Lone Star State Republican candi-
dates, also selected Saturday. con-
cedely have no chance OF winning IN
the November elections.
The big parade of primaries in Au-
gust begin Thursday in Tennessee
where both senatorial Democratic IN
umbentS-Bachman and McKeller-
have opposition. Representative
Browning is contesting with Bach
man for a short term and John r
Neal. defense counsel in the Scopes
evolution trial, is opposing McKeller
senior Senator.
Pope Opposes McAlister.
Gov. Hill McAlister is opposed for
the Democratic denomination by
Lewis S. Pope. The Republican guber-
material nomination is being sought
by John e. Mccall, defeated two years
ago by McAlister. Nominees for nine
House seats, seven held by Democrats
and two by Republicans, also are to be
selected.
Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri and
West Virginia primaries on August
are producing considerable interest
Virginia primaries scheduled on the
same day are considered unnecessary
however, there being no opposition
against either Senator Byrd, Demo
crat, or eight Democratic House mem
bers. The ninth incumbent was re-
nominated by convention.
In Kentucky nine Democratic
House members elected at large two
years ago are seeking denomination
by districts. All but one is opposed
In the Lexington district there is q
stiff contest between two incum'
bents-Representatives Virgil Chap
man and John Young Brown. Formel
Gov. Edwin p. Morrow and former
Senator John M. Robsion are Re-
publican candidates for nomination Il
the same district.
West Virginias primary, wher'
Senator Hatfield, Republican, ha!
three opponents for denomination
also has a field of Democratic sena'
torial aspirantS, including Clem L
Shaver. former Democratic Nationa
Committee chairman, and former
Senator William L. Chiffon. Only
one of six Democratic Representative:
is unopposed.
Patterson Unopposed.
In Missouri, Senator Patterson, Re
publican. is unopposed for re-nomins
| ton. The Democrats, however, ar
split three ways in a contest for I
senatorial nominee which may hav
much to do with party control. Rep
resentative Milligan. backed by Sen
ator Clark; Representative Cochran
| advocated by the st. Louis Democrats
and County Judge Harry S. Truman
candidate of T. J. Pendergast, Kansa
City Democratic boss, are after tn
| Democratic nomination.
Eleven of MisSouri's l3 Democrati
Representatives elected at large il
! 1882. are seeking denomination, bu
three are in one district-Wood, Ruf
| fin and Dickinson.
Kansas Republican gubernatoria
primary contest finds DR.. John F
Es1iss3';alI.Chafins and