The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-12
ELECTIONS HELD IN
EIGHT STATES show
TREND OF POLITICS
Wa|msIey Forces Decisively
Beaten Ending Long Control
Over New Orleans
HUEY BECOMES DICTATOR
BIease Beaten in South Caro-
lima; Vermont Renames
Austin, New Deal Foe

New Orleans, Sept. 12.-lP-Sen
ator Huey Long realized Wednesday
his ambition to smash "the ring that
has been a power in New Orleans for
half a century.
Tuesdays primaries in seven other
states as far flung as Washington
on the west and New Hampshire on
the east, showed these results We'd
nesday:
South Carolina: The veteran Cole
Blease beaten for governor.
Colorado: A woman gives Gov. john
son close run for denomination.
Arizona: Senator Ashurst leads close
contest for denomination.
Michigan: Gov. Comstock renomin-
ated; Frank D. Fitzgerald is G. o. r.
choice.
Vermont: Senator Austin, New Deal
foe, renamed by Republicans; Demo-
Gratis pick Fred G. Martin.
New Hampshire: Congressm e n
Rogers DEM and Tobey Rep) re-
nominated.
Washington: Close race for Demo-
Walmsley Decisively Beaten
Longs candidates in Tuesdays
Democratic primary won convincing
victories. and 1.-The ring" candidates,
sponsored by Mayor r. Semmes
Walmsley, were beaten.
The election results went further
than mere endorsement Of candi-
dates. They established Long as die
tator with wide powers In the state.
Previously, the ring"-ths old
regular organization which year after
year has elected its candidates with
little trouble-has repulsed Senator
Longs determined drives against 1t.
As recently as January, In the mayor
atty election. It defeated Long can
didates.
So. after two hectic months. In
which the political quarrel ran the
gamut Of troops and arms, = legisla-
tive session, city Investigation, court
battles and stirring invective, the
tempestuous "Kingfish" landed on
top, at last the final and absolute
ruler Of the state.
The candidates In the New Orleans
district received the following votes:
For congressional district, J. @.
Fernandez Nong) 28.8l5: Herve Rae
witch (Walmsley) 22,60l, Gas OF l56
precinctsD
For corgress-Second district, Paul
Maloney Nong) 27,725; Gus Blancand
(Walmsley) 23,72l. Q53 Of III pre-
cincts).
For public service commission
James P. OConnor. Jr., Long &c.
7o8; Francis Williams lWalnsley)
47,847. 1898 Of 800 precincts).
For state supreme court-Archibald
Higgins Long 55,429: Walter Gleason
(Walmsley) 1926. l298 Of $50 pre-
cincts).
Vermont Renames Austin
In Vermont, the Republican Sena-
tor Warren r. Austin, was renomin-
ated by a three-to-one vote over
Harry B. Amey.
New Hampshire Republicans and
Democrats appeared satisfied with the
congressional status quo, remaining
Representatives Rogers (Dem) and
Tobey (RepD
The feminist note added zest to the
contest for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor in Colorado. Miss
Josephine Roche, who owns coal mines
and is a well known social worker, was
ahead OF Governor Edwin G. john
son for the nomination at one stage
Of the early vote count Tuesday night,
but appeared on the basis Of more
complete returns to have been beaten
in her bid. Nate G. Warren is the Re-
publican candidate.
A veteran Of the political wars, Sen
ator Henry F. Ashurst. had no easy
time of it in Arizona, where Sidney
P. Osborn put up strong argument
On incomplete returns. however, Sen
ator Ashurst was pulling slowly but
steadily away.
Mrs. Greenway RenOminated
Mrs. Isabella Greenway, close friend
of the Roosevelt family, was renom-
mated by the Democrats for Arizona
for congressman
Cole Blease lost the Democratic
nomination for governor OF South
Carolina to 38-year-old Spartan
burg attorney. DIN D. Johnston. This
was runoff primary.
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