Evening star., 1934-07-29
MPA|GNS NEAR
END IN TENNESSEE
State VIII Vote in Two Prl.
maries and Also Select
Judges Thursday.
~ the Assoeiassd Press.


Spirited campaigns neared close in
Tennessee tonight in preparation for
Thursdays Statewide Democratic pri-
mary 10 nominate candidates for Gov
rrnor. two United States Senators
one for a six-yeeT term and the other
for two years-snd two members Of
the State Railroad and Public Utilities
Commission
simultaneously. the Republicans
vyill select nominees for the same Of
fces. but there is only one contest
that for the governorship, Candidates
for the other nominations are unop-
posed.
In addition 70 the Statewide pri-
r,nar1es. nominations are 10 be maoe
for nine seats in the National House
OF Representatives and l32 places IN
the state Legislature.
Judges 10 BE Elected.
Along with the primaries. general
elections will be held TO select state
Supreme Court and state Court Oh
Appeals. as we'll as judges and prose
clltors In the various districts, all Tor
eight-year terms, and local officials IN
the respective counties.
Candidates In the primaries IN
eiude:
Covernor-Gov. Hill McAlister and
Lewis s. Pope, Nashville, Democrats.
.Iohn z Mccall, Memphis, and VIII
II Clarke, Jonesboro, Republicans.
THE term Is for two years.
United States Senator for six-year
tern--Senator X. d. Mckellar ana
DIR. John r. Neal, Knoxville, Demo-
Gratis. Former Gov. Ben w. hooper
Newport, Republican.
United States Senator for two-year
term-Senator Nathan l.. Bachman
and Representative Gordon Brown
ing Huntington, Democrats. Dwayne
Maddox. Huntington, Republican.
Dry Laws to Stand.
Regardless of who is nominated for
Governor there Is little likelihood tnat
Tennessee's 25-year-old dry laws VIII
be modified. Both Democratic candl-
dates have announced they would op-
nose any efforts to change the statutes,
which permit nothing stronger tnan
az uer cent beer, and the Republicans
are standing on their dry party plat
form.
Democratic candidates have devoted
much of their speeches to praise OF
President Roosevelt and have pledged
him their support. Cooperation with
the Tennessee Valley Authority also
has been emphasized strongly by them.
Pope and McAlister were opponents
for the governorship in 1882. After
the primary that year Pope contested
McAlister's nomination, charging
fraud. but the State Executive Com
mittee upheld McAlister. Then Pope
ran as an independent candidate In
the general election but was unsuc-
cessful.
This year Pope has been quoted IN
campaign speeches as exhorting ms
followers to take your guns" TO the
polls If necessary to keep them from
stealing this election" Some opposi-
tion newspapers as result have re-
ferred 10 him as Shotgun Lew" But
Pope declares he wes merely making
an analogy and not speaking literally.
McAIister on Record.
McAlister is standing on his record
and position to reduction Of between
s6,O00,000 and s7.000,000 in the an
nual expenses OF the State govern
ment Pope has promised to cut
costs at least rs per cent more, and
has attacked McAlisters administra-
ton.
Rivaling the Democratic guberna-
torial campaign in popular interest is
the race between Bachman and
Browning for Democratic nomination
to the Senate to serve the two years
remaining of the term for. which
CordeI Hull was elected in 1880.
Bachman was appointed by Gov Nc
Alister when Hull resigned and that
appointment holds good until the
November election.
Polls open throughout the State at
0 am. closing in rural districts at 4
pm. and in municipalities at 7 pm.