Evening star., 1934-09-12
LONG TICKET WINS,
BLEASE DEFEATED,
COMSTOCK TRAILS
Senators Ashurst, Austin
and Vandenburg Are
Renominated.
CLOSE UPPER HOUSE
RACE IN WASHINGTON
Delaware Democrats Pit Adams
Against Townsend in Fall
Election.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Out Of a welter of primary elections
held in seven States and one run-off
contest in another yesterday there
emerged the following outstanding rc-
suits:
Huey Long, Louisiana "Kingfish
and Senator, smashed the "old regu-
lars in New Orleans and nominated
his candidates. He is virtually the
political dictator today of Louisiana.
Gov Edwin c. Johnson, Democrat,
of Colorado, apparently has defeated
Miss Josephine Roche, militant social
worker and mine owner, for the party
nomination for Governor.
Cole Blease, former Governor and
Senator, went down to defeat in his
effort to be nominated for Governor,
before his more youthful opponent,
Olin D. Johnston. Blease was q fire.
brand type of political leader. Blease
and Johnston met yesterday in a run
of primary.
Ashurst Renominated.
Nominations for four Senate seats
were made in Arizona, Vermont,
Michigan and Washington.
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, who
has been a member of the Upper
House since Arizona was admitted to
statehood in 1912, was renominated
after the closest contest he has had
in years.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg, Re-
publican, was renominated without
opposition in the Michigan primary.
Senator Austin, Republican, ran far
ahead of his opponent for the sena-
torial nomination in Vermont.
In Washington State close race Is
indicated in the returns for the seat
now held by Senator Clarence c. Dill,
Democrat, who declined to be candi-
date to succeed himself. John c.
Stevenson and Lewis B. Schwellen-
bach were close in the count, with
Charles H. Leavy not far behind.
Delaware Democrats in convention
yesterday nominated Representative
Wilbur N. Adams, who will be op-
posed in the senatorial race by Sen
ator Townsend, Republican incumbent
already renominated by his party.
New Deal Issue Looms.
While the New Deal was not pri-
marily an issue in these primary cleo
tions yesterday, the primaries have
set the stage for active and bitterly
fought contests over the New Deal
between Republicans and Democratic
| nominees.
In many Of the primary contests,
Democrats rolled up large votes-as
for example in the State of Washing
ton, where they outdistanced the Re-
publicans in the size of the vote cast
Michigan, on the other hand, showed
preponderance of votes in the Re-
publican primary.
The Louisiana primary was without
disturbance at the polls, despite the
war-like preparations made by the
"Kinghsh" and his opponents in New
Orleans. The 5000 National Guards
men who had been dispatched to the
city by the direction of Long remained
away from the polls, and Mayor
Walmsley of New Orleans, who had
police force recruited up almost to
the same strength, also remained
quietly on regular duty. A truce had
been arranged and an arbitration
board set up. There were few COM
plants recorded.
In the first and second Congressional
districts of Louisiana, representing
New Orleans, the Long candidates,
Representative Fernandez and Repre-
sentative Maloney, were both renomi-
mated. Fernandez beat the WalmSley
candidate by approximately 1000 votes
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