Evening star., 1936-05-12
VOTE OF 1,360,OOO
EXPECTED IN OHIO
Both Major Parties Are Bat.
tling for Victory at Polls
Today.
4y the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
Ohio's broad political arena, scene
Of preliminary skirmishing for many
months, today became central the
ater of operations for warning factions
Of both major parties.
Observers in the Capital awaited
the results as voters of the fourth
most populous State balloted In the
Democratic and Republican primaries.
The total vote was expected to approx
mate 1,360,00o, a record.
Voting on State Offices.
In addition to presidential entries
there were complete states for State,
legislative, judicial and county offices.
On the Republican side the prime
Struggle was the presidential contest
between Senator Borah of Idaho and
Robert A. Taft, "favorite- choice
of the Buckeye States Republican or
ganization.
The 'favorite-son" entry was as
sured at least II of the So convention
delegates because Taft was entered in
all districts, while Borah forces were
entered in only 35 contests.
On the Democratic side President
Roosevelt was opposed by Henry
Breckenridge of New York, who pre-
viously lost to the Chief Executive in
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Breckin-
ridge seeks only presidential preferen-
tial votes and is not entered against
the President in the separate balloting
for national convention delegates.
Borah also is entered in today's West
Virginia primary election. which is
expected to bring out 400, 900 voters
because of a struggle between the
States two Democratic Senators, Rush
D. Holt and NJ. M. Nicely.
Borah's only opponent there is Leo
j. Chase of Milwaukee. Wis. On the
Democratic side President Roosevelt
is opposed by Joseph A. Coutremarsh
Of New Hampshire.
Other Developments.
Besides the ballot box tests. there
were several other political develop
ments.
Col. Frank Knox of Chicago carried
his candidacy for the Republican presi-
dental nomination into Oregon last
night and assailed the New Deal
''I challenge the New Deal. as an
expression of reaction" he declared at
q Republican rally in Portland. "be-
cause in every major policy it has pro-
duced 1t has sought to shear away the
powers of the States and of the people
themselves and arrogate those powers
to a bureaucracy dominated by an
arbitrary Executive. The New
Deal has produced confusion"
Secretary Roper, in radio address
last night appealed to business to avoid
"vituperation" and to discourage all
efforts to create unjustif1able political
friction" during the presidential cam
paign.
TT should be the endeavor sf all. u
social issues involved are presented
fairly and thoroughly to the An.r.cas
people"
Asks Specific Criticism.
After describing New Deal efforts to
solve depression problems, he said that
If there is disagreement to specific
policies, the 'fcirticism should be forth
right and specific.
"It Is destructive" he said, ito mas
que-ade such objections behind the
cloak Of generalized attacks which
charge that unAmerican or undemo-
cratic principles and objectives in any
way rotivate procedures in the opera
tions of the National Government"
Aside from the primaries. today's ac-
tivities included Democratic State con.
ventions in Delaware and North Da-
kota and a Republican convention in
Vermont.
Both parties held conventions yes,
terday in Wyoming.
The Democrats instructed their II
delegates with six votes, to work fol
the denomination of President Roose.
welt, while the Republicans chose ar
uninstructed delegation.
FULL SLATE IN FIELD.