Evening star., 1938-09-01
NEW DEAL FACING
THREE NEW TESTS
IN All, Senatorial Battles to
Be Held in ID States
in September.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The heaviest primary election month
of 1888 began today with three major
defeats chalked up against the Roose-
welt administration and three straight
out New Deal contests still to be de-
cided.
Administration lieutenants hope that
primaries in Maryland, Georgia and
New York will offset reverses suffered
by the President Tuesday in the VIC
tory of Senator Ellison D. Smith,
Democrat, of South Carolina and the
defeat of Senator William G. Nc
Adoo, Democrat, of California.
In all, senatorial contests will be
decided in IA States in September
and two other States will have pri-
maries involving lesser offices. Maine
as customary. will hold its general
election in September, but no Senate
seat is at stake.
Mr.. RooSevelt's reaction to the nomi-
nation of Senator Smith and the elimi-
nation of Senator McAdoo may be
tions in Maryland and elsewhere than
in any statement he makes here. un-
less he utilizes tomorrow's press con-
ference for that purpose.
No Reprisals Seen.
His first comment on the South
Carolina result was remark to White
House aides that lit is often true that
1t takes long, long time to bring the
past up to the present"
Apparently the administra ton does
not intend to carry reprisals into the
November election. Politicians taking
this view recalled the decision OF
Senator Pope not to run as an inde-
pendent in Idaho. He made that an
nouncement Tuesday after confer
ences with the President and after the
latter had discussed the situation
With Democratic National Chairman
Farley
Results of the South Carolina
and California Democratic primaries
prompted John Hamilton. Republican
national chairman, to comment that
he was mot in the least surprised"
L never doubted" he said yester-
day, that the people of South Caro-
lima could and would select their own
candidate for the Senate without ad-
vice from outside the State.
AS for California, a majority of
the Democrats there have refused to
vote for the men selected for them by
Mr.. Roosevelt.
People Doing Purging.
The days primary results only
confirm evidence available since last
spring that the people of this country,
Democrats as we'll as Republicans,
have become tired of Mr.. Roosevelt S
telling them what they must do. 1t
looks to me like the people are doing
the purging."
In addition to the Smith anC
upset to the administration this year
was in Idaho, where New Deal Senator
James P. Pope lost to Representative
D. Worth Clark. self-described con-
servative Democrat.
Two other Democratic Senator'S
Herbert Hitchcock of South Dakota
and George L. Berry of Tennessee
lost denomination battles. but support
of the Presidents policies was not at
issue.
Most politicians agree that some OF
the remaining primary contests will
involve the Presidents prestige even
more than any already held.
Downey New Dealer in California.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not take hand
In the Idaho contest. In California he
Endorsed Senator McAdco. but the win
ner-Sherdan DoWney-says he is a
New Dealer. Although the New Deal
was a direct issue in South Carolina
the President did not mention names
in indicating his preference for SEN
ator Smiths opponent, Gov. Olin D.
Johnston
Mr.. Roosevelt. however. has de-
nounced by name Senators Walter
George of Georgia and Millard Tydings
OF Maryland and Representative John
O'Connor of New York. He will con-
tinue his campaign against Senator
Tydings Monday by speaking in Mary
land for the New Deal senatorial can
didate, Representative David J. Lewis
Another test of direct presidential in
tervention will come in Georgia Sep
tember IA, two days after the Tydings-
Lewis race is settled. The President
has said be hoped Senator George
would be defeated by Lawrence Camp
but there has been no indication that
he intended to make any further
formal announcements on that con-
test.
The third direct test will be Sep
tember 20 in the 18th congressional
district in New York, where Repre-
sentative O'Connor is opposed by
James H. Fay, who has presidential
Endorsement. Mr. O'Connor. chairman
of the House Rules Committee, is seek
ing both Republican and Democratic
nominations.