Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-22
MARTIN DEFEATED
.BYHESS|N0RECON
Governor Comedies Defeat
as Opponents Lead Is
Increased to $500.
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Greg May 2l.-Henry
| L. Hess. a 48-year-old attorney backed
by organized labor and two New Deal
leaders. won a spectacular Democratic
| primary contest today from Gov
Charles H Martin, fiery foe of what
he called labor terrorists."
The Governor. who retired from
the Army a decade ago as major
general, went down to defeat in his
bid for denomination after as spec
tacular a battle as this State ever
saw
When he saw Mr.. Hess lead grow
to 1890 votes. with only 1872 small
precincts missing, Gov. Martin con-
ceGed defeat.
Thus ended campaign which.
through Gov. Martins vigorous entry
into the Northwest's labor troubles
and his resulting barrage upon GER
tain Roosevelt functions and func-
tionaries, drew a number one billing
on the Nations political stage.
/. Opposes Sprague in November.
The vote on which Gov Martin
surrendered was 49,046 votes for Mr..
Hess to 1916 for himself in 1.349
of the States 1851 precincts This
threw Mr.. Hess. former State Sena-
tor an comparative unknown in many
parts of Oregon, into the November
general election against a former
school teacher. Charles A. Sprague.
who is editor Of the capitals morn
ing newspaper, the Salem Statesman.
Mr. Sprague won the Republican NOM
ination.
To the last Gov. Martin said the
results had in no way changed my
convictions nor my desire to be Of
service to the people of this State"
Hess said only that he hoped the
party would go down the line in
November"
Gov. Martins was a battle on a
campaign based upon suppression Of
labor violence. fealty to the President
without 'rubber-stamp' submission,
and no quarter for radicals.
Mr. Hess claimed Roosevelt admin
istration support and C. I. o. and
A. F.. L. Endorsement. the only time
the two unions have agreed in
Oregon.
Lumber Areas Back Hess.
The Governor lost his battle pri-
marily in Multnomah County port
land). home of a third of the States
population and bitterest scene of the
turmoil in the labor industry Gov.
Martin. self-styled labor champion
and enemy of racketeers. lost almost
every lumber county Of the State.
drawing most of his strength from
the farm regions.
Unofficial returns from 1904 of the
States 1881 precincts gave Hess
56727 votes to 50,905 for Martin.
The issues upon which the voters
made their choice gained national at
tention only a week before yesterdays
election, after having kept Oregon at
boiling point for months.
Gov. Martin made himself known by
his vitriolic attacks upon Harry
Bridges and Harold Pritchett. the re-
spective longshoremen and timber
leaders of the West for John L. Lewis
c. l. o. He made bitter denunciations
of the National Labor Relations Board
as "impotent." and of Secretary Per-
kins as miserable" Last January
he launched a campaign against labor
violence.
BY election day the State wide drive
had seen the arrest of l01 persons and
the sentencing of 80 to county Jail
and prison sentences for participation
in more than $50 instances of violence,
such as beat-ups, attempted bombings
and successful ones, window smash
ings, truck tip-overs, stencil bombings
and serious fires.
Fight Started in August.
Much Of this followed upon the fight
which started last August between
the A. F. of L. and c. l. o. for con-
troll of the 10000 Columbia River
Basin loggers and sawmill employees.
Futile efforts Of the N. L. R.<B. to
settle inter-union disputes drew down
Gov. Martins fire upon it and Secre-
tary Perkins.
Up almost to the election this re-
manned the issue. Then dramatically,
a week before voting day. Stephen
Early. secretary to the President, de-
clared the President never recalled
making a remark last fall, upon his
visit to Bonneville Dam, which the
Governor quoted him as uttering. Gov
Martin said the President told him as
they parted: You and make q good
pair"
Some 48 hours later Secretary Ickes
referred to Gov Martin as mo New
Dealer at heart" and Senator Norris,
Independent, of Nebraska said he was
disappointed in the Governor and
hoped Mr.. Hess would win.
On election day. not many hours
after Postmaster General Farley had
been quoted by Martin friends as re-
iterating that the national administra.
ton would take no ofacial part In tho