Evening star., 1938-08-04
INCUMBENTS WIN
ELECTIONS SOFAR
All but One Senator and
Most Of Representatives
Are Victorious.
~ the Associated Press,


The figures for about half the pri-
mary elections show that, all but one
OF the Senators and most Of the
Representatives who have asked their
party's Endorsement for another year
have obtained it.
Tennessee, choosing candidates to-
day for one senatorial and nine House
seats. Is the 18th State to hold
primaries. In the 10 States that
have chosen candidates for the No.
vember balloting 13 Senate and 100
House seats were at stake.
Herbert E. Hitchcock South Da.
kota Democrat. was the only Senator
who asked for denomination and failed
to get 1t. Two other Democratic SEN
ators, Dieterich of Illinois and Reames
of Oregon, did not run. The 10 other
Senators were renominated.
OF the 100 House seats subjected to
the scrutiny of the voters, l69 Repre-
sentatives have won party approval
for two more years. Two seats were
vacant when the primaries were held.
Twelve of the 10 Representatives
who have not been renominated did
not ask for another term. Some VOL
unfairly retired from Congress and
others sought Senate nominations.
Six Representatives Defeated.
Six of the Representatives who did
ask denomination were defeated in the
primaries. They were two Texans,
one from Illinois, one from Florida
<w,, froy,, Do, Another
Texan still faces a run-of primary.
All those beaten, either for the
House or in the Senate, were Demo-
Gratis. In most cases, however, pOliti-
cal students say local conditions as
much As anything else contributed to
their defeat. Whether the men were
for or against presidential policies was
not always major factor.
In the senatorial contests, Mr..
Roosevelt got staunch supporters IN
Alabama and Florida But in 1ndi-
ana, Senator Van Nuys. who has not
always been an administration yes
man, was renominated by the Demo-
Gratis without convention opposition.
Senator Gillette of Iowa fell into
Nuys, as did Senator Clark of Mis-
souri,. Still, in Oklahoma, Senator
Thomas attributed his denomination
to the help ing hand which President
Roosevelt g I've on his recent speaking
trip
No Repu olican incumbent has failed
Of renom nation to either House
or Senate seat. But only two Repub-
lican SEN ,te seats have been involved
80 far-those OF Davis in Pennsyl-
vania AMI Nye in North Dakota. In
the case of the latter, several New
Deal supporters had kind words to
say about him.
Only one Republican is among the
group of House members who did not
run for denomination. Representative
Thurston of Iowa tried to get the
senatorial nomination in his State. He
was beaten by the silvery-haired L. ].
Dickinson, former Senator.
C. I. o. Fails in Purge.
A check. incidentally. shows that
labor's Non-Partisan League. headed
by John Z. Lewis of the c. I. O.. has
failed so far in its efforts to. purge
the House Of Representatives OF legis-
lators 1t opposes.
Generally speaking, it has been case
Of the sitting Congressman winning.
regardless Of the leagues position, but
the exceptions to this formula have
oil been defeats for the league.
Some weeks ago (after several State
primaries had already been heidi the
league made public two lists Of House
members, Glass A" grouping of Con-
gressmen whose records it approved
and q Glass D" group to whose re-
nomination it was opposed.
On the Glass A" were Representa-
tive Maverick, Democrat. of Texas,
who was defeated in the recent Texas
primaries, and Representative McFar-
lane, who trailed in the voting, but is
now involved in q run-off election.
Also tn this group were Representative
Wearin Of Iowa and Representative
Hildebrandt of South Dakota, who lost
in efforts to obtain Senate nomina-
~tions. Otherwise, those on the Glass
A" list have won, the list totaling II.
Eighteen candidates opposed by the
league have been renominated.
At league headquarters 1t was said
that no special campaign had been
made against those whom it opposed
and that in several cases there was
no opposing candidate in the primary.
This was true rs well of some of the
candidates Of whom it approved.