Evening star., 1938-08-04
MACHINES FIGHT
FOR TENNESSEE
CONTROL TODAY
Record Vote Forecast in
Crump.B Browning Test
for Supremacy.
STEWART OPPOSING
BERRY FOR SENATOR
Cooper Seeks to Gust Present
Governor-Poll Of About
100000 Is Seen.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 4.-Ten-
nessee voters marked ballots today
for a United States Senator. Cover
nor and public utilities commissioner
in Democratic primary devoid Of
outstanding political issues. but i'm
portant as a testing ground for two
powerful political factions.
Interest aroused In the fight be-
tween National Democratic Commit
teeman E. H. Crump of Memphis and
Gov. Gordon Browning for supremacy
within the State caused observers to
forecast . record vote of around
100000.
Mr. Crump is head Of the Shelby
County (Memphis) organization and
Gov. Browning is seeking renomina-
ton. Mr.. Crump backed Gov. Brown
ing two years ago, thus giving him
approximately $4,000 votes. but this
year threw his support to Prentice
Cooper Of Shelbyville for the gover-
norship.
Election Theft Predicted.
Gov Browning charged that efforts
would be made Ito steal the election"
in Memphis, and only this week
abandoned plans to send National
Guardsmen there He denied that
his decision resulted from a Federal
court injunction against such action.
Aligned with Gov Browning is SEN
ator George L. Berry, seeking nomi-
nation to succeed himself, and w. H
Turner, incumbent public utilities
commissioner. while Mr.. Crump is
supporting Mr.. Cooper for Governor,
A. Tom Stewart, Winchester attorney,
for Senator. and w. H. Hudson of
Clarksville for utilities commissioner
Three other candidates are running
for the senatorial nomination, Rep
resentative J. Ridley Mitchell of the
fourth district. designated as a non-
factionalist: DR.. John r. Neal. Knox
vile attorney, and c. L. Powell, q
farmer OF Sumner County
One Candidate Withdraws.
j. Bailey Wray of Knoxville is
listed as q gubernatorial candidate,
but made no campaign. and Roy c.
Wallace. another candidate. Withdrew
last night.
Joe e. Scott of Columbia also is
in the race for utilities commits
sioner.
No straight-out New Deal issues
were involved in the campaign. al
though controversy between Senator
Berry and the Tennessee Valley
Authority over mineral leases figured
in some Of the speechmaking. as did
Senator Berry's vote against some
New Deal measures.
Senator Berrys platform includes
planks against Federal competition
with private business and for private
distribution of T. v. A. power.
He denied a break with President
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Stewart is running on a plat
form fully indorsing Roosevelt poll
cies.
All the States nine Representatives
in Congress are seeking re-nomina-
ton except Mr.. Mitchell, who is try
ing for the Senate. Four of the
representatives are unopposed. B.
Carroll Reece OF the first district and
J. Will Taylor of the second, Re-
publicans. and Jere Cooper of the
eighth and Walter Chandler of the
ninth, Democrats.
Among those seeking nomination to
Congress is Joe w. Byrns. jr.. son
of the late Speaker of the House.
He is opposing Representative Richard
M. Atkinson Of the fifth district.
Polls opening at 9 am. close a..
pm. in the country, but those in
cities remain open until Z and in
Memphis until 7:30 pm.
G. O. p. Primary on.
Republicans called off their State
wide primary. Harley Fowler. Knox
vile. and John Pritchett. Nashville.
were unopposed for nomination for
Senator and utilities commissioner
respectively, and the party's State
Executive Committee will declare them
the nominees.
A Republican convention will be
neld in Nashville at later date to
indorse a candidate for Governor.
This candidate, in reality, will be an
independent, since State law requires
that a party nominee be chosen by
primary.