The Washington times., 1938-09-13
Today'S Elections
Generally Lack
Excitement

Eight States were holding pr!'
maries today. with hardly a ripple
Of excitement among them.
Democrats and Republicans
In Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana,
Michiean. New Hampshire. Yer,
mont, Utah and Washington
went to the polls to nominate
candidates for Senantor, governor
and lesser offices. Connecticut
Democrats met in convention TO
name candidates.
INCUMBENTS LISTED
The incumbent Senators who
seek renomination are: Hayden
(OD, Arizona, Adams Cd, Colo
rado; Overton ID, louisiana;
Brown tDD, New Hampshire;
Gibson CRO, Vermont; Thomas
CD. Utah, and Bone Cd, Wash
ington.
In Connecticut's convention
Senator Lonergan is up again. In
Michigan, Governor Murphy is
unopposed for denomination.
Interest in Utah centered in the
second congressional district /
where Representative ]. w. Robin
son and state Senator Warwick
Lamoreaux are conteSting the
Democratic congressional nomlna-
ton. Senator Ebert D. Thomas.
Democrat. who received the PreSl-
dents blessing, is unopposed.
FIGHT IN VERMONT
In Arizona, Senator Carl Hay
den, New Dealer, was an easy fav-
orite over DR.. Colt Hughes, anti
New Dealer. Representative John
r. Murdock sought denomination
as a New Dealer against Attorney
James R. Moore, of Phoenix.
With the entire Democratic slate
unopposed for denomination, Yer
mont's traditionally Republican
voters were voting for four incum-
bents seeking reelection for con-
gresham, Senator, governor and
attorney general.
Representative Charles A. Plum
ley is opposed for denomination
by Jack Crowley, former COM
mander of the American Legion,
and in the senatorial battle the in
curnhent, Ernest Gibson, is op-
posed by Martin S. Wallis, OF Bur
lington.
Governor George Aiken, on the
G. o. P. ticket, is opposed by
Elisha Goodsell.
FIRST IN MICHIGAN
Michigan voters went to the
polls for their first secret primary,
with the only excitement in the
Republican gubernatorial primary.
The fight between Governor
Francis P. Murphy and Attorney
General Thomas P. Cheney for
the Republican gubernatorial
nomination featured the New!
Hampshire election.
Senator Homer T. Bone. New
Dealer, was a heavy favorite toI
win denomination from his Demo
cratic opponent, Otto A. Case,
former State treasurer, in Wash
ington'S primary. Bidding for the
Republican senatorial nomina-
ton were Ewing D. Colvin and
two other Seattle men, H. E. FoSt-
er and Frank Goodwin.
Twenty-four candidates, 13
Democrats and IL Republicans,
sought nominations for Washing
tons six Congressional seats.
LOUISIANA QUIET ENDS
The tranquility which has char
acterized Louisiana politics since
the assassination of Senator Huey
Long has been shattered by an ag-
gressive young lawyer, James H.
Morrison, who has defied the
State administration of Gov. Rich
ard w. Leche in seeking Congress
sional nomination from the Sixth
district.
Heavy rains in Colorado dam
pened the interest of voters, at no
time over-enthusiastic about the
primary election. Interest cen
tered principally about legislative
candidates, with a score or more
organizations circulating lists Of
endorsed candidates. Unite d
States Senator Alva B. Adams.
Democrat, is unopposed, as is
Archibald A. Lee, seeking the Re
publican senatorial nomination.
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