Evening star., 1938-08-31
SMITH 4TH TO WIN
DESPITE NEW DEAL
3 Others Who Have Opposed
Administration Renamed.
8 Adherents ViCt0rs.
(Story on page A-1.)
Ry the Associated Press.

Fy the ASSOCIATED SreSS.
denomination of Senator Smith
Democrat, Of South Carolina brought
20 four today the number Of Demo-
cratic Senators who have survived
primary elections this year despite diff
ferences with the administration.
The others who have opposed the
administration of several major issues
and who have won denomination were
Senators Clark Of Missouri, Van Nuys
Of Indiana (chosen in convention) and
Gillette of Iowa.
If Senator McAdoo fails of renomi-
nation in California, as is now indi-
Gated. he will become the second Dem
ocratic incumbent to fall by the way
side despite open administration favor
Senator Pope ran as an administration
ally in Idaho, but was beaten by Rep
resentative D. Worth Clark, who cam
paigned on "no rubber stamp" plat
form.
Two other Senators, both Democrats,
have been beaten in the 20 senatorial
primary elections this year Herbert E.
Hitchcock of South Dakota lost to for
mer Gov. Tom Berry and George L.
Berry of Tennessee was beaten by A.
T. Stewart.
There were two sitting Democrats
who did not seek re- e-election-Dieterich
Of Illinois and Reames Of Oregon.
Eleven Democrats, including eight
ranked as New Dealers, have been re-
nominated. The New Dealers were
Senator Hill Of Alabama, Pepper OF
Florida, Reynolds Of North Carolina,
Thomas of Oklahoma. McGill of Kan
sas, Senate Leader Barley of Ken
lucky, Caraway Of Arkansas and Buck
ley Of Ohio President Roosevelt per-
sonally had words of favor for Sen
ators Barkley. Bulkley, Thomas and
Caraway. while his son James openly
supported Senator Pepper
Two Republican incumbents to win
denomination were Senators Nye of
North Dakota and Davis of Pennsyl-
vania.
Out Of the South Carolina result
rose several political questions:
Is Senator Smiths victory any in
dication Of the outcome in Georgia
and Maryland, where the administra-
ton IS opposing denomination of Sen
ators Walter F. George and Millard
Tydings? (Senator Smith protested
against forces from without" enter
ing State politics; Senator's George and
Tydings have done nkewise.)
How much did Mr.. Roosevelt,s per-
sonal prestige suffer through the de-
feat?
Will Southern conservatives" COM
pose a formidable opposition bloc to
Roosevelt legislation in the next Con-
gress and to nomination of q New
Deal presidential candidate in 1910?
Supporters Of Senators George and
Tydings promptly hailed Senator
Smiths victory as good omen, but
there was no evidence from the White
House that Mr.. Roosevelt would alter
his determination to seek the defeat
Of both.
Victories for Senator'S George and
Tydings, observers said, would do
more than maintain opposition to
such administration-favored leRisla-
tion as the Government reorganiza-
ton bill and foretell spirited legis-
lative contests over other White House
recommendations.
In the more distant future, they
foresaw a group of conservative"
Southern delegates controlling q
powerful voting bloc In the next DEM
ocratic presidential convention "A
bloc that circumstances might trans
form into balance of power, even
though two-thirds majority no long
er Is required to nominate.
This could mean. in the opinion Of
some, that the 1910 Democratic can
didate would depart from the New
Deal pattern. Or 1t conceivably
could mean that President Roosevelt
would seek q third term in order to
carry on his program.