Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

Taft. Day, Davey- Sawyer
Fights Intensified on
Eve of Primaries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. s.-Ohio
today approached the zero hour" of
tomorrow's primary with its two major
political parties split wide by factional
differences.
Gruelling contests between former
State Senator Robert A. Taft and
Supreme Court Judge Arthur H. Day
for the United States Republican SEN
atorial nomination and between Gov.
Martin L. Davey and former 1t. Gov.
Charles Sawyer for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination preclpltated
the third-party ruptures.
Both family fights" attracted ma
tional attention because Of the sensa-
tional charges they produced. General
political interest outside of Ohio, how
ever, lay in the friendly race between
Senator Robert j. Buckley and former
Gov. George White for the Democratic
senatorial nomination. Senator Bulk
lev bore President Roosevelts indorse-
ment.
1,450,000 Expected to Vote.
An estimated record 1,450,000 vote
was expected. The voters were to NOM
mate congressman, a number OF whom
faced fights on the New Deal issue,
State officers and some county officers.
Mr.. Taft's and Judge Days CAM
paign expenditures were being scru-
tinized by the Senate Campaign Ex-
penditures Investigating Committee.
Judge Day charged that Mr.. Taft
sought to buy" the nomination
through tremendous campaign ex-
penditures.
Mr.. Taft. son of former President
William Howard Taft. denied he had
spent lavishly and asserted Judge Days
mud singing campaign tactics were
tending to ruin" the party.
Mr.. Taft opposed the present sys-
tenn of administering relief and COM
pulsory crop limitation. Upward re-
vision in tariff rates and stock and
securities sales regulation were backed
by Judge Day. who opposed any
changes in the Federal court system.
Mr.. Sawyer demanded general
"house cleaning" of the Democratic
Davey administration. The Cover
nor also was faced with the threat OF
the State losing Federal old-age pen
sion funds because Of his alleged polit-
ical activities Eighteen Davev aides
are under indictment on charges of
obtaining campaign funds in violation
OF civil service laws.
Davey Defies Board.
Gov Davey praised his administra-
ton and defied the Social Security
Board to find thin excuse" to cut
of pension allotments.
Mr.. Sawyer reiterated an assertion
that here in Ohio we have the spec
tacle Of 100000 being spent in an
effort of one Democrat Gov. Davey)
to beat another" Gov. Davey had
denied previously his campaign ex-
penditures were excessive.
Mr.. Sawyer and Senator Buckley
have been Endorsed by labor's Nom
Partisan League, c. I. O.-dominated
political unit
President Roosevelt on his recent
CrOSS.COuQLTy Jour. curing WHICH lie
encouraged voters to support New Deal
stalwarts. praised Senator Buckley as a
modern cavalry captain" who, instead
of protecting frontiers. is serving the
country by backing beneficial legisla-
ton
Three congressional races were
strictly on New Deal issues.
One was between Representatives
John McSweeney and Harold G. Mosier
and former Representative Stephen M.
Young for two Congress-at-larg NOM
nations. Mr. Young directed his cam
paign at Representative Mosier, accus-
ing him of voting more like Repub-
lican.
Representative John Hunter of To-
ledo and Arthur P. Lamneck OF Column
bus faced opponents running on 100
per cent New Deal platform in dis
trict races.
Unruf1ied by the primary skirmish-
ing was one major candidate. former
Attorney General John w, Bricker,
who is unopposed for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination.