Evening star., 1938-08-22
NEW DEAL TEST
SEEN THIS MONTH
Success or Failure OF
RooseveIt's Purge to
Come in Primaries.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Primary elections in the next month
will determine the success or failure
Of President Rosevelt's first efforts
to oust unfriendly Democratic Con-
gressmen.
Although this years primaries are
more than. half over, major party
nominees are yet to be chosen in %
States. In is OF these, senatorial
candidates are to be selected.
The chief interest at this time CEN
tiers on three races, those of Sena-
tors George in Georgia and Tydings
in Maryland and of Representative
O'Connor in New York, because Mr..
Roosevelt has asked the Democratic
voters not to renominate them.
The first of the trio to come be-
fore the voters will be Senator Tyd-
ings. The Maryland primary will be
held September IL. Georgia follows
on the 14th and New York ballots
for Representatives on the goth.
Two States will choose congress
sional and minor State nominees TO-
morrow. Mississippi will have a
primary and in Delaware there will
be Democratic State convention. A
run-oh primary in Texas Saturday
will decide whether Representative W
D. McFarlane, New Dealer, will be
renominated.
New Deal Is Issue.
California and South Carolina wind
up this months primaries August 30
In both States the New Deal is ar
issue. Mr.. Roosevelt personally in.
dorsed Senator McAdoo of California
for denomination. and in South Caro-.
lima Senator Smith. an administration
critic, is opposed by Gov. Olin Johns
ton and Edgar A. Brown, Roosevelt
supporters.
Nevada, balloting September
heads the heavy list of next months
primaries. Senator McCarran, one ol
the Democratic opponents of the Presi-
dents court bill, is up for renomina-
ton, but Mr.. Roosevelt held aloof from
that race when he travelled through
the State recently.
Six days later comes the first gen.
eral elections this year-that in Maine
State officials and three members oi
the House will be chosen. The win.
ming party always like to regard this
election as November portent.
September Big Month.
The longest list of primaries is sched
! uled for September 13-in Arizona
Colorado. Louisiana, Michigan, New
Hampshire, Utah, Vermont and Wash.
ington. On the same day Connecticut
Democrats will begin a two-day con.
vention and the States Republican.
will meet later in the week.
Senators up for denomination Sep.
tember l3 will be Hayden Of Arizona
Adams of Colorado, Brown of New
Hampshire. Lonergan Of Connecticut
Thomas of Utah and Bone of Wash.
ington. all Democrats, and Gibson Of
Vermont, Republican. Senator Over.
ton of Louisiana already has beer
chosen for denomination by the
Louisiana State Democratic Executive
Committee.
On September 20 Massachusetts,
New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin
will have primaries. Major New YorI
nominations will be made. however
in party conventions later in the
month. At stake there are the seat,
of Democratic Senators Robert F
Wagner and the late Royal S. Cope.
land
Senator John Hilton, Democrat, O.
New Jersey will not seek denomination
and Democratic leaders in the State
have decided on State w. P. A. Admin.
istrator William H. J. Ely as theil
candidate.
Massachusetts, has no senatorial ract
this year, but in Wisconsin Democratic
Senator F. Ryan Duffy is up for re.
nomination with President Roosevelt,
public support.