Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-08
California and Ohio
Reject Pension Plans
By Big Majorities
Pori-MutueI System
Approved in New York;
Tommony Scores
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pension plans combining increased
grants to the aged with unorthodox
methods of raising the money were
rejected yesterday by topheavy ma
jorities in California and Ohio
In other off-year elections New
York voters sanctioned pari-mutuel
race betting and gave Tammany
control of county jobs. while Ken
lucky chose Democratic Governor.
None Of the contests for office held
Nationwide political significance.
Ohio ballots showed under the
pension proposal advocated by Her
bert S. Bigelow. Cincinnati clergy
man, to assure income of $50 a
month to those past 80. The plan.
which called for State income tax
and levy on lluable real estate,
was defeated by margin of more
than to
Returns from all of $3.50 precincts
gave 460,537 for the pension plan
and 1,527,577 against it.
New Proposal Announced.
Opponents contended that the vote
showed Ohio would not be deluded
by suggestions of this kind" but Mr..
Bigelow announced a new proposal
even before all the ballots killing the
old one were counted.
i will continue the fight until we
win the 69year-old preacher poll
tlclan said. adding that he would
try to put d variant of the rejected
plan before the voters next year.
The California returns buried the
ham and eggs pension program by
a tremendous margin, but there, too,
sponsors said further fight was
planned. The proposition would
have paid the unemployed past so
up to $50 a week. and would have
been financed by system of State
script.
The proposal trailed in every
county. even Los Angeles County
its MISUNDERSTANDING in almost a
2-to-1 total against it.
Reports from 10,443 of 11,165 pre-
cincts showed 940,l23 votes for the
plan and 1926 ,661 against.
Recall Movement Planned.
Pension leaders declared they
would start recall movement
against Gov. gilbert L. Olson, who
fought the plan. They contended
that he had been elected by him
and eggers" last year.
Gov Olson said the plans defeat
would help his administration plan
the employment of "all persons will
ing and able to work at useful and
productive employment,
Voters interest centered on contests
for public Office in other States
where elections were held.
In Kentucky. Gov. Keen Johnson.
Democrat. was elected to the office
he reached through the recent resig-
nation of Gov. A. B. Chandler. who
entered the Senate. His Republican
opponent was Circuit Judge King
Swope
A Tammany triumph in county
races in New York City marked
change of sentiment in the
metropolis, where the organization
had been losing in recent years.
Hall Wins House Race.
New York Republicans were VIC
torious, however, in an Upstate con-
gressional race. Edwin Arthur Hall,
Republican, defeated John V. john
son. Democrat and American Labor
Party. in contest to succeed the
late Representative Lord, Republi-
can
Alfred E. Smith, jr, son of the
former New York Governor and
1928 Democratic candidate for the
presidency will not know inc out
come of his first bid for public office
for perhaps 10 days.
Young Smith, strongly supported
(See ELECTIONS, Page A-3.)