Evening star., 1940-05-07
DeweyWinsl l4v Votes;
Five States Hold
Primaries Today
Roosevelt and Garner
Slotes CIush in
California Voting
~ the Associated Press.

- tno ASSoclAt0o Pfe1.
Twenty-four Republican conven-
tion delegates from Maryland and
idaho were enrolled under Thomas
e. Dewey's banner today, while
California Democrats were register
ing their third-term views in q COM
pNcated primary election.
Dewey delegates led an unin-
structed slate by more than seven to
one In Maryland's Republican pri-
mary yesterday. At the same time
the Idaho Republican Convention
broke tradition and voted 1873 to 68
to instruct its eight delegates to
support the New York district at
torney.
Maryland Democrats, with no
presidential aspirant running on
their preferential ballot, renomi-
mated Senator George Radcliffe,
one-time business associate of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, by nearly a two-to-
one margin over National Commit
teeman Howard Bruce.
Four States in California.
In the California Democratic pri-
mary, four delegate states were en-
tered. One was pledged to President
Roosevelt and one to Vice President
Garner. Two others, one of which
was led by ham and eggs" pension
forces, were uninstructed. One un-
instructed slate was on the Repub-
lican ballot.
Besides the California voting,
there were primaries today in four
other States, as follows:
Alabama: Democrats were choos-
ing % national convention dele
gates from men pledged to the
favorite son candidacy of Speaker
Bankhead. Mr.. Bankhead was un-
opposed for denomination to the
House, but dve colleagues had op-
position.
Florida: More than half the SO
candidates for IA national conven-
tion votes announced support of a
third term; Senator Charles An
drews was opposed for Democratic
denomination by five candidates, in
cluding Gov. Fred P. Cone.
Indiana: Both major parties were
choosing nominees for IL House
seats, along with State convention
delegates. Townsend pension forces
were trying to defeat Representatives
Charles A. Halleck and George w.
Gillie, Republicans.
South Dakota: Republican and
Democratic national delegations of
eight members each were unin-
structed. Congressional candidates
In each party had no opposition,
but there were gubernatorial con-
tests.
Idaho Precedents Broken.
Idaho Republicans broke a couple
Of precedents and pledged Mr..
Dewey their eight delegates to the
national convention.
The New York district attorney
captured the approval of the State
convention here yesterday, 1873 to
68. Idaho became the first of the
States choosing by convention to
pledge its delegation to Mr.. Dewey.
And Mr.. Dewey became the first
outsider" ever to win an instructed
Republican delegation from Idaho.
The convention also went on rec
ord as favoring repeal Of the Re-
ciprocal Trade Agreements Act, op-
posing transfer of the Forestry
Service to the Interior Department
and urging continuation of the
present reclamation policy.
5000 Candidates in Florida.
In Florida more than 679 900 per-
sons were eligible to vote for more
than 5000 candidates for national,
State, county and district Offices.
Election of delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention was
watched ito see how the wind
blows" regarding a third term for
President Roosevelt.
United States Senator Charles o.
Andrews competed with five oppo-
nents in his campaign for renomina-
tion. They include Gov. Cone, State
Railroad Commissioner Jerry w.
Carter Of Tallahassee, Attorney
Author Charles Francis Coe of West
Palm Beach, Magazine Publisher
Bernarr MacFadden of Miami
Beach and DR.. o. B. Hazen of West
Palm Beach.
A runof primary May % was ex-
pected in most Democratic contests