Evening star., 1940-05-14
Ohio Voting Iodsy
With Roosevelt and
Taft Unopposed
6. o. P, Delegation
First to Be Chosen
Formally for Senator
~ the Associated Prsss.

~ the Associated Press.
Ohio Democrats and Republicans
were voting today to throw their big
blocs OF national convention dele
gates to President Roosevelt and
Senator Robert A. Taft. respectively.
The two men were unopposed In
presidential primary balloting. The
Democratic delegation, with 50 votes,
was pledged nominally to National
Committeeman Charles Sawyer as
. "favorite son." but the party's
State organization has bound It to
support the President II he runs
again.
The Ohio Republican delegation is
the drst one, aside from two district
delegates in North Carolina, to be
chosen formally for Senator Taft.
The Ohio Senator claims unin-
structed support In several States,
however, and his managers hoped
that at least part Of the unpledged
West Virginia delegation being
elected in q primary today would
back him.
West Virginia Democrats also
were picking an uninstructed 16-vote
delegation, while In Connesticut q
Republican convention was called
together to select is delegates.
North Dakota for Roosevelt.
North Dakotas eight national con-
vention votes went to Mr.. Roosevelt
in . Democratic State convention
yesterday. At the same time Wyo-
ming Democrats instructed their
six-vote delegation to cast its first
presidential ballot for Senator
Joseph c. OMahoney Of that State,
but thereafter it would be free to
support Mr.. Roosevelt II he seeks
o third term. Republican delegates
received free hand on voting.
Hard-fought contests for sena-
torial and gubernatorial nomina-
tions were involved In the Ohio and
West Virginia primaries. Gov
John w. Bricker, Republican. Of
Ohio was unopposed for renomina-
ton, but seven Democrats were
battling to oppose him In Novem-
ber. In the field were two former
Governors, Martin l.. Davey and
George White.
Senator Vic Donahey, Democrat,
Of Ohio was not a candidate for
another term. Seeking the Repub-
lican nomination were Mayor Har-
old Burton of Cleveland, Represent
ative Dudley White and Charles
Wharton, q Kenton merchant. In
the Democratic race were former
Representative McSweeney and Her
bert S. Bigelow, sponsor Of the old
age pension plan defeated in Ohio
last year.
A factional Democratic struggle
in West Virginia included the usual
situation Of q Senator, M. M. Nicely,
trying for the nomination for Gov
ernor. He had G. I. O. backing
against State Chairman r. Carl
Andrews, candidate Of Gov. Homer
A. Holt and the "statehouse" forces.
A third candidate was r. Hugh
Jarvis. Morgantown coal operator.
Holt Up for denomination.
Senator Rush D. Holt, youngest
Senator ever to take his seat, was
UP for denomination against Judge
Harley Kilgore, former Gov. H. G.
Kump and State Senator j. Buhl
Shahan. Senator Nicely campaigned
for Judge Kilgore. while Mr.. Kump
was the "State House" candidate.
The Republican senatorial contest
was fought between former Repre-
sentative Carl Bachmann, former
Gov. E. F. Morgan. Circuit Judge
Decatur Rodgers and State Senator
Thomas B. Sweeney.
Seeking the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor were Mayor D. B.
Dawson Of Charleston, Circuit Judge
Lewis H. Miller and State Senator
D. B. Ealy.
Maine Republicans yesterday
nominated their first woman candi-
date for Congress. She is Mrs. Mar
garet Smith, 80, who wants to COM
plete the unexpired term Of her late
husband, Representative Clyde H.
Smith. The Democrats did not en-
ter q candidate for the special
election June 3.