Evening star., 1942-08-11
Voters in Five States
Selecting Candidates
In Primaries Today
Chief Interest Centered
On Mead Bennett and Fish
Races in New York
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Primary balloting in five States
today produces a test Of presi-
dental influence and pre-wal
foreign policies in New York,
selection Of congressional nomi-
nees and convention delegate!
who will pick candidates fol
Governor.
Voters determine congressional
and gubernatorial candidates ir
Idaho, Ohio and Nebraska and de.
eide a run-of between two senator
ial aspirants in Arkansas. But CHIEF
political interest centered on the
contest in President Roosevelt's
home State.
New York's selection Of delegates
10 the Democratic Convention, Au-
gust 10. was expected to disclose the
respective strength OF the party's
two governorship candidates. Sena-
tor Mead and State Attorney Gen
eral John j. Bennett, jr.
The President has asserted he
would support Senator Mead If he
could vote in the convention. Mr..
Roosevelts former campaign man.
ager, State Democratic Chairman
James A. Farley, is backing MI.
Bennett.
Dewey Expects to Win.
Meantime, supporters of Thomas
e. Dewey, 1888 Republican nominee
for Governor, claimed pledges from
enough delegates to win him the
partys nomination.
The Democratic contest. precipi-
tated by refusal of Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman to seek fifth term, shared
the spotlight with Representative
Fish's race against three opponents
for the Republican denomination for
Congress in the Presidents home
district.
Mr.. Fish, one of 43 Representa-
tiyes to be nominated in the Empire
State, was an outspoken critic of
the administration foreign policy
before Pearl Harbor. His opponents.
who based their campaign on what
they termed his isolationist views,
are Augustus w. Bennet, Newburgh
attorney; State Assemblyman
Emerson D. Fite, Vassar College
professor, and Edward J. Bowen, 4
frequent candidate.
In Ohio, Democratic nomina ton
for the governorship was sought by
Frank A. Dye, State Auditor Joseph
T. Ferguson, Walter r. Heer, \
county Democratic Committee chair
man; former State Treasurer Clar-
ence H. Knisley and former Repre-
sentative John McSweeney Gov
John w. Bricker had no Republican
opposition In his bid for 4 third
term.
All Ohio's Representatives asked
denomination but one. Representa-
tive Secrest, who resigned to remain
lieutenant commander In the
naval service.
Griswold Has Opposition.
Nebraska's Republican Governor,
Dwight Griswold, competes with one
opponent for denomination while
three Democrats are vieing for the
designation While Senator Norris
has not said whether he would run
again. seven Democrats and three
Republicans asked nomination to
the ONCE.
In Idaho, Gov. Chase A. Clark
looked for denomination on the
Democratic ticket. The Republican
candidacy was sought BY william
Detweiler. Thomas D. McDougall
and c. A. Bottolfsen. Senator
Thomas effort for Republican re-
nomination was opposed by two con-
testants and fiye others contested
for the Democratic designation.
Former Representative John Nc
Clellan and Attorney General Jack
Holt competed for Democratic nomi-
nation as Senator in the Arkansas
runon. Republicans will pick their
candidates at . State convention