Evening star., 1942-09-15
Two Major Parties
Vote in Five States
In Primaries Today
Connecticut Democrats
Selecting Condidotes;
Runoff in Mississippi
Ey The Associated Press.

rN inc ASSfC]aNeO PRESS,
Primary day balloting of the two
major parties in five States, a
Democratic State nominating con-
vention in a sixth and runof in
another today virtually completes
the selection of contestants for The
November general elections.
The prediction political calendar
reached climax with primaries in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey. Michigan and Wisconsin, the
Democratic State nominating con-
vention in Connecticut. and a pri-
mary runoff in Mississippi between
former Senator James o. Eastland
and Senator DoXey
Rhode Island will hold State con-
ventions and Louisiana will conduct
some runoffs of congressional pri-
maries later to complete the ballot
ing before election day.
Mrs. Luce Nominated.
Mrs Clare Boothe Luce, author
playwright. won the Republican
nomination to Congress in Con-
necticuts Fourth District yester-
CAV by a convention vote of 842,
The two ballots went to Lester Bar
low, explosives inventor. who will
run as an independent in Novem-
her, -Four other candidates for the
nomination withdrew.
The Massachusetts Republican
primaries centered attention on re-
nomination efforts of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. Jr He was opposed by
Courtney Crocker, Boston attorney,
who has assailed Senator Lodges
pre-war voting record.
In Michigan, Mrs Dorothy Kemp
Roosevelt, the former wife of G. Hall
Roosevelt, brother of Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt. sought the Democratic
House nomination in the Seven
teenth District. A Republican con-
test for the senatorial nomination
was staged by Gerald L. X. Smith,
former aide of the late Huey Long;
Elton R. Eaton, Plymouth weekly
newspaper publisher, and Circuit
Judge Homer Ferguson of Detroit.
Hoffman Has Two Opponents
An opponent of Administration
foreign policies, Representative
Hoffman was challenged for the
Fourth District congressional NOM
ination by Benton J. Burton, South
Haven, and State Senator ]. T.
Hammond, Benton Harbor. Sena-
tor Brown was unopposed for Demo-
cratic denomination.
In Wisconsin, Republican Gov.
Julius P. He'll sought nomination to
a third term. All 10 House incumb-
bents, six Republicans, three Pro-
gressives and one Democrat, asked
denomination.
Senator Bridges was opposed for
the Republican nomination in New
Hampshire by Arthur j. Gruenler,
textile worker. Francis P. Murphy
former two-term Republican Gov
ernor, who recently shifted party
sffiliation, and Alvin r. Lucier, wed
for the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation.
CurIey Tries Comeback.
In Massachusetts,. 68-year-
Democrat James NJ Curley, for
mer Governor and Congress mem
Der and three times Mayor of Bos-
ton. tried for political comeback
In race for the congressional NOM
ination in the eleventh district
against Representative Eliot.
Republican Gov. Leverett Salton-
stall was unopposed for renomina-
ton.
The New Jersey primary deter
mines candidates for Senator and
IA House seats Senator Smathers
is unopposed for the Democratic
nomination but six Republicans
sought the right to oppose him in
November.
The Connecticut Democratic State
convention convened to select a
candidate for one House seat at
large and to renominate Democratic
Gov. Robert A. Hurley, who was
without opposition.