Evening star., 1942-09-08
Support Of President
Tops Issues in ; Of I
Primaries Today
Pre-Peorl Hurbor Records
Of Congress Members
Scanned by Voters
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Support of President Roosevelts
foreign policies before Pearl Harbor
again was tested as political issue
today In three of seven States where
voters picked party nominees for
Federal and State offices.
The pre-war records Of Congress
members were campaign issues in
Minnesota, Washington and Colo
RADIO. Primary balloting also was
conducted in Maryland, Arizona,
Louisiana and Vermont.
The usual contention that an op-
ponent failed to support administra-
ton foreign views went into reverse
in Minnesota where Walter K Mick
elson, a publisher, sought the Re
publican senatorial nomination on
the claim that his opponent, Senator
Ball, had voted against the views of
80 per cent of his constituents in
supporting the President.
Stassen to Go in Navy.
The State also was interested in
the Republican contest for the lieu
tenant governorship. Gov. Harold E..
Stassen, Republican, has declared If
reelected he will resign in April
to go on active duty as lieutenant
commander in the Navy, turning the
chair over to the Lieutenant Cover
nor
Gov. Stassen supported Ed Thye,
former deputy State agriculture
commissioner, for the nomination.
Seven others, including the 30-year-
old incumbent, c. Elmer Anderson,
have filed for the ofiice. In the
governorship race, Gov. Stassen was
opposed by John Alexander, former
member Of Congress, and Martin
A. Nelson.
In Colorado and Washington the
isolationist issue followed the usual
lines. The former picked nominees
for Senate seats now held by Ed
G. johnson, Democrat, and Eugene
D. Millikin, Republican.
Colorado Senate Race Hot.
Senator Johnson's opponent, Col
orado Supreme Court Justice Ben
jamin C. Hilliard, accused the Sem
ator OF consistently opposing. in
stead OF helping, the President
Judge Hilliard also sharply criti-
cized Senator johnson for his non
intervention stand before Pearl
Harbor, and he promised to support
Mr.. Roosevelt faithfully.
The winner of that contest for
the six-year Senator post will face
Gov. Ralph L. Carr, unopposed for
Republican nomination.
Unopposed also are candidates
for the short-term Senate job. They
are Senator Millikin and James A
Marsh, Democrat. They seek to fill
out the unexpired term of the late
Alba B. Adams. Senator Millikin
was appointed by Gov. Carr after
Senator Adams death to serve until
the general election.
Dill Attempts Comeback.
Pre-Pearl Harbor voting records
also have figured in contests to un-
seat Representatives Hill and Cof-
fee, Washington Democrats. For
mer Senator Clarence C. Dill is
seeking the Democratic nomination
to the seat vacated by Representa-
tive Leavy, now Federal Judge.
Louisiana Democrats will nominate
a United States Senator and Other
officers in primary that is tanta.
mount to election.
Senator Ellender, in his cam.
paign for reelection, faces E. A
Stephens.
Six of the States congressional
seats will be filled. Two Represent.
atives, Overton Brooks and A. Leon.
ard Allen, are unopposed.
Run-off In South Carolina.
South Carolina Democrats nomi.
nate a lieutenant governor and q
controller general in a run-on pri-
mary that is follow-up to the Au-
gust Is ballot, when Senator May
bank was nominated for reelection
and former Gov. Olin D. Johnson
was designated as the party's choice
of Governor.
The candidates for lieutenant
governor are Ranosme j. Williams
and George K. Laney.
Georgia votes tomorrow with in
terest high In the Democratic race
for Governor between Gov. Eugene
Talmadge and State Attorney Gen.
eral Ellis Arnall.
Delaware and Connecticut Re-
publicans also meet tomorrow in
State conventions. Saturday New
Mexico has its primary and on Sat-
urday and Monday Connecticut Re-
publicans hold district conventions
for Representative nominations.