Evening star., 1942-05-03
-Four States 10 Hold
Primaries Tuesday;
Campaigns Quiet
BuIow and Bunkheud
Senute Scots and 28
In House Involved
1y the Associated Press.

8N Inc Associated PRESS.
Candidates for two senatorial, two
gubernatorial and % House seats
will be chosen in four State pri-
maries next Tuesday following cam
paigns marked by lack of opposition
to many incumbents.
The primaries, to be held in South
Dakota Indiana, Florida and Ala
bama, are the first multiple elections
of 1912 The first congressional
primaries of the year took place
last month in Illinois, when most
incumbents were renominated.
Closest races Tuesday are indi-
Gated in South Dakota, where can
didates for Senator and Governor
will be named. But even in that
inland State the war has diverted
attention to such an extent that no
public meetings have been held.
Bulow Seeks Third Term.
. Senator Bulow, 72-year South
Dakota Democrat seeking renomi-
nation for a third term, has re-
manned here throughout the CAM
paign and the few speeches he has
made have been transcribed and
sent home for radio broadcasting.
Senator Bulow, who has said he
would support President Roosevelts
war program and reserve the right
to oppose domestic policies he be-
heves unsound, is opposed by
Thomas Berry, former Governor
and present Democratic State chair
man, a 100 per cent Roosevelt sup
porter. and Edward Prchal Burke,
attorney and former State legis-
lator.
In the Republican senatorial race
there are Gov Harlan J. Bushfield.
who is completing his second term
and who was q candidate for the
Republican vice presidential nomi-
nation in 1910. and Olive Ringsrud,
Elk Point school teacher who is
winding up her second term as Sec
retary of State.
Four In Republican Race.
Lewis w. Bicknell is unopposed in
the Democratic primary for the
nomination for Governor. Four
men are contesting for the nomina-
ton in the Republican primary.
The other State picking candi-
dates for Senator and Governor is
Alabama, where Senator Bankhead,
Democrat. Is unopposed for renomi-
nation for third term.
Gov. Frank M. Dixon, Democratic
governor, cannot succeed himself
under the law in Alabama. Five
men are seeking the Gubernatorial
nomination - Chauncey Sparks,
Chris j. Sherlock, Jim Folsom, w.
O. Broyles, and H. j. Carwile
Former Gov. Bibb Graves was a
contestant, but died shortly after
qualifying.
OF the nine Representatives from
that State-all Democrats - only
three have opposition. They are
Representatives Patrick, Grant and
Jarman.
Indiana to Nominate Eight.
Indianas u House members
eight Republicans and four Demo-
crats-are all seeking denomination,
although redistricting has cut the
States delegation to IL.
William H. Larrabee, who repre-
sentS what is now the llth district,
Is the only one of the States four
Democratic incumbents who has no
opposition. Redistricting attached
his county to the old Tenth district
represented by Repres tativ e
Springer. Republican, who also has
no opposition in his partys pri-
mary. Four other Republican rep
resentatives have no contests for
renomination-Halleck, Gillie, Lam
dis and Wilson.
| Florida selects candidates for six
House seats. one more than at pres
ent because Of census reapportion-
ment.