Evening star., 1946-08-18
New York and Texas
Primaries High Light
Week in Politics
BY the Associated Press

In three other States, Delaware
Utah and Alabama. the selection
of candidates for governorship ano
two Senate and two House seats will
bring August primaries, conventions
and runoffs almost to a close.
Few of the contests have national
interest or significance, except as
they may reflect general temper OF
the voters in advance of the No
vember election.
Baldwin Race Watched.
The main show in New York's
House primaries Tuesday comes in
the 18th or Silk Stocking" district
of New York City The incumbent
Joseph Clark Baldwin, is bucking
the party organiza ton for the Re-
! publican nomination.
/ The nomination of candidates for
governor and Senator, in Republi-
can and Democratic conventions
September 3 and 4. will command
wider attention in New York because
of their connection with any future
political aspirations of Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey.
The State by State picture:
New York-In the 18th Dis
trict, Representative Baldwin is try
ing for the nomination for another
term, although district leaders of
his own party are backing State
Senator Frederic r. Coudert, ir.
in the Republican primary.
! Representative Boldwin has been
criticized by opponents for voting
against strike control bills and sup
porting the national administration
on some matters. He is unopposed
as the American Labor Party can
didate, but his petition to enter
the Democratic primary was invali-
dated by the Board of Election.
Gov. Dewey, a voter in Repre-
sentative Baldwin's district, has
kept hands off the squabble.
The outstanding scrap upstate in
wolves the Republican nomination in
the overwhelmingly Republican 29th
District formerly represented by
Hamilton Fish.
The incumbent, Augustus w. Ben
net, who beat MI Fish two years
ago with Democratic, and ALP sup
port, Is opposed by Mrs. Katherine
st. George of Tuxedo. She is a dis
tant cousin of the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who fought
Representative Fish constantly. She
has Mr.. Fish's backing.
Jester Favored in Texas.
/ Texas-In the gubernatorial run
off Saturday, Mr.. Jester is the bet
ting favorite. He topped DR.. Rainey
by some 10000 votes in the first
primary July ~. A dozen other can
dldates were in the field then.
AT stake in the runoffs for Demo-
cratic nominations for five house
seats-the equivalent of election in
IeXas-are spots which have been
fllled by men with some of the long
est existing records of service as
Representatives.
Last week Tom Tyson, leading
contender for Representative from
the, 9Th district. withdrew from the
race leaving the nomination to his
run-off opponent. Olin league
wounded war veteran. The House
seat was resigned by Luther A.
johnson when he accepted Fed
eral judgeship.
Three are retiring voluntarily
They are Hatton w. Summers,
chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee. in the 5th district
Fritz G. Lanham in the 18th, and
Sam w. Russell in the 18th.
| In the 9th district, the 85-year-
ola chairman of the House Rivers
and Harbors Committee, Joseph J.
| Mansfield. faces runoff with
State Senator L. J. Sulak of La
Grange. Representative Milton H
West is in a runoff in the 18th
district against John T. Ellis, ir..
Weslaco, former Army colonel.
Incumbents Supported.
Delaware-Tuesday's Democratic
convention is expected to put up
Senator James M. Tunnel for
another term, along with the States
only Representative, Philip A. Tray
nor. Both are backed by the clio
| and AFL.
The convention also will select
nominees for various State Offices.
The highest is State attorney gen.
eral.
Utah-Republicans will determine
| IN Tuesdays runoff whether their
senatorial candidate will be Arthur
Watkins, Orem attorney, fruit grow
er and former district judge, or Will
liam L. Baker, Provo construction
engineer and fruit farmer.
/ The winner will go up against the
Democratic incumbent, Abe MUIR
dock, who had no primary opposi-
ton. Mr.. Watkins lacked only a
few votes Of majority in the first
primary.
In the second congressional dis
trict, Lee Neff Taylor of Salt Lake
City and William A. Dawson of Lay
ton are in runoff to decide who
will face the Democratic incumbent.
j. Will Robinson. Mr.. Taylor topped
four-man slate in the original pri-
mary.
Alabama-Indications are lacking
that Republican plans to nominate
gubernatorial candidate Wednes-
day are anything more than a ges-
ture. The Democratic choice, sure
OF election, Is towering James E
Big jim" Folsom, who campaigned
with a hillbilly band and a mon
| with which be said be would cIea !,