Evening star., 1948-09-12
Maine Vote Tomorrow May Give
.Previiew of National Elections

flrSt named to NIL the vacanc,
caused by her husbands death ant
Mrs. Pyle was elected for a two
months term, also to fill vacancy
Names gubernatorial race ha.
been fought out on strictly Stat'
levels. The contestants are Fred
erick G. Payne, Republican. formel
State finance commissioner. ant
Louis B. Lausier, now in his eighth
term as Mayor Of Biddeford.
Opposition in House Race.
The States three House incum'
bents, all Republicans, have opposi
ton Representative Robert Hale
district one, is opposed by James A
McVicar, former Democratic Stat,
chairman. Representative Franl
Fellows, second, has F. Davis Clark
Democratic national committeeman
as q rival.
Competing for Mrs. Smiths frs
district seat are Republican Charlie!
p. Nelson, war veteran Mayor o1
Augusta, the State capital, ane
Democrat Benjamin J. Arena, Lewis.
ton lawyer.
Maine voters also will approve OF
reject competing referenda labor
measures-the Tabb Act, enacted by
the 1947 legislature, banning the
closed shop, and the Barlow bill
barring closed and union shops
maintenance of membership con.
tracts, secondary boycotts, sympa.
thetic and jurisdictionay strikes and
picketing on farm PRESSES.
The State Supreme Court ruled
that both measures must go before
the voters because the Tabb Act
actually was legislative substi-
tute for the Barlow bill. Voters may
vote for one of the two or against
them.
In the three other States, light
balloting is expected despite gener-
ally heavy registration.
G. o. p. Watches Vermont
Republicans are watching the
Vermont primary, where Gov. Err
nest w. Gibson is seeking renom-
ination. Opposing him is 1t. Gov
Lee F. Emerson.
Gov. Gibson's supporters have
been heralding him as leader oi
the liberal wing of the party; Mr.
Emerson has the backing of an old
line faction that ruled Vermont
Republican politics for nearly a
half-century until 1916.
Gov. Gibson upset the Emerson
faction two years ago-but was
roundly beaten by this same group
early this summer when delegates
were chosen for the Republican Ma.
tional Convention and failed even
to win a place on the slate.
Democrats are more interested in
New Hampshire where former Ma
tional Committeeman Harry Carl
son, who bolted President Truman
at Philadelphia, is seeking the
partys gubernatorial nomination
against a Truman supporter-Her-
bert w. Hill, Dartmouth College
history professor.
Campaigns in Trailer.
Mr.. Carlson, one-time aide tc
Henry A. Wallace in the Commerce
Department and a leader of the
Draft Eisenhower" movement al
Philadelphia, was ousted as nationa
committeeman right after the con-
vention.s He has been waging ar
intensive campaign for the guber-
material nomination in an elaborate
stump mobile
new to New Hampshire politics.
Mr.. Hill, who is Democratic State
Chairman, has done little campaign.
ing.
The Massachusetts, Republican
primary has been spirited enough
among party leaders-but has drawr
little interest among the rank ano
file.
Gov. Robert F. Bradford, though
backed by nearly all party leaders
has primary opposition from State
Senator Edward M. Rowe of Cam.
bridge, chairman of the leigsla'
lures taxation committee.
The Massachusetts, Republican
club-usually neutral in primaries
indorsed Mr.. Bradford.
A potentially bitter fight for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina'
ton faded when ex-Gov. Maurice j
Tobin was named Secretary of Labor
by President Truman, leaving for
mer Attorney General Paul A. Devel
alone in the field.
Mr.. Tobin's name will appear or
the ballot as he withdrew from tht
race after they were printed. HI
has publicly called on his supper
ters, however, to vote for Mr.. Dever
Minnesota and Colorado.
Democratic and Republican poll
ticians also will focus unusual at
tertion on senatorial primary cleo
tions in Minnesota and Colorado
Tuesday.
Democrats will watch Minnesota
returns for signs of Democratic
strength in the November ballotins
for the Senate seat now held b.
Republican Senator Ball. Mime
sofa Is one of or States II
which Democrats express hope the!
will pick up enough seats to win .
majority in the United States Sen
ate.