Evening star., 1950-08-06
Idaho Holds Primary
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Tuesday With 7 Seats
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In Senate at Stake
By D. Harold Oliver
Assoeiated Pres, Political Reporter

: Idaho, key State in 1850 major
party fortunes, relaxes from a
slam-bang primary campaign
Tuesday to pick candidates for
two United States Senate seats
from a field of IA.
Communism and public power
have been the main talking points.
One of the three States electing
two Senators this year-Connect:-
cut and North Carolina are the
others-Idaho has been marked on
Republican charts as Offering
strong hope for picking up a Sem
ate seat from the Democrats.
That seat now is held by Glen
H. Taylor. He is running for
another six-year term nomination
on the Democratic ticket after
being soundly trounced in 1948 as
second man on the Progressive
Party presidential ballot with
Henry Wallace.
The other seat at stake now is
held by appointment by Repub-
lican Henry C. Dworshak.
Biggest Field in Primary.
The largest field of primary
candidates in the States history is
on the ballot. Six Republicans
and eight Democrats are seeking
Senate nominations. including the
two incumbents, the States two
House members, the Governor and
q former United States Senator.
The Korean war has intensified
the campaign to defeat Senator
Taylor, who has been beating the
bushes in his traditional style.
With a four-piece hillbilly band.
the former singing cowboy" has
visited every crossroads hamlet,
The band furnishes musical
background for songs by the Tay-
lor family-the Senator. his wife,
Dora, and sons, P. j. and Arod.
Republican candidates for Sen
ator Taylor's toga are Gov. G.
A. Robins, Representative John
Sanborn, and State Senator Her
man Welker.
Crooner Bing Crosby provided
a Hollywood touch to the Welker
campaign during a recent visit
to Boise for an exhibition golf
match. Handing out literature
for Mr.. Welker, his pheasant
hunting companion. Bing an
nounced:
"a vote for Welker and therell
be a pheasant in every pot"
Term to Be Filled Out.
Nominees also will be picked
for the four years remaining OF
the term of the late Democratic
Senator Bert H. Miller. He died
last October and Senator Dwor-
shak, a Republican whom Sena-
tor Miller defeated in 1948, was
appointed by Gov. Robins to sue
ceed him.
Senator Dworshak is running
against Abe McGregor Goff. a
former Representative, and Fent-
ress H. Kuhn, Boise businessman.
Five Democrats seek the four
year Senate nomination-F. M.
Bistline, Pocatelle businessman
and former national committee
man; Claude J. Burtenshaw,
Ricks College professor; Edwin
M. Holden. chief justice of the
State Supreme Court: Robert l..
Summerfield, Twin Falls business
man, and Mrs. La Vera Swope,
Boise businesSwoman.
Four Republicans and three
Democrats are out after govern
ship places on the November
ballot.
Three other States-Nebraska,
Connecticut and Arkansas-hold
primaries Tuesday.
The Nebraska campaign, with
no senatorship involved, has been
a quiet one. Candidates will be
chosen for governor and four
House seats.
Governor Has Opposition.
Challenging Republican Gov.
Val Petersen. seeking a third
term, is Ernest Adams. of Omaha.
Five seek the Democratic nomina-
ton, including former Represen-
tative Terry Carpenter. of Scots
bluff.
Two of the States four House
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ste
fan, Republican, and O'Sullivan,
Democrat-are unopposed.
Connecticut Democrats hold five
district conventions to name
House candidates.
Arkansas Democrats are going
into a second primary to decide a
few run-ofs for State Offices not
decided in the July 25 primary.
Also on the ticket will be Senator
Fulbright. Democrat. and six in
cumbent Democratic representa-
tives, all unopposed. In Arkansas
the procedure of other Southern
States is reversed. The first pri-
mary decides only contests involv-
ing three or more candidates, with
unoppoSed candidates being held
for the run-off ballot.