Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-06
6. 0. P. Names AIger
In Michigan Primary;
Moody Wins Easily
BY the Kssoeioted Pres.

DETROIT. Aug. 6.-Two scionS
OF Detroit's Gold Caste. Men
men Williams and Fred M. Alger,
Twill fight it out for the gov
ernorship of Michigan this fall
as the result of yesterdays pri-
mary election.
Gov. Williams, the Democratic
incumbent. won whopping cour-
teSy vote in his party primary
although unopposed, and Mr.. Al
ger. making his second try for the
Republican nomination, roared
downstate into his home county of
Wayne Detroit) with large plu-
rality passing 10000 with more
than half of the votes counted in
the unofficial total.
Potter Gets G. 0. p. Nod.
And it will be United States
Senator Blair Moody, the Demo-
cratic incumbent, against Repre-
sentative Charles E. Potter, 18th
District Congressman since 1947I
and legless World War II veteran.
For Governor, the vote in 2,806I
OF Michigan's 4,458 precincts, in
Guiding 500 from Wayne County,
showed:
Mr.. Alger, 265,6SO; William
Vandenberg. 1898; Donald S..
Leonard. 167,O97.
For Senator, the vote in 2,775I
precincts, including $50 from
Wayne County, showed: Mr.. Pot
ter, 279,031; John B. Martin,
1888.
Moody Wins Easily.
Senator Moody, standing on his
own feet politically for the first
time since Gov. Williams picked
him from the Washington press
gallery for the Senate, rolled easily
over his sole Democratic opponent,
Louis c. Schwinger of Saginaw.
Mr.. Potter, a member of. the
House Committee on n-American.
Activities. smashed down the bids
of three other rivals, apparently
carrying all but three of the States
80 counties.
With less than half of the State S
vote counted, Mr.. Potter's plurality
over Mr.. Martin, State auditor
general, was still mounting as
Wayne County returns trickled in.
One Race in Doubt.
There was only one race in doubt |
and there wasn't too much doubt
about that. State Senator Clarence
A. Reid of Detroit continued to
plug across the State few thou
sand votes ahead of former Mayor
George Welsh of Grand Rapids
for the Republican nomination for
lieutenant governor.
But Mr.. Reid had still to count |
his Wayne County vote and no one
doubted that would put him well
out ahead.
The shot weather" primary held
some surprises for Michigan poll
ticians. It was apparently the big
gest in history, with half a mil
lion votes cast in Wayne County
alone. and probably million and
more in the State at large.
1t marked the upset of Rep
resentative Fred L. Crawford, "a,
of Saginaw after 10 years in the
House. Mr.. Crawford, target of
those who contended he had given
up residence in his district. was
walloped by 33-year-old Alvin M.
Bentley of OwosSo. wealthy critic
of American foreign policy.
Publishers Son Trailing.
Landon Knight, f28-year-old
newspaperman son of Publisher
John S. Knight of Knight News
papers. Inc. sought the Repub-
lican nomination for Congress
from the 18th district. a section of
Detroit, and apparently was de-
feated.
With nearly half the precincts
counted, Mr.. Knight was trailing
Clarence j. Mcleod. a former
Congressman. by 1900 votes.
Three other candidates were
farther back.
Representative George D.
O'Brien, a Democrat. appeared
certain of denomination in the
normally Democratic district. Two
other candidates were opposing
him.