Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Faces
Toughest Fight
In Career Today
Tennessee Senator
Is Opposed by Sore;
Record Vote Seen
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Tennessee today, but election
officials said they expect the
heaviest vote in history for the
Democratic and Republican pri-
maries.
Reports from the major cities
Of Knoxville, Memphis and Chat
tanooga said the rain would have
little effect on the anticipated
record turnout Of voters. Nash
vile, the capital city, also found
voters Drawing showers to reach
the polls.
Their votes will decide the po-
litical future of Kenneth D. Nc
Kellar, 83-year-old dean of the
Senate in point of service, and
Gov. Gordon Browning, who is
out for a third consecutive two
year term.
And they will determine, per-
haps finally. what power remains
IN the hands of flowing haired E.
H. Crump, Memphis political lead
er whose grip on Statewide poll.
tics was broken four years ago by
Gov. Browning and Senator Estes
kefauver. Mr.. Crump, attempting
a comeback, is supporting Senator
Mcclellan.
Other Hot Contests.
Spurred on by bitter campaign
oratory, the voters concentrated
on the torrid races for the Demo-
cratic nominations for the United
States Senate and the governor
ship.
There were hot contests for
both Democratic and Republican
congressional nomination and in
local general elections. But the
talk around the polling places was
centered chiefly on the chances of
Senator McKellar's winning an
unprecedented seventh term in the
Senate and Gov. Browning re.
tanning his hold on the governor.
ship.
The polls opened at o am. vot-
ing ends at 4 pm. in rural areas
and 2 pm. in the cities.
For the first time in Tennessee
history, voting was entirely tres
OF poll-tax requirements. A rec
ord registration Of 1888, 259 was
qualified to vote in the primary.
May Exceed Record.
Observers forecast a primary
vote between 100000 and 100000,
more than 100000 above the rec
ord OF 481.271 set in the guber..
material primary two years ago.
Most Of the major candidates
wound up their strenuous cam
paigns last night with final State.
wide radio appeals to the voters.
And many a voter listened to the
last words Of the candidates-then
set their alarm clocks to rouse
them early for one of the hottest
primary elections in years.
Most Of the victorious Demo-
cratic candidates in today's bal.
loting face Republican opposition,
in the November election. But the
Democratic nomination practi-
cally always amounts to election,
In all but two Republican districts,
in predominantly Democra tic
Tennessee.
Faces Toughest Opposition.
Senator Mcclellan. chairman Of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee. faces probably the toughest
opposition of his career in a.
year-old Representative Albert
Gore, whose 4th district was elm.
mated by the States 1851 redis-
tricting act.
MIR. Mcclellan went to Congress
IN 1912 as a member of the House.
He served consecutive terms in
the House until 1926, when he,
was elected to his first term in
the Senate. He will complete his
sixth six-year term in the Senate
this year.
The third man in the Demo.
cratic Senatorial race is John r.
Neal, Knoxville attorney, who is
generally an "also ran" in either
the gubernatorial or senatorial
contests.
The Governors race possibly
overshadows the senatorial con-
test inside Tennessee. Gov.
Browning is opposed by Frank
Clement, former attorney for the
public utilities commission; Cliff
ford Allen, jr., Nashville attorney
and businessman who was de-
feated by Browning two years ago,
and Clifford Pierce. widely known
Memphis businessman who is a
comparative newcomer to politics.
The two Tennessee Republican
Congressman, former National
Committee Chairman Carroll
Reece and Howard Baker are UNI
opposed for nomination in the 1st
and I'd Districts, respectively. Also
unopposed are two Democratic
Congressman. Representative Tom
hurry in the 7th District and
Representative Clifford Davis In
the 9th (Memphis).
The toughest race for renomi-
nation apparently faced Repre-
sentative J. B. Frazier. jr., ed Dis
trict) and Representative Pat SUIT
ton (6th DISTRICT. Mr.. Frazier is
opposed by Raymond Prater and
Graham. Mr.. Sutton,s
is Reeder Parker, q dis.
trict attorney general.