Evening star., 1952-11-06
20 6. 0.P. Governors
Are Voted Into Office,
Raising Total 10 80

Raising Total 10 80
Republicans in Tuesdays cleo
tion solidified their grass-root
strength by electlng or re-electini
Governors In 20 States. bringing
their control Of statehouses to 80
With results from one State.
Michigan-still undecided, Demo.
Gratis have been successful in min,
Of the State governorship contests
The new ratio between Repub.
1ican and Democratic Governor.
stands at 80 to II. Before ths
election it was IS to %, with thu
Republicans also having the edge
Williams by Slim Margin.
In Michigan. Gov. G. Menner
Williams led for reelection by
the slim margin of 3,948 votes
over his Republican opponent
Secretary Of State Fred M. Alger
jr. Almost all of the returns
from the States 4.480 precincts
were in.
Neither Gov. Williams nor Mr.
Alger would discuss a recount yet
They said they preferred to wait
for the official canvass of the
vote, scheduled for 10 to 20 days
hence. But spokesmen in the Re-
publican camp indicated a recount
would be demanded if the final
official vote placed Mr.. Alger
within 10000 votes Of Gov.
Williams.
It would not be the first time
Gov. Williams success or failure
depended on q recount. In 1850
he apparently lost the election to
former Republican Gov. Harry F.
Kelly. Unof1cial returns gave
Gov. Kelly 6,000-vote margin.
But on a recount Gov. williams
won by LISA votes.
In Montana, the Associated
Press reported. J. Hugo Aronson
Republican, appeared to have won
the governorship over the incum-
bent. Gov. John w. Bonner.
Unofficial returns from all but
42 of 1,137 precincts gave Mr.
Aronson 129,702 votes. lead oi
almost 5000 over Gov. Bonner's
124,795.
The results from the governor
ship races follow:
Names Of incumbents are fol-
lowed by asteriskS. When two
or more names appear. the final
returns have not been received.
Authorizations are CD for DEM
ocrat, (R.) for Republican,
CProhi.) for Prohibitionist. Is.
L. for Socialist Labor, (S.W0
for Socialist Worker.)
ARIZONA: e years.
Howard Pyle (R).'
ARKANSAS: q years.
Francis Cherry tD0.
COLORADO: g years.
Dan Thornton tR. p."
DELAWARE: "a years)
J. Caleb Boggs tR.l.
FLORIDA: a years.
Dan McCarty CD.
ILLINOIS,: q. years.
William G. Stratton CR0.
INDIANA: a years.
George N. Craig (R.).
IOWA: q years.
William s. BeardSley R.).s
KANSAS: e years.
Edward F. Arm (R0.'
MAINE: q years.
elected Sept. 81
Burton M. Cross (R.).
MASSACHUSETTS: e years)
Christian A. Herter (R0.
MICHIGAN: e years.
G. Mennen Williams DID,
Fred NJ. Alger. Jr. tR.s.
E. Harold Mum Pfohi.)
Theos a. Grove tS.L.).
Howard Lerner tS.W.).
MINNESOTA: g years.
c. Elmer Anderson tR).'
MISSOURI: "a years.
Phil M. Donnelly tD).
MONTANA: a years.
John w. Bonner tDD.'
j. Hugo Aronson tRJ.
NEBRASKA: q years.
Robert B. Crosby (R.).
NEW HAMPSHIRE: q years.
Hugh Gregg (RJ.
NEW MEXICO: q years.
Edwin L. Mechem (R).'
NORTH CAROLINA: a years.
William B. Umstead Cd.
NORTH DAKOTA: e years.
Norman Brunsdale (R.).'
OHIO: q years.
Frank j. Lausche Cd"
RHODE ISLAND: q years.
Dennis j. Roberts CDD.'
SOUTH DAKOTA: q years.
Sigurd Anderson (R).'
TENNESSEE: G years.
Frank G. Clement Cd.
TEXAS: q years.
Allan Shivers CD. and (R.).'
UTAH: " years.
j. Bracken Lee (R.).'
VERMONT: "a years.
Lee E. Emerson R).'
WASHINGTON: a years)
Arthur B. Langlie (R).'
WEST VIRGINIA: a years)
william c. Marland CD.
WISCONSIN,. q VearS)
Walter j. Kohler. jr. (R).s
Gerald Smith Sues
kewsweek Magazine
BY the Assoeioisd Press
DAYTON 0hio Nov 6-AttOr