Evening star., 1952-08-08
Loses
In Tennessee by
$4,000 Votes
Gore Sweeps Primary
To Retire Senator. 80
Gov. Browning Loses
BY the Associated Press


NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. g.
Kenneth D. McKellar, dean of the
United States Senate, lost his
fight for a seventh term on the
basis of almost-complete returns
from Thursdays Democratic pri-
mary.
Representative Albert Gore, A.,
piled up an apparently insur-
mountable lead over Senator Nc
Kellar, 80. as late returns from
the primary rolled in.
Senator McKellar was behind
over $4,000 votes on unofficial re-
turns from 2.101 of the States
approximately 1890 precincts.
The count gave Mr.. Gore 238,-
867 votes and Senator McKellar
175.272.
But Senator McKellar. remain
ing in his hotel room at Memphis.
refused to concede defeat in his
try for an unprecedented seventh
term in the Senate.
Tantamount to Election.
The winner in the Democratic
senatorial primary faces only
token Republican opposition in the
November general election in over
whelmingly Democratic Tennessee.
Hobart Atkins of Knoxville ap-
parently was an easy victor in a
three-man race for the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination.
In another ousting of the "ins, :"
32-year-old Frank G. Clement
ended Gordon Browning's four
year reign as Governor. Browning
was seeking a third two-year
term.
Piled Up Early Lead.
The 44-year-old Gore, who
campaigned long and earnestly
throughout the State after his
4th district was eliminated in a
1851 redistricting act. piled up
what seemed certain to be an in
surmountable lead over McKellar
during the night-long tabulation
of unofficial returns from Tennes-
sees Democratic and Republican
primaries.
Returns from 2.029 precincts
gave Mr.. Clement, q former FBI
agent. 1892 votes. Gov. Brown
ing. 165.547, and Clifford Allen, jr.,
40 1862.
Newspaper Comedies.
The Nashville Tennessean. a
staunch Browning supporter. con-
ceded Mr.. Clements victory
shortly before midnight last night.
Browning himself had no state
ment.
Results of the two major races
left the Tennessee political pic
ture somewhat scrambled.
Memphis political leader E. H.
Crun1p, on the comeback trail
after his gubernatorial and sena-
toriai candidates were defeated
four years ago by Browning and
Senator Estes Kefauver, supported
Senator Mcclellan and Mr..
Clement.
Mr.. Crump, always a McKellar
stalwart. could not stem the tide
against the aging Senator. Just
what his support of Clement
meant was a matter of conjecture.
McKellar Had Great Power.
Senator McKellar. chairman of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee. has been a powerful figure
on the Washington political scene
for more than a quarter century.
He was elected to the Senate
in 1916 after serving three terms
in the House. He was an early and
constant advocate of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority and had
led successful fights to appropri-
ate millions of dollars for the
agency'S electric power program.
Not many months ago President
Truman withdrew the nomination
of Frank A. Waring, California
economist, for the IVA director
ship after Senator McKellar op-
posed the appointment.
Senator McKellar and Senator
Kefauver, who lost an all-out fight
for the Democratic presidential
nomination at Chicago two weeks
ago, were in opposite corners on
most issues in the Senate. Senator
McKellar, armed with top SEMI
ority. was almost invariably the
victor in his clashes with Senator
Kefauver.
Veteran House Member.
Mr.. Gore. although still in his
early 40s, is a veteran of seven
terms in the House. He, too, Is
"a long time supporter Of the IVA
and the Nations atomic program.
He has served on the House Ap-
preparations Committee for years.
Mr.. Gore in his Statewide
speaking campaign did not attack
Senator McKellar's record but
pleaded with the voters to send
"a young man to the Senate"
Senator McKellar, campaigning
in Tennessee for the first time
in at least IL years, sought re-
(See TENNESSEE, Page A-3)
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