Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-01

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Primaries This Week;
5 Senator's Running
BY the As.oeiased Press
In six States which will hold
primaries this week. i've sSena-
tors come up for denomination,
but only Senator Kefauver. Dem
ocrat, Of Tennessee appears to
have strong opposition.
Others are Senators Ferguson,
Republican. of Michigan: Nicely,
Democrat. Of West Virginia;
Schoeppel. Republican, Of Kan
sas. and Cooper. Republican. of
Kentucky.
Senator Ferguson has no pri-
mary opposition for a third
term. Senators Nicely, Schoeppel
and Cooper are regarded as easy
winners over light competition.
AL told. candidates for 5 Sem
fyte, So House and 3 Governor
seats will be chosen. with Michi-
gan. West Virginia, Kansas and
Missouri voting Tuesday; Ten
nessee Thursday. and Kentucky
Saturday. twenty-five States
have named candidates for 10
Senate. ESQ House and Is Gov.
ernor seats.
Most Campaigns Dull.
In most instances the cam
paigns leading up to next weeks
voting have been dull. There
has been little or no speech
making to generate any steam
except in Tennessee. where SEN
ator Kefauver and Representa-
tive Sutton, his chief opponent,
have been doing IL with bells
and sound trucks from the coun-
try store to the city corner.
Senator Kefauver is seeking q
second Senate term after an un-
successful try for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination
two years ago.
Here's the background on next
weeks primaries. with the first
four coming Tuesday:
nETrrrrAN
The death of Blair Moody. can
didate for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination, left 1t mo
contest" in either party for the
seat of Senator Ferguson. chair
man of the Senate Republican
Policy Committee, who is seeking
q third term. 80
The Democratic nominee will
be Patrick ". Mcnamara. who
doubles as a member of several
contracting companies and as the
unsalaried president of an AFL
pipe filters local. Mr.. Moody,
newsman and a former Senator
by appointment, had been ia
vored to win over Mr.. Mcnamara
who gets his main support from
the AFL Building Trades Council
Mr.. Moody may get some token
memorial votes as his name will
be on the ballots. They were
printed in most places before
his death.
Four Republicans are Compel
ing for the right to oppose Demo-
cratic Gov. @. Mennen Williams
who Is seeking an unprecedented
fourth term at Lansing without
primary opposition. They are
state Treasurer D. Hale Brake
Secretary of State Owen j
Cleary, DR.. Eugene c. Meyes, who
runs his own hospital at Dear
born and is a former lieutenant
governor, and Donald 8. Leonard
former State and Detroit police
commissioner.
The Democrats are engaged In
q hot fight for lieutenant gov
ernor between Williams and anti
Williams factions.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Senator Nicely, at 70 seeking
his Nth term, is rated a shoo-ir
for denomination over three
opponents-Sam B. Chiffon
Charleston attorney; Homer H
May, st. Mary's County schoo
official. and Roy A. Warden, for
mer State legislator.
There has been little cam.
paigning. Most of the talking
has been by rivals for the Re.
publican Senate nomination
Tom Sweeney Of Wheeling, az
unsuccessful Senate nominee II
1916, and Latelle M. LaFollette
Charleston attorney and bust.
nesSman.
Two women are running To-
House nominations, including al
incumbent, Mrs. Elizabeth Kee
Democrat, who is seeking he
second full term. She is Opposed
by Irwin S. Maddy, q high schoo
principal.
The other woman candidat,