The Key West citizen., 1954-09-14
Maine Goes Democrat In Governors Election
By THE ASSOCIATED PRgss

: BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss
Maine, solidIy Republican fo,
two decades, elected a Demo
cratic governor yesterday to steaI
the political limelight from nine
other states holding primaries to
day.
Voters in the nine states ars
picking party nominees for S Sen.
ate and 81 House seats and 70,
s governorships. This will nus,
about wind up selection of candi.
dates to run in the Nov. 2 elections
for control of the next Congress
New York State conventions and
Rhode Island primaries later this
month viii conclude the prelimin.
aries.
But it was the Maine election
traditionally held two months be.
fore those in the other Al states
that attracted most Of the political
AtLSlLlOu.
Edmund S. Muskie, 3s-year-old
man, ousted COP Gov. Burton M
Cross in voting which Vice Presi.
dent Nixon had described in ad.
vance as 'the first statewide test
of the Eisenhower administration
program"
Nixon had campaigned for the
COP ticket during a brief vacation
In Maine, urging "an even greater
majority than ever before" to
herald Republican victories in the
other Al states 10 November.
With all but ~ of the states
GAG precincts reporting, Muskie had
i26y y6se votes while Cross had los,-
345.
Republican Sen. Margaret Chase
Smith and the states three COP
House members all won re-elee-
ton, although veteran Rep. Robert
Hale had a narrow squeak.
Mrs. Smith Led Democrat Paul
A. Fullam, a political newcomer
and Colby College history pnofes.
sor, by 132ySis votes to $3.50 in
$50 precincts. With her election
to q second term assured, Mrs.
Smith said she hopes her triumph
will give impetus to a national
trend in November for the election
of a Republican Congress for Pres
ident Eisenhower"
Most incumbents seeking renom-
nations today were unchallenged.
But there were scraps for the Re-
public nomination for a two-year
Senate term in New Hampshire,
Democratic Senate races in Colo
rado and Massachusetts,, and Dem
ocratic governor contests in Wis
censin and Massachusetts.
Sen. Robert w. Upton (R-NH)
appeared the only one facing a
tough fight among four senators
seeking denomination. Unopposed
were Sens. Styles Bridges GRIND
and Leverett Saltonstal (R-Mass).
Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn)
had opposition, but he was regard
ed an easy winner.
The seat of the fifth senator in-
volved in today's biggest-0f-the-
year prediction voting is that of
the veteran Democratic senator
from Colorado, Edwin c. John
son, leaving the Senate voluntarily
after IS years. He is unoppesed to-
day for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton in Colorado.
Candidates for the Senate were
being chosen in Colorado, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, and New
Hampshire ltwo seats). These
states also. picked governor can.
didates along with Vermont and
Wisconsin.
House candidates only were be-
ing chosen in New York, Utah,
and Washington. There were com
paratiyely few House contests in
the nine states as 46 Republican
and "A Democratic incumbents
were unopposed.
Highlights of today's voting:
New Hampshire Political writ.
ers called il a tossup between Sen.
Upton, 10, who has been serving
year by appointment, Rep. Nor.
ris Cotton, 81, and Wesley Powell,
81, Hampton Falls attorney, fof
the COP nomination for the tive
years remaining Of the term Of
the late Sen. Charles w. Tobey.
The state also nominates for gov.
ernor and for two House seats.
Colorado-It's been a hot and
noisy race for the Democratic
Senate nomination between former
Rep. John A. Carroll of Denver,
and the 42-year-old mayor of Den
ver, Qaigg Newton. Carroll got the
top vote In q state convention te
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