Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Maine votincIs Lighi;
Mrs. Smith Sees Foe
Planted by Mccarthy
BY the Associated pr6ss


PORTLAND, Me-, June 2i.-
Light voting was reported in
Names primary today in which
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
battled q man she claimed Sem
ator Mccarthy. Republican. Of
Wisconsin apparently planted Ia
the race against her.
But women, among whom Mrs.
Smith has strong support. were
reported turning out in several
spots around the State.
Featured in the primary is the
contest between Mrs. Smith, no
friend Of Senator Mccarthy, and
Robert L. Jones, who is. for the
COP senatorial nomination. Mrs.
Smith was regarded widely Is
likely to win easily.
Every Light" In Portland.
Here IN Names largest city
balloting before noon was de-
scribed by city ofiicials as "1ery
light" That was the story, too,
In Lewiston, Auburn and Bangor.
The twin industrial cities Of
Biddeford and Saco followed q
similar pattern. hut that is nor
NAL for them, inasrnuch as many
employees Of textile and textile
machinery plants ordinarily head
for the polls after they get OF
work. te.a
The Saco city clerk reported
quite q few older women were
voting. In Waterville the pace
was slow with more women than
usual turning out.
A couple Of polling places In
Augusta, the capital, I reported
ballotting was q little ahead.
Mercury Hits So.
The mercury in Portland hit
80, q new high for the year,
shortly before 10 am. EST.
!. Mrs. Smith and her youthful
rival campaigned through cleo
ton eve, with the Senator con.
tending that Mr.. Jones appar-
emily is Senator McCarthy's can
didate.
That is the closest Mrs. Smith
has come to openly accusing the
Red-hunting Wisconsin Senator
Of attempting to engineer her
defeat in the Republican sena.
torial primary.
And it was her nearest ap-
proach to a direct attack on her
competitor. Robert L. Jones.
The contestants closed their
campaigns last night with tan.
dem television appearances from
the same Portland studio.
Movies Filmed.
Mrs. Smith had spoken Of
Senator Mccarthy in an earlier
TV interview with commentator
columnist Drew Pearson that
was filmed several days ago in
Washington. Z i
Mr.. Jones followed through by
saying Mr.. Pearson was brought
In here to try and ruin me-"
And he said Mr.. Pearson "was
called q liar by, four Presidents.
$50 Congressmen and S5 Sem
ators."
The race between the 56-year-
old Senator and the S4-year-old
Mr.. Jones, Q novice In politics,
is the only Statewide contest
In today's primaries.
The only other competition
above the local and county level
is for the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominations in the 1st
congressional district.
Hale Seeks Seventh Term.
Representative Hale, Republi.
can. Of Maine seeks G. o. p.
denomination for q seventh term.
He was regarded as q likely re-
peater for the Republican nomi-
nation over j. Hollis Mcclure Of
Bath, member of the Governors
Executive Council, and Ray w.
StetSon. Portland attorney.
On the Democratic side it was
James C. Oliver Of Cape Eliza
beth, who once represented the
district as q Republican. against
Eli Gaudet. Rumford free-lance
newSman.
= Representatives Nelson and
McIntire. both Republicans, had
no competition in the primaries
IN the I'd and Sd districts.
3 Both candidates for Governor
are unopposed, Gov. Burton M.
Cross on the Republican ticket
and Edmund s. Muskie Of Water
vile on the Democratic ticket.
The count begins after the
polls close at Z pm. (EST).