Evening star., 1954-08-06
Kefauyer Wins ; 10 1
In Tennessee Voting;
Clement Easy Victor


NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. g.
Senator Estes Kefauver and Gov.
Frank Clement held smashing
denomination victory margins in
today's tabulations of yesterdays
Tennessee Democratic primary
election. assuring their re-elec-
ton.
On the Republican side, Ray
H. jenkins, special counsel for
the Army-McCarthy hearings.
disoWned after the fact-as he
had before 1.-THE wide nomina-
ton victory he received for his
party's senatorial campaign.
Although the State gave Pres
ident Eisenhower its presidential
electoral votes in 1862 by q mar
row margin, it held strongly to
its Democratic leaningS that year
in all other races as it virtually
always does.
The figures from 2,205 of the
States 1881 precincts tell the
Democratic primary story:
Senate: Kefauver, 359, ,O5S;
Representative Pat Sutton. 152,-
306.
Governor: Clement, 404, $40;
former Gov. Gordon Browning,
164,304; Judge Raulston School,
field, 25,o3l.
Has National Fame.
Senator Kefauver was the
master handshaker who did so
well in 1852 Democratic presi-
dental primaries and lost out in
the convention after gaining ma
tional fame as chairman of the
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mittee.
He said his victory over Mr..
Sutton was q triumph over iso-
lationism.
Sutton, who conducted a fast
paced helicopter campaign be-
tween marathon radio-television
brnadcasts, conceded shortly be-
fore midnight. saying he held
mo Ill will or malice"
Memphis Political Boss E. H.
Crump. who sustained his first
big political defeat in 1948 when
Senator Kefauver first was
elected to the Senate. maintained
. neutral stand in the Senate
race this year. although Mr.. SUIT
ton said Mr.. Crump had agreed |
to pass a quiet word in his be-
half.
In the Governors race. how |
ever. Mr.. Crump pulled out all |
the stops in Shelby County on |
Mr.. Clements behalf during the |
last few days Of the campaign. !
Youngest Governor.
Nevertheless, it was a smash
ing personal success for Mr..
Clement, who is the Nations |
youngest Governor at the age
Of "a. His victory margin in
the race for the States first
four-year term was impressive /
without the lop-sided Shelby
County count. 20
He won in spite Of: ID All |
three of his 1852 opponents |
joining forces under the Brown
ing banner; t2l. open riffs with |
his Secretary Of state and his |
Comptroller near the end of the
campaign: t3l q third candidate. |
Judge Raulston Scheduled, who |
drew more than %. 900 votes wifi
q pro-segregation campaign.
In the COP primary. limited |
mostly to East Tennessee, the
reluctant jenkins ran far ahead |
Of Robert Gregory, a newcomer /
on the political scene. The to-
tails from $50 precincts: jenkins,
6,545; Gregory, 1885.
Successor to Sutton.
There was no Republican can
didate for Governor.
Only one new face appeared
likely in Tennessee's Congress
sional lineup-the winner of the
Sixth District race to I'LL the
vacancy left by Mr.. Sutton.
Ross Bass of Pulaski and John
r. Long Of Springfield were run
ming a close race there. With
333 of 391 precincts reporting,
Mr.. Bass had %, ,252, Long "A, ,489
and a third contender. Tom Fox,
s,t87.
Democratic Representatives
Percy Priest, Tom Murray, Jere
Cooper and Clifford Davis won
easy victories over light opposi-
tion. Democrats James Frazier
and Joe Evins were unopposed.
In the traditionally Repub-
lican first and second districts
Of East Tennessee, Representa-
tive B. Carroll Reece, former Re-
publican national chairman, won
an easy victory, while, Repre-
sentative Howard Baker was un-
in the COP primary.