Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
Eisenhower Gets 500
Of otoI Indiana Vote
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out a big vote, and that many
farmers chose to work instead
OF vote because of the warm
sunny weather. He insisted deep
resentment" among the farmers
would make itself felt in the
November election.
The Indiana State Democratic
organization is regarded as more
favorable to Adlai Stevenson
than to Kefauver, which may
have some effect on yesterdays
turnout. Stevenson did not en-
ter the primary against Kefau-
yer. but left the field to the Ten
neSsee senator.
The voters, it was reported
from Indiana, were free to take
part in either the Republican or
the Democratic primary-but no
write-in votes were permitted.
Eisenhower carried the State
over Stevenson in 1852 with a
lead of 324,729 in a total vote
of almost 100000.
Will Select Delegates
Delegates to the Democratic
and Republican National Con-
ventions were not elected, but
delegates to the parties State
conventions were chosen, and
they will pick the delegates to
the national conventions. These
delegates will be expected to
support Eisenhower and Kefau-
yer at least on the first ballots
in the national conventions.
This means % convention votes
for Kefauver and 80 for Eisen-
hover.
Ohio'S primary yesterday gave
President observation-disclosures a
Bricker-pledged delegation - Sc
more convention votes. On the
Democratic side of the fence, it
gave Gov. Frank j. Lausche
nearly all of Ohio's So delegate
votes as a favorite-son candi-
date for the presidential NOM
ination. LauSche has said he is
not seeking denomination, but
would accept it. He ran, he said,
as favorite-son candidate to hold
the Ohio delegation together at
the convention. Opposition to
the Lausche slate developed some
strength in Cleveland and Can
ton areas
Mr.. Lausche was nominated
for Senator. without opposition,
to run against Republican Sen
ator George Bender, who also
was unopposed in the primary.
The Republicans nominated c
William O'Neill for Governor
He will be opposed by Michael v
Disable, former Federal price
controller, the choice of the Dem
ocrats. They both ran away with
their party nominations.
Unofficial returns from 1922
of the States 11.714 precincts
gave O'Neill 333,5O3 votes to
1881 for his opponent. 1t. Gov
John w. Brown. Disable had
210.276 votes to 1886 for Mu-
nicipal Judge John E. Sweeney
of Cleveland; 33.346 for Robert
w. Reider. Fort Clinton pub
Usher; .20,299 for former State
liquor director Oscar L. Fleckner,
31,465 for Mayor Frank X. Kry-
Fan of Youngstown.
The total Republican vote for
Governor in these precincts was
403,440, as compared to a Dem
ocratic vote of 320,964.
West Virginia Result
The West Virginia presidential
primary resulted in the election
of delegates supporting President
Eisenhower on the Republican
side and delegates on the Dem
ocratic side favoring both Ste
venson and Kefauver. There
was no entry in the direct presi-
dental primary. Mr.. Eisen-
hower's announcement that he
would run came after the filing
date in West Virginia's primary
had passed.
Gov. Marland held slim lead
for the senatorial nomination.
for the vacancy caused by the |
death of Senator Harley Kilgore |
over four other opponents. In
1853 out of 2,8l0 precincts, Mar
land had 1884 votes to 50,9l8
for Attorney General John G. |
Fox, and 8,70l for former State
Senator Byron Randolph.
The Republicans apparently
have renominated former Sena-
tor Chapman Revercomb over
Thomas Sweeney, a Wheeling
insurance man running for the
fourth time, and Philip Hill, for
n1er West Virginia star athlete
In 1893 precincts, Revercomb
had 36,l64 votes; Sweeney, 49,
90l. Three others Jagged.
GOvernOrship Close
Mayor John Copenhaver of
Charleston. running for the Re-
publican nomination for Gov
ernor, was leading Cecil b. I'm
derwood. Milton j. Ferguson,
former tax commissioner, sup
ported by Marland, was running
a little behind Representative
Robert Mollohan, backed by
Senator Nicely, for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
All three of West Virginia's
members of the House who had
opposition were leading. Repre-
sentative Elizabeth Kee. Demo-
crat, was unopposed for renom-
ination and so was the lone Re-
publican member, M. G. Burn
side.
Veteran Republican leader
Walter v. Hallanan was leading
for reelection as G. o. P. ma
tional committeeman.
In Florida, Gov. Leroy Collins,
q super-salesman Of Florida sun
shine, sold himself to voters in
an unprecedented first primary