Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08

/ Six years ago. Senator Know
land won both the Republican
and Democratic nominations
for Senator. He received "a
Iper cent of the Republican vote
and is per cent of the Demo-
cratic vote. Mr.. Brown, on the
other hand had IS per cent of
the Democratic vote and rs per
cent of the Republican.
In the 1854 primary, the
Republican candidate for Gov
ernor-Goodwin Knight--had
go per cent of the Republican
vote and AZ per cent of the
Democratic vote. Senator Ku-.
chel. Republican, received bet
ter than SO per cent of the Re-
publican vote in that same pri-
mary, and 26 per cent of the
Democratic vote.
Only Bright Spot
The only bright spot for the
Republicans in the California
results appears to be the fact
that more votes were cast for
two Republican candidates for
Senator-Gov. Goodwin Knight
and Mayor Christopher of San
FranciSco-than were cast for
the Democratic candidate, Rep
resentative Clair Engle. how
ever, ran far ahead in total
vote over Gov. Knight, winner
lof the Republican nomination.
Much will depend in this race
on where the votes cast for
Mr.. Christopher finally wind up
in the general election.
In Pennsylvania, where the
Republican registration is still
several hundred thousand above
Democrats, and where there is
no crossfiring, a similar pat
tern was indicated. OF the total
vote in the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. the Republicans cast
53.8 per cent. but in the Senate
primary, the Republican vote
was 49.2 per cent of the total,
leaving the Democrats slightly
in the lead. The Republican
nominee for Senator is Repre-
sentative Hugh Scott. and the
Democratic candidate is Gov.
George M. Leader.
These percentages show a big
drop from the Republican pri-
mary vote of 1856. when former
Senator Duff had 500 per cent
of the gubernatorial vote. In
the general election, Senator
Duff lost to Gov. Leader, who
polled sos per cent of the vote.
The Ohio Record
The record made in the Ohio
primaries this year is adverse
for the G. o. P. When Mike
Disable. former Mayor of To-
ledo and price administrator in
the Truman administration,
was nominated for Governor by
the Democrats, the total vote
cast for the Democrats ex-
ceeded the Republican vote for
the first time in years. The per-
centage was about SIS for the
Democrats and As for the Re-
publicans. In the 1854 pri-
maries. Ohio Republicans cast
81 per cent and in 1856 they
had a similar percentage. In
1852, the G. o. P. polled 81 per
cent of the total primary vote.
The primary vote this year in
New Jersey was another dis
appointment to the Repub-
licans. New jersey in recent
years, particularly. in 1856,
showed up strongly for the
G. o. P. In the April Is pri-
mary. however, the vote be-
tween the two parties was
about $3.50. In 1854, the Re-
publican primary vote was so
per cent of the total. but in the
election Senator Cases margin
Iof victory was narrow. He re-
'ceived only SOL per cent of the
total vote.
In the midwest, the Republic
cans seem to have done better
in the primary vote. In Ne
braska they received about two
thirds of the total vote-a nor
NAL percentage-and in Iowa.
another Republican State. the
primary percentage favored the
Republicans heavily-69.5 per
cent of the total. This, too, is
normal.
Maryland, another important
State in the 1858 elections, /
gives the COP little hope for
its primary vote. The Republic .
cans have a governorship and
Ia Senate seat in jeopardy
there. With the registration
running about 2I2 to in favor
of the Democrats, the Republic
cans have a terrific battle on
their hands, particularly since
the Democrats seem to have
patched up their factional diff
ferenceS.
A fly in the Democratic ONT
ment was the election of
States Rights-controlled Ala
bama Democratic State Execu- I
time Committee in Alabama'S .
primary last week. This may .
forecast a Southern Demo- .
cratic ticket in 1860, if the .
party's national convention .