Evening star., 1960-04-19

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With only one major st
Senate contest between Senator
Robert Morris - few voters
turned up at the polls in the
first hours.
Mr.. Morris was one of the
first voters in his home district
in Point Pleasant. He let his
wife vote first and then cast
two votes for himself-one for
Senator and the other for local
committeeman.
He planned later to do some
informal eleventh-hour cam
lpaigning.
Senator Case, seeking re-
nomination for a second term,
was in Washington and not
expected back in New Jersey
until later in the day. He voted
by absentee ballot.
Mr.. Morris is making his
second bid to become a g. o. P.
Senate candidate.
Also to be chosen are a
Democratic Senate nominee in
a one-sided contest; House
nominations in all IA congress
sional districts; convention del
egates; members of party
county committees, and NOM
inees for local and county
Offices.
Vice President Nixon's sup
porters watched the primary
for signs of the scope Of discon-
tent among conservative Re-
publicans.
Nixon Course Watched
Some members of the right
wing have voiced fears in re-
cent weeks that the Vice Presi-
dent may be getting ready as
the prospective presidential
nominee to take the party over
to the liberal camp.
If Mr.. Morris, former coun-
sci for the Senate Internal Sc
curity Subcommittee, should up
set Senator Case, the outcome
would be certain to fan a new
flame Of demands for Mr.. Nixon
to take a stand with the con-
Servatives.
A Case victory, on the other
hand, apparently would tend to
confirm Mr.. Nixon's Judgment
that to win the votes of in
dependents and some Demo-
Gratis in November he had bet
ter go a measurable distance
beyond the Eisenhower program
in some fields.
Mr.. Morris has pitched his
campaign on the contention
that Senator Case is too lib
eral.
While he based his appeal
for denomination on his claimed
support of President Eisen-
hower's polices, Senator Case
has advocated greater Govern
ment effort in housing, urban
renewal and medical care for
the aged than Mr.. Eisenhower
was willing to accept.
Secretary Of Labor Mitchell.
whose home is in Little Silver,
was the latest administration
official to back Senator Case.
He announced yesterday he
and Mrs. Mitchell had cast
absentee ballots for the Sem
ator.
Campaign expense state
ments filed yesterday with the
New Jersey Secretary of State
in Trenton showed Secretary
Of State Herter Clipped in
$500 for Senator Case and Am
bassador to Britain John Hay
Whitney $1,000. Lewis L.
Strauss, former chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission.
also gave $1,000.
Donors Outside New Jersey
Mr.. Morris said more than
half his 264 contributions were
from outside New Jersey. They
included publisher William
Randolph Hearst, wealthy oil
man j. Howard Pew, and actor
Adolph Menjou.
The contributors were listed
yesterday in the required finan-
cial statements filed with the
New Jersey Secretary of State.
The listing supported claims
by both sides that money was
being poured heavily into the
hotly contested campaign.
Brice A. Eldridge, treasurer
Of the Committee for Clifford
Case, said the Senator received
$50,596 and expects to wind up
with $3,46l left over when out.
standing debts are paid.
Albert F. Metz of Rutherford
campaign manager for Mr..
Morris, said he got $32, 1923 in
contributions and spent $28,672I
for a balance of $4,251.
Own Funds Spent
Mr.. Morris said he spent $500
of his own money and Senator
Case said he spent $4,000 of
his funds. Senator Case said he
turned down $4,000 from the
Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee.
Other national figures con-
tributing to Senator Cases
campaign were listed as Charles
P. Taft Of Cincinnati, $1,000;