Evening star., 1962-09-12

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es' Seat,
trict, ran a poor fourth in the
race to fill the four years re-
naming in Senator Bridges
senatorial term.
With all precincts report
ing, the unofficial total
showed: Mr.. Bass, 31,043; Mrs.
Bridges, 29,298; Senator Muir
ply 24.205; Mr.. Morrow. 14,438.
To take Mr.. Bass place in
the House. Republicans nomi-
mated State Representative
James c. Cleveland, a 41-year-
old New London attorney, con-
sidered to be a political
moderate.
Mr.. Cleveland defeated five
opponents to clinch the NOM
ination despite bitter attacks
from conservatives who accused
him of helping the forces of
communism and atheism" MFR
Cleveland had acted as lawyer
for Hugo de Gregory, an ac-
cused Communist Party official,
and had supported the United
States Supreme Courts de-
cision banning official prayers
in public schools.
Cotton Easy Victor
To take Mr.. Merrow's seat
in Congress, the Republicans
nominated Louis C. Wyman, As
a militant conservative and
State attorney general from
1858 until 1861. Mr.. Wyman
gained national notice as an
investigator of Communist in
fluences during the Mccarthy
heyday. He defeated four other
rivals for the nomination. in
cluding Chester NJ. Wiggin,
administrative assistant 70 the
late Senator Bridges.
Senator Norris Cotton won
easy denomination for another
full six-year term. He had
token opposition from Norman
La Page, a Nashua accountant.
Cotton will face Democrat
Alfred Catalfo. jr., former Dem
ocratic State chairman, IN
November.
In traditionally Republican
New Hampshire, interest CEN
tered on the G. o. P. contests
and the fight over the leader
ship mantel of Senator Bridges,
who had run the party for more
than rs years.
But the Democrats hope that
the bitterness of the Repub-
lican primary would give them
a chance to stage a national
upset in November. The DEM
ocratS last elected a Governor
in 1922 and a Senator in 1888.
John w. King, Manchester
attorney, and minority leader
of the State Legislature, will
be the Democratic candidate
for Governor against Mr.. Pills
bury. Thomas j. Mcintyre.
Al, former Mayor of Laconia,
is the Democratic candidate
for the Senate against Mr.. Bass,
Pillsbury Stays Ahead
In the congressional races il
November, Democrat j. Olivs
Huot, Mayor of Laconia, will
oppose Mr.. Wyman for the Isl
district seat and Democrat Eu.
gene S. Daniel. jr., a State
Representative. will run against
Mr.. Cleveland in the I'd.
Gov. Powell's defeat was sig.
nailed by the early returns
Pillsbury took a commanding
lead and stayed ahead through
out the count.
A Strapping 6-foot-4 candi-
date whose nickname is big
john" Mr.. Pillsbury cam
paigned vigorously across the
State. In contrast, Gov. Powell
stayed off the political trail
by saying that a mild heart
attack last spring made it i'm
possible for him to actively seek
denomination.
Mr.. Pillsbury, a State legisla.
tor five years and a ''lay" Cong
regational preacher, criticized
Gov. Powell for "one-man gov
ernment," for building "a per-
sonal machine" and for refus.
ing to defend his administra-
ton record. But the fight was
over personalities more than
over differences in government
philosophy.
Several weeks ago, Gov
Powell announced he would
have to search my soul" be-
fore he could say whether he
would support Mr.. Pillsbury if
the latter won.
Mr.. Pillsbury took note of
this last night in his nomina-
ton acceptance statement that
stressed a hope for "a united
Republican Party" for the
November campaign.
Republican leaders were en-
bittered at Gov. Powell's blast
conceding defeat. In addition
to raising the religious issue
40 per cent of the States in
habitants are Catholic-Gov
Powell also blamed defeat on
opposition to his efforts To