Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04

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: ment of President Kennedy's
; Cuban action repeatedly has
firmed up party lines. A top
Republican says. "This is more
! a prayer than a hope now"
Michigan, the last Of the Big
!. Seven States. is perhaps the
\ likeliest Of the lot to turn Re-
!, publican. Automaker George
Romney has moved to the front,
even in Democratic polls. Only
a massive voter turnout in De-
troit seems able to keep Demo-
crat John Swanson from be-
ing q one-term Governor.
In addition to these six ban
ner contests, there are tight
! gubernatorial races in at least
II other States.
COl0rado-After six years in
office, Democratic Gov. Ste
phen McNichols has run into
tax trouble and e fresh-face
Republican, John A, Love, sur
prise winner Of the G.. o. P.
primary.
i Connecticut = Gov. John
Dempsey, a Democrat, had to
raise taxes as soon as he took
over from Abraham A. Ribicoff
in 1861, is rated not more than
an eyelash in front of Repub-
lican John Alsop, the colum-
nists' brother.
Hawaii = Gov. William F.
Quinn, a Republican with
problems in his own party, is
up against John A. Burns, for
mer delegate to Congress and
chi ice Of the powerful
International Longshoremen's
Union. He beat Mr.. Burns by
only 4,l3s votes two years ago.
Slight Edge for G. o. P.
Minnesota - Gov. Elmer L.
Andersen, a great friend of
Nelson Rockefeller, has had a
rough first term, but 1t. Gov.
Karl Rolvaag, the Democratic
nominee, has failed to press
his initial advantages. Result:
An apparent standoff, with a
slight edge perhaps for the in
cumbent Republican.
NebraSka-Former Secretary
OF Interior Fred Seaton is the
@. o. P. hope here against
corn-fed Democratic Gov.
Frank Morrison. The State is
Republican, but the folksy
Governor may have a better
grasp of its mood and manner
than the polished ex-Cabinet
officer.
New Hampshire - A Demo-
cratic chance is found in the
carnage of the bloody Septem-
Der Republican primary that
saw Gov. Wesley Powell lose
denomination to State Repre-
sentative John Pillsbury. The
Governor has now Endorsed
Democratic contender John w.
King, but who that helps is
anyone's guess.
New Mexico Gov. Edwin L.
1 Mechem, Republican, who has
won three times in presidential
years and lost twice before in
/. off-years. is trying for q fifth
term. Democrat Jack M. Camp
bell is at least an even bet to
unseat the Governor.
North Dakota Gov. William
L. Guy, a Democrat whose vic
tory in 1860 astounded every
one, faces q strong opponent,
Republican National Commit
teeman Mark Andrews. North
Dakota is not the G. o. P. bas-
ton it once was, but the race
figures to be close.
i Oklahoma - Republicans are
making their most serious run
at the governorship in over so
years. Henry Bellmon, the for
mer G. o. P. State chairman,
is matched against w. P. tBill)
Atkinson, real estate Develop
er who barely won the runoff
primary from ex-Gov. Raymond
Gary. Democrats concede the
race is even-up, and Republic
cans see Mr., Bellmon in the
lead.
Wisconsin, Conservative Re-
publican Philip G. Kuehn re-
portedly has q slight edge onl
Attorney General John WI
Reynolds, close friend of the
Kennedys, for q governorship
that has been Democratic the
past four years.
Wyoming Acting Gov. Jack
Gage, Democrat, faces a strong
Republican tide this year. His
opponent is Clifford P. Han
sen. the president of the Uni
versity Of Wyoming board Of
trustees and a prominent cat
tleman.
These are apparently the
closest contests. Democrats
seem certain to retain the gov
ernorships in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Georgia, Nevada. South
Carolina and Tennessee. Their
incumbents are favored in vary
ing degrees in Alaska, Mary
land and Rhode Island, but are
not immune from upsets.
In addition to New York, Re-
publicans can count with as
surance on re-electing their in
cumbents in Idaho, Maine,
South Dakota and Vermont.
The odds are also in their IA
vor in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts and oregon.
1t seems reasonable to specu-
late that Republicans may add
six more to the 16 governor
ships they now have, making
the new ratio 1922 Democratic.
More important than the num-
Der of seats is the outcome in
the six big States. 1t will be
a bitter blow to the G. o. P. if
Gov. Rockefeller doesn't have
party colleagues in at least
three Of them after Tuesday.
Senators
The biggest Senate race in
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