European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 29, 1964 the stars and stapes Page 7 a other on i polled in ., Lewo Wyoming and Oregon 5 counties that picked winners since 1900 lean to lbs by United press International America s weather vane coun us Are pointing toward a democratic election Victory next tuesday. There Are five counties out of9.07j in the country which have cast their votes for the Winner in every presidential election of this Century. Scattered widely across the nation they Are Coos and Strafford counties Palo Alto county. Iowa Luramie county Wyo Ming and Crook county Ore. Here Are on the spot report from United press International correspondents on How the poli tical winds seems to be blowing in each of these counties Coos county new Hampshire Coos county is a sparsely popu lated mountainous area in the northernmost part of new Hamp Shire. Berlin is it Only City. A poll conducted among Coos f the weekly Berlin reporter Alro anticipates a substantial Johnson Victory. He says Man people Are for or. Johnson be cause they believe that the democrats Are More Likely to improve the county s economic situation. The resignation of White House aide Walter w. Jenkins after Dis closure he had twice been arrest a on morals charges has stirred quite a bit of talk War Ren Sayi and some people who lad tentatively thought of voting for or. Johnson May now de Ide to vote for but Barren does not expect sen. C 3arry m. Goldwater to pick up 1nany votes As a result of the Conkins Case. These people tend Otis French u furniture Muk a. Said hell vote for or. John on. To me there in t much Holce and those i be talked to eel the same Way mrs. Al within Washburn said the had heard bad things about both candidates and i think i la just stay Strafford county new Hampshire Strafford county is an Urbanand industrialized area. Ii lies rat Ween the Connecticut i versed the Maine Border and includes the famous resort area of Ake Wynne Nesaukee. It has a Radl Tion of coming out on the right Side in presidential elec ions but by very narrow mar Jis. In 1mo, it went for Presl ent Kennedy by less than 800 otes out of 28,000 samplings indicate that tar. Johnson holds an Edge oversold water this year. A poll conducted by the Mon Tor gave or. Johnson 81 per ent and Goldwater 21 per cent he other 10 per cent were undecided. James Aldrich. Editor of the county seat s daily newspaper poster s Dover Democrat a month Aeo that Goldwater would carry the county. That prediction was based in port on widespread Public resent ment of reports that the Johnson administration planned to shutdown the Portsmouth naval ship Yard where Many county Resi dents Ore employed. Now promises have been obtained that the Yard will remain open and Aid Ich believes or. Johnson has Good Chance of taking the county. Where have i heard that name before Washington up this Isan election in which a onetime movie Star and a former football coach Are running for senator. There will be such names on the ballots at Taft Roosevelt Ken Nedy and William Henry Harri son. Other members of past an present political dynasties also Are on the move in 1im. Rockefeller a Lafollette a Tyd Ings and a Lodge Are Amon those trying to keep the family name in politics. But not All of the Well know personalities running for office this year have a strictly political background. Some have made their Mark in other Fields. There Are an actor a sport figure a newspaper executive a submarine Captain and others. Political lure the who s who of this year roster strongly suggests that few successful men Are immune tothe Challenge of politics. Some chose it As a As the two Brothers of the late president John f. sen. Edward h. Kennedy is seeking re election i Massachusetts and former atty. Gen. Robert f. Kennedy is the democratic senatorial candidate from new York. Others such As Bud Wilkinson Republican Senate candidate from Oklahoma already were Well known. Wilkinson was a foot Ball coach of note at Oklahoma University before he tackled politics. Also prominent in the Public Eye were George Murphy re publican Senate candidate fro California William r. Anderson democratic congressional nominee from Tennessee and Frank Conniff a democratic candidate Tor Congress front new York. Even a Bdl or Murphy was a movie act Randerson won Fame u a nuclear submarine Captain who took to Nautilus under the Polar ice Cap and Conniff is a successful Newyork newspaper editor. Murphy is opposed by demo Englc sen. Pierre Salinger who also was Well known As the Cigar smoking press Secretary. In two other race Famou names Are cropping up in us political a for the flirt Tim Lowell Thomas jr., ton of tin newscaster. To a Republican candidate for the House from alas ind John v. Tunney whose Fawer in former Gene Tunney is run song for the House on the dem erotic ticket from California. Sohlo Republican rep. Roert to to or. B trying to Folsoi s his late father s footsteps b Oving on to the . James Roosevelt d allf., son of former president Ranklin d. Roosevelt is seeking c fifth term. Another Cong res onal Veteran rep. William enry Harrison r-Wyo., grand son of president Benjamin har son and great great grandson president William Henry har Ison is aiming for the same Al. In Maryland Democrat Joseph. Tydings is making a bid for he Senate seat once held by his ate father j. Mallard Tydings. Wisconsin has another Laflotte in its political headlines Ronson Lafollette 28, will Bic democratic candidate for at Irney general. Both Hon fathered Grandfather were National ill Cal i West Virginia Democrat Ames Kee is seeking the House seat now held by his Mother Elizabeth Kee who is Texas Republican George Bush wants the same Job his other had but in a different state. Bush is the son of former gop sen. Prescott Bush of Connecticut. Another Rockefeller also i emerging on the political scene. Winthrop brother of be Yor gov. Nelson Rockefeller would like to see another chief executive in the family. He wants to be the Republican governor of Arkansas. The familiar name in connect Cut is Lodge John Davis Lodge who is running for the Senate on the gop ticket. He is the brother of Henry Cabot Lodge former Diplomat senator from Massachusetts and Republican Vic presidential candidate four years other races where the Candi dates Are out to add new Luster to the family name rep. Oliver p. Bolton r Ohio son of rep. Frances p. Bol ton Rohlo. Is seeking an at Large House seat Jonathan . Democratic House candidate from new York Wasa United nations Diplomat okla homa Democrat Jed Johnson jr.,son of a former congressman. Also is bidding for a House Baker jr., gop senatorial candidate from ten Nessee Hopes to join his father in Law. Senate Republican Leader Everett m. Dark san of Illinois and Republican Dick Wilson would like to add another con Gressman to his family which includes his brother rep. Bob Wilson David e. Softer fled Iii a House candidate from Virginia is a congressman s son William d. Weeks Republican aspirant for the Massachusetts Senate. Is the son of former com Merce Secretary Sinclair weeks. State sen. Sterling f. Black Democrat is seeking reelection to the new Mexico slate father is Justice Hugo Black of the . Supreme Stele rep. Nels Smith or. Son of former Wyoming gov. Nels Smith is seeking re election and Alan k. Simpson whose father is sen. Ellward l. Simpson a Wyo. Is trying for Ahouse seat in the Wyoming legislature. 41 congressional candidates in free Washington a Formost political candidates this is a time of stress and Strain Heinal week before the election Lut for 41 candidates for con Gress it has been a Lovely autumn. They have no opposition next tuesday s election. Tills select croup is made upon 40 seeking Louse seats 31 democrats and Republican Conle of Massachusetts ind one Senate incumbent Democrat John Stennis of mis number of unopposed candidates has been declining in re cent years since republicans Lave been Fielding More anymore candidates in the once solidly democratic South compared with this year s to Tal of 41, there were 75 unopposed House candidates in 1ho and m in 1h2. Also in 1m2 there were two unopposed gubernatorial and one uncontested Senate candidates. Most of the candidates with free ride nov. 3 Are veterans but in Georgia s 2nd nominee mastoid o Neal has no opposition in Hufi St bid for Congress. And rep Philip Burton d-calif., who Wonia special election in 1m9, a no opposition this of the top leaders in the House have opposition this Yea and rep. Hale Boggs of Louis Ana the democratic whip is reported in a close fight. Speaker John w. Mcco Madof Massachusetts has oppose to from a Republican and an inde pendent in his Boston District while House democratic leade Carl Albert has a gop foe in his Southeastern Oklahoma District. Among those assured of another term Are three committee chairmen rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas ways and Means com Mittee Oren Harris of Arkansas interstate and foreign com Merce and l. Mendel Rivers of National state offices at stake Washington up the offices at take in the nov. 9 elections president Lyndon b. John Ison Democrat versus Barry Goldwater Republican. Vice president Hubert Humphrey Democrat versus William e. Miller Senate thirty five of 10 a to be filled. At stake 2.democratic seats 1 Republican seats. Present lineup 00 democrate 94 republicans include uni 40 democratic and 95 Republica holdovers. The House a 42s seats stake. Present lineup 257 demo cratic 178 Twenty five of the n states electing. Make 18 democratic and Republican seats. Present lineup94 democrats and 10 republicans including 10 Democrat land Republican holdovers. South Carolina who is in line take Over the armed services Lomm Teltoe from retiring Carl Vinson of Georgia if the democrats maintain control of the House. These Are the other candidates All democratic incumbents assured of reelection Alabama George a Drewsand Robert Jones. Arkansas e. C. Robert l. F. Sikhs. A. Sydney Herlong jr.,James a. Haley d. R. Billy Matthews. Don Fuqua and Samm. Gibbons. Georgia John j. Flynt a. Russell Tuten and Robert g Frank a. Stub f. Edward Hebert. Joe d. Waggonner Otto e. Passman and t. Ashlar Edward a Edwarc p. Boland Philip 1. Philbl Thomas p. O Neill jr., Anc James a. Thomas g Abernethy Jamie l. Whitte Njohn Bel Williams and will an m. Carolina l. H Fountain and Alton a. Tom Steed. South Carolina Albe Watson William Jennings Bryan Dorn and Robert t. Joe l. Evin and Robert a. Everett shipbuilder Gerald cunning Lam of Dover said he s a a club ican but intends to vote for . He said he is disturbed about a lot of Radical things Goldwater has electrician Bernard Gullmes Steif Somers world a Republican declined to say How hell vote. Not of people Are hedging this car " he said. You Don t see Campaign buttons out like you i cd Palo Alto county Iowa Palo Alto county is a Predom Vantly agricultural Section i which feed grains Are important about 80 per cent of the Farmers Are participating in the Federal government s Price support pro Tram for feed grains. Democrat c campaigners Nave not let the forget that this is a democratic program and that Goldwater voted against it. The county seat newspaper recently published the results of poll among its readers. Or. John Ion had 71 per cent of the votes Bounty gop chairman Joseph Hanson scoffs at this figure and says the present trend is to Ward a Goldwater Victory. Democratic chairman John Kibble figures or. Johnson will Cany the county by a 2 to 1 admits that the republicans Are working hard u change the picture. Soundings by a reporter tended to Bear out Kibble s forecast of a substantial Johnson Many voters indicated they would vote democratic not so much out of enthusiasm for or. Johnson As out of fear of what Goldwater might do to govern ment farm programs and in for eign policy. Laramie county Wyoming Laramie county has one important City the Stele capital of Cheyenne surrounded by ranch ing country. It has a population of 00,000, government is one of its principal industries there Are More than 2,000 Federal and 2,900 state employees living in Chey Enne. Other industries include Grain Mills electronics an Oil refinery. Up reporters conducted a Tele phone poll among 100 voters who were chosen at random from the City directory. Sixty of them expressed a definite intention of voting for or. Johnson. A Large majority volunteered remark which made Clear that they were not particularly Enthus s 1 a s 1 1 Cabout either candidate. Those who favored or. Johnson generally appeared to do so on the grounds that he is at least known Quantity. Many voiced grave apprehensions about Gold a fairly widespread sentiment was expressed by a service Sta Tion Mechanic who said Wist. Fully i wish there was a Good write in Candate i could vote Crook county Oreg Crook county is an isolated Mountain Region with fewer thanw�000 residents spread Over an area larger than the steles of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Its principal industries an lumber farming and poll and Straw ballot taken in Crook county in recent weeks has shown or. Johnson leading Goldwater by ratios of three or four to one.1 of particular interest to local res Dente was the poll of high1 school students conducted every tour years and thus far infallible. In predicting the National year the poll gave or. John son 278, Goldwater 07.interviews with voters turned. Up considerably More anti cold water than pro Johnson senti ment the Folk i talk to Arentt going to vote for Johnson n they re just going to vote against Goldwater said on resident. Others predicted that Many Vot ers will simply stay at torn
