European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday june 6, favorite son Victory in no. May help huh Trenton . Up  Hughes a favorite son candidate who reportedly leans toward vice president Hubert Humphrey won a Large majority of the state s 80 democratic National convention delegates in tuesday s new Jersey primary slates of delegates for Hughes garnered some 60 seats.  j. Mccarthy got 17 delegates and three other were undecided. Mccarthy and former vice president Richard Nixon swept to apparently impressive write in victories in the state nonbinding presidential Popula Rity primary. Tabulation difficult the Long primary ballot containing More than 100 name sin some places made tabulation  some counties there was no counting at All in others Only sampling. It May take Days or even weeks before the final allies Are determined. A staunch supporter of president Johnson Hughes is believed to favor Humphrey forthe nomination. But he insisted following tuesday s primary that the organization delegates would remain uncommitted a least temporarily. Mccarthy in California said he was particularly appreciative of the results of new Jersey s primary in that All of my time and attention has Bee devoted to Oregon and califor  Nixon s showing hailed a spokesman for the new Jersey Nixon now committee which launched an Lith hour radio and newspaper write in Campaign said Nixon s showing against gov. Nelson Rockefeller of new York and gov. Ronald Reagan of California was  in both parties went Down the line without exception for organization backed Candi dates for Congress in tuesday primary election. The Only incumbents wit opposition won handily. They were democrats Joseph minis Hof West Orange Cornelius Gallagher of Bayonne an Dominic Daniels of Jersey City. In Passaic county Republican organization candidate Richard Demarco narrowly Defeated assemblyman John Eevers. Jersey Joe loses bid for new title sheriff Camden . Up Jersey Joe Walcott who lost the world heavyweight boxing Crown 15 years ago lost a bid tuesday for another title Camden county sheriff. Walcott was Defeated in the democratic primary election by Spencer Smith jr., who will oppose Republican Martin Segal in november. Smith had the backing of the democratic organization. Nixon also gains Kennedy triumphs in South Dakota Pierre . Up  f. Kennedy won a smashing Victory in Hubert a Humphrey s native state tues Day rolling up More than half the votes in the South Dakota democratic presidential primary. He made his win a double barrelled Victory with an apparent narrow decision Oversen. Eugene j. Mccarthy in California but his Day of Triumph ended in tragedy when he was shot and wounded Earl wednesday in los Angeles after claiming  got his first revenge in South Dakota against me Allen captures Ala. Senate nomination Birmingham Ala. Up former it. Gov. James Allen won the democratic part nomination to the . Senate tuesday in a narrow Victory Over . Rep. Armistead Sel Den. With Only two counties no reported Allen had 190,891 votes to 188,372 votes for Selden. Allen s total made up 50.33 per cent of the  one Point late in the evening the difference i returns was about 1,400. Allen led throughout the  ballots will not be a Factor in the final outcome since they were figured in the balloting by  the May 7 primary Allen led a six candidate Field by about 34,000 votes but Selden made up much of the deficit tuesday by winning in heavily populated Jefferson and Mobil counties where he lost a month ago. Pledged to Wallace the two Veteran politician were each pledged to support third party presidential Candi Date George Wallace. Wallace in turn refused to Back either Man saying he would support the  the Only other statewide race Wallace supporter ear Goodwin Defeated loyalist Democrat Neil Metcalf by a sizable margin for the Post of democratic National commit Teeman. Two other Wallace backers state rep. Rick Manley and Walter w. Flowers battled for Selden s vacated congressional seat. With More than half the returns in Flowers held a 3,000 vote margin. . Cigarettes costlier Trenton . Arthenew Jersey legislature has approved Bills raising the state cigarette tax three cents an lifting the ceiling on the Mort Gage interest rate from 6 to 8per cent. Carthy for the minnesotan s sur prising Victory in Oregon last week. He smothered Mccarthy who ran a poor third behind president Johnson whose Nomi Nal delegates in fact support vice president  the South Dakota returns Small As they Are compare with California a prove any thing it May be that Humphrey has a bigger problem than he might have thought in present ing himself As a candidate in his own right particularly i Rural states such As this one. It was almost incidental that Kennedy also picked up 24 sure Delegate votes plus the Proba ble allegiance of the automatically elected party National committeeman and committee woman for a total of 26.the new yorker had More than half the total democratic primary vote with almost All the ballots counted. A delegates late pledged to Humphrey but running on the ballot under Johnson s name had about 30 per cent. Mccarthy trailed with20 per cent. South Dakota s other big Winner tended to be overlooked. He was Richard m. Nixon the Republican former vice pres proud dad Gen. William c. Westmoreland wears a proud smile As he congratulates his daughter Katherine 20, on her graduation from Bradford Junior College at Haverhill , Westmoreland Wen unanimous approval of the Senate armed services committee on his nomination for his new Post a army chief of staff succeeding Gen. Harold k. Johnson. A ident who put 14 More Dele eat votes in his unopposed in in was also out total vote for presidential a Piranti farm minded Tragott Tyz Republican South Dakota j with 1,549 of the precinct counted 97 per cent of the 5 the democratic primary vote or As Kennedy 31,60150 per cent Johnson 19.10&-30 per cent Mccarthy 13,00520 per cent Nixon totalled 69,373 with in " he primary goes to Babcock in Montana Helena Mont. Up Tim Babcock won renomination As the Republican candidate for governor in tuesday s primary winning easily Over it. Gov. Ted James with two other candidates trailing badly. Forrest Anderson the attorney general and Eugene Mahoney majority Leader of the state sen ate were locked in a nip and tuck democratic Battle forthright to face Babcock in novem Ber. Rep. Arnold Olsen first congressional District incumbent Defeated Harriet Miller state superintendent of Public instruction. Olsen squares off in novem Ber against Dick Smiley a radio station owner fro Bozeman whom he narrowly Defeated in the 1966 general election. Smiley tuesday Over whelmed Wayne Montgomery whom Olsen had Defeated twice in 1962 and 1964. In Montana s second District Billings lawyer Robert Kelleher won the democratic nomination handily and will face incumbent James Baltin unopposed for renomination in the general election. All 5 lie nominated Mississippi congressmen backed Jackson miss. A four democratic representatives easily tuesday in won renomination Mississippi s Pri Mary election. A fifth was unopposed. Voting was Light. The opposition which included negro civil rights leaders a candidates in three races fared poorly. With returns near the two thirds Point incumbents held leads of three to one or bet Ter. None of the incumbents had opposition from an established political  rep. Jamie Whitten of Charleston unopposed the democratic voting meant the entire Mississippi House delegation would represent the party on the november general election ballot. The other winners were  Abernethy of Okolona rep. Charles Griffin of Utica rep. G. V. Montgomery of Meridian and rep. William Cornie Rof Pascagoula Dean of the state delegation and chairman of the influential House rules commit j tee. Two leads. Constitutional Amend on the ballot had Lafe Jone would reduce in Cuba. Viig a uni two year residency  for voting to one year. The owe would eliminate a ban Agassi construction in offshore Natvig ble Waters a move to encourage Oil drilling. Returns see sawed on a amendment to replace the Tong biennial legislation sessions limited annual sessions. Republicans qualified to Mee the democratic winners in cide against the election time. School districts decline the governments to sus Bureau said