Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-09-24 | Page 2 | Major Parties to Pick Slates

MAJOR PARTIES TO PICK SLATES SLA TES WASHINGTON Sept 24 UP Ri- Ri Party s slates ates for the forthcoming general elections will be completed next week week marking marking the end at least theoretically o of the s summers summer's unprecedented ed primary battles Highlighting the wind-up wind 0 of oZ the nominating process will b be bethe bethe the selection of c candidates for New Yorks York's two senate seats scats Republicans in the tle Empire state will vill name their choice in convention convention conven convert tion Tuesday and Wednesday the tile Democrats theirs on Wednesday and Thursday Nominees for 11 house seals seats also will be chosen next week week five five in Connecticut district conventions conventi ns two each in New York and Rhode Island and one in New Mexico Another Another Another An An- other house ouse contest is to be settled settled set set- tied in a Louisiana run off elec elec- tion end of the primaries which were marked by President Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's intervention in some brought increasing speculation as asto as az to how vigorously he would continue his participation in politics during the general election campaigns Mr Roosevelt has reiterated frequently the view that the is issues issues issues is- is sues between those he calls liberals liberals lib Jib and conservatives must be clearly drawn Some politicians say they expect him to devote his between between be be- tween now and election day more and more to policies less and less to personalities In terms of personalities the primary primary primary mary purge ended with the score three to one against Mr Roosevelt Three senators were despite his opposition Smith of South Carolina Tydings of Maryland Mary Mary- land and George of Georgia Georgia but but Chairman John OConnor O'Connor of ot the house rules committee lost the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- nomination to James H. H Fay who had the presidents president's support sup sup- port The success of three senators some politicians say may contribute contribute contrib contrib- ute toward making the new deal a major issue in m this falls fall's campaigns since many Republicans have been beer encouraged to believe that a frontal attack on the administration program program program pro pro- gram would be the most successful in many areas