Show Aspirants for Presidency Vie At Illinois Nebraska Polls By United Untied Press District Attorney Thomas E E. Dewey and Senator Arthur Van- Van denberg rival candidates for the Republican presidential nomination nomination nomina- nomina tion lion opposed one another in the Nebraska preferential primary Tuesday At the same time Illinois Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic voters chose between President President President dent Roosevelt and Vice President John N. N Garner in a preferential i primary in that stale state Dewey was unopposed In the Illinois Republican can primary An outstanding victory for Dewey comparable to lo his victory In Jn Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- last last- l t. t w week eek would be b a 1 powerful powerful pow pow- erful impetus Imp to his candidacy and anda a corresponding set back to that r j i r 1 i Wf iJ i J do 3 t of political observers agreed In Illinois Mr Roosevelt's candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- was backed by the states slates two big Democratic machines whose leaders predicted an overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming preferential vote vole for th the president The primary Is not binding and Garner forces said they were in the primary merely for window dressing to their plan for capturing the state delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation when it decides which candidate candidate can can- to support In Nebraska Mr Roosevelt was unopposed in the Democratic mary t- t CHICAGO April 9 Up Illinois UP-Illinois Illinois voted Tuesday Tuesday In r r t in a p PJ preferential fifer fe n. n lal a Pace Face e 2 2 co Column mn i hi t i E President Pr Rivals Clash ClashIn In Illinois Nebraska Continued From Page One presidential primary election that followed the bitterest campaign in years Balloting will test the comparative comparative com corn popularity of President Roosevelt and John Nance Garner in the Democratic column District Attorney Th Thomas Thornas mas E. E Dewey of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York was un unopposed opposed in the Republican Republican Re Re- publican primary S While the voters went to the polls to vote for the 50 delegates to each of the national presidential nominating conventions status of the state government was in doubt Lieutenant Governor John Stelle insurgent Democratic candidate for forthe forthe forthe the governorship announced that he had taken over the statehouse as acting governor because of the illness of Governor Henry Hor- Hor ner Both issued calls for special sessions of the state legislature and Homer Horner denied that Stelle was authorized to replace him Stelle was opposed by Harry B. B Hershey country lawyer who was indorsed by the Horner Homer tion Horner Homer was forced to abandon abandon abandon aban aban- don his campaign for reelection because of illness S The Republican voters will choose between Dwight Gre Green n former former former for for- mer federal attorney who prosecuted prosecuted prosecuted prose prose- Al Capone and Richard J. J Lyons former state legislator as their gubernatorial candidate U. U S. S Senator James M. M Slattery will oppose State Representative Benjamin Adamowski for the Democratic Dem Dern- senatorial nomination Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- Ralph Church will op oppose oppose op op- pose C. C Wayland Brooks Chicago o attorney in the Republican elec elec- tion OMAHA Neb April 9 UP UP- UP Nebraska voted Tuesday in a presidential presidential presidential preferential primary election election election elec elec- tion expected to test state farm-state popularity of District Attorney Thomas E. E Dewey of New York and Senator Arthur H. H Vanden- Vanden berg of Michigan President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt was unopposed in the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic primary Fourteen delegates will be chosen for each of the national conventIons conventions conven conven- conventions but the vote will not be binding upon the delegates Chief interest in the el election centered centered centered cen cen- around the contest between Senator Edward R. R Burke and Governor R. R L. L Cochran for the In the Democratic gubernatorial campaign Keith Neville wartime governor was opposed by Representative Representative Representative Terry Carpenter a Scottsbluff oilman Dwight Griswold Gris- Gris wold wold- newspaper publisher and three times candidate opposed Charles Warner 1938 nominee for forthe forthe forthe the Republican gubernatorial nom nom- Five congressional seats also were being voted upon |