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Show Ballots in Some Districts Are-Double Total Cast During Primary Election -..., .-.v . t m ,i , i. m . . - f'A i?Y ... S -jj . K-.-. . .v X- WsswNsWsmsmmmmmmmmmm4l Union Labor Tests Power in Many Parts of U.S. By United Press Significant off year elections present a test today of organized labor's strength as an independent independ-ent force at the polls. Labor sought te win control of the city governments of Detroit, Akron and Canton, Ohio, and Du-queane Du-queane and Oalrton, Pa-, and played an Important part In scores af other contests. The Committee for Induatrisl Or-gsnisatlon Or-gsnisatlon and American Federation Federa-tion of Labor were vigorous opponents oppo-nents in Detroit, but fought side by side In Akron and Canton. Backs LaOuardia The American Labor party, CIO dominated, hoped to poll 750,000 votes for the reelection of Msyor F. H. LaGuardla in Now York City, where the future of Tammany Hall was at stake. A heavy turnout af voters swamped the polls in New Tork. Police hesdquartars reported 23 arrests at the noon hoar half-way mark. The charges ranged from Illegal registration, electioneering within restricted areas and fraudulent fraudu-lent voting to disorderly conduct Labor's campaign was centered In Detroit, where for the first time a candidate backed by the C I O ran for mayor againat a candidate backed by the A F U The CIO supported Patrick H. O'Brien, former attorney general of Michigan, while the A F L sponsored spon-sored Richard W. Reeding, city clerk. The CIO also hsd a slate of candidates for the Detroit city council. Detroit's voters went to the polls by the thousands. Election officials reported at noon that 100,000 voters had balloted in the five hours since the polls opened. That was only 10,000 votes less than had been east by noon in last November's presidential presi-dential election. Support of Both In Akron Municipal Judge G. L. Patterson. Democrat, had the support sup-port of both labor organisations against Msyor Lee D. Schroy, snd in Canton the labor groups backed Darrell D. Smith, Democrat, against Mayor James Seccombe. The C .1 O was on its own In Duquesne and Clairton. Pa., and was active in other elections in the centers of the steel industry. New Jersey and Virginia elect governors. Four congressional seets srs being filled three In New York state and one In Virginia. In Boston the veteran campaigner James H. Curley, former governor of Massachusetts, tried a political comeback in the mayoralty election. elec-tion. He was defeated for the U. 8. senate last year by Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican. Jasper McLevy, New England's only socialist mayor, is seeking a third term in Bridgeport. Conn. Farley Barks Mahonry Postmaster General James A. Fsrley entered the New York City csmpaign to plead for support for LsGusrdis's Tsmmany-new deal Democratic opponent Jeremiah T. Mahoney. but national issues were (Ceetlnnen on P.r Four) 'Column Six 1 HfcLra run. iuwukmks J Mayor E. B. Erwin ballots for new city officers : 1 jmmmmtmmmmmmiimjmfmimmmmmmumtm'mrm laswisaneiisa m . I - i i"" 3' . --v.. ... K .-3 mmmmmmm&mmmmm M infc i .'r'TTTif Ar iff mi- " iirrnf vx mmamtimm CASTS VOTE FOB FIRST TIME Jean Bleak, 354 Formosa place, 'does duty Union Labor's Voting Power Tested in Many' Elections "TCoAMnbed' frooV fast Ons) not Involved. Both LaGuardia and Mahoney arc supporters of President Presi-dent Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt voted the straight Democratic ticket at Hyde Park, N. Y., his home. There are elections of various kinds in IS states. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are among the large cities electing mayors, but those contests have only . local significance. signifi-cance. In San Francisco last minute Interest In-terest in candidates and projected bond Issues led to predictions that 200.000 might cast votes before the polls close. Hottest contest before the electorate elec-torate was the proposed $49,250,000 Rapid Transit bond Issue, providing provid-ing a system of subwaya in downtown down-town business districts. An initiative initia-tive seeking a drastic antiplcketing ordinance ranked second. Thirteen local officea to be filled included five poets on the board of supervisors, super-visors, for which 17 candidates filed. Almost a dosen candidates were in the ' race for four municipal judgeship vacancies. Only Municipal Munici-pal Judge Thomas Foley and City Attorney John J. O'Tooele were unopposed. |