Show I CALIfORNIA VOTERS READY FOR FR BIG B PRIMARY BATTLE I in Senatorial Nomination Victor Victo r I I Interest ce Centers Will vm ill Oppose Senator James D. D Phelan Election in n General OBJECTS OF OF ACE Candidates for r the following offices offices will be nominated ted atthe at athe atthe the he California state otate o primary election August 31 United States senator congressmen meD Eleven for tor short terms In the tate state supreme court To T justices Justice First appellate court district division No J. J Pre Presiding Presiding Justice First appellate court district division No 2 presiding Justice Second appellate court district division Ao h o. o 2 First appellate court district division No n 2 Justices l Two 2 Two Justices Second appellate court district division No ase assemblymen Eighty Twenty senators In the odd numbered senatorial districts ts Delegates Ir If the state party conventions voted In th tho o even numbered senatorial districts district central committees SAN County FRANCISCO Aug 21 California 21 California voters will g go o. o do t to the tho cand candidates Tuesday August 31 31 to cast their ballots for can cane Peking rolls nolta Its on nominations for various offices at the state primary e eking party the principal principal prin- prin the voters el election Of ot tho the e several Issues confronting candidates for the three lies In tn tho contest among cipal al interest winner of ot senator Tho The nomination for United States gle tho the Nov November general at nt race will bo ho opposed triangular this his United Statue State Senator James D. D Phelan who Is running uon by lo on n unopposed on the p partly rU b ballot Jor for the Democratic nomination The three candidates for rot the The Republican senatorial nomination ire are re William Kent former of ot Marln county former ormer representative the tive thc in c con congress from th tho first tInt district ct cl Samuel Samuel M. M r. r a a. aSan aSan S San tT Francisco attorney and Albert Albert Al Al- bert wrt J. J Wallace of or Los LOB Angeles lieutenant governor ro of ot California In the first administration of or Governor Hiram W W. Johnsen Johnson among these three can candidates candi dates the tho voter voler will register ter r ilis Hla l choice hoice and the s with nominee Senator will tl light fight ht it out with Senator Ph phiT ion n on November 2 In lour four of ot the tho states state's eleven congressional con con- gressional districts there thre are con j no noC C contests for tor party nominations nominations- Ib These t 11 0 districts are the tho third rd fourth fifth rUth anc and eleventh tle and each they n have havo but one candidate each e on the part parti ballots Consequently tho the candidate Is assured of his own party nomination The Tho situation differs in the tho re remaining re- re districts In that the thc voter will III find Ind t that u h t ho he has a choice of or two tiro or more mor candidates on his p party ballot As a n case eute In point political observers fra call calI attention to lo the Republican contest In the fint con congressional district where the Incumbent representative Clarence F. F Lea unopposed on the Democratic ticket Is also alsoc a candi cantU- candidate date tc for nomination on the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican but has opposed ed to him three other othor Republican candidates In order to leave lavo himself him him- himself him self licit a clear field for tor the tho November election Mr Ir Lea would have havo to win the Republican n nomination The supreme and appellate court candidates are voted on nonpartisan san ballots the thc Judiciary having been removed from political consideration consideration consideration con con- by legislative les enactment enactment enact enact- ment mont a number of ot years ago The court ticket will list the names of or Warren arren Olney Jr Jr of Berkeley Incumbent who Is Unopposed un unopposed un- un opposed for the associate Justice Justice- sh ship p made vacant b by tho the resignation tion of ot Justice M. M C C. Sloss and of Justice W. W A. A Sloane of San Diego and anti Judge ohn M. M L York of the superIor superior superior su su- su- su court of or Los Ins As Angeles county county county coun coun- ty the latter two being contestants contestants contestants contest contest- ants for tor the term of or the late ustice Henry A Melvin This vacancy was waR filled recently by the thead thead thead ad Interim appointment of or Justice Sloane by Governor W W. D. D Stephens Stephana Steph Steph- ana ns Ju Justice Sloane previously pre I was a member of or the second district district district dis dis- court of or appeals division dl No 2 There Thero are aro contests for tor two associate as associate as- as In division No 2 Z of both the first and second appellate ap ap- court districts In division divis ion No 2 of or the first appellate district Justices Frank S. S BrilI Brit Brit- I tale and John T T. are candidates candidates candidates can can- to succeed themselves and opposing them for tor one of or the places on the bench Is Judo Judge George A. A of ot the su superior su- su perlor court of ot San Francisco CO county l In division No 2 of the second appellate court district which embraces embraces embraces em em- braces twelve counties In the tho southern section of the state slate there are four tour candidates for tor the two positions These candidates are Incumbent Justices William JL IL Thomas Santa Ana and Dana R It I Weller Los Angeles and Superior Judges Gavin W. W Craig and Lewis PL R Works both of or whom arc members members members mem mem- bers of ot the Los Angeles county superior courts For leor residing Justice of ot division No 1 of of the first firt appellate court district William 11 II Waste Vasto incumbent bent of or Berkeley l Is unopposed a. a AH av are William II If Langdon Lansdon of or Alameda incumbent for presiding presiding ing inS justice of division No 2 of the tho first appellate court district and Frank Prank G G. Finlayson of LLos Angeles Incumbent for tor presiding justice of or the second appellate court ourt district Candidates are numerous for the upper and lower houses of ot the legislature leg leg- j lature and contests for tor party nominations prevail In nearly all tho trio sen senate te and as assembly districts The complexion of or the legislature Is changed every two years ears by the election of eighty assemblymen which Is full tuII strength of or the tho lower low low- er tr house and by the election of ot twenty senators or half halt the number number num num- ber of or the upper house This year yc the twenty senators will bo be chosen from rom the tho odd numbered districts Thus the legislature always holds holdA over In the biennial sessions half halt It Its personnel In the upper house The party conventions held heldt at t Sacramento on the third Tuesday in September after niter the primary election are provided for tor In the tho direct dIrect di direct dI- dI primary law for Cor the purpose of adopting platforms for tor the November No No- vember campaigns electing members members mem mem- bers of or tho the various state central committees and In presidential election years YN of ot nominating pres pru- electors The memberships of the party Conventions composed of ot candidates candidates can can- nominated in the August AUA primary election for tor congressional SEit and state 1 offices and al of or delegates elected fro holdover senatorial senator senator- lal ial dl districts Nominees for judicial Ju- Ju dl fM lal and school offices are not eligible li ibl to In the con con- proceedings aa as these offices of ot- fir Nt arc are nonpartisan In the event ent that a candidate for a congressional or state slate office receives the nomination of or more than one party the primary law provides that he shall attend the convention con only as a member or of t the h party of ot which i he ho I In 1 a a. registered regis regis- voter Thus a Democrat winning his own party nomination and a nomination on the Republican can ticket would have a voice And vote only In th the Democratic convention The party conventions usually their business without delay that The primary mary law requires the platforms nn shall be made public PUb pUblic Kii c not later than 6 o'clock In the he afternoon of ot tho the day follow follow- In ing Ind the opening of ot the convention I I I |