Show Apathy a Marks ar s Political o I Ica Races as ces cesIn ce cen In n Southwestern States totes By r GORDON BROWN KANSAS CITY Aug 27 Wide World World Politics Politics has lost losta a lot of its zes zest out in the big southwest and some of those of-those those wide open spaces are just the yawns of the Voters That's That s one conclusion d by a 8 survey of Texas melanoma Ne Mexico Arkansas Missouri Kansas and Colorado which wit will seven United States senators senators sena tors 60 Fourth five fIve- governors gov gov- ern 0 r s and a Article flock of minor mino r state officials In Series With thoughts occupied by other matters mostly the war and with the usual red hot Issues lacking voters were enthusiastically enthusiastically cally indifferent In primary elections elections elections elec elec- thus far held and signs point to a continuation of the trend in November Another conclusion is that pre- pre Pearl Harbor records isolationism included deluded are having little or no effect on the political fate of congressmen con con- gressmen gressmen-at gressmen at least within their own parties Mostly R Reelected In Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Kansas which already already al- al ready eady have had th their ir primary elections elec- elec ions few if any congressmen se seeking seek seek- king k- k ing ng met defeat In Colorado and New Mexico which will select party candidates Sep Sep- SeptemberS Septem September tem 3 and 12 respectively none appear in danger If voters resented re- re resented resented re re- an Isolationism stand by their congressmen before December December December Decem Decem- ber 7 they haven't yet let it t show Texas has had the best political show of the year thus far far Sena Sena- Sena tor or W. W Lee race for For the first time timen in n his brief but spectacular political political political cal history he was forced into a run off election and squeezed through by a narrow margin over James V V. Allred former governor In Kansas pre-Pearl pre Harbor isolationism isolationism iso- iso was no handicap to veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran Senator Arthur Capper and the he six Republican representatives Capper 77 seeking his fifth term won handily over two opponents while those congressmen with party arty opposition had big majori- majori ties ies Capper will be opposed by George McGill former senator and Roosevelt supporter Governor Race Kansas' Kansas governorship had little national interest Andrew pel el 47 former Nebraska university university sity football star won the Republican Republican lican ican nomination with backstage support of Alf AU M M. Landon Democratic nominee is W. W H. H Burke Little River stockman n. n Burke lost to Governor Payne Rat- Rat ner in 1940 by votes Oklahoma's Senator Josh Lee new deal orator and out all all Roosevelt Roose Roose- Roosevelt velt supporter support r was was by y the Democrats W. W B B. B Pine independent oil man and former senator who won the Republican nomination to oppose Lee died Tuesday The state committee will name a successor on the ticket Robert S. S Kerr Oklahoma City oil man is Democratic nominee for or governor with Republicans offering offering of- of fering ering former State Senator W. W J. J Enid Oklahoma has never elected a Republican governor Strive f for or G 0 O P Fall With no senator or governor to elect this year Missouri interest centers in two congressional districts districts districts dis dis- where Democrats are making making making mak mak- ing strenuous efforts to unseat freshman Republican congressmen Walter WalterC C. C St St. Louis Louis and and Phil A. A Bennett in the Sixth Democrats hold 10 of 13 seats In Arkansas where the races are decided in the Democratic primary primary 1 mary its it's all over except the forI formalities formalities for for- I I l in November It took a run-off run to do it It but John L. L McClellan 46 former congressman congressman congressman con con- gressman won the Democratic nomination for senator against Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Jack Holt Colorado will name two senators senators senators sena sena- tors this year One vacancy is the expiring term of Senator Ed C. C Johnson the other caused by the death of Senator Alva B B. B Adams Charges Isolationism Senator Johnson has opposition in the Democratic primary Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme Court Justice Benjamin C. C Hilliard who vho charged Johnson with isolationism Most observers ers concede Johnsons Johnson's tion In November his Republican can opponent will be Governor Ralph L L. Carr outspoken proponent proponent proponent nent of states rights For the short term Republicans designated Eugene D D. D Millikin now holding office by appoint appoint- ment Democrats chose James A A. Marsh Denver Attorney to oppose him In New Mexico where Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- generally have things their own way interest centers in the party race for governor with control control control con con- of state politics the behind the scene issue Principals are John J J. J Dempsey Santa Fe former former former for for- mer congressman and Bryan G. G Johnson comparative newcomer to politics who resigned as judge in Albuquerque to make the race Senator Carl Hatch has only nominal opposition in the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratl primary Republicans avoiding avoiding avoid- avoid ing ng any primary contests put up Sheriff Joseph F F. rural peace officer from Los Lunas for governor while State Chairman J J. J Benson Newell filed for the senate |