"As Goes . . . So Goes . . . ."

The season of State conventions and primary elections progressed last week to the augury stage.

Maine. Though its presidential vote has been chronically Republican since the Civil War, with the exception of the split-year 1912, there is a certain post-mortem parallelism between Maine's state-election votes in September and the nation's presidential votes two months later. There was, accordingly, nationwide Republican whoopee when William Tudor Gardiner, Republican, was elected Governor of Maine by an 82,000 majority over Edward C. Moran, Jr., Democrat. It was the largest G. O. P. margin in Maine history and was shared generally by the full ticket for Senator and Representatives.

The Brown Derby ignored or belittled the occurrence. Arch-Hooverites said: "It's all over, including the shouting."

Georgia. Newspapers of a certain cast had been predicting severe inroads on the regular Democratic vote of Georgia by the Hoover Democrats. Last week Georgia Democrats voted. Governor Lamartine Griffin Hardman, pro-Smith, was renominated comfortably. In the Fifth Congressional District (Atlanta), excitement ensued between Representative Leslie J. Steele and onetime (1919-27) Representative William ("Earnest Willie") Upshaw, who sought to "come back'' with Anathema Smith as his one issue. Mr. Upshaw, a cripple with a tireless, high-pitched voice, an extensive Biblical and patriotic vocabulary and a standing offer to use all for the Anti-Saloon League, was comfortably beaten by Mr. Steele.

Washington. The alleged issue was Tacoma v. the Timber Interests in a Republican fight between Chairman Albert Johnson of the House Committee on Immigration and one Homer T. Bone of Tacoma for the nomination to Mr. Johnson's seat. Mr. Johnson won narrowly. Other Republican winners were Governor Roland H. Hartley (renominated) and Kenneth Macintosh. The latter outran Miles Poindexter, oldtime (1911-23) Senator, retired Ambassador to Peru, for nomination to the Senate seat now occupied by Washington's Clarence C. Dill. Democrats nominated Lawyer A. Scott Bullitt of Seattle to run against Governor Hartley. Senator Dill's renomination was unopposed.

Arizona. Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst, famed Boulder Dam filibusterer, handily won his Democratic renomination. Democrat George Wylie Paul Hunt. Arizona's habitual (1911-19; 1923-28) Governor, was put up for an eighth term. If Arizona goes in November as in September, Senator Ashurst will be re-elected by three-to-one over Republican Nominee Ralph H. Cameron. Governor Hunt's opponent will be Judge John C. Phillips.

Colorado. The biggest question in Colorado was whether or not Denver's Democrats were as Wet as when, last year, they sent S. Harrison White to the House. They were. Mr. White was renominated about three-to-one. Attorney-General William L. Boatright was nominated by Republicans to contest Governor William H. Adams' reelection.

New Mexico. Republicans renominated Governor Richard C. ("Honest Dick") Dillon, famed in his last campaign for his 22-word campaign speeches, and objections to wearing a dress suit at his inaugural ball. Governor Dillon said he might cut his campaign speeches this year to eleven words. His opponent: Democrat Bob Dow. cowboy Attorney-General.

New Hampshire. Charles W. Tobey, oldtime Roosevelt Republican, won the G. O. P. nomination for governor from Ora A. Brown. Mr. Brown had the backing of Governor Huntley N. Spaulding and of Senator George Higgins Moses. Hooverism's busy-bustling Eastern chief.

Vermont. In respect to its public servants, Republican Vermont has a "mountain rule," to wit: no Governor shall serve twice; the position shall alternate between the eastern and western sections of the state, i.e., the two slopes of the Green Mountains But last year Vermont had bad floods and economic upheaval.

Governor John E. Weeks, oldtime West Sloper, handled himself and the crisis well, and the crisis included the drowning of Lieutenant-Governor S. Hollister Jackson of Barre (East Slope). In last week's primary, Governor Weeks, 74, "Vermont's Al Smith," had the temerity to offer "continuity of service" against tradition, and the popularity to carry it off. He was renominated, some 21,000 to 12,400 over Mayor Deavitt of Montpelier, Vermont's capital of the East Slope.