First Primary

First Presidential primary of 1936 was held last week in New Hampshire. No bitter battle, it was a 2-in-1 contest to settle the relative popularity of 1) the gentlemen who wanted to represent their State at the national political conventions next June; 2) the gentlemen's gentlemen -- i.e., the Presidential aspirants, whom the would-be delegates had informally expressed their intention to support.

Winner of the delegates' popularity contest among Republicans, with some 33,000 votes, was Governor H. Styles Bridges. Close second, with some 30,000 votes, was acidulous George Higgins Moses, who lost his Senate seat to a Democrat in 1932. So high a vote left Old Guardsman Moses beaming with pride, for dearly would he like to make a political comeback. Asked after the primary whether he would run for the Senate this year, he cautiously said, "One fight at a time."

Republican winner of the Presidential popularity contest prize: Colonel Franklin Knox of Chicago, who lived in New Hampshire for 15 years and who still owns its largest papers, the Manchester Union and Leader. Two Landon men al o ran. In Dallas, Tex., Candidate Knox declared: "At the present time the contest lies between Governor Landon of Kansas and me. We are much alike in viewpoint on issues and agreed that no factional quarrels shall shake party harmony."

In the Democratic primary, four anti-Roosevelt hopefuls took part. Dentist Joseph A. Coutremarsh, 61. and one other candidate favored Coutremarsh-for-President. Two others were unpledged. All four trailed the ticket, leaving Franklin Roosevelt triumphant.

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