Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio) Republican Glenn Davis of Wisconsin and Democrats Robert Tiernan of Rhode Island and Bertram Podell of New York lost primaries.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(New York) Film of June 15, 1974, Niagara Falls, New York, where New York state Democrat committee nominated Howard Samuels and an ethnically balanced slate; all defeated. Brief films of winners shown: Congress Hugh Carey for governor; Mary Ann Krupsak for lieutenant governor; Robert Abrams for state attorney general; Ramsey Clark for Senator Clark campaigning shown. [Democrat county leader Meade ESPOSITO - says doesn't feel it's a crushing defeat for organization, but can't be pols. as usual anymore.]
REPORTER: Betty Ann Bowser

(Studio) Washington, DC voters chose incumbent mayor apptee. Walter Washington over Clifford Alexander. In Maryland Representative Lawrence Hogan lost governor nomination
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(DC) [In July 23, 1974, film, HOGAN - says his vote for Nixon impeachment may end his Pol. career.] Films shown of Hogan and opponent Louise Gore campaigning. [HOGAN - says thought events and finally Nixon's resignation would eradicate his liability, but was wrong.] [MD Republican gov. candidate Louise GORE - feels it was Hogan's grandstand play on impeachment, not the vote itself, that turned voters against Hogan.]
REPORTER: Connie Chung

(Studio) Congress Democratic leaders plan to return to Congress after elections.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd