The President of the United States will be elected on Tuesday next, November 8. Our illustrations show the two main centres of American life, an aerial view of the Capitol at Washington, which is the political hub of the Union, and a picture of the extraordinary skyscraper development of New York, the most important financial city. New York, however, has also great political importance, because the state of New York sends the greatest number of "electors" to the Electoral College, which, elected by popular vote, chooses the President. Ihe method of voting is such that a majority, however small, for either party in a State means that that party carries all the Electoral College votes in that btate. Since New York State had 45 votes in the college at last election (apparently this has now been increased to 47) and some States had as few as three, the importance of New York city is plain. . ■ • i : –

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 1 (Supplement)

The President of the United States will be elected on Tuesday next, November 8. Our illustrations show the two main centres of American life, an aerial view of the Capitol at Washington, which is the political hub of the Union, and a picture of the extraordinary skyscraper development of New York, the most important financial city. New York, however, has also great political importance, because the state of New York sends the greatest number of "electors" to the Electoral College, which, elected by popular vote, chooses the President. Ihe method of voting is such that a majority, however small, for either party in a State means that that party carries all the Electoral College votes in that btate. Since New York State had 45 votes in the college at last election (apparently this has now been increased to 47) and some States had as few as three, the importance of New York city is plain. . ■ • i : -