MR HOOVER ELECTED

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19462, 8 November 1928, Page 11

MR HOOVER ELECTED

I Freslietttial Battle In U.S.A.

IpPING REPUBLICAN VICTORY

it i Senate Majority Assured

RirfiA presidential election in the United States of America V rftW & * sleeping victory for Mr Herbert Clark Hoover, iSSittlcarindninee, and for the Republican Party iny IsLl The elation has proved, in indisputable manner, that IjSrtle America have not lost confidence in the Party that inSjSi in poter during the prosperous years since 1920. Mr i ***Vj and the Democrats have suffered a decisive S t»4 ** Y6rit State ' of which Mr Smitli ** Governor, in favour of the Republicans.

A tfOOBD BALLOT. Mlf tfOtt Mlt HOOVER. phmStt Bthi 12.« a.m.) ' ffft IfOBK; November 7. swept the eountry •JSJfdeiUßn in the. greatJfJBJ 6! Ballots in the hisl&Slltiitafoj mbriiiflg the feM&itft itit Mr Hoover led in 4£4 Electoral College £p 87 SUetbral ttellegd voted* i H-mared tttt the Republicans ; ISw J** n«rt CongfeHß. l||ftlimttH" THREATENED. pii^Tto D it7tb ) io.lol>.in.) '; ffW YORK, November ol the east and west ] Mttfrik,'' Itftottily tile solid , W»«!lit*** States, Mr Her- j mm iii M* Carles Curtis fflKtottiM#<ih ft tide M ris- ] jgfft** Jltiffiin every State j I votes. I Skne hi wSJiSi' ettremely close, j [ gaiiis j TOTAL VOTES; ] S Vermont, iMWJIwi few of 350 Eleotoral ■MHJEtII' the ftfllbffing: Louisljiiia; Caioelected are:UPHEAVAL. 9@psita4 Ndvembe'r 7. aMPg<J»4y oil undergone' irom ffie Aftbrleia •JK^W 8 °* mdergo a radical that even in wm~vLffi ** for Mr Hoov «* to a fieHBSs^rvi,? Vnole towns aid Cities liko are centres i« whether ft nBKMw fiadieafFarmerMRffii?jff r waichWUl appeal would nnquesfHEggPfg jlMi force, at the J* estimated ae,tt*l«Ji Pteii Aiioeiatidiii

EARLY REITJRNS. DEMOCRATS LOSS! MANY STATES. (nVmO FBISS ASSOCIATION—BT ELECTRIC raiioßAM—ctotMH*.) (Received November 7th, 7.45 p.m.) NEW YO&K, November 0. Mr Herbert Hoover has been elected President of the United States. His electoral College vote will possibly be iOO, and Bis popular majority may exceed 10,000,000 votes. Pennsylvania; with 38 Electoral votes, #as won" by the Eepublicans by a 360,000 populftr majority. The Eepublicans won Kansas, with 10 Electoral 3eat§, by a similar majority, i Kentucky's 13 Electoral votes apjpear to favour Mr Hoover by 30,666 votes sii eafiy returns, but Georgia, with 14 rotes, remains safely with possibly & 6ti,oDb majority lor Mr Al Smith, Governor of New York. It is interesting to note; however, that in this always solidly Democratic Stale majorities for Mir. Hodver were recorded in possibly 30 counties, indicating idw Badly tU P&Uy Ma divided. Indiana's 15 Electoral votes went to Vlr Hoover as Was expected, the State >eing normally Bejrablican. irbtes, oh early, fetiirrisy estimated |ppular inajdrlty )i SddiOijO', while New, Hampshire, witi and Maine with 6 Electoral votes; also lavdtired Mr Hodyer. , At 9. p.m..Mr Hoover had. the n»ajoIty pf the Btatesj with Mr Smith lertdiig in New Yofk> Wis;cdnßin, and the ionth; but later the Democratic jdurilal, ;he "New York World/' conceded New fork State to Mr Hoover. Vermbilt's 4 Electoral vdtes weht to he Republican candidate 1 by & majority Jf 2d,0b0 VbteS) Idwd'fl 13 t(i thb Itejublibaiis with & riiajbllty' ttf &si<iilMM* BOftHOOi Oregdn'tf S tb . tne, Ete^abllßani""'b>'" a; if mm, Missouri's h i~«6 m ■&%- publicaM wltli apprbkilHtaeljr SdOO fnajbrity, M sliici tHb majbflty s small in tfrdjibftiori to thVtdtal vdtb jast. the re&ult m'Ay■ change with thb receipt of fuller, rbturns. , - Delaware's 3 Electoral votes went to ;he Eepublican candidate by a 16,000 n&jtfrlifc WiSbbllsiii'B 18 W6iit to thb Republicans,,with^an.excess of 50,000. Vlaryiand's 8 appear to be Republican, mt the majority will probably not be jreater than 10,000. Sttiith Dakota's 5 ifb alSd BapubUtiftn fey a small majority, übssibiy 30,000. libulslana'B 10 Elbotdral Votes, bn the Other" Hand; atfe Safely Democratic is Mr Smith's bbingipproximately 75,000. NSW YBif£ St&lej WHleli tin the Basis jf early returns seemed likely to establish a record of voting Democratic during the Presidential election; reversed ItSelf as liter returns came irij giving Mf Hoover an eitifnatbd «f lpd,(Jo6 s&i 45 Electbfal votes, bstfeE(dbly cleclining to bhdofgb its Ite Son" for the . Presidency), although Blecting nlm four tifiieS as Governor. New York City, which is noj-inttlljr RepubUcilL during: thi presidential gleans gave Mr Smith i 4t10,060 majofipyj put it ivas insumelent to.ovbrpOme Mr Hdovor's greater majority In tnb,rural districts up State. The solid Southern DMnbcratlc Stiitbi, Alabama, with 12. tllbctbral ,vbtbs, Afkarls'ai with &i Mississippi with 16, South Cafoliria with |9; and North .CaroUlia with 12, gave Mr Smith comfortable rbajbrities, although a larger Republican vote Was oast than at any time in the histbry bf thQ. country. ~~, . Connecticut's 7 Electoral votes went to thb Republicans with a 100,0ti0 majb§ty.— Auktralian PrbsS A§§dciati«n sited Service. (Received November 7thj 16.16 p\m.) New Jbraey, with 14 electoral vdtes, has voted Republican by a 150,000 majority.. Cahi6fflla ; with 13 electoral votes, Bejjublican' by a,,fi6ojooo majority. Tennessee, with 18 votes, another of thb SbutHetti Statbs, went Refublieari By, 10,000. Mlfelilgaii, with 15, v has a. niajbrity ,of 600,066, and West Virginia, With Sbleetoral vdtfes', by 30^000.—Australian Press AiSbclatibii. (Received November 7tfi, 11.85 p.m.) NEW f ORE, Novehiber 1 Later returns ihow thb Republicans have Won the following further States: Minnesota, with 12 electoral votes; by a 150,66.6 mderlijr; v ,%oming, $ vbtbS, a 1866 majority; Colorado; 6 votes, a 50,00Q majority rd«[ho;.4 votfes; in 80,606 AajSHtJrj Nebraska, § vbtbs, a 10,000 majority; New Mexico, 3 voted, a 10,000 majority; Rhode Island 5 Vote!, a' 16,d00 niajbrity; Utah, 4 vbtesj a 15,000 majority; . Washington,- 7 votes, an 86,606 majority.—Australian Press Association fAlthbufeh Mr Hoover is now viftiifilly tha Preaident 6i ite TJnitedStateß. tectuucalljf th© President ia not elected by .popular vd& but by the Electornl consisting of representatives M«fcted bV tHb pboplb of thb, aiftbrbnt States, eguHl to tub number 6f Senators and members of ibi House of RepreSbhtativfes in eaoh State. These elbotbra, now feirig ehdseti, will mebt in their respective State capitals and give their Votes tin, January 14thv 1929, wßifi tfib,Priasidefit ii, ,in3Hea|y., felebted. This is the Constitution's decree btit ih practice, the electors are cluJseri at the Presidential election bn strictly Party lines, arid have no alternative bh%M Vote ori that basis in January. The 1 Ptesiaehtilj tbrrn Begins bri.March 4th, JrMh a big parade takes plabb in Washington, thb President .taking th© oath whin Stafldliu; on the bileSily of the Capitol buildinft. &m »m Km m& »feoflo