HOOVER ELECTED.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10738, 8 November 1928, Page 5

HOOVER ELECTED.

NEW PRESIDENT' OF AMERICA

POPULAR MAJORITY MAY EXCEED 10,000,900.

SENSATIONAL DEMOCRATIC UPHEAVAL.

PARTY MAY DISAPPEAR FROM - politics.

Onlt©d Press Assn by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian PresH Assn,) (Received Nov. 7, 5.5 p.m.) . , , NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Mr Hoover was elected. His electoral vote will possibly be 400, and bis popular majority may , exceed 10,090,000. Pennsylvania, with 38 electoral votes, was won by the Republicans by 300,000 xiopular majority.

The Republicans won Kansas with 10 electoral seats, by a similar majority. ■ :* Kentucky’s thirteen electoral votes appear to be Mr Hoover’s by 30,000 on the early returns, but Georgia, with 14 votes, remains safely Democratic, with possibly a 00,090 .majority for Governor Smith. Jt is niter esting to note, however, that in this always solidly Democratic Stale, ni'a jorities for Mr Hoover were recorded in possibly 30 counties, indicating how badly the party was divided. Indiana’s 15 electoral votes went to Mr Hoover, as expected, the State being normally Republican. Ohio's 24 votes on- the early returns wero Republican by an estimated populai majority of 290,060, while New Hampshire, with four, and Maine with six electoral votes, also favored Mr Hoover.

At 9, p.m. Mr Hoover had a majority of the States, with Governoi Smith leading in New York, Wisconsin and the South, but later the Democratic Journal, tile New York World, conceded New York State to Mr Hoover. (Received Nov. 7, 7.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 6. - Vermonts’ four electoral votes went to the Republican candidate by a majority of 20,000, and lowa’s thirteen also to the Republican with a majority of approximately 200,000; Oregon’s five votes went to the Republican by a majority of 200,000; and Missouri’s eighteen to the Republican with approximately _ 2,000 majority, Out since the majority is small in proportion to the total vote cast, - the result may change with fuller returns.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6. The Chicago Tribune claims that Mr. Hoover has been elected on a basis of incompleted returns by 340 electoral seats to 114 for Governor Smith. Seventy-seven are doubtful. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. New Jersey, with l 4 electoral votes voted Republican by 150,000 majority. California, with thirteen, voted Republican with 200,000 majority ; and Tennessee with twelve votes, another of the southern States, went Republican by 10,000; Michigan with fifteen votes favored the Republican by 500,000; and West Virginia with eight votes, Republican By 30,000 majority. Later returns show that the Republicans won the following further States:—Minnesota, with 12 electoral votes and 150,000 majority.; Wyoming, 3 votes and 1500; Colorado. 6 votes and 50,000; Idaho. 4 votes and 80,000; Nebraska 8 votes, and lO.Ollu: New Mexico, 3 votes and 10,000: Rhode Island -5 seats and 16.000: Utah, 4 votes and 15,000; Washington seven votes and 80.000 majority. NEW YORK. Nov. 6.

Delaware’s three electoral votes went to the Republican candidate by a 15,000 majority, and Wisconsin’s 13 went to the Republican with an excess of 50,000. Maryland’s eight .votes appear to be Republican, but the majority will probably not be greater than 10,090. South Dakota’s five, votes are also Republican by a small majority. possibly 30.000. Louisiana’s 10 electoral votes on the other band are safely Democratic, as always, Governor Smith’s majority being approximately 75.000. NEW YORK STATE TURNS DOWN “FAVORITE SON.” New York State, which on _ the basis of early returns, seemed likely to establish a record of voting Democratic during a Presidential election, reversed itself, as later returns came in.- giving Mr Hoover an estimated majority of 10.000 and 45 electoral -votes-; ostensibly - declining -to endorsejfrtrr.ite'sUK**’ forffte" Presittgarw,* although electing him four times as Governor SURPRISE IN NEW YORK CITY. New York City, which is normally Republican during presidential elections, gave Governor Smith a 400.006 majority, but it was insufficient to overcome Mr Hoover’s greater majority in the rural districts up thu State.

SMITH’S STRONGHOLD IN THE SOUTH. Tlie solid Southern Democratic States, Alabama,' with 12 electoral votes,’; Arkansas 9. Mississippi 10; South Carolina, 9; and North Carolina, 12 votes, gave Governor Smith comfortable majorities, although a larger Republican vote was, east than at any time in the history of the country. Connecticut’s seven votes went to the Republican, candidate with 100 HOC 1 majority. REP ÜBLJCANS’ OVER WHELMING ING VICTORY Taken all in all, the Republican victory is the greatest in history. The . party will control 53 Senate seats and possibly more. A majority of 10 is assured. On the Ollier hand the magnitude of the Democratic defeat cannot be over-estimated. It appears that Mr Hoover will carry Texas with 40,000 majority and possibly Virginia. Similarly, these never before have been Republican. In the House of Representatives 251 .Republicans were elected,. . 182. Democrats, two Farmer Laborites. “Big Bill” Thompson, Mayor of Chicago, interestingly enough, lias suffered defeat. He was in control of tiie Cook County' Republican organisation, and it appears that virtually the entire local list of Repubhcan nominees for judgeships aiid county and municipal offices were decisively defeated, the entire Democratic list being swept in by. large majorities. ■ . Mr Hoover won the following States California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, lowa. Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma. . Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,. South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, with a total of 355 electoral college votes. Mr Smith won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, with a total of 77 votes. Doubtful States are- Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New /Mexico, Tennessee, Kansas, Wyoming, Massachuesttes. United States Senators elected are; Republicans 14, Democrats 7; Farm-er-Labor 1; in doubt 13.

NOTED SENATORS .RE-ELECTED. Onlted Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Presp Aasooiation.l (Received Nov. 7, 10.10 p.m.) - NEW YORK, Nov. 7: Among the noted Senators . who have been elected are Republicans Frazier and Lafollette, who can themselves Progressives; Johnson and Reed, of Pennsylvania, Fess and ex-Representative Bur,ton. The. Democrats include Messrs. Ashurst, McKellar.and Swanson, the latter from the Southern States that went for Hoover. . - \ . . - '

SEVEN WOMEN ELECTED TO HOUSE. .

Twenty-seven women were nomm« oos for the House of Representatives, there being four in the former House. The latest returns indicate that these four were returned, and, three new ladies elected, including the daughter of Mr. W. J. Bryan, and the first - woman to Be sent, by New York City to Congress. - - K .

REPUBLICAN WAVE* FROM, EAST TO WEST. g

LEADING IN PRACTICALLY EVERY STATE:

HOOVER’S IMPRESSIVE GAINS.

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(Received Nov. 7,, 11 p.m.) NEW YORK. Nov. 6.. Sweeping through east and west and threatening seriously the solid Democratic southern States; Messrs. Hoover and Curtis have been bonio along on the tide of rising majorities. . The Republican ticket was leading at midnight in every State except Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama, Georgia South, and North Carolina, with a total of only 06 votes. The issue in . Texas was extremely close. Mr. Hoover, scored impressive gains in Virginia, Florida and the far weet. The results are still not reported, but most of, thjs is counted Republican. Early, returns from the belt areas disclosed no definite trend towards the Democrats. • At midnight the returns from the Congressional elections were incomr p!etc,,, but showed .that the number-of Democrat Senators was .trailing, and the Republicans holding their own generally. in the contests for both the Senate and tho House. Mr. Alanson former ' Ambassador to Great- Britain, whp was running for Republican Senator for New-. York, has apparently been defeated. . REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS IN MAJORITY. United Press Aaen. by El. Tel. Copyright (Außtralian Press Association.) (Received-Nov. 7, 11.5 p.m.) NEW YORK Nov. 7-. , Tiie Republican landslide brought with it a majority of officials in all the State elections. Twenty Republican State governors have been chosen, against seven Democratic. ’ . It is interesting to note that- Dan Moody, of Texas, who was probably Mr Smith’s strongest opponent before nomination, has been re-elected Governor of that State. DEMOCRATS ALMOST WIPED OUT. MAY HAVE TO AMALGAMATE WITH OTHER PARTIES. NEW ELEMENT MAY BE INTRODUGED IN POLITICS ,

United Press Assn, by EL Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) (Received Nov. 7. 10.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The Democratic Party has undergone sU-ch a radical upheaval that jt is difficult to say whether it may-no® disappear altogether from the American political scene, or undergo, a radical change. ’ It must be rsmsmbered that even in those solidly mocratic States in the south, where Governor Smith obtained a majority, the vote east for Mr. Hoover- was the largest ever given a Republican candidate. Whole towns and -counties went Republican. Cities like Atlanta and Georgia,' which are centres of denominational colleges, voted overwhelmingly against Governor Smith, The question no*v asked is whether the remnant of the Democratic Party may not combine with the Radical, Farmer, and Laborite sections of the middle-west to form a new party which will appeal nearly exclusively to the agrarian worker. The interests of such a metamorphosis wouM unquestionably introduce- an element into American politics whose force at the present time cannot be estimated accurately. HOOVER "AHEAD IN FORTY STATES. SMITH LEADING IN EIGHT. (Australian Press Association.) (Received Nov. 8. 12.45 a.m.) NEW WORK. Nov. r. . Tb e Republicans swept thejeountry 4n~Tuesdav’s- election in outpouring of ballots in the history of the United States. . U : Early on Wednesday morning the returns indicated that Mr Hoover was ahead in forty States, with 444 votes and Governor Smith was leadin- in eight States with 8r College votes. It seems assured that the Republicans will control the next Congress. SMITH RECOGNISES DEFEAT. SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO HOOVER. United Press Assn, by El. Tel Copyri*bi Australian Press Assn.—United Serric*. (Received Nov. 7. 8.45 NEW YORK,. Nov. V., At. 10 o’clock last night Governor ’Smith conceded that- Sir. Hoover had won the election, and telegraphed him at his home Palo Alto, California: *T sincerely congratulate you heartily on your victory and extend to you mv sincere good wishes lor your* health and happiness and for success for your ddnnnistratidn. AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT. STRONGEST MAN REPUBLICANS COULD PUT UP. INTANGIBLE FORCES TOO POWERFUL FOR SMITH. . United Assn, by EL Tel. Copyriffb* lAustralian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. .7; 8.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov, ,7i The New York Times editorially savs that intangible forces .of, various kinds were too powerful for Governor Smith. A larger enrolment of voters meant a lurch of the country to..the Republican side. Mr. Hoover s. election fully' justified the claims that were made for him that he was ,the strongest man whom.the Republicans could put up. No other could: have repulsed the formidable attack .upon liis party, and especially no other cou.lcf have snatched New York. State away from Governor Smith, Mr. Hoover scored an electoral'.victory commensurate with his previous groat reputation. ■ • • ■

PROFOUND EFFECT IN CANADA,

LITTLE CHANCE OF RECIPRO* ... CITY TARIFF.

United Press As in- by EL Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assooiatipß.).:.. (Received-Nov. ,7. 9.10 pjii.) j NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The result of the American election has had a profound effect onluauadinn affairs. .Dominion observers-state the possibility bf - a"'reciprocity, tariff, particularly . wheat and .other' primary products between the two countries, which Canadian politicians;, have .always held out as »a -possibility to ,tne Canadian ■ farmer, can never .'again become an‘.issue in Canadian-affairs. Canada will now -move: ; - policy of * greater economic independence. 'with-a development of .'higher tariff to protect heir own producers, ' and attempt ti> open up -European South American and Oriental markets. :•; , ; ■' ■ - V•;V ' .