MR. HOOVER

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 November 1928, Page 5

MR. HOOVER

Next President of United States

DEMOCRATS BADLY BEATEN

Party Gains and Losses

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association —United Service.) NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The Republicans swept the country at Tuesday’s election in the greatest outpouring of “ballots in the history of the United States. Early on Wednesday morning the returns indicated that Mr Hoover was ahead in 40 (States, with 444 votes, and that Mr Smith was leading in eight with 87 electoral college votes. It seems assured that the Republicans will control the next Congress. 'The Democratic Party has undergone such a. radical upheaval that it is difficult., to- say whether it, may not disappear altogether from the American political scene or undergo a radical change. It must be remembered that even in those solidly Democratic states in the south, where Mr Smith obtained a majority, the vote cast for Mr 'Hoover was the largest ever given a Republican candidate. Whole towns and counties went Republican. 'Cities like Atlanta (■Georgia), which are centres of denominational colleges, voted overwhelmingly against Mr Smith. The question now asked is whether the. remnant of the Democratic Party may not combine with ‘the radical farmer and labour sections of the Middle West to form a new party which will appeal nearly exclusively to the agrarian workers’ interests. “Such a metamorphosis would unquestionably intro- , (luce an element into American politics j whose force at the present time cannot j be estimated accurately. RISING TIDE OF MAJORITIES ■ ? .Sweeping through East and West and threatening seriously the solid Democratic. Southern States, Messrs Hoover and Curtis have been borne along on the tide of rising majorities. The Republican ticket was leading at midnight in every State heard from except Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia ami South and North Carolina, 'while with a total of only 96 vote s the issue in Texas was extremoly elose. Air Hoover scored impressive gains in Virginia and Florida. The Ear West results are still not reported, 'but most of this is counted Republican. Early returns from the Farm Belt area disclosed no definite trend towards the Democrats. At midnight returns from the Congressional elections were Incomplete, but showed that the number of Democrat Senators was trailing and the Republicans bolding their own generally in the contests for both Senate and House. A’lanson Houghton, a former ambassador to Great Britain, who was standing as a Republican for Senator for New York, has apparently been defeated. Among the noted Senators who have been elected are the Republicans Messrs Frazier and Da Follette, who call themselves Progressives, Johnson Reed, of Pennsylvania. Hess, ex-representative of Burton, elected to Lakeplacc and Willis. 'The Democrats include Messrs Asliurst, McKellar and Swanson, the latter from Southern States that Went for Air Hoover. Twenty-one women were nominees for the House of Representatives, there be-ing-four in the former House. The lattest returns indicate that these four were returned and that three new women were elected, including a daughter of Air Bryan and the first woman to bo sent by New- York 'City to Congress. TWENTY STATE GOVERNORS 'The Republican landslide brought with it a majority Of Republican officials in all the State elections. Twenty Republican State 'Governors were chosen against seven Democratic. It is interesting to note th’at Mr Dan Aloody, of Texas,"who pvvas probably Air Smith’s strongest opponent before nom-1 ination, has been re-elected 'Governor of that State. Later returns show that the Republicans won the following further States: Minnesota (with 12 electoral votes and 150,000 majority), Wyoming (three and 1500), Colorado (six and 50,000), Idaho (four and (80,000), Nebraska (eight and 10,000), New Alexieo (three' and 10,000), Rhode Island (five and 16,000) Ntah (f° ur and 15,000), Washington (seven and 80,000). Air Hoover won the following States: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Alaine, Alaryland, Michigan, Alinnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota," Utah, Vermont, Washington, AVest Virginia, and Wisconsin, a total of 331 electoral college votes. Mr Smith won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina a total of 77 votes. Doubtful States are Arizona, Missouri, Alontlana, Nevada, New Alexieo, Tennessee, Kansas, Wyoming, Massachusetts. United States Senators elected comprised 14 Republicans and seven Democrats, one Farmer-Labour. Thirteen are still in doubt. TREND IN VARIOUS STATES. > Pennsylvania, with 38 electoral votes was won by the Republicans by a 300,000 popular majority. The Republicans won Kansas, with ten electoral seats, by a similar majority. Kentucky’s 33 electoral votes appear to be Air Hoover’s by a 30,000 majority on the early returns. Georgia, •with 14 votes, remains safelv Democratic with possibly a 60,000 majority for Air Smith. ‘lt is interesting to note, however, that in this, always solidly Democratic .State 'majorities for Air Hoover were recorded in possibly '3O counties, indicating how badly the party was divided. Indiana’s "15 electoral votes went, tor Air 'Hoover, as expected, the -State being normally Republican. 'Ohio’s 24 votes on the early returns were 'Republican by an estimated popular majority of 20,000, while Newlianipshire. with four and Alaine with six electoral votes also favoured Air Hoover.

At 0 p.m. Air Hoover had a majority of the States, with Mr Smith leading in New York, Wisconsin and the south and later the Democratic journal, the “New York World,” conceded New York 'State to Air Hoover. Illinois apparently gave its 29 electoral votes to Mr Hoover by a 'considerable majority. ‘Chicago’s plurality for Air Smith was insufficient, to overcome the large majority Mr Hoover piled up in the so-called “down state rural districts. New York City seems to have given Air Smith a two to one majority which will enable him to overcome the rural “up state” Republican vote and give him t,he State by a 100,000 popular majority. - Vermont’s four electoral votes went to the. Republican candidate by a majority of 20,000, and lowa’s 13 to the Republican, the majority being approximately . 200,000. 'Oregon’s five votes were Republican by a majority 0f'200,000 and Missouri’s 18 were Republican bv a majority of approximately 2000, but since the majority is small in proportion to the total vote cast the result mav change with later returns. Delaware’s three electoral votes went to the Republican candidate by a 15,000 majority arid Wisconsin's 13 went to the Republican with an excess of 50,000. Maryland's eight appear to be Republican, but the majority will probably not be,greater than 16,000. South Dakota’s five are also Republican by a small majority,' possibly 30,000. REVERSAL IN NEW YORK. Louisiana’s ten electoral votes, on the otheT hand, are safely Democratic, as always, Mr 'Smith’s majority being approximately ’7 : 5,000. New York State which, on the basis of the early returns seemed likely to establish a record of voting Demoefiatie during the Presidential election, reversed itself, as later returns came in, giving Mr Hoover an estimated majority of 100,000 and 45 electoral votes, ostensibly declining to endorse its “ favourite son’’'for the Presidency, although electing him four times a s Governor. New York City, which is normally Republican, during the Presidential elections gave 'Mr Smith a 400,000 majority, but it was insufficient to overcome Mr Hoover’s .greater majority in the rural 'districts up State. The solid southern Democratic .States, Alabama (12 electoral votes), Arkansas (nine). Alississippi (ten), .South Carolina (nine) and North Carolina (12) gave Air Smith comfortable majorities, although a larger Republican vo'te was cast than at any time in the history of the country. ■Connecticut’s seven votes went to the Republican with a 100,000 majority. New Jersey, with 14 electoral votes, is Republican by a majority of 150,000; California, with 13, Republican by 200,000; Tennessee with 12, another of the Southern States, went Republican by 10,000; Michigan, with 15. went, Republican by 500,000; est Virginia, with eight, went Republican by 30,000. Taken all in all the Republican victory is the greatest in history. A majority of ten is assured. On the other hand the magnitude of the Democratic defeat, cannot be overestimated. It appears that Air Hoover will carry Texas with a 40,000 majority and possibly Virginia similarly. These never before have been Republican. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE'S In the House of Representatives 251 Republicans have been elected, 182 Democratic and two Farmer-Labourites. “Big (Bill” Thompson, of Chicago, Interestingly enough has suffered another defeat. He was in control o;f the Cook County Republican organisation. It appears • that virtually the entire local list Of Republican nominees for judgeships, county and municipal offices were decisively defeated, the entire Democratic list*being swept in by large majorities. The “Now York Times” editorially says: “Intangible forces of various kinds were too powerful for Air Smith. The larger enrolment of voters means a lurch of the country to the Republican side. Air 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 his party, and especially could no other have snatched New York 'State away from Air 'Smith. Air Hoover scored an electoral victory commensurate with his previous great reputation. ’ ’

The ‘Chicago “Tribune” claims Mr Hoover has been elected on the basis of the incompletcd returns bv 340 electoral scats to 114 for Mr Smith. Seventy-seven are doubtful. At ten o’clock last night .Mr 'Smith conceded Mr Hoover had won the election and telegraphed him at his home, Paloalt.o, 'California: “I sincerely congratulate you heartily on your victory and extend to you my sincere goad wishes for your health and happiness and for the success of your administration.”