MR. SMITH IN DEFEAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 11

MR. SMITH IN DEFEAT.

CON til! AT Ut ATES OPPONENT

FEATURES OF THE ELECTIONS. MORE WOMEN IN CONGRESS. A lift raliiin mul N.Z. Pies? Association, (lipceive-d November 7. 0.15 p.m.) NEW YORK. Nov. 7. Among the noted men who have been elected to the Senate are the following Republicans:—Messrs. L. .J. Frazier (North Dakota) and It. M. La Follette, junr (Wisconsin), who call themselves Progressives; M. W. Johnson (California', I>. A. Peed (Pennsylvania), S. I), less (Ohio) and a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. T. F. Hurt on, elected to take the place of the late Mr. F. R. Willis (Ohio).

The Democrats elected to the Senate in elude: Messrs. Ashurst, McKellar and Svvansoti from the Southern States which voted for Mr Hoover.

At present the Republicans have won 14 seats in the Senate, the Democrats, seven, and the. Farmer-Labour Party, one Thirteen seats are in doubt. Twenty-one women were nominated for the House of Representatives, four of whom are in the present House. r lhe latest returns indicate that these four were returned and that three new women were elected. The latter include a daughter of the late Mr. W. J. Bryan. She is the first woman to be sent by Now York City to Congress. Early this morning Mr. Al. Smith telegraphed to Mr. Hoover at tho hitter's home in Paloalto, California, saying: "I sincerely and heartily congratulate you upon your victory and extend to you my sincere good wishes for your health and happiness and for tho success of your administration."

Tlio Now York Times says: ,4 Intangible fori <»S of various kinds were too powerful for Mr. Smith. Tin; larger enrolment of voters infant a lurch of the country to the Republican side. Mr. Hoover's success fully justifies ihe claims made for him, that he is the strongest man whom the Republicans could have put up. " No other man could have repulsed the formidable attack made upon his party, especially could no other man have snatched Now York State awav from Mr. Smith. Mr. Hoover has scored an electoral victorv commensurate with his previous great reputation."

STATE GOVERNOKSIIII'S. REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. OTHER OFFICIALS IN LEAD. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Ke< rived November 7, 0.15 p.m.) NI'AV YORK. Nov. ~. The Republican victory at the elections brought with it a majority of Republican officials at all the State polls. Twenty Republican Governors were

chosen as'against seven Democrats. Mr. Dan Moody, of 1 exits, who was prolmblv Mr. Al. Smith's strongest preiioniin.it ion opponent, was re-elected Governor of that Stale.

MAYOR OF CIIICAiiU. ANOTHER POLITICAL DEFEAT. LOCAL DEMOCRAT VICTORIES. (Kecfived November 7. (5.10 p.m.) CHICAGO. Nov. 6. The Mayor of Chicago, Mr. William Thompson, has suffered another defeat. He was in control of the Cook County Republican organisation. It appears that virtually the entire local list of Republican nominees for judgeships and county and municipal' offices were decisively defeated. The entire Democrat list was elected by large majorities.

POCLINC DAY XCKNIiS. UNPRECEDENTED VOTINC. WOMEN'S CONSPICUOUS PART. an<t N Z I'res Association. NKW YORK. Nov. r,. Ideal weather conditions prevailed throughout the country for today s elections. Balloting commenced early in an unprecedented volume. All sections of women were conspicuous.

In New York City 50 per cent, of the electors had voted at noon. The first reports indicated an unusually heavy poll in all parts of the United States, with an exceptionally large letnalo vote. The first intimation of disorder came rrom West Viiginia where the Governor ordered the State troops to a mining in Oldci to forestall possible molt violence. Chicago, where there were 15.C00 special. guai ds on duty, remained calm for the first three hours of the day. This is almost a record.

lii New York the 9000 guards were not called 11p«»> 1., quell any disturbance. At. amusing incident occurred in one New Voi-k, villus, indicat ing Hie intenso interest, tho campaign had aroused. 'I he authoril ics li.i'l Iho file ahirm sounded at, short, inti-rv.-ils after daybreak to make sure the voters would take advanl.i-,. of I lie 6 a.m. opening of the polls. ('lm ago perhaps present ed I lie most picturesque features of the day. 1 here many kinds of appnrat us were utilised for parade pin poses. '1 hey included a miniature locomotive drawing a steam oi -an. The I* I esldeut, Mr. Coolidge, east hli v ,,t,, ~i In.s home at Northampton, Mas saelnisetts. lie spent t maittder of the day in supervising Ihe unloading of tlii' first consignment ol Ins furniture and personal effects from White House preparatory to its removal later. KKFKCT IN' CANADA. RECIPROCAL TARIFF DOOMED. (HtH'civecl November 7, 7.1> p.m.) XKW YORK. Nov .7. The result of the American Presidential election has had a profound effect on Canadian affairs Dominion ol (servers say that the possibility of a reciprocal tariff, particularly in wheat and other primary products, between the two countries, which Canadian politicians have always held out as a possibility to Ihe Canadian farmer, can never again become an issue in Canadian affairs.

Canada will now move toward a policy of greater economic independence, with tho development of higher tariffs, to protect her own producers, and will attempt to open up the Kuropeun, South American and Oriental markets.