Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
HOOVER LEADS
DIGEST Vote
IN "A STATES
Semi Fina Tabulation
Shows G. 0. F. Lead
ing Over Nation on
1886 Ratio

nIoover Is shown holding his strong
sao over Smith in the semi-final re-
slrns OF The Literary Digest nation
Mioe presidential poll published to-
icy and there are impressive indica-
ions that the republicans may zap
Sure several states in the 'Solid
south that have been democratic
ior more than fifty years.
VI a grand total of over 2.700, 600
,o.es tabulated this week Hoover has
a,.i4'O4l and Smith polls 971 1856, a
RATIO OF approximately 90 to 36.
with the returns announced as
nearly complete from all sections Of
the country Hoover is ahead in every
state with the exception of Georgia,
louisiana, Mississippi and South
Csrolina, which Smith is carrying
with ample reserves.
Though the republican candidate
mas a plurality in Alabama and Ar
KANSAS, his margin is so scant that
Inc Literary Digest classes the out
come in both states as doubtful.
Texas, which has the largest cleo
toral vote of all the southern states,
IS for Hoover by 5l,269 to 1858
votes in this postcard election"
Florida shows a return Of 1924
70 9,l62, or almost 2 to !, for the re
publican nominee and the democratic
strongholds of North Carolina and
Virginia evidence striking pluralities
for Hoover.
The republican candidate is OBJ
tanning q majority Of his strength
from the democratic ranks in all
ten states of the south with the ex-
ception of Virginia and North Caro-
lima, where most Of his votes are
shown to be from his own party.
The border states of Kentucky,
Maryland, Oklahoma and Tennessee
are each returning comfortable plu-
r~alities for Hoover. In Oklahoma, he
has q lead over his opponent Of 2 IL
to l..
In the northwestern sttaes Of Wis
consin, Minnesota, and North and
South Dakota, which are classed as
doubtful" by many political author
tiles, The Literary Digest poll shows
Hoover leading by odds as high as
2 1-2 to /.
In the LaFollette- Progressive cen
ter Of Wisconsin, with returns from
Milwaukee included, the republicans
are polling 3l,s41 votes to the demo-
Gratis %, FOL
In Maine, where a republican gov
ernor was elected by a 3 TO l ma
jority in September Of this year,
Hoover is receiving 1854 votes to
Smiths 5,361.
Governor Smiths home state Of
New York gives him 1S3,420 10 Hoov-
er's 2l5.548 which figures are stated
TO be inclusive of New York City.
New Jersey, considered as one of the
battle grounds Of the current cam
paiRn, gives Hoover a lead in this
weeks returns Of 1926 to 20,sl6.
In q separate section of the poll
in which the entire electorate Of
several large cities is being polled
Smith has a decided advantage in
New York City with $4,000 votes TO
Hoover's 103,S47 while Hoover leads
in Chicago by 9S.363 to 70,769 and in
Philadelphia by 69.494 to 4s.172.
The analysis Of chow the same
voters voted in 1924" indicates that
the democratic standard bearer is
now receiving almost 90 per cent of
his support from his own party
whereas in the earlier returns more
than one-half Of his votes were from
former republicans. Over three
fourths Of the Hoover ballots are
from 1924 republicans and 23 per
cent are switching to him from his
rival party.
OF the 4S5.s6s voting in this 1928
Literary Digest poll who state that
they did not vote in the last presi-
Dental election, 80 per cent record
that they will vote republican this
year and IS per rem mark their
ballots for the democratic candidate.
Several democratic editors" The
Literary Digest states editorially.
"find cause for outimism in the fact
tina the poll of four years ago. while
amazingly accurate in totals. showed
n deviation from the popular vote Of