The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-02
Governors Vote More Than
Double That of Reed
in California.
WALSH IN THIRD PLACE
Huge Vote Given Hoover in
Primary; Result ROutS
MCAdoo Forces.
BY GERALD P. OVERTON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-The
hopes of Senator Thomas j. Walsh
of Montana and Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri for support of Cali
ifornia's delegates at the Demo-
cratic national convention went
down in crushing defeat before
Governor AL Smith in yesterdays
presidential primary.
Returns from majority of the
precincts, including populous Sec
tions of the State, indicated today
that Smiths victory virtually was a
landslide.
Returns from 1000 precincts of
8,753 in the State, showed the fol-
lowing vote in the Democratic presl-
Dental race:
Smith, 119,959; Reed, 5O,72S;
Walsh, 44,004.
Hoover Gets Huge Vote
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, the only Republican pres
idential candidate entered on the
primary ballot, was given as en-
dorsement vote of 507,115, in the
same number of precincts.
Smiths overwhelming victory as
sured him of the twenty-siX votes
Of California's delegation at the ma
tional convention.
The twenty-nine Republican ma
tional convention delegates will
support Hoover for the presidential
nomination of their party.
Complete returns frSm the 2,472
precincts in Los Angeles County
gave Hoover, 232,849; Smith, SO, 1853;
Reed 26583, and Walsh, 1897.
Los Angeles and southern Cali
fornia furnished the big upset Of
the election. 1t was there that
Walsh supported by McAdoo, had
counted on his greatest strength.
Instead, southern California fell
in line with the northern part be-
hind Smith banners, even giving
Reed a vote that left Walsh trail
ing.
McAdOO Forces Routed
In eight southern California coun-
ties, where the campaign for Walsh
was carried on with greatest vigor
by McAdoo's followers, returns from
1920 of 3,679 precincts gave Smith,
43787; Reed, 30,7ll, and Walsh,
25,385.
On the basis of the nearly COM
plete returns, Smith was ahead in
81 of SO counties.
Reed was leading in three coun-
ties and Walsh in three, while
Alpine County, the smallest county
in the State, failed to report a single
Democratic vote
Alpine County cast thirty-four
votes for Hoover.
Other population centers in north
ern California returned a heavy
vote for Smith along with San Fran
cisco, while the trend in the rural
districts was practically the same.
In some precincts in San Fran
cisco Walsh received but two or
three votes. There were q few rural
precincts where he failed to get one.
Sure of $4,000 Edge
The precincts unaccounted for
were mainly the sparsely populated
districts Of the State, and even the
most conservative predictions con-
ceded Smiths margin of victory
scarcely could be lowered below
$4,000.
No less unexpected than the mar
gin Of Smiths victory was the ap-
parent defeat of Senator Walsh by
Senator Reed
This unexpected turrS vas a Sc
we're blow to the political prestige Of
William G. McAdoo.
The former Secretary Of the
Treasury supported Walsh, who
campaigned on a dry platform.
Even Santa Barbara County,
McAdoo's home county, repudiated
his political leadership, voting two
to one for Smith over Walsh.