Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
Loss of Dry Law Revision
Fight Is Fourth 0utstand-
ing Fact of National Vote
for President.
SMITHS DEFEAT WORST |
EXCEPT TAFT'S IN 1922
Estimate Of Popular Vote Gives
Hoover Majority of 100000.
New York Result Is Bitter Pill
for Loser-Roosevelt Looms as
1882 Candidate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

derDerC hoover or California
has been swept into the presi-
dency by tremendous vote. The
returns indicate that the Republi-
can nominee has received 444 elec-
toral votes and has carried 40 Of
the 48 States. Massachusetts, is
in doubt, but probably will go to
Smith. Four features of the ma
tional election stand out:
i. For the first time since recon-
struction days the Republicans
have broken into the solid South,
Hoover carrying out of the 10
States which hitherto preserved
their Democratic regularity. The
four States going for Hoover are
Florida, North Carolina, Texas and
Virginia.
2. The farm revolt" counted
upon by the Democrats to give
them victory in a half dozen or
more Republican States of the
West and Middle West failed to
materialize.
8. While Gov. Smith ran well In
many of the big cities Of the coun-
try, Mr.. Hoover also showed
strength in these cities. This was
true in Chicago, Baltimore and
even in New York.
4. The fight for modification or
repeal of the prohibition laws,
led by Gov. Smith, has been de-
ciSively lost.
Smith May Get Eight.
Gov. Smith apparently has carried
only seven States, six in the South and
one in New England. If he carries
Massachusetts, he viii have eight States
with Massachusetts counted for him
Smith will have 81 electoral votes. In
point of the electoral votes he Is the
worst-beaten candidate of any OF the
major parties, except William Howard
Taft. Republican, in the Bull Moose
split of the Republican party in 1912
In that year Roosevelt, running as a
| Progressive, received 88 electoral votes
While the tabulation of the popular
| vote throughout the country is not COM
nlete. it is estimated that Mr.. Hoover'S
| plurality will be about 100000.
The Republican sweep, due to great
wave of sentiment for Mr.. Hoover and
| of sentiment against Gov. Smith, has
| thrown into the lap of the Republican
nominee practically all of the States
! which were considered doubtful, anc
even some of those which were con-
sidered safe for Smith.
New York Result Hurts.
The result in New York State, Gov
Smiths home State, is bitter pill fol
the Smith Democrats. Mr.. Hoover
carried the State with lead of ap'
proximately 100000. While the upstate
| Republican lead was not as large a!
that claimed by the Republican leader:
in hteir prediction forecast, the Smith
lead in Greater New York was material
ly less than his supporters had expected
Franklin D. Roosevelt apparently ha!
been elected Governor of New York by
about 10000 over his Republican op
ponent, Attorney General Albert OF
finger. Mr.. Roosevelt's victory ma.
prove to be of national Importance
No man has given Gov. Smith NOR,
wholehearted support than Roosevelt
He consented to run for governor at
possible sacrifice of his health in orde
to aid his leader and friend. Even now
: the possibility of his being selected a
the man to rally the Democratic force
is under discussion. He looms as
possible nominee Of the Democrats TO
President in 1882. This, of course, i
J predicated on the belief that the fina
returns from New York will show hin
a victor.
Smith Elimination Seen.
, The result of the election yesterday
| it is believed, has effectually eliminated
Gov. Smith from consideration for tn
) Democratic nomination four year
: hence. But whether he Is so eliminated
or not, he will doubtless have much t,
say about the next candidate of tn
t Democratic party. That he has hug
! following among the Democrats In tn
e North and East and in some of tn
States of the West has been shown con
clusively. What would be more likely
it is argued, than that Gov Smitl
should give his approval to the mai
e who nominated him three times TO
( President and worked for his election
e Gov Smith made his best run appar
/ emily in some of the New England State
e and in New York He has carrie
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