Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
POLL GIVES HOOVER
LEAD IN u STATES
Literary Digest Figures Indi-
cate Republicans May In
wade "S0Iid South"

Hoover is shown holding his strong
lead over Smith in the Semi-f1nal re-
turns of The Literary Digest nation
wide presidential poll published today
and there are impressive indications
that the Republicans may capture sew
eral States in the solid South that
have been Democratic for more than
so years.
or a grand total of over 2,700.000
votes tabulated this week Hoover has
1,7l7,04l and Smith polls 971,356,
ratio of approximately So to SO.
With the returns announced as nearly
complete from all sections of the coull-
try Hoover is ahead in every State with
the exception of Georgia. Louisiana,
Mississippi and South Carolina, which
Smith is carrying with ample reserves.
Though the Republican candidate has
a plurality in Alabama end Arkansas,
his margin is so scant that the Literary
Digest classes the outcome in both
States as doubtful.
Texas, which has the largest cleo
toral vote of all the Southern States, is
for Hoover by 81 1869 to 34,683 votes IN
this postcard election"
Florida shows a return Of 17,24T to
e.162, or almost 2 to /, for the Repuo-
lican nominee, and the Democratic
strongholdS of North Carolina and VIZ
ginia evidence striking pluralitieS for
Hoover.
The Republican candidate is obtain
ing a majority of his strength from the
Democratic ranks in all 10 States OF
the South with the exception OF Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, where most
of his votes are shown to be from his
own party.
Border States for Hoover.
The border States of Kentucky,
MARYLAND. Oklahoma and Tennessee
are each returning comfortable plural
tiles for Hoover. In Oklahoma, he mas
q lead over his opponent OF 212 10 A.
In the Northwestern States OF WIS
consin. Minnesota. and North ana
south Dakota. which are clasSed as
doubtful" by many political authorizes,
the Literary Digest polls shows Hoover
leading by odds as high as 242 TO l.
In the LaFollette-P Progressive center
of Wisconsin, with returns from Mil
waukee included, the Republicans are
polling 3l,841 votes to the Democrats
22071.
In Maine. where Republican gov
ernor was elected by 3-to-1 majority
in September of this year, Hoover Is
receiving 1924 votes to Smiths 1851.
GOV. Smiths home State OF New
York gives him 1873, 400 to Hoover
2l5.548. which figures are stated TO De
Inclusive of New York City. New Jersey,
considered as one of the battlegrounos
of the current campaign, gives Hoover
a lead in this weeks returns OF $3.50
TO 20,816. =.
In a separate section of the poll In
which the entire electorate OF several
large cities is being polled Smith has
decided advantage in New York CITY
with $4,000 votes to Hoovers 1O3,841,
while Hoover leads in Chicago by 98,363
to 7O,769 and in Philadelphia by 69,4
to 40,172.
The analysis of chow the same voters
voted in 1924" indicates that the Demo-
cratic standard bearer is now receiving
almost 81 per cent of his support from
his own party, whereas in the earlier re-
turns more than one-half of his votes
were from former Republicans. Over
three-fourths of the Hoover ballots are
from 1924 Republicans and % per cent:
are switching to him from his rival
OF the 4s5, 1858 voting. siA4 this 1928
Literary Digest poll who state that they