The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-07
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Senate from Massachusetts, in
complete returns from 245 towns
and three cities out Of 355 cities
3S0 precincts in Boston.
BISMARCK. N. D.; New. -
Gov. walter j. Maddox, Demo.
crat. who became governor ON
the death OF Governor SorIle
few months ago, suffered defeat
BY George r. Ehafer, his Repub.
lican opponent, early returns to-
day Indicated. Returns from 1913
precincts out OF 2,172 give Shafer
SS,s54 to MaddOck's 21,166.
TRENTON, n. J., Nov. 7.-EIer.
bert Hoover swept New Jersey by
n1Ore than 200, 600 plurality, COM
pilatiOns early today indicated.
He carried the Republican State
ticket-Eeaded by Morgan #. Lar.
son, candidate for governor, and
Hamilton f. Kean, candidate for
United States SenatOr-intO office
with him.
larson defeated William l.. Dill,
motor vehicle commissioner, and
kean defeated Senator Edward i.
Edwards, who was running for re.
electiOn. LarsOn's plurality was
slightly over 100, 900, and Kean
won by more than l25,OO0.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7.-On the
basis OF returns from .5,418 of
Pennsylvania 8,5DS districts,
Herbert Hoover had q lead Of
623,748 votes over Gov. Al Smith
for the Presidency. according to
tabulatiOns early today.
The vote, Insulated at 7:3O a.
M. gave Hoover, I,347,971: Smith,
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. I.
A rising tide Of votes, representa-.
tive Of every section OF the State,
had boosted Herbert HO0ver's
} California majority to nearly
100000 early today, with approx
imately half Of the States bal.
lots counted.
San Francisco apparently was
the only major county giving
Governor Smith majority, while
Los Angeles county was offset.
ting this with q tremendous mar.
gin for Hoover.
The State count. with $3.50
precincts incomplete out Of
total of 1885, showed: Hoover,
641 1881: Smith, 1865.
United States Senator Hiram
w. johnson bOwled over his
Bourbon opponent in every
county In the State by sweeping
mn jOrities. the count showing
johnson, 133,845; Moore, 35,162.
BOISE, Ida, Nov. z.--Herbert
Hoover won q victory Of land.
slide proportions In Idaho and
early today with returns from ap.
pRrentIy twO.thirds OF the States
843 precincts tAbulated was lead.
ing Governor Smith almost three
TO one.
The figures were Hoover,
81 40: Smith, 28,5O3.
Governor Baldridge was as
sured OF reelection over Ben
Ross, Democrat, and John
Thomas, Republican, received q
landslide reelection to the United
States Senate from Idaho.
Addison T.. Smith held COM
Portable lead OF $1,000. Republicans
swept vi Of the lesser State offices
also.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. L.
Kenneth macintosh, Republican,
was ont ahead ON early returns In
his race FOR the Senate seat held
by Senator C. G. Dill. Democrat.
The first districts to report, out
of 1861, gave Macintosh 24,0OI
and Dill 21,614.
RENO, Nevada, Nov. 7.--1S4 /.
precincts complete out Of 244 In
the State Of Nevada today gave
Hoover, Republican III, 41O; Smith,
Democrat 6,402. For Senate: Pitt
man, Democrat 1884; Piatt, Re-
publican S,54S. Congress: Arentx,
Republican 1922; HOrsey, Demo
crat 1914.
The precincts yet to report COM
plete were small and were not
expected to change the result
materially.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. I.
Representative Walter H. New.
ton, Republican Of Minneapolis,
the only Minnesota Congressman
to oppose the McNary- bill
was reelected for the sixth con.
secutive term, complete returns
showed today.
Representative Godfrey G. Good.
win. Republican, has q substantial
lead on incomplete returns in the
10th District.
DENVER, Nov. 7.-Returns
Colorado gives Hoover, S3,784;
Smith, 49,4Sl.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov.
with half Of the precincts Of
the States $500 total reported,
Secretary Hoover was leading the
ticket by approximately 10000.
The Presidential votes were:
Hoover, 17e,955; Smith, 1889.
In 1924 Coolidge defeated John
w. Davis, West Virginian, 288, 635
Henry d. Hatfield R.), Hunt.
ingtOn, was maintaining his lead
over Matthew M. Nicely d., of
FairmOnt In the Senatorial race,
152, 4O6 to 1882.
For Governor, William G.. Con.
ley r.. of Charleston, was lead.
ing j. Alfred Taylor 3D., Of
Fayetteville, 155,770 to 1925.
Carl g. Bachman RI was lead.
ing Paul r. Wellman Id, in the
Congressional race in the First
district, $4,000 to $4,000, with 1850
of 387 precincts reported.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. t.
With only few scattered precincts
not reported, Hoover had a $1,000
lead in Tennessee today. The vote