The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-06
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% cast ballot cannot be said to
be a very good citizen" said Gov
ernor Smith in his final address.
From faroff Palo Alto, Calf. his
opponent Herbert Hoover, expressed
similar sentiments. He made a par
tsculsr appeal to the feminine vote
Of the country.
The ballot he said, lis the most
sacred individual act In that great
system OF self government which We
have inherited and which i IS our
duty to carry forward.
Both Want Full Vote
TO that extent, at least. the OBJ
posing candidates were Of one mind
today. Both desire the fullest express
sion OF opinion from the electorate
that will decide their respective fates.
The campaign ended with both can
didiates. Smith and Hoover express
sing confidence as to the outcome. all
though both preferred to let their po-
1ificaI generalissfmos deal with. the
actual figures.
Chairman work. Of the Republican.
national committee, prophesied IN
excess 81 400 electoral votes for
Hpever. Not to be outdone, Chairman
Raskob, Of the Democratic national
COMMITTEES. declared that Smith
would have i minimum Of 400 cleo
foral votes when the final cast y
made.
nres. Actually. neither the RepuDi-
can nor the Democratic leaders ex-
pect any such electoral totals Tor
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win Is pleased with a victory how
aver scarity, and no questions asked.
New Issues 10 Fore
certainly no election In American
political history ever held more ele-
Yaents OF doubt than the one which
the. 1000. 600 voters are deciding
today.
Never before has there been an
acute religious controversy. embodied
"A ~ American national election;
never before has prohibition figured
81 I, national scale and never before,
has there been new army Of
10.O00.O0O voters added to the cleo
torats In single year.
The new army OF voters alone
this year is approximately equ1va.
lent to the total number OF votes
cast Id the Harrison Cleveland con-
test Of forty years ago. such IL the
growth Of America
But, grafified as they are over the
prospects Of q record vote. the prac-
teal politicians are worried. Ben
meath their confident exterior 1s
the rnawi1g doubt Of the url-
known--fIe uncertainty as to what
the religious and prohibition issue
may mean when translated into
votes. and the even greater uncer-
tainty of this greatly increased reg
istration that is common to every
section Of the country.
New Voters Split
The are asking themselves
whether it is a Hoover registration
or Smith registration, and all they
get Is the echo of their queries.
The truth seems to lie between
them. /. e., the new registration is
both Smith and Hoover. In the
cities, particularly among Catholic
women, the new registration scenes
to be preponderantIy for Smith. In
the small towns and rural localities
this sn1ae registration is set down
in Republican books as an asset 10
the Hoover candidacy.
The truth is-and it is admitted
by most of those styling them.
selves practical politicians-that the
people themselves have taken this
election out of the hands Of the
party leaders and are going to vofs
today their prejudices. and their
likes. and dislikes. The so-called
practical politicians are almost as
much at sea as the ordinary OBJ
server. however much they may
claim for publicity purposes.
The religious and prohibition
issues themselves are almost IN
calculable as applied to actual votes,
and the prosperity issue. which the
Republicans have raised. is SINH.
vigorously dispute the Republican
contention that the G.: o. p. Is the
father of the present era Of pros
perity. The foundation for this
prosperity. the Democrats contend,
was laid during the Wilson AID.
1ninistration.
Nevertheless. the prosperity issue
has been productive of votes in the
past and the Republicans believe 1t
to be efficaeious this year. as wit.
ness the full.page advertisements
in most Of the daily newspapers OF
the country, and its emphasis by
all hepnDucan orators.
Delay Is Likely
The result of today's voting may
be known Immediately, it may not
be known until tomorrow, a great
deal depends upon New York.
Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
If Governor Smith is beaten in
his own State and Massachusetts,
not. even the most optimistic Demo
crat can envision b. Smith victory.
On the other hand if the New York
governor is vistorious along the
Atlantic seaboard the prevailing
opinion is that it will be a close
election, with the decision ultimate
1y resting with the West.
Parts OF New England will be
through voting before California is
half way; through. Each State had
its own opening and closing time,
ranging from a. m. to 10 D. m.
ZOO. 600 Voters On In