The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-13
NEW YORKER LEADS
GARNER MURRAY IN
/ STATEWIDE RETURNS
J. Hamilton Lewis Gets illinois
Delegation; Hoover Wins
Support
LEADS OF BOTH INCREASE
Leading Democrat Has ZIG
Convention Votes; Presi.
dent Has 336
LEADS OF BOTH INCREASE

Chicago, April 13.-(P)-The man
ties of popular favor for the presiden-
tial nominations of the Republican
and Democratic parties apparently
rested more snugly Wednesday on
President Hoover and Gov. Franklin
2. Roosevelt.
Two states, Illinois and Nebraska.
surveyed the outcome of Tuesdays pri-
mary elections and found the re.
suits definitely fayoring the ma
tons chief executive and New York's
governor.
And from three other states, came
these expressions of political conven-
ton favor:
Kentucky pledged it's entire Demo-
cratic delegation of Is to Gov. Roose-
welt
Missouri's slate of Al Republican
delegates was instructed by the state
G. o. P. meeting for President Hoo
ver.
And TO the president went Florida S
16 Republican delegates.
Pledged Totals Rise
Gov. Roosevelt's victories in Ne
braska and Kentucky ran his delegate
lead for the Democratic presidential
nomination today to ZIG III pledged
and claimed convention votes.
With Illinois SO Republican dele
gates in doubt, President Hoover. by
gaining 80 instructed delegate votes
from Missouri and Is in Florida, and
II from Nebraska by claim, jumped
his total strength to 1886 for renomin-
alton.
Each national convention has 1854
full delegate votes, with ITO. or two
thirds, required to nominate at the
Democratic meeting. and 578, or a
majority. at the Republican.
Governor Roosevelt set the pace In
the Democratic preference vote in
Nebraska and widened the margin he
set early over Speaker John N. Gar
ner of Texas and Gov. William H
Murray of Oklahoma.
It was the first test OF strength for
the three in any one primary and tab
ulations from l,206 precincts Of the
states 2,049 gave Roosevelt 55,722;
Garner 16,411 and Murray 1883.
Only the name Of former Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland ap-
peared on the Republican preference
ballots In Nebraska but 5.2l5 voters
wrote President Hoover's name in
France polled 20,l59 votes in l.02e
precincts.
Although the gubernatorial race
overshadowed national issues in the
Illinois primary, convention dele
gates favoring President Hoover for
denomination were we'll in the van in
the nine districts and those opposed
to him and to prohibition led in only
two.
Illinois Vets Behind
Bernard w. Snow, Cook county Re-
publican chairman and sponsor Of a
slate of Is delegates pledged against
President Hoover and for wet
plank in the national Republican
platform, was running third in the
limited number of precincts report
ed.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, the
states favorite son, was unopposed IN
the Democratic preference vote and
in returns from 1920 precincts out OF
1929, polled 135,870 votes.
Former Senator France was also the
only candidate seeking the Illinois
Republican expression of preference
He received 10000 votes from 500 pre-
cinctS.
In the Nebraska gubernatorial race
the other highlight Of the election In
that state. Gov. G. w. Bryan was
widening his margin over william
Richie, Jr.. of Omaha for the choice
of the Democrats. The vote in 1916
precincts was Bryan 51,6l3; Richie
32,567.
Dwight Griswold swung into the
lead for the Republican nomination
for governor with returns from LOG
precincts. He had a vote Of 23,7l7
compared with 22,764 for his closest
rival, Kenneth 8. Wherry.