Evening star., 1932-05-04
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Caught between the upper and lower
millstones in California, San Francisco
and Los Angeles, Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York looked today
to be In a fair way to lose the States
"A votes in the Democratic National
Convention
Victory seemingly has perched on the
banner of Speaker John N. Garner of
Texas, whose presidential boom in re-
cent weeks appeared to have hit the
toboggan. Los Angeles gave its support
to Garner.
Alfred E. Smith, Democratic standard
bearer in 1928, was running third in
the count of the primary vote. San
Francisco was carried by Smith.
Unless the votes from the great rural
districts should come to the rescue of
Roosevelt and place him in the lead
again, the New Yorker will have met
his most disastrous defeat since his
candidacy was launched in North
Dakota last Winter.
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Dry Democrats will hail the victory
of Speaker Garner, although Mr.. Garner
has withheld ell comment on the pro-
hihition issue since he was pitchforked
into the scramble for the Democratic
presidential nomination. With Cali
fornia'S A delegates added to those of
Texas, the Speaker viii enter the Demo-
cratic national convention with a block
of 80 delegates pledged to him. This
is sizeable block of delegates, probably
more than any other candidate will
have, except Roosevelt and Smith.
Speaker Garner maintained his
silence about the nomination when
asked by newspaper men for comment
on the returns from California, but he
did say:
THE most interesting thing to me is
the large Democratic vote. I under
stand it was the largest on record in
California. I think it most significant" !"
While Gov. Roosevelt was apparently
losing the California fight he was win
ming yesterday in the contest to have
AIabama's "a delegate votes instructed
for him and also in South Dakota
where 10 delegates were the stake. If
he has failed to gain California's A,
the New York Governor has picked up
"a in Alabama and South Dakota.
Hoover Vote Large.
President Hoover, running unop-
posed in the Republican presidential
in 8,311 precincts, polled a total
of 55l,4O0 votes, or 10000 more
than the total cast for the three
Democratic candidates. Republican
leaders in the State had urged the
voters to go to the polls and register
their approval of the President, even
Though there was no contest against
him, for the psychological effect on
the rest of the country. If there is
any meaning to the primary election
yesterday it appears to be that Cali
fornia must continue to be counted still
q strongly Republican State.
The Republican President also showed
his strength yesterday in South Da-
kota. The returns from about one
third OF the voting precincts in that
State gave the Hoover slate for dele
gates to the Republican National Con-
vention a lead of almost 5000 over the
Progressive" slate who oppose the re-
nomination of Mr. Hoover. The figures
for 624 out of 1850 precincts gave the
Hoover delegates 16,453 to 1882 for
the ProgTessiyes.
Roosevelt Leaders Hopeful.
Roosevelt leaders refused to concede
the defeat Of their candidate by Speak
er Garner in California, hoping that
the later returns would overcome the
Speakers lead and place Roosevelt in
first place. They pointed out that re-
turns from rural counties in Northern
and Central California were slow COM
ing in and that these counties were
supposed to be for Roosevelt. On the
other hand, the returns from Los An
geles County and from San Francisco
came in early.
Today John B. Elliott, Southern
California manager of the Garner
movement. declared that the Speaker
had carried the State by a margin of
10000 over Roosevelt and $4,000 over
Smith.
Garner was supported in his candi-
dacy in California by William Gibbs
McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury in
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