Evening star., 1932-10-18
DEMOCRATS SWELL
!. CALIFORNIA ROLLS
Increase of 555,253, Against
$500 for G. o. P, Shown
in Registration.

p (Copyright. 1892, by the Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, october 18.-A
wave Of Democratic registration that
surged in for last Springs presidential
primary and swept on for the August
balloting has broken in full force for
the November election in President Hoo
ver's home State of California, almost
doubling as compared with 1923, but
remaining nearly 100000 under the Re-
publican total
Registration figures gathered by the
Associated Press from all but one of the
States SO counties showed today the
following totals for the two major
parties:
Republican, 1895
Democratic, 1,14741
Every County Gained.
These figures represented an increase
Of 555,253 tor the Democratic party over
the 1923 official registration and 3809
for the Republicans The State total
Of 2,847,655, compared with 2,3138l6
for 1928. again set a record. Every
county gave an increase over the 1923
registration, that of the 1880 general
State election and that of the May and
August primaries of this year.
In San Mateo County, located on the
peninsula below San Francisco. the
county clerk had not completed the
compilation. For the August primary
this county registered 38.342 voters. of
whom 29,964 were Republicans and 49,
144 Democrats.
While the Democratic tide was sweep
ing in, an increasing number Of here
tofore Republican counties were caught
in the undertow, so that for Novembe>
nine counties show larger Democratic
registration than Republican. The nine
are Colusa, Imperial, Kern, Kings,
MADEIRA, Mariposa, Plun1as, Sierra and
Tuolumne-all in the inland valleys or
mountainous sections.
Los Angeles Has Big Lead.
In eight counties the Republicans in
creased their registration over 1928,
1880 and the 1882 primaries They were
Amador, Los Angeles, Orange. Riverside,
Santa Barbara San Bernardino, Te-
hama and Ventura, all in the south ex-
cept Tehama and Amador In % coun-
ties the Republican registration in
creased over 1928 and this years pri-
lnaries, but was below that of 1880 In
10 counties there were fewer registered
Republicans than in 1928 and 1880,
but more than for the 1882 primaries.
Political currents we're of almost equal
strength in many counties. Those turn
ing Democratic did so by from % in
Tehama to 3,477 in Kern. Several re-
manned Republican by less than 100.
Los Angeles County showed the largest
Republican lead, 130,479.
The bulk of the registration is in
Alameda, Les Angeles and San Fran
cisco Counties. with CSC, 1893 Republicans
and 720,669 Democrats.
AS compared with the 1928 presiden-
tial election, Democratic registration
gained steadily this year 1t was 255. 1921,
or 43 per cent greater for the May pri-
mary; 435 496, or 1875 per cent greater
for the August balloting, and 555,252, or
nearly "a per cent heavier for Novem-
ber.
While these gains were being made
the Republican registration fell off
140,57l. or about per cent. for the
May primary, as compared with 1923;
decreased 38,319, or about 2.5 per cent,
for August and increased 5000, or a
fraction of l per cent, for November.
President Hoover's County.
The total of voters declining to state
their party dropped from l53,959 in
1928 to 130,56l for the November cleo
ton. In the minor party registrations
the Socialist increased from 1892 in
1928 to 15,703. Prohibition dropped from
17,746 to 10,769 and the miscellaneous
increased from 1927 to 3,649
In President Hoover's home county,
Santa Clara. Republican registration
increased from 43.210 in 1928 to 44964;
Democratic increased from 13,498 to
23.4O4
Los Angeles County. with the heaviest
registration in the State, has 636,069
Republicans. compared with 600,636 in
1928 and $500 Democrats, compared
with 217,050 in 1923.
Alameda County, across the bay from
San Francisco. stands second with 172,-
692 Republicans as against 1919 in
1923, and 89,971 Democrats, compared
with 1929 in 1923.
Third in registration size is San
Francisco County, with 141, ,612 Re-
publcans as against 164935 in 1923
and 125,098 Democrats, compared with
1851 four years ago.