The border vidette., 1932-11-19
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT CARRIES
FORTY.TWO STATES

| WHICH 6I6V6tGU CT8Ohllu ~.
Roose velt to the presidency and
cut down Republican Office hold
ers was emphasized By late cleo
tion tabulations.
The figures told the story OF
an electorate to determined upon
q change that it braved almost
every variety Of weather to reg
lister the greatest popular vote
ever known. millions higher than
than the outpouring drawn by
the intensity Of the 1923 cam
paign.
| President Hoover saw every
state west of the Alleghenies
turn against him. Only Penn
sylvania, Connecticut, Delaware,
New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine kept the Republican faith.
Roosevel.s electoral vote reach.
ed new high figure of 472.
Hoover had SO. For election
266 we're necessary. Hoover re.
ceived 444 four years ago.
Michigan went Democratic.
So did Iowa, birthplace of Her
bert Hoover; California. where
he lived; Kansas, home of Vice
President Curtis, and among
others. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
and Minnesota.
That was only q part OF q
countrywide political upheaval.
The result was substan TALLY the
same whether one looked At the
senate, the house, gubernatorial
races or even returns affecting
prohibition.
Political old timers blinked as
they tried to envision q senate
without such captains of the old
guard as Jim Watson of In
diana, Reed Smoot of Utah. Geo.
Moses of New Hampshire and
Hiram Bingham Of Connecticut.
all beaten by Democrats. Add
to them smother veteran, Sen.
WESLEY Jones Of Washington.
| The eloquence Of Senator Borah
| ia Idaho failed to save his Re
publican colleague. Senator John
Thomas.
The opposition Of anti-prohi
bition organizations and of de.
voted followers of Al Smith,
| DOM bined with the ordinary Re
publican opposition, did not pre-
vent William Gibbs McAdoo
from winning easily in Califor
MIA.
There were 81 senate seats at
issue. The Democrats captured
rs of these to give them 56 seats
in the 73rd congress. The Re
publicans took Eve. The others
were doubtful.
On the house side. already
Democratic, the tale Of Republi
can disaster was repeated. The
winners have 218 seats there
now. They are certain of about
26O after next March 4-and 78
horse races are still in doubt.
: The aggressive and indepen
4 dent LaGuerdia of New York
sides often with house Demo
\ Gratis but the label. Republican.
seems too much for him to over
come. A Democrat will take bis
place.
Ruth Baker Pratt OF New
/ York. lost to q Democrat. Re
\ publican Floor Leader Shell was
\ re elected, however, from up
state New York.
The tabulations tell another
sad Republican story 10 the CUB
ernatorial races. There were
elections in 81 states. The Dem
/ ocrats won 18 of these aud on
the basis of votes compiled today
we're leading in II others. They
displaced eight Republicans.
Floyd B. Olson, Farmer Labor,
was elected in Minnesota.
The Kansas Democratic trend
\ reversed in choosing q state chief
executive, however, Republi
/ can, Alfred NJ. Landon, was
4 leading Governor Woodring, sur
prising many who felt the choice
would be the Rlost gland special.
\ ist, John Il. Bliudley, indepen.
\ dent.
In Wisconsin the combinations
OF Pro9ressives and Democrats
not only carried the state for
Roosevelt, but elected a, Demo
i cratic senator and governor,
beating Walter j. Kohler for
state office.
Characteristics Of the para.
doxes of American politics, most
of the anger and bitterness oi
the pre- election campaign seem