Evening star., 1932-11-09
OHIO IN ROOSEVELT
COLUMN BY $4,000
Nearly Every Democratic
Candidate on Ticket Ap-
parentIy Successful.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November O.
One of the principal backgrounds OF
the presidential campaign. Ohio today
apparently had delivered decisive VIC
tory to nearly every candidate on the
Democratic ticket.
1t was only the third time Ohio mas
turned away from the Republican fold
in a national election in rs years.
Returns from approximately 65 per
cent of the States 8,678 precincts gave
Gov. Franklin d. Roosevelt lead OF
10000 votes over President Hoover, ana
the Democratic candidates margin was
steadily increasing.
The count in 6325 precincts was:
Roosevelt. 98o,642 Hoover, 9O0.431.
The late Woodrow Wilson was the
only other Democratic presidential noin
inee to break Ohio's chain OF national
Renuhlican victories. He did it both in
1912 and 1916.
Vote Sets New Record.
Generally. the Ohio election was or
derly though the total vote was the
largest in the States history.
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate
for President, apparently received nearly
five times as many votes IN ONO yes
terday as were given him four years ago.
Returns from ,75O precincts gave him
1915. indicating his final total might
be more than 10000. Thomas 1928 vote
was 1858.
In the apparent Democratic victory,
Gov. George White, United States Sen
ator Robert j. Bulkley, the two Demo-
cratic candidates for Congressman
large a majority of the party's nominees
for district Congressman, and the Dem
ocratic ticket all appeared to have been
swept into office.
Gov. White and Senator Bulkley both
held pluralities greater than Gov.
Roosevelt. In 6,797 precincts, White.
60-year-old veteran of the Klondlke
gold rush, lad majority over 34-year-
old David S. ingalls,, Republican, former
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, OF
nearly l8l, ,000 Senator Bulkley's lead
in 6.714 precincts, was IN excess OF
$4,000 over Attorney General Gllbert
Bettman, Republican. Bulkley and
Bettman both favored national prohibit
ton repeal as do most of the apparent
congressional winners.
Democrats are Leading.
Ten Democrats and one Republican
were yictors il the % district congress
sional races, in which returns were
complete enough to be decisive. Demo-
Gratis were leading IN most OF the
OIQeTS, lliOuSl III ocNCiaA eiiS WV "s@1
close
Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio
Supreme Court. the only woman con-
gression candidate, ran slightly behind
her Republican opponent, Congressman
Chester Bolton, in incomplete returns
from the twenty-second district.
In addition to the expected anti
prohibition complexion Of Ohio's new
congressional delegation, Gov. White
pledged his efforts toward chance in
the State prohibition laws in con-
formity to any change that might be
made by Congress.
White Cited Economies.
Gov. Whites principal campaigning,
however, was on his administrators
record. He claimed to have effected
inlportant economies in the State gov
ernment. ingalls, sought election by
promising to make the economies
greater.
In the presidential contest, Gov.
Roosevelt apparently received heavier
support in the rural districts than in
the urban centers. He received plu-
ralities. however, in Cuyahoga County
(Cleveland), Hamilton County (Cincin-
natD and in Lucas County (Toledo).
TIE latter CITY, home OF Postmaster
General Walter F. Brown, President
Hoover's chief political lieutenant, who
virtually controlled the State Republi-
can convention, gave Roosevelt S to
lead.