The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-09
Oovernor
Landslide Was The
 Greatest Of All
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President Hoover had carried only ak states, four in New Eng land---Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut-Dela- ware and Pennsylvania, which re- 'mained true to republican tradi- tion despite Q tremendous popular vote for Roosevelt. Not q state west of the Mississippi did he car- ", despite his live trips into the farming country with fervent last minute appeals for votes. He car- fried everyone of them in 1928.
 His electoral vote totalled only 50. Smith carried eight states, with an electoral vote-of S7, in 1928.
 The Roosevelt victory carried with 1t democratic candidates for congress to insure firm control by the incoming administration. The president who assumes office next March 4 will have an ample ma jority to carry forward his new dear.. program. A sweep of wet sentiment forecast sufficient con- verts to change the prohibition
 in its wake, the balloting left Republican etalwarts who have served the party for years. These included Senator "Jim" Watson, Ind, party floor leader; Senator nnoot, Utah, chairman of the if nance committee and high tariff leader; Senator George H. Moses, New Hampshire, president pro tenn, whose wise crack about the SSons of Wild Jackass" widened the cleavage between the old east and the west whose ballots poured to-day in a great stream into the Roosevelt column. This triumvi- rate which ruled the senate will be no more after next March Others are threatened. Senator Wealey Jones, Wash. chairman of the appropriations committee and sponsor of the five and ten'' pro- hibition law was battling against odda. Only one republican sena- tor was definitely elected to-day as the count progressed toward noon. This was the venerable Senator Porter Dale, Vermont.
 Eleven democrats had been elected to the senate. with more likely. There are 33 seats to De filled in the new 7Sd congress. Of the 167 house members whose elections were assured early to- day, 123 were democrats and A republicans.
 buried President Hoover beneath an avalanche of defeat greater even than the defeat of Alfred P. smith four years ago. Down with the present went such stalwarts of republicanisnn as Senator James watson of Indiana majority lead- CT and Senator George Moses Of New Hampshire, president pro tenn of the senate--author of the jibe "Sons of the Wild Jackasses' against the progressive insurgents.
 Senator Reed Sm00t, repne utah, for 29 years in the senate. and a power in the finance and high tariff battalion, was trailing. Senator Wesley Jones, repn, Wash. co-author of the five and ten" prohibition act was running behind 2 to l, for re-electoin.
 Mir Hoover was sure of 0niy SIX states early to-day, with a: total of 6e electoral votes. MT Roose- welt appeared to have the ether 42 states with total of 46l electoral voter. Four years ago, MT Hoover received 444 votes while Ex-Gov Smith received 87 in eight states.
 Governor Roosevelt appeared to have won q clear popular major ity, the first any democratic presi- dent has received since the days of Franklin Pierce in 1856. Cleveland and Wilson won by piuralities.
 The final total may reach 40,- OOO. .OOO and Thomas, proportion may increase as his votes were not counted in all instances in the rush of election night
 Archives have to be searched to find records comparable 70 those Of Roosevelt's victory.
 Jubilant cheers rang through democratic headquarters at the Biitmore early to-day and the me- tropolis and some cities celebrated noisily. Governor Roosevelt was at the hotel receiving returns. Al- fred E, Smith his recent rival for the presidential nomination, came in to congratulate the new presi- dent-eiect. Washington sent q secret service guard to undertake the protectoin of the prospective president as required by law.
 To the very end President Hoov- CT clung to the slender threads of hope that some miracle would bring him through.
 He had given every ounce of his strength toward battling with the depression. He believed that his industry would be rewarded the end. At. last, he admitted fate was against him and promised to give every possible helpful eff0rt.
 Long before he would reconcile himself to defeat, United Press re- turns pointed unmistakeabiy to ic
 The deadly blow at President Hoover was struck when ne Iea behind in Illinois, Indiana ana Ohio. This pivotal block added to RooseveJts huge nest egg 2! southern and border states. piaced MT Hoover under a handicap which vase beyond reach even or
 President Hoovers home state. California was running strongly against him. With more than one-third of the votes counted, Roosevelt had 424,35g as against S80,p92 for its adopted son.
 Crushing Of the Hoover hopes began early In the returns when New York state was torn from his grasp. But the time the count was near2y compIeted, Roosevelt had vote in New York state Of 3.es0.ls0 against Hoover's l.-
 In the hotiy contestsd states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island the only two north Af the Mason and Dixon line carried by Smith four years aso- Rooasvelt was pulling ahead after a hard tussle.
 Defeat vas conceded by Prosl- dent Hoagsr shortly liter iaid-