The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-04
TEXAS CANDIDATE
IS VICTORIOUS IN
CALIFORNIA VOTE
Al Smith Brings up Rear in
Three Sided Contest For
a. Delegates
RESULT is HELD IMPORTANT
Southerner's Candi lacy no
Longer Regarded as in
Favorite-Son Class
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press
Speaker Garner of Texas apparent-
ly has won the important California
primary over Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Alfred E. Smith and thrown the
fight for the Democratic presidential
nomination into the Chicago con-
vention.
Returns from all but 1911 precincts
in the states 1921 today gave Gar
rer lead of $4,000 votes over Roose-
welt and $4,000 over Smith, with the
vote as follows:
Garner 1929
Roosevelt 150O22.
Smith 1882.
This Is Roosevelt's second major
defeat in as many weeks Smith over
Whelning him last week in Massa-
chusetts. 1t now appears that while
he may have majority in the con-
vention. the required ITO or two.
thirds Of the total vote. will be quite
far away unless favorite sons switch
to him in the early balloting.
Garner Immediately becomes an
important factor in the convention
since he now is out of the favorite-
son class. Texas has promised him
her As and, with CALIFORNIA; A, he
will have 80 and a chance to gather
in more from southern states vet to
act
Hoover Gets Big Vote
President Hoover, unopposed on
the California Republican ticket, re-
ceived heavier vote, on the face of
the same returns, than in the 1928
primary when he also had an un-
contested delegation. Leaders had
worked to amass big vote to en-
courage the president.
Roosevelt. who appears to have
captured Alabama's "a votes in Wed
nesday's primary, now has 3l3
pledged and claimed votes with at
least 100 promised him from New
York and Pennsylvania. A total of
ITO are needed to win the romina-
ton.
Conservative Republicans won an
other northwest victory in South Da-
kota where an uninstructed delega-
ton of II friendly to President Hoov-
er held good lead over a faction
pledged to progressive"
With these II and CALIFORNIA; AZ.
the latter won without opposition, the
president boosted his pledged and
claimed convention vote to 1888 as
Rhode Island instructed eight for
him. Only 578 are required to nom
mate for the Republicans.
| Representative McDuffie, of Ala
bama, the Democratic whip, a Garner
supporter, had this to say on the
| California returns:
Wants Quick Action
Mr.. Garner has never been a par
ty to the stop-Roosevelt movement
and whatever happens at the ma
tional convention in Chicago. hope
the meeting will not be long drawn
out and that short platform will
be adopted"
Speaker Garner said: THE most
interesting thing to me is the large
Democratic vote. understand it was
the largest on record in California.
think it most significant
A referendum proposing control of
the states oil resources by a commits
sion which would regulate production
and storage. went down under an
avalanche Of opposing votes. Ths
count in 7,179 precincts was s32, 295
against and 236,190 in favor Of it.
A referendum measure to prohibit
the leasing Of state-owned lands for
Oil and mineral development seemed
headed for victory, the vote being
59l,93l for and 407,534 against.
The registration for the state was
approximately 100000 Republicans
and about $4,000 Democrats, the lat
ter figure representing the largest for
that party In the history of the state,
and large gain over the 1928 figure.