Evening star., 1932-11-09
Roosevelt Gets Majority Of
469-Hoover Wins Only
Three Precincts.
Nine HOUSE CANDIDATES
OF PARTY TRIUMPHANT
Representative Howard W. Smith
Leads Ticket in County With
Total of 3,332.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va.
November darlington County returned
to the Democratic ranks yesterday 1or
the first time since 1916 by giving
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt a majority
over President Hoover of 469 votes.
Whereas President Hoover carried all
II precincts by substantial nlaiorities
in 1928, he lost ali but three yesterday.
winning these by only few votes each.
the county also gave substantial ma
Joritles to all nine Of the democratic
nominees for the House Of Representa-
tives
Gov. Roosevelt's total vote in the
county was 3,275, as against President
Hoover's 2,806. The three precincts re-
naming in the Republican column were
Lyon Park, Carne and Glen Carlyn. In
the first, where he had a 2-to-l ma
Jority In 1928, he won by but three
votes. receiving 292 to Gov. Roosevelt's
269 Carne gave President Hoover 259,
as against Gov. Roosevelt'S 2lO, and
Glen Carlyn gave the President IS. as
against Gov. Roosevelt's 81. All three
OF these precincts are normally heavily
Republican. The Presidents 1928 ma
lority was $500 in the county.
Vote by Precincts.
In Arlington precinct, normally Re-
publican by 200. Gov Roosevelt re-
ceived AIS and President Hoover 379:
Ballston, normally Democratic. Roose,
velt, 445, and Hoover. 234, Cherrydale.
normally one of the heaviest Republican
precincts, Roosevelt. 364, and Hoover,
800: Clarendon No. l, normally Demo-
cratic. Roosevelt, 332, and Hoover. 258;
Clarendon No. 2, normally about even,
Roosevelt. 402, and Hoover. 396; East
Falls Church, normally Democratic.
Roosevelt, 146, and Hoover, ia; Ross
lyn. normally Democratic, Roosevelt,
3l4 and Hoover, 178; Virginia High
lands, normally Republican, Roosevelt,
303, and Hoover, 24l.
In the vote for members Of the House
OF Representatives one precinct and a
part Of another were still missing to-
day. In the others the heaviest vote
polled by any Republican candidate was
given to Representative Menalcus Lank-
lord OF the old second district This
vote, 2.o32, was still below the lowest
vote received by Democratic candi-
date. This was Colgate w. Darden. who
was running against Landlord in his
own district before the districts were
eliminated. Darden received 2,971 votes.
Smlth Leads Ticket.
Representative Howard w. Smith.
Democratic incumbent from the old
eighth district. which is adjacent to
Washington, led his ticket in Arlington
County with total vote of 1882. In
some precincts. however, his vote was
exceeded by Representative Clifton A.
Woodrum by reason Of detection Of
dry votes from Smith.
The totals rarpivad bv Yha otta~
Democratic candidates are as follows:
A. Willis Robertson. 3,o37; Andrew
Jackson Montague, 1908 P. H. Drewry,
3,O07; T. G. Burch. 1892; Clifton A.
Woodrum, 3,249; John W. Flannagan.
Jr, 3.06e; S. Otis Bland, 3,054.
Other Republican totals are as fol-
lows: Henry A. Wise. 1917 George Cole
Scott, 1895; Fred W. McWane, 1898:
J. A. CARRIER, 1881; Roland E. Chase
l,8eo.. j. E. Spaulding, eighth district
Republican nominee, whose name was
ie1t on the ballot, had his name written
in by e23 voters
A. j. Dunning, jr., Prohibition can
didate, received l.O91 The independent
vote was DR.. William Moseley Brown,
l,091: r. Lindsay Gordon, $50, and
Charles c. Berkeley, 947.
Votes for Socialists.
The following votes were received BY
Socialists candidates:
Angie M. Norris, 14S; David q.
George. 162; Herman r. Ansell ISL:
Winston F. Dawson, 1859: ALBION James
Royal, l65. In addition to these,
voters wrote in the names of John
Locke Greene, defeated Arlington
County candidate for the nomination,
giving him votes; Frank G. Lyon of
Fairfax County. 20 votes: N. r. SKIN
ner. 2; Joel Flood. 2; Capt. Crandal
Mackey, /; ]. Foster Hagan, /; John
j. Clarkson, ], and Herbert L., Marcy l.
The success of the Democratic ticket
became apparent early in the evening
and from then on there was a con-
tinuous celebration in Democratic
headquarters in Clarendon and upon
the street. The American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps led a large parade
throughout the country.
Some Of the features Of the cleo
tion here we're the casting Of one
vote for Alfred E. Smith for President
and one for Will Rogers for Vice Presi-
dent in Virginia Highlands precinct.
County Democratic Chairman w. L.
Bragg, who Is secretary Of Represent
ative Drewry, had estimated that the
Democrats would carry the county by
500 and hastened to notify his boss
that he had missed it by but ~ votes,
incidentally assuring the retention OF
his own Job.