Evening star., 1932-11-08
Farley and Hebert Each Predict Victory
for Candidate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 8-The pyro.
technics of an exciting political cam
paign subsidized in the East today anc
millions of electors went about the
business of picking a President and de-
State lawmakers and administrators fol
the years Immediately ahead.
Ten of the y Eastern States gave
their electoral votes four years ago tc
Mr.. Hoover. but Democratic leaders
challenged the likelihood of history's
repeating itself today.
Il do not cOnCede single State tC
the opposition" was the final wore
from James A Farley, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee.
| At the same time, Senator Felix He
bert of Rhode Island, Eastern chair
man of the Republican National Com.
mittee, claimed al of New England
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Mas
sachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut-and New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania Delaware and West Virginia
IN the East.
Vermont Loyal Since 1896.
OF the y Eastern States. one-Ver-
mont-has gone Republican in every
presidential election since 1896 During
lf1S same period Ille lOllONlflR 1lOTHlI I1p
Republican States deserted the party in
1912 during the Progressive bolt-Con-
necticut, Delaware. Maine. New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia.
Massa chusetts. New Hampshire and
Rhode Island have twice repudiated
their normal party allegiance n the last
nine presidential campaigns, Massachu-
settS and Rhode Island in 1912 and
1923. in the latter year to give their
electoral votes to Alfred E Smith. and
New Hampshire in 1912 and 1916
MARYLAND has been ION the fence" dur
ing the period.
With 159 electoral votes at its dis
posal the East has been the scene OF
an intensive invasion of party leaders
in the closing days of the campaign
President Hoover came to New York
City for his main Eastern appearance
and a few days later the Democratic
Eastern campaign reached its climax
when Al Smith, defeated for the presi-
denCy four years ago. and defeated this
year for the Democratic nomination
stood on the platform in Madison
Square Garden with one arm around
the shoulder of Gov. Roosevelt and the
other around the shoulder of Col Her
bert H Lehman. Democratic candidate
for Governor of New York
Rain Expected to Cut Vote.
With all that behind. the significance
of the tremendous Eastern registration
in which women figured conspicuously
was undergoing Interpretation at the
polls Rain. predicted through much
Of the Eastern territory, was expected
to cut down the vote. although there
was every indication the balloting would
exceed that of four years ago, when
13479 407 votes we're cast after a reg
istratiOn of 15,578.139 This year the
Eastern registration totaled 1874 470
Chairman Farley, who predicted that
New York State would give Roosevelt a
plurality of million, against Repub-
ican claims Of victory by 100000, made
this final summing up:
L have reports on my desk today from
Democratic leaders in every one"of the
48 States. In no one of these reports
Is it admitted that our chances are not
bright for carrying that particular State
The Republican campaign, of course
has completely broken down. 1 do not
conCede a single State to the opposi-
ton"
Said Senator Hebert:
Last minute reports to our head
quarters confirm our prediction of the
reelection of President Hoover. New
York State will go to the President, and
al Of New England. Likewise. reports
from the Middle West emphasize the
extent of the recent shift to the Presi-
dent"