Evening star., 1932-11-09
DEMOCRATIC SLATE
WINS IN NEW YORK
Roosevelt Landslide Carries
Whole State Ticket
Into Office.
BY the Associated Press.


Democratic tidal wave carried every
thing in its wake in New York, includ-
ing the mayoralty in New York City
and the governorship.
Lieut.. Gov Herbert H. Lehman,
fondly described by his chief Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, as that splendid
right arm of mine" was elected by q
great plurality over his Republican OPP
ponent. William j. Donovan.
United States Senator Robert F.
Wagner was returned to Congress by an
equally sweeping vote over George q.
Medalie, Republican United States dis
trict attorney
In an unparalleled landslide. Gov.
Roosevelt seized New York's AZ elec-
toral votes for himself.
Coasting to victory on a plurality Of
1862 900 amassed in the metropolitan
area. Roosevelt overcame an upstate ad-
vantage of 100000 which accrued to
President Hoover
Doubles Smiths Vote.
Swinging the State of his birth into
the Democratic presidential column for
the first time since 1912 Roosevelt al
most doubled the New York City margin
registered by Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
and cut in half the Hoover upstate lead
OF four years ago. For the first time
in history the total vote cast in the
metropolitan area exceeded 100000.
In New York Citys 1874 districts
the count was, Roosevelt, 1,437.231;
Hoover, 57503l. Returns from 1864
districts in the entire State gave Roose-
welt 2,485, ,626 and Hoover 1.87l.Ol6
Lieut. Gov. Lehman topped the State
and national party tickets in his sue
cessful drive for New York City votes
Here the Tammany- controlled Demo-
cratic organization rolled up a plurality
of 983018 for him.
For the State as a whole. with 800
of 1887 districts missing, the standing
was:
Lehman, 2,57565l.
William j. Donovan (R) 1.679.495
Senator Wagner won reelection with
ease. His metropolitan plurality was
92O6lO.
His total for 1854 districts tabulated
was 2,300073, as compared with 1,4l9,-
$50 for Medalie. In widely separated
upstate districts D. Leigh Colvin, Law
Preservation party candidate, obtained
1878 votes
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate
for President, who polled lot 1000 votes
in the State in 1928. received 120, 486
votes in complete New York City re-
turns and 81 ,422 in 2,229 out Of the
5,043 precincts to the north.
In step with the Democratic ava
lanche elsewhere the party increased
its representation in the House from
% to 20 out of the States As seats.
Two Of these were gained when Demo-
cratic nominees for newly created Rep
resentative at large posts we're sue
cessful. They were John Fitzgibbons
and Elmer Studley.
Four Republicans Beaten.
There were two notable casualties in
the defeat of four sitting Republican
Representatives by Democrats.
Representative Ruth Baker Pratt Of
the seventeenth (silk stocking) district
in New York City. whose candidacy
had the personal Endorsement of Presi-
dent Hoover, was defeated by Theodore
Peyser, a Democrat, and an insurance
agent.
Representative Fiorello La Guardia
Independent Republican, who has
served in Congress since 1923, lost to
James Lanzetta. Democratic city alder
man in the metropolis. La Guardia
was assailed by his opponents on the
ground he had ceased to represent the
twentieth district. He replied that
Lanzetta was supported by Wall
Street"
Representative Frederick Davenport.
thirty-third district Republican, lost to
Fred Sisson, a Democrat, and Repre-
sentative Edmund Cooke, Republican
from the forty-frst. bowed to Alfred
F. Better. another Democrat. All of
the % incumbent Democrats were re-
elected
In an interesting congressional battle
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, rich
scion Of the racing family and Demo-
crat, failed in his attempt to unseat
his old Long Island friend. Represen-
tative Robert L. Bacon Republican, OF
the first district. Whitney had the
personal Endorsement Of Gov. Roose-
welt.
The former Republican Senator,
James w. WadsWorth, vigorous advo-
cate OF prohibition repeal, successfuily
climaxed his comeback campaign by
gaining a House seat from the thirty
ninth district over the triple opposition
of Democratic, law preservation pro
hibition) and Socialist party candi-
dates.
For Lieutenant Gov William Bray,
Democrat, was leading his Republican
opponent, F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant
Secretary of War, by more than 750,-
600 with returns still missing from 1882
of the 1887 districts
In completed returns from 1874 dis
tricts in New York City the count was:
Bray. 1.409.865 Dawson, 518,11l. Re
turns from 1885 of the 1887 districts in
the entire State gave Bray, 2,297 1872;
Dawson. 1528,404
In 1,947 of the 1887 districts Gin
cluding only SO New York City dis
tricts) Attorney General John j. Ben
nett. Democratic candidate for re-elec-
ton. had 514,258 to 479,490 for Moses
Hubbard. Republican.
For State controller, 1856 Of the
1887 districts Gncluding only 81 from
New York City gave Morris Tremaine,
Democratic incumbent. 538,743 to 507,-
857 for Charles S. Owen, Republican.