The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-04
Ldndon Was Worse
Beaten Man OF All
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complete United Press returns, TO
continue In power an administra-
Zion which Mr.. Roosevelt promised
has only Just begun TO fight" The
president coupled that platform
promise with the statement that
organized money met Its match" In
his FIRST administration and the
hope that II would meet It's mas
ter" In his second.
Chairman James A. Farley OF the
democratic national committee well
coined Victory with announcement
that individuals and corporations
who are ION the level with the peo-
pie" have no.Aing TO fear from an
other four years Of the New Deal.
The indicated enormous margin
OF Roosevelt victory aroused quick
speculation today how the president
would interpret his fresh mandate
and whether he would move now,
for amendment OF the Constitution,
The supreme courts narrow inter-
pretations OF federal power In regu-
letion OF laboring conditions upset
experimental New Deal legislation
and prompted Mr.. Roosevelt TO pro-
test "horse ana buggy" Judgment OF
the Constitution.
Control Of House
New Deal.democrati control Of
the house Of representatives by
more than On ample majority was
assured. Democrats have defeated
three republican senators, thereby
increasing their strength from
10 TO 70 Of the 90 seats. The three
seats were In Delaware, Rhode Is
land and New Jersey. The demo-
cratic candidate also was leading
tho republican incumbent In Wyom-
Ing. In Michigan q democrat was
ahead In the race for the seat OF
the late Senator James Cou2ens, re-
publican, and Senator George W.
Norris, OF Nebraska, was leading
n three cornered contest In which
he shifted political allegiance from
republican TO independent.
Senator Rorah Ahead
Senator william Il. Brah, repub-
lican OF Idaho, who refused TO CAM
paign for Landon In Idaho, was
leading O. Ben Ross, his democratic
opponent.
Mr.. Roosevclt's popular vote was
swelling by the minute rs returns
flooded Press Association wires to-
day. There never has been such o
margin OF presidential victory as
that indicated - but not mathe-
mntically assured - for Mr.. Roose-
welt. His popular vote was running
slightly less than 0 TO b ut 0 o. M.
EST. Big New York and itS ~
electoral votes swung TO Mr.. Roose-
welt under pressure OF an unprece-
dented plurality Of more than 1000
900 In this city.
Incomplete popular vote figures:
Roosevelt: 1921 ,626.
Landon: 1921, o27.
Lemke 326,8l6.
Norman Thomas, socialist: o,60l'
Notable In early returns was Scant
support given william Lemke, union
party presidential candidate. who
was backed by Father Charles H.
Coughlin and DR.. Frances u. Town
send, the old age pensioner. Rhode
Island, which Father Cough!il
promised - and once bet -- ne
would carry for Lemke, was one OF
the first three states TO report COM
plete returns. Rhode Island went
for Mr.. Roosevelt. He was leading
An Pennsylvania, o republican strong.
hold lately regarded as the chiel
hIlwark of It's national strength
and prestige. The populous ano
rich Great Lakes states were piline
up Roosevelt pluralities and even
Kansas was In the New Deal COZ
umn although the count was close
and returns incomplete.
Beats All Presidents
No president ever has been re-
turned with o popular vote or cleo
toral college majority comparable
10 thet indicated not yet math'
ematically certain--for Mr.. Roos'
eveit. The 1928 ver-smith cleo
toral scores was 80 To b ana Mr.
Hoover's plurality was 6,37o,e4l
votes, In 1899 Mr.. Roosevelt was III
electoral votes TO so for Mr.. Hoover
The 1882 Roosevelt plurality wal
7,0600i8 votes.
Town and country apparently
Joined In endorsing the Roosevelt
New Deal and Its most debated anc
disputed policies-the spending Of
vast sums, the encouragement OF Ia.
Dor to fight for organization anc
collective bargaining, reciprocaI
trade agreements with foreign ma.
lions, emergency invasion Of powers
hitherto reserved TO the states. afic
a program assailed from coast Il
coast In this campaign on the gen.
eral charge that 1t was destructive
of constitutional government.
But the losers were good losers TO-
day and the winners. SO lar as the
New Deal mind has been expressed
I'm the momes.t Of victory, Joined II
pr .osing an era of political good
feeling aftc- bitter campaign
months.
No Fear Of Future
Chairman James A. Farley OF thu
democratic national committee
spoke quickly int the whirlwind o.
democratic votes 10 re-asslre bust
ness--possibly affrighted by Mr
Rooseveit's Madison Square Gardef
promise OF last Saturday night
hat In his second term organized
roney would fis its master IN the
White House.
sNo America need have any teal
of the future" said Farley In
broadcast which anticipated by Eoms
l.o"rr the r"is~c"'edg.'r~ c. r.