Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Democrats Yictolsous
AS Natibn's Returns Y
Are Near Completion
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anu III AlAc ENAAcAt rACSAAONAs
Percentage Close
The Presidents percentage Of tn,
popular vote cast for the two maj0l
candidates this year was 54.5, His
1886 percentage was 62.2 and in 193s
it was 59.1. Hoover got 58.7 per
cent Of the HooVer-Smith vote il
1928; Coolidge 65 per cent Of the
Coolidge Davis 1924 vote or 54.3 pei
cent Of the combined total, counting
third party votes for LaFollette;
Harding got So, per cent in 1920, and
Wilson SIS per cent in 1916.
Republican leaders drew much
qualification from the fact that the
Presidents popular plurality was
running far below his 1O,OOO,OOO
margin of 1886, In this a number
of them, including Senator Charles
L. McNary, the Republican Vice
Presidential nominee, saw portents
of a Republican victory in 1914.
That the party's popular vote this
year would be the largest in p its
history. ,.
To Propose Amendment
At Boston, U. S. Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., (R-Mass) issued a
statement last night saying that
when Congress resumes its regular
session he would introduce "a Con-
stitutiOnal amendment to require
Presidential elections to be settled
by the vote of the people"
"The electoral college is a, relic
of the past which serves no useful
purpose and which makes it possible
for candidate with the popular
vote to be defeated" he said. I'm
this, as in every other elective con-
test, let the people rule"
The national capital meanwhile
was busy preparing a roaring well
come for the President when he re-
turns to town. The Washington
Post started the idea with a front
page editorial in the edition an
nouncing his reelection, and it was
readily picked up by the city officials
and others. The District of Column
bia National Guard was ordered out |
TO participate. Troops will line |
Pennsylvania Avenue from the rail-
road station to the White House, and |
some government employees will be
given time off to take part.
WIlkie Urges Unity
Willkie, defeated after a cam
paign which gained him stature as
a. determined. unquitting political
fighter, conceded Roosevelt's victory |
hours after most of his supporters
had given up. He sent the President !
a telegram yesterday morning ex- |
pressing his congratulations, graft |
fication that so many had voted, and |
wishing him "all personal health and |
happiness"
Then he went on the radio with |
a brief address, accepted the result
with complete good will" and said:
~ extend my thanks to the thou
sands who so ZealOusly and whole |
heartedly worked for my election in |
various organizations and supported !
me personally.
Il know that they will continue, |
as l shall, to work for the unity of
our people in the completion of our |
defense effort, in sending aid to
Britain and in insistence upon re-
mOVal of antagOnisms in America
all to the end that government of
free men may continue and may
spread again upon the earth"
McNary COngratulates
McNary, who unlike Willkie. con-
ceded the election before retiring,
sent the President this telegram;
"Heartiest congratulations. Wish
ing you all grace and administra-
fiOn all DrOsneritv"
Mr.. Roosevelt answered cordially:
MANY thanks for your generous
and therefore characteristic mes
sage, and know you and l will work
together in the national interest.
heartily reciprocate all your good
wishes"
The Presidents reply to Willkie
was:
please accept my sincere thanks
for your message of cOngratulation.
/ greatly appreciate the assurance
of your good wishes for my health
and happiness which l heartily re-
Election reaction on the stock
market was a selling wave which
reduced quotations on leading shares
ny ~ " " vi All :
reversal of the trend developed at
one time but failed to carry through.
although it gained a little momen-
tum later.
Commonwealth and Southern. the
public utility holding company
whose presidency Willkie resigned
after his nomination, was off haif
point to 11s points at the opening,
and dropped bit further during the
day.
Buying Effort Fails
Brokers said that unloading by
Willkie hackers started
the decline. Some buying appeared,
they added, on the thought that de-
Tense spending would remain
strong business prop, but the taxa
lion outlook and the unsettled for
eign situation later contributed, to
the drop.
The President, meanwhile, was at
Hyde Park receiving the congratula-
lions of his followers after a morn
ng spent late abed. At noon, he laid
The cornerstone of a new pOstoffice
in Hyde Park village and pointing
% banners carried by the crowd
which assembled for the event, said
there's your story" Ii
One pIacard said: when Lewis
resigns labor will have peace" An
1ther: mot Lewis but unity A
bird: "Mr. President, we are graft
led" And a fourth: "Our champ,
franklin d, Roosevelt"
The reference was to the leader
II the g. / o.. who. coming out ]