Evening star., 1940-11-06
Election
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viUhstanding the closeness of the
popular vote. These were States
which it was necessary that Mr..
Willkie carry almost in toto If he
was to win the presidency.
California and Washington on the
Pacific Coast remained firm in their
allegiance to President Roosevelt,
Notwithstanding a strong Willkle
drive. Senator Hiram JohnSon's
potent voice was not able to stem
the tide in California. although it
is apparent that the 900, 900 plurality
Mr.. Roosevelt rolled up in that
State has been cut in two. Vice
President -elect Wallace apparently
has lost in his native State of Iowa,
and the Republican vice presidential
candidate, Senator McNary, was
trailing his Democratic opponent
by a narrow margin in his native
State of Oregon.
Indications were that the total
vote cast broke all previous records
tespite unfavorable weather in some
sections of the country, the Associ-
ated Press reported.
From the start the President, his
totals swelled by the sure votes of
the solid South" was out in front
and his indicated electoral vote was
well over the 266 required for cleo
ton.
On the basis of one of the first
general tabulations in early evening
the States to appear in the Demo-
cratic column were Alabama, Flor
ida, Georgia, Mr.. WILKES home
State of Indiana, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, New Mexico, Maine, Tennes-
see, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Texas. In the Republican COL
umn were Colorado, Connecticut,
Kansas. Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Nebraska and New Hampshire.
Indiana, however proved a hard
State to hold switching allegiance
several times as the count pro-
gresSed-uSually by mere few hun
dred votes
Of to Good Start.
Of to a good start, Mr.. RooSe-
welt soon captured the lead in Con-
necticut from the Republicans and
added Maryland and Virginia. Mr..
Willkie took the lead in Maine-and
held it although the Democratic to-
tai there exceeded expectations. He
also temporarily acquired Rhode Is
land and Illinois.
Ohio, like Illinois, first went into
the Republican column. Then Penn
sylYania started the march of popu-
louS States for the Democrats and
Mr.. Wilkes lead in Ohio dwindled
until the count turned into Demo-
cratic majority. Republicans looked
with desperate hope toward New
York, where late closing of the polls
delayed all hint of how the vote
would go for them in the all i'm
portant Empire State.
BY 10 pm, EST, Mr. Roosevelt
had gained the lead in States with
1854 electoral votes, while Mr.. Willkie
was mastering 121 electoral votes.
New York, among others, still was
silent, but the Republican candi-
date steadily built up a commanding
lead in New Jersey-home of Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City, vice
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. AT times his New
Jersey vote was as much as 2 to
over Mr.. Roosevelt's.
Roosevelt Confident.
About this time Mr.. Roosevelt
teiephoned from Hyde Park to Ed
9ard j. Flynn, the Democratic ma
Tonal chairman, in New York CITY.
nat he was very confident" of re-
election
In New York City, still optimis-
ic Mr.. Willkie commented that the
contest was a horse race" The
.esult he said, would not be known
until Wednesday.
However, when II pm. came, Mr..
Roosevelt was ahead In States with