Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 November 1928 — Page 1

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Smith, in Defeat , Polls Record Democratic Vote

LESLIE VICTORY APPEARS CERTAIN

GREATEST POPULAR SUPPORT : EVER GIVEN PARTY NOMINEE y WON BY NEW YORK LOSER Electoral Total, However, Poorest Ever Made in Election History; of I United States. solid; south ripped wide open Late Returns Over Nation Continue to Show 4 Disaster to Candidate Who Was , Fostered by Tammany. : £ BY RAYMOND CLAPPER 11 United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 7. —With more than 26,000,000 of some possible 40,000,000 votes tabulated in the greatest election in American history, Herbert Hoover was assured the American presidency today with teh heaviest popular vote ever given a candidate. At 1:30 p. m. he already had within 1,000,000 ballots of the record, 16,152,200, set by Warren G. Harding in 1920. His opponent, Alfred E. Smith, had polled more votes than any other Democratic nominee ever did, but he was trailing Hoover by more than 4,000,000 votes and his electoral college total was the smallest a major candidate ever received.

Smith apparently had won only Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, for a total of eighty-seven electoral votes. At 11 a. m. the electoral standings were Hoover, 404; Smith, 69, and 59 doubtful. Smith seemed sure of only Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina in the heretofore solid south and had :'n addition the five electoral votes of Rhode Island. The doubtful states were Montana, North Carolina, Texas and Utah. Disaster for Democrats Smith nearly had 1,000,000 more votes chan Wilson had when the latter won his second presidential term in 1916; 1,000,000 more than John W. Davis had four years ago, and 2,000,000 more than James M. Cox coaxed to the polls in 1920. His electoral total, however, was the saddest Democratic showing ever made. Cox, crushed in the Harding landslide of 1920, had the previous low electoral total of 127. Even to equal this Smith must carry every doubtful state as well as those listed for him. The forenoon’s returns only confirmed the Smith disaster. Small leads he held in Utah and North Carolina were wrested from him by small margins. His only solace was the fact that complete unofficial returns in Rhode Island gave him the five electoral vote of that tiny state which never had ratified the prohibition amendment. Breaks in Solid South Os the states in which Governor Smith made formal speeches during his spectacular 15,000-mile campaign tour only one—Massachusetts —cast its vote for him. The little group of Democratic drys, headed by Bishop Cannon of Virginia, who opposed Smith’s stand on prohibition at Houston, apparently made good in their efforts to swing southerners against him. The states where they were most active—Virginia, (North Carolina, Florida, Texas and the border states —all apparently supported Hoover, the first Republican candidate to break into the old south. Hoover is upsetting all expectations by his terrific vote in the south. He has carried Virginia and is ahead in Florida. In Texas he and Smith have been seesawing back and forth for twelve hours. North Carolina, heretofore considered as certain to be carried by Smith, turned somewhat to the doubtful list today when Hoover took the lead and held an advantage of approximately 9,000 with counting nearing completion. In only two southern states did Hoover fail to register an impressive vote —South Carolina and Louisiana. He has carried the entire border, including Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Oklahoma. Close Race in Florida His victory in Virginia and his close race in Florida and Texas surpossed all expectations on the part of his managers. They had hoped to get North Carolina but lost that. While Smith had no victories to his credit in the farm belt, he surpassed all expectations on he some states, particularly Illinois. U< Nebraska, however, even the help of Senator Norris failed to bring him within hailling distance of Hoo-

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ver. And in progressive Wisconsin, the combined efforts of the La Follette forces, failed to protect him against a heavy Hoover vote. Senator Heflin failed to carry Alabama for Hoover, but held Smitn to a fairly close lead. Pennsylvania, upon which Democratic National Chairman Raskob built high hopes and spent much cash, was running ten to six for Hoover. Hoover appeared to have carried everything west of the Mississippi except Arkansas. Smith had a technical lead in Utah, but as this state went for Taft in 1912 it is regarded as Hoover's. New York for Hoover Smith’s defeat included even his own New York state, which had honored him for lesser offices so many times. He had run for office twenty-five years and this was only his second defeat, the other being when he lost for Governor in the Harding landslide of 1920, although running far ahead of his ticket. This disaster followed on the heels of one of the most spectacular and bitter campaigns in modern American history. Smith, nominated by a party dominated by dry, protestant Democrats only because of his record as a tremendous vote-getter and his likelihood of carrying New York state, entered upon a bold campaign in favor of modification of the eighteenth amendment and committed the Democratic party to practically a high tariff basis. His strategy failed. The Democratic party comes out of this election with the worst defeat it has suffered in fifty years. Although Hoover never before ran for office, he won one of the greatest electoral victories on record, and against a man who had been regarded almost a miracle worker in his vote-attracting powers. Probably it never will be settled just what happened. Some will say the Protestants refused to permit a Catholic to be President. Some will say the country repudiated Smith’s wet program. Smith Wires Congratulations. Some will say the country wanted to be sure of continued prosperity by continuing President Coolidge’s regime under one of his subordinates. Some will say the country just naturally is Republican. Perhaps there is some element of truth in all those propositions, and perhaps not. This was the first time a Catholic ever ran for President as a major candidate and the first time prohibition became a national election issue. But whether the campaign turned upon any one question is something not yet clear. Smith acknowledged his defeat in a sportsmanlike telegram of congratulation to Hoover, wishing him health and happiness. “I congratulate you heartily on your victory and extend to you my sincere good wishes for your health and happiness and for the success of your administration,” the telegram said. Five minutes before Smith issued his statement, John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, conceded the election of Hoover. “The Democratic party made a gallant and clean fight,” Raskob said, “for the principles in which it believes.”

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‘l’m Glad!’ President Coolidge Sends His Congratulations to Two Victors.

By United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. President Coolidge today sent congratulatory messages to President-Elect Hoover and Vice-President-Elect Charles Curtis. His message to Hoover read: “The success of our party with your election to the presidency and the indorsement of the administration are a great satisfaction to me. With this indorsement I can now retire from office in contentment. I send yoy my most cordial congratulations on your victory, and to yourself and Mrs. Hoover my best wishes, in which Mrs. Coolidge joins.” The message was addressed to Hoover at Palo Alto, Cal. a u n The message to Curtis read: “It is a special satisfaction to cogratulate you on your election to the office of Vice-President, because I know your peculiar fitness for that position. I regret that the country will not also have your distinguished services as a senator With all good wishes for your future happiness, in which Mrs. Coolidge joins.” Secretary of Navy Wilbur sent Hoover a message, which read: “Mrs. Wilbur joins me in heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a splendid administration.”

Upper—Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential candidate, cast his vote for himself as President on the campus at Stanford University, California, where he worked his way through college to get an education thirty years ago. The picture show’s Hoover as he cast his ballot. Standing beside him is S. D. Townley, an election inspector. —Photo Copyright. 1928, NEA Service.

Lower—The ‘‘Sidewalks of New York,” where Governor A1 Smith rose to fame, were crowded with thousands of his admirers when he emerged from a stationery store on East Forty-Eighth street in which he has cast his ballot for President. This picture shows a crowd in the street waiting for the Democratic candidate to emerge; inset is a closeup of Governor Smith, taken as he emerged from the stationery store. Both telephoto pictures were rushed to The Times by NEA Service.

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DEFEAT OF FRANK DAILEY BY 25,000 IN GOVERNOR CONTEST SHOWN IN COUNT

29,000 ‘Scratch’ in Marion County in Balloting on State Races. NEGRO BELT CRACKED All Marks for Trek to Polls Are Broken Election Day. Herbert Hoover carried Marion county over Alfred E. Smith by 3d,979 votes unofficial returns from all the 269 precincts showed this afternoon. Hoover s unofficial total was 108,561 and Smith’s 74,582. 9 Franck C. Dailey, Democratic candidate for Governor at the same time piled up a majority of 21,251 over Harry G. Leslie, Republican, according to the complete unofficial returns. Dailey was listed witli 100,875 and Leslie 79,624. Ludfow Big Victor Louis Ludlow, Democratic nominee for congressman of the Seventh district, won from Ralph E. Updike, Republican incumbent, by 10,491 votes, according to the complete unofficial total. Ludlow was given 96,571 and Updike, 86,080. Twenty-nine thousand Marion county Republicans who voted for Hoover did not vote for Leslie. This and the fact that the Democrats cracked the always Republican black belt for Dailey, and several Negro precincts for Smith loomed large in the post-mortem on Tuesday’s voting in the county. Chief comfort of the Democrats in an election which swept away their fond hopes of blasting control of the county from George V. Coffin, Republican district chairman, wah the election of Ludlow over Updike, known as the boy congressman protege of Coffin and D. C. Stephenson. Only Blow Struck This, however, was the only blow to Coffin’s prestige, as he put across the rest of the Republican state ticket and his entire county ticket. The vote in Marion county broke all records for size, the total running 183,143 for Hoover and Smith In the 269 precincts as unofficially reported. Total presidential vote in the county in 1924 was a little more than 160,000. Crusher for Leslie Dailey’s crushing blow to Leslie in Marion county was unexpected by Republican leaders, who had gone about waving big bills to wager that Leslie would carry the county, as late as Tuesday. Two hundred fifty-two precincts, unofficially tabulated, gave United States Senator Arthur R. Robinson 92,254 over Albert Stump, his Democratic opponent for re-election, who had 77,987. County Winners The Republican county candidates assured of election for Marion county offices: Judson L. Stark, prosecutor. J. Clyde Hoffman, Winfield Miller, Robert L. Moorhead and John L. Niblack, state senators. Joe Rand Beckett, joint state senator. Thaddeus R. Baker, Thomas C. Batchelor, John L. Benedict, William Bosson Llyod D. Claycombe, John E. King, Henry S. Kottkamp, James H. Lowry, Louis R. Markun, Frank J. Noll Jr., Frank E. Wright, state representatives. I. Newton Brown, joint sta': representative. Clyde E. Robinson, county ea , > urer. George L. Winkler, sheriff. Dr. Charles H. Keever, coroner. Paul R. Brown, surveyor. John E. Shearer, commissioner First district. George Snider, commissioner Second district. Dailey carried all wards and outlying townships except Decatur, Perry. Wayne, the First ward and the Fourteenth ward, which Leslie took by very slight margins. TRUE ToITS TRADITIONS Coolidge’s Native Village Gives Hoover Overwhelming Victory. Bn United Press PLYMOUTH, Vt., Nov. 7.—Herbert Hoover won an overwhelming victory here in the town where President Coolidge was born. Plymouth gave Hoover, 107; Smith, 20.

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(By United Press) Albion Thirty-six of 37 Noble county precincts gave Hoover 6,334; Smith, 4,213; Leslie, 5,661; Dailey, 5181; Robinson, 5302; Stump, 4,983. ' Brookville Complete Franklin county precincts gave Hoover, 3,097; Smith, 2,682; Leslie, 2,435; Dailey, 3,353; Robinson, 2,787; Sturrp, 3,087. Crawfordsville Complete Montgomery county returns gave Hoover 9,084; Smith, 5,079, and Leslie a majority of 691 votes. Danville Twenty-one precincts, complete vote of Hendricks county, gave Hoover, 5,964; Smith, 3,197; Leslie, 4,905; Dailey, 4,407; Robinson 5,427; Stump, 2,783. Decatur Complete returns from the thirtyfour Adams county precincts gave: Hoover, 4,044; Smith, 4,078; Leslie, 3,148; Dailey, 5,011; Robinson, 3,385; Stump, 4,672. Evansville Complete Vanderburg county returns gave Hoover 29,115; Smith 19,807; Leslie 25,883; Dailey 23,000; Robinson 27,201; Stump 21,626. Ft. Wayne Complete Alle ncounty reports gave Hoover, 34,314; Smith, 26,250; Leslie, 29,020; Dailey, 31,495; Robinson, 32,568; Stump, 26,944, Gary One hundred forty-two of 151 Lake county precincts gave Hoover 44,803; Smith, 29,736; Leslie, 39,065; Dailey, 23,720; Robinson, 28,281; Stump, 19,865. Huntington Huntington county complete returns gave Hoover, 8,223; Smith, 5,678; Leslie, 6,664; Dailey, 7,503; Robinson, 7,531; Stump, 6,491. Kentland Newton county’s fourteen precincts gave Hoover 3,053; Smith, 1,649; Leslie, 2,826; Dailey, 1,912; Robinson, 2,926; Stump, 1,836. Lafayette Forty precincts, complete for Tippecanoe county, gave Hoover 11,379; Smith 7,911; Leslie 14,343; Dailey 9,628. Lebanon Boone county complete returns from twenty-two precincts .gave Hoover 6,541; Smith, 4,533; Leslie, 5,532; Dailey, 5,840; Robinson, 5,936; Stump, 5,331. Markland Switzerland county complete returns gave Hoover 2,617; Smith 1,805; Leslie 2,274; Dailey 2,165, Robinson 2,361; Stump 2,049. Monticello White county complete returns listed Hoover 4,534; Smith 2,980; Leslie 4,013; Dailey 3,531; Robinson 4,129; Stump 3,318. NoblesviJle Hamilton county complete reports gave Hoover, 7,960; Smith, 3,611; Leslie, 6,679; Dailey, 4,960; Robinson, 4,574; Stump, 4,301. Princeton Complete Gibson county returns gave Hoover, 8,137; Smith, 5,882; Leslie, 7,247; Dailey, 6,829; Robinson, 7,487; Stump, 6.469. Rockport Complete Spencer county returns gave Hoover 4,638; Smith, 4,176; Leslie, 4,442; Dailey, 4,447; Robinson, 7,194; Stump, 4,280. South Bend St. Joseph county complete returns gave Hoover 33,295; Smith 25,683; Leslie 30,:iG7; Dailey 27,550; Robinson 31,616; Stump 26,936. Valparaiso Complete Porter county returns gave Hoover, 4,392; Smith, 4,049; Leslie, 3,950; Dailey, 4,477; Robinson, 4,035; Stump, 4,364. Versailles Ripley county complete returns listed the following figures: Hoover, 5,059; Smith, 4,383; Leslie, 4,689; Daily, 4,707. Wabash ■ Wabash county complete returns gave Hoover 7,550; Smith 4,850; Leslie 6,705; Dailey 5,707; Robinson 7,548; Stump 4,852. Warsaw Kosciusko county complete returns gave Hoover 6.190; Smith, 3,500; Leslie, 5,860; Dailey, 4,691.

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Democratic Leaders Refuse to Concede G. 0. P. Win for Governor. STILL CLING TO HOPE Ludlow Gets Congress Seat in Race With Updike, Elect Robinson. In the*face of an almost certain majority of 25,000 to 50,000 for the Republican nominee for governor, Harry G. Les. lie, Democratic leaders this afternoon still refused to concede the defeat of Frank Dailey while shaking their heads as the last few hundred precincts were reported. Democratic State Chairman R. Earl Peters, Charles A. Greathouse, national Democratic committeemen, candidates and headquarters at • taches penciled reports brought to them, shook their heads, but refused to give up hope that Dalle”, running 250,000 votes ahead of Governor Alfred E. Smith, would nose in front of Leslie at the close Getting their tabulations from several sources, Democratic leadeis were told that two-thirds of Indiana’s 3,608 precincts placed Dailey nearly 30,000 in the rear, and again that eight-ninths of the total number showed him but some 13,000 behind Leslie. Bert Fuller, Leslie’s manager claimed a 50,000 majority for the G O. P. nominee. With Herbert Hoover having captured the state by what may prove to be a plurality as high as 300,000 over Alfred E. Smith for President, Arthur R. Robinson having won the United States senatorship again and the rest of the Republican state ticket having been along with Hoover, chief interest centered in the final figures on the LeslieDailey race. Refuse to Concede Defeat “In the absence of official returns,” said Chairman Peters, “we do not concede the defeat of Dailey for Governor. A number of Democratic strongholds are to be heard from and we at headquarters still cling to the hope that Mr. Dailey will be declared the winner in the final official count. “The election of Louis Ludlow as representative in Congress from the Seventh district and the spectacular race made by Mr. Dailey in the face of Hoover’s tremendous majority in Indiana are sources of gratification to the Democrats of the state. "Our disappointment in some aspects of the campaign will not deter us from carrying on.” Hoover Has Big Lead Revision of unofficial returns and the substitution of official figures in scores of precincts for unofficial reports left Hoover leading Smith in Indiana 772,643 to 448,316 when 2,809 precincts were reported. Leslie was leading Dailey 648,791 to 638,992 in returns, largely unofficial, from 2,792 precincts, while Robinson held a commanding lead over his Democratis opponent, Albert Stump, 720,203 to 592,053 In 2,563 precincts. The state candidates beside Leslie, who apparently carried the state by wide margins, riding along with Hoover and not subject to the tremendous scratching to which Leslie was subjected, were: Edgar D. Bush, Lieutenant Governor. Otto G. Fiefield, secretary of state. Archie M. Bobbitt, auditor of state. Grace B. Urbahns, treasurer of state. James M. Ogden, attorney-gen-eral. Roy P. Wisehart, state superintendent of public instruction. David A. Myers, judge of supreme court. Second district, who had been subjected to terrific fire by Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League. Elmer Q. Lockyear. judge of appellate court. First division. Noel C. Neal. Judge of appellate court, Second division. Genevieve Brown, supreme court reporter Charley's Restaurant open for Sunday dinners, 5 to 9 p. m. 130 East Ohio Street.—Advertisement.