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Show r r-",v prv -j r-v r '. pi p-i t'rT 0 PI O PTI FTX F"""! pi FT".'" "S v rTH i-l p'T" 1 i' 1 i frt m l r fvl i r $ P ml TO v 1 f:f r i P l:i tmi f 1 1 ff v i Hi HUHal ;i ! M M h Mi M W M I I P M H K M ; I. .1 ;J .. K; .,rfY"i i f 1 1 1 ! M : i 1 J Ml Ml b; I M - : hi ' : : U U N r;! U l n !' ! ! 1 H 1 J M i n 4lJ ; 1 i ym i;v d nV s--n M:i p , I ! i v V - rn t$m vy : n J ill IS HOPE OFJIII Even New York Falls Before Republican Onslaught; Solid South Is Solid No Longer; Rout Is Complete. By RAYMOND CLAPFEU NEW YORK, Nov. 7. (UP) Herbert Hoover of California has been elected president. Running for office for the first time in his life, he defeated Governor Gov-ernor Alfred E. Smith of New York, a veteran master of polictics, in one of the most spectacular victories vic-tories in the history of American campaigns, according to nationwide nation-wide returns collected by the United Press today. Solid South Smashed Hoover smashed the solid south the first time the Republicans have done so in fifty years. Hoover also took Governor Smith's own state of Ni w Vo -It . with its great block of forty-five electoral votes. On the basis of United Press figures from all sections of the country the tabulations today stood as follows: Electoral vote: Hoover 404. Smith 76. Doubtful 51. Popular vote: Total 21,919,738. Hoover 12,4 17,-179. 17,-179. Smith 9,472,559. Hoover majority, 2.07-1.620. Smith, who has drawn greater crowds than Bryan or any other political figure in this country, appears ap-pears to have suffered the worst defeat any major presidential candidate can-didate ever suffered in the electoral elector-al college. By carrying all of the 51 electoral elector-al votes which still remain in doubt Smith could only equal the low vote of 127 which James H. Cox, Democratic Demo-cratic candidate, received in 1920. Tremendous Popular Vote-Yet Vote-Yet in face of this disaster, Smith is polling a tremendous vote and while he lost his own state of New York he is still slightly ahead in doubtful Massachusetts. Hoover is upsetting all expectations expecta-tions by his terrific vote in the south. He has carried Virginia and is ahead in Florida. In Texas he and Smith have been sce-saw-ing back and forth for twelve hours. Smith tpok Rhode Island out of the doubtful column when he carried car-ried it by the slender margin of (Continued on Page Six) j LANDSLIDE (Continued from pa' on" 1.403 votes, according to unofficial returns, which gave Smith 118,951; Hoover 117.153. In only two southern states did Hoover fail to reerintcr an impressive impres-sive vote South Carolina and Lou-I Lou-I isiana. He has carried the entire I border, including Maryland. Kentucky, Ken-tucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Ok-' lahoma. His victory in Virginia and his close race in Florido and Texas surpassed 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 registered reg-istered an impressive vote in some states, particularly th'mi, T Nebraska, Ne-braska, however, even the help of Senator Norris failed to bring him within hailing distance of Hoover. And in progressive Wisconsin, the combined efforts of the LaFollctte forces, failed to protect him against a heavy Hoover vote. Senator Heflin failed to carrv Alabama for Hoover, but held Smith to a fairly close lead. Pennsylvania For Hoover-Pennsylvania, Hoover-Pennsylvania, upon which Democratic Demo-cratic National Chairman Raskob built high hores and spent much cash, was running ten to six for Hoover. Crushing as Smith's defeat has been, he has demonstrated great popularity and the actual vote is closer than the ratio in the electoral elector-al college. , The most surprising element of Smith's defeat was his loss of New York, the state which has four times elected him governor,, once in face of a Coolidge landslide. Many Republicans in New York, who had supported him as governor, govern-or, apparently did not support him for president. His New York City vote was not sufficient to overcome the terrific upstate majorities for Hoover. |