Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-25 | Page 3 | Hoover Now Cerain of Nomina Tion

HOOVER NOW NOW I CERTAIN OF O Of 1 f NOMINATION Obtains Sufficient Pledged Votes for G. G 0 O. P. P Convention Convention Convention Con Con- in Chicago I Rr Bi Y Pre Pit Press i In definitely pledged votes to be cast three weeks hence at the Republican lican bean national convention President Hoover held today the strength needed for his The mark was mark was passed when Texas yesterday instructed its dele dele- delegation gation gaton of ol 49 for tor him bringing the assured assured as as- Hoover votes to 61 and the total claimed for him by local lead lead- lers in fourteen states slates but disputed by byl Joseph I 1 J. J France Francc rival candidate to There are arc only 1154 1 votes voles inthe inthe in inthe the the convention The nominating total was reached as the president and party o officials conferred on the toe platform which the convention is to adopt Prohibition was was one of ot the subjects touched on the conferees said but no DO decisions were given In the Democratic fold lold Speaker Garner yesterday drew the 46 convention convention conven conven- tion votes of or his home slate state Texas to take rank as third among the presidential presidential candidates with a total of or 90 Franklin D. D Roosevelt increased his strength to 47 1 with wilh six from Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware while New Jerseys Jersey's previously named 32 delegates were assigned definitely to Alfred E. E Smith bringing bring bring- ing inc his second place total to 94 9 votes No new delegations were named today today to to- day but tomorrow Maryland Republicans Republicans will pick 19 delegates fo for r Hoover as a result of his primary victory vie vic tory May 2 over France Besides the White House Howe conference conference confer confer- ence Republican leaders yesterday announced convention preliminaries will be begun at Chicago June 9 with hearing of oC delegation contests five days ahead of oC the opening session PORTLAND Ore May 25 p- p Additional official returns from rom last weeks week's primary election were awaited today in the hope they would decide definitely the outcome of ot two of oC the closest election tights lights Oregon has ever known The two t contests were for the Republican Re Re- Republican publican and Democratic nominations for or representative from rom the First Oregon Ore Ore- gon goo district James W. W Molt Mott state stale corporation commissioner held a lead of votes over Representative Willis C C. C Hawley Republican who has represented the First district in congress for lor 25 years with the count complete and official from rom nine of or the 36 counties Most of the missing counties were expected to report officially today The vote vole Mott Hawley Complete but only partial official returns gave William A. A Delzell a leador lead of or 30 votes oles over Harvey G. G Starkweather Starkweather Starkweather Stark Stark- weather for lor the Democratic nomination nomina nomma non tion The vote vole Delzell Delze Starkweather Re Regardless ardless of ot the decision as determined determined deter deter- mined by the official count a recount appeared almost certain Mott championed the wet cause and attacked Hawleys Hawley's stand on tariff tar tar- ff iff questions Hawley is dry and coauthor coauthor co- co co co- author of ot the Hawley Smoot Smoot tariff I