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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1932
Page
1
The Gazette editorial column reflects on wartime ambition for candor and asks if papers should declare views. It recalls past stances for Hoover Roosevelt and Wilson, notes reader censure for bias, and argues newspapers historically shape public policy but now face heavy scrutiny and risk.
As voters go to the polls on Tuesday, the ballot will decide control of the next House and Senate and may influence action on modifying the Volstead Act in the December session. The outcome hinges on party gains and the stance of candidates regarding prohibition.
The article notes major party candidates favor repeal or submission of the Eighteenth Amendment for both Senate and House. It cites Democratic repeal planks endorsed by the national ticket and many state prohibition referenda to gauge public mood. Speaker John N Garner predicts a beer bill passage in the next session.
Early Illinois returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt taking a four to three lead over Hoover. Downstate and Chicago both favor Democrats with Horner for governor and Dieterich challenging Glenn for the Senate leading in initial counts. Statewide totals after 238 of 7,211 precincts: Roosevelt 53,362 Hoover 39,114. Chicago estimates Roosevelt to win heavily in Cook County.
In Hyde Park New York Gouvernor Roosevelt lost his hometown by 139 votes while carrying his own district by five. Hyde Park three district totals show Hoover 1107 Roosevelt 878. In Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Roosevelt home city, Roosevelt 7614 Hoover 8849.
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt left Hyde Park and traveled to New York to accept election returns at Democratic headquarters. He was greeted by large crowds from North Tarrytown to Yonkers as he toured to his 65th Street residence, with family members and Mrs. Roosevelt aboard.
A correspondent asks about a topic and Roosevelt replies, I don’t feel, smiling. The exchange shows his measured, calm demeanor amid questions.
Des Moines AP reports the first Iowa precinct tally shows Roosevelt leading Hoover 473 to 436 in president votes. In Hamilton county the early results list Roosevelt 168 and Hoover 19, with preliminary tallies for Field Murphy Brookhart and other state officers.
James A. Farley announced a landslide victory for the Roosevelt Garner ticket after watching returns in Roosevelt's suite. The Democratic national chairman spoke confidently as election results poured in.
Early election returns, incomplete and scattered, prompted Democrats in the Southwest to claim Texas as returning to the Roosevelt era. Oklahoma appeared safely Roosevelt, while Kansas and Missouri showed mixed signals with Republicans cautious about final results.
In three early Cedar Rapids precincts Fairfax Fayette and Boulder Roosevelt leads with 695 votes to Hoover 241. Louis Murphy Dubuque leads Senate race with 685 to Henry Field 216 while Smith Brookhart lags with 18. Early national Democratic sweep implied for state ticket.
The contest featured tight margins as Democratic incumbent Joe Petrus led Jim Smith in the sheriff race with 694 ballots versus Smith. Other countywide results included Petrus, Hand, and Clark leading in state races with multiple precinct totals from Linn county townships.
With about half of New York 8 837 districts reporting Governor Franklin D Roosevelt held a near two to one lead over President Herbert Hoover. The race was shaping up as a decisive early indicator in the national contest.
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers urges unity after the election. He warns against ties and calls for sportsmanlike behavior from both campaigns and voters to support the eventual winner and preserve democracy.
In eight senatorial contests Tuesday night incomplete returns showed Democrats leading in six races with two Republican stalwarts trailing. Senator Watson of Indiana lagged behind his party’s ticket as results trickled in.
W H Hill assistant eastern manager for the Republican National Committee conceded New York to Franklin D Roosevelt at 8 15 p m stating Roosevelt won the state through the protest vote.
Early nationwide returns show Democratic Van Nuys trailing by about 2000 votes in 10 Indiana precincts while Connecticut's Hiram Bingham trails by 10000 in 15 districts. Bingham and Lornegan totals are 58823 to 68964. Other noted races include four Democratic senators elected without contest Caraway Fletcher Overton Russell and Georgia's George leading Arnold. New Hampshire sees Republican George Moses ahead of Brown in 35 of 296 precincts.
Reported results show Wagner leading Harrigal with 9 478 votes to Dele 7 017 for the Republican seat and Democratic challenger Ted Martin 3 063 in 57 of 363 precincts. The fragmented OCR notes suggest a close contest with early tallies.
Detroit reports show a tight presidential race with Hoover ahead by 400 votes in eleven precincts. Democratic challenger William A. Comstock leads over Wilber M. Brucker in the governor’s race’s first six precincts. Michigan anticipates its largest vote total, about 1.5 million, across state and county offices.
NEW HAVEN Conn AP Tad Jones former Yale football coach was defeated in his race for congress by Mayor Francis T Maloney of Meriden Democratic nominee on unofficial returns from principal cities in the district.
President Hoover arrived in San Francisco for a homecoming peppered by echoing receptions as he prepared to vote in Palo Alto. From City Hall balcony he thanked supporters after a two mile procession and noted an improving economy that he says justifies voting with confidence. He planned to watch returns at his Palo Alto study with lines open to Washington and Chicago.
President Hoover visits California amid exuberant receptions from Oakland to San Francisco. Guards salute, planes circle, and a fire boat honors the moment as Hoover and Mrs. Hoover ride through cheering crowds. He cites 1,500,000 workers back to jobs in four months, disputing AFL figures.
Roosevelt carries Warm Springs Georgia vote by 220 to 10 over Hoover with one for Thomas. Precinct returns show the president seeking re election surfacing from his Georgia home.
Early returns show Franklin D Roosevelt ahead with about 3,010,634 votes to Hoover 1,928,571 and Thomas 134,826 nationally. In Illinois Roosevelt leads with 2,323,363 to Hoover 1,449,987 and Thomas 119,240 as states shift between contests.
Scattered returns from South Dakota show President Hoover with 6 100 votes and Roosevelt at 8 626 as 52 precincts report unofficial results. In Albuquerque New Mexico partial figures indicate similar incomplete tallies from AP.
Early results from several states show Roosevelt ahead of Hoover in key precinct totals. In Indiana and Ohio Roosevelt leads, with counts from a portion of precincts indicating strong support for Roosevelt and lower for Hoover.
In Kentucky on election day one man was killed and five wounded in three clashes near polling sites. At Tyrone, Charles Redmond, 4, was shot to death amid a dispute after leaving a polling place. In Bell and Pike counties four others were wounded in separate incidents during the day, including Homer Fields who was shot in an argument over the election. Roosevelt Elswick was arrested after claiming he fired in self defense as others allegedly attacked him.
In Indianapolis early returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt leading the Democratic ticket in Indiana. At 8 p.m. with 486 of 3691 precincts reporting Roosevelt had 193,461 votes to Hoover 179,641. Van Nuys led in Senate races while McNutt topped Springer for governor as results continued to come in.
New York leads with Roosevelt ahead by about 800 000 in the early returns. Hoover trails nationally while Roosevelt gains in New York City and surrounding counties. Pennsylvania Maine Vermont New Hampshire also back Roosevelt as tabulations continue. Connecticut and Maryland show shifting patterns in the first results.
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