Candidates Leave Fate to People in Election Speeches
The piece catalogues final campaign messages from Hoover, Roosevelt, Coolidge and party leaders. It notes Hoover urging continued Republican governance, Roosevelt seeking restoration, Farley predicting victory, and Sanders praising Hoover. Minor parties Norman Thomas and William Z Foster offer socialist and communist views.
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Norman Thomas
Socialists
William Z. Foster
Communist Chosce
Communist Party
G O P Propaganda Bureau to Begin Operations
Washington November 6 Republican leaders said a propaganda bureau would start if the Democrats win. The off season campaign group plans to operate like the Democratic executive committee under Jouett Shouse for three years and Charles Helson to issue steady publicity against President Roosevelt's policies.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Charles Ihelson
Meaver
Secret Service to Guard Roosevelt After Election
Washington November news reports that the U S Secret Service has completed plans to guard Governor Franklin D Roosevelt the moment the election result is certified The Secret Service chief W Moran stated the protection begins from the hour of election and continues for the president elect and the retiring president
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Secret Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W . Moran
Secret Service
Law 8
First Vote for 93 Year Old Pianist in Neodesha
In Neodesha, Mrs. Vo A Johnson, a 93 year old pianist, will cast her first ballot today. The article notes she never before exercised the vote and is entering the polls with a sense of history and civic pride.
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Neodesha
INS
Vo A Johnson
Pianeee Icanean
Oklahoma Polls Jammed Amid Record Early Balloting
Oklahoma City precincts faced crowding as early ballots flooded polling places. Volunteers worked to clear lines while veterans stood outside in frosty air. Forecasts predicted a record turnout, with fair skies aiding rural voters despite the jam.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahome
Jong Ines
Vetera
Roosevelt poised for historic landslide victory
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt awaited the nationwide verdict with confidence of a sweeping Democratic win. He planned to vote in Hyde Park then travel to New York for returns at Democratic HQ, flanked by his wife and family, before returning to Albany to work on the state budget. He dismissed rumors of resigning to become president.
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Hyde Park
N. Y. Navy
CNS
Franklin D Roosevelt
New York
Democratic National
Jamies Roasevelt
Filliott
Belog
Democrat
Roosevelt
Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
Lowering Skies as New York Voters Vote in Polls
New Yorkers flocked to 3794 polling places to vote for federal and state officials and a new mayor. Early reports show heavy turnout in some districts with smooth voting overall. Voters used pencils for write-in choices as machines were first used in the city.
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N.Y
New York
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
James J. Walker
New York City
Woman Casts Her First Vote at 105
CANDLER North Carolina November 8 Mrs Annie Griffin 105 declares she is the country’s oldest first time voter as she registered today in the elections. Widow of a Confederate veteran and mother of one, she still threads a needle and says she never voted before.
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Candler
N. C
Annie Griffin
Europe Watches Election in U. S.
London observers in England tracked the American presidential race to gauge potential shifts on disarmament war debts and the economic crisis. The mood reflected Europe’s shared concerns with the United States on urgent global issues despite insular problems.
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London
England
Europe
Americas
Joliet Inmates Vote in Fun Election
In Joliet a playful election was held by fifty county jail inmates with a deputy sheriff providing a ballot and box. One voter, Ransom H Pierce, who cast a ballot for Fremont in 1856, remains determined to participate despite the mock nature of the exercise.
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Joliet
Jolirt
Betal- Thia Heng
Wilr
Jal
Sherif
G. O. P. Vassar
Mich, Noy
M— Ransom H. Pierca
Fremont
Texan Governors Race Draws Voters Across State
Texans vote in a close gubernatorial contest with Miriam Ferguson opposing Orville Bullington. Ex governor Ferguson prophesies a 660000 vote haul, while Bullington campaigns nationwide and rallies in Wichita Falls. Republicans hope for a Roosevelt victory nationally, as Morris Sheppard predicts a landslide for the Democrats.
Von Papen Holds Confidence for Germany's Future
Berlin November reports Chancellor von Papen, after shocking Reichstag losses in Sunday’s election, expressed strong faith in Germany’s future at a Foreign Press luncheon. He urged real national concentration and single purpose on foreign affairs to guide the nation’s policies at home and abroad.
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Berlin
Adolf Hiller
von Papen
Foreign Press Association
Poorhouse Phrase Arrests Attention in Virgin Islands
Reported cable from St Thomas quotes Democrats in the Virgin Islands reacting to President Roosevelt remarks about the islands. Public note recalls last May’s reference to potential military value and the $25,000,000 purchase creating a controversial Poorhouse affecting 90 percent of the population.
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U. 8
ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Hoover
Curtis and Sister Brave Storm Vote in Topeka
Vice President Charles Curtis and his sister Mrs. Rome Colvin braved a biting northwest wind to visit the polls in Topeka Kansas and cast their votes at 10 a m at the old Polk street school house. They voted the straight Republican ticket.
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Topeka
Ken
Charles Curtis
Rome Colvin
Kansas
Colvin
Polk Street
Houston Building Fire Causes Fifty Thousand Dollar Loss
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the old Schwarzs building in Houston causing about $50,000 in loss. One city firefighter was injured when a brick wall fell. Water damage affected Block and light bus equipment. City Fire Marshal John W. Steele began an investigation.
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Houston
Schwarzs
Oil Theft Trials Delayed Indefinitely in East Texas Field
Eight men charged with theft from wells in East Texas faced indefinite postponements. Prosecutors indicated possible resumption on the field but no date was set as the docket remained stalled.
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Longview
Texas
Ibwan
Pointers on Watching Election
Amoriied Prem offers election watching tips focusing on New York Pennsylvania Maryland Indiana Michigan California and the border states. It notes that New York City Democratic gains of about 600000 votes could carry New York while close results in key states may signal national trends and influence the final outcome.
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New York
New York City
Ublo
Indiana
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Renault
California
Thomas Waits Vote Results In Milwaukee Rally
Norman Thomas Socialist candidate for president awaited election results after a rally in Milwaukee where about 11 000 supporters crowded an auditorium to hear him attack Hoover Roosevelt and the LaFollettes and urge a large Socialist vote despite a lost cause.
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Milwaukee
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
LaFollette Brothers
Democratic and Republican Precinct Clash in Chicago
Federal agents arrested Benjamin Arkin a Democratic precinct captain after a scuffle that left Philip Schwartz 28 a Republican precinct worker with head and facial injuries. Schwartz rushed to hospital. five other suspects with police records were arrested at a second location.
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Chicago
Benjamin Arkin
Philip Schwartz
Schwartz
Floor collapse injures voters at Mass polling place
In Fall River Massachusetts a section of the polling place floor collapsed injuring fifteen voters and a police officer. Policeman John W Higgins helped frightened voters escape from the basement and to safety after the incident.
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Fall River
Mass
John, W. Higgleson
Campaign ends in flood of proclaims and errors
Louis Beibold reports on the final stage of the presidential campaign with extravagant claims and lively rhetoric. The piece notes unusually low spending by major parties, with Republicans around 3 million and Democrats about two-thirds of that, while the Socialist effort stays under 200 thousand.
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Louis Beibold
New York
Jo G Ag
Dutch Socialists Mass at The Hague
Fear of riotous clashes between Social Democrats and Communists led police to tighten precautions as 25,000 Socialists from across Holland gathered in The Hague for a mass demonstration against the government.
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Hague
TNS
Holland
Harvey Seen Not Elected as Liberty Party Candidate
Montene Arkansas dispatch reports Liberty party candidate Harvey does not expect victory. The piece notes Hoover and Roosevelt make no difference to the 80-year-old free silver advocate amid the current financial system.
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Ark
Harvey
Liberty Party
Hoover
Roose
Welt
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