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VOL. 37. No. 263. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, NOV. 4, 1936. Per Copy 15ct«
Election Results Given 5 P.M. Today
REVEAL COMPLETE NEW DEAL LANDSLIDE
Electoral Vote Favors Pres. Roosevelt 523 to 8
LANDON CONCEDED;
523T08 IN FAVOR OF
PRESIDENT OF U. S.
-FLASH- -FLASH
(By The Associated Press)
TOPEKA, Nov. 3, 10:44 p.m.—Landon concedes
Roosevelt Election.
—BULLETIN—
TOPEKA, Nov. 3, — Governor Alf M. Landon, Re
publican candidate for president of the United States,
conceded President Franklin D. Roosevelt the election
early today. He sent a telegram to Mr. Roosevelt:
“The Nation has spoken. Every American
will accept the verdict and work for the com
mon cause and good of our country. That is
the Spirit of Democracy. You have my sincere
congratulations.”
WIRES THANKS TO LANDON
HYDE PARK, Nov. 4, 12:24 a.m. — President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt telegraphed Landon:
“All of us Americans will now pull to
gether for the common good. I have every con
fidence we will work together.”
The President retired at 1:30 a.m. this morning,
after watching the election returns for the last seven
hours. He dcelared to a crowd of Democrats assembled
that the Democratic party had received the largest
sweep of any party in the History of the United States.
Telegrams began to pour in expressing congratulations.
Editor in Chief Literary Digest
Unable Explain Failure of Poll
—
(By The Associated Press)
Literary Digest Poll Unexplained
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 8:30 pjm.—With a chuckle
in his voice, Wilfred J. Punk, editor in chief of the Lit
erary Digest, which forecast Governor Landon’s el- j
ection said tonight: “I am simply astonished that it is
apparently a landslide for Roosevelt.”
The laugh he said, was to show he could take it.
“It’s beyond comprehension to explain away the
Digest Poll. I couldn’t possible do that. It will take
time and lots of pencils, papers, figures and figuring.
We constructed the poll from the returns from ten mil
lion ballots distributed among every class of people
throughout the country. We received answers from two
and a half million. Don’t get me wrong. My personal
belief was that Roosevelt would win. I thought it would
be close but I can’t explain that apparent landslide.”
The Digest has predicted the winner in three pre
vious elections. Last week it gave Landon 379 elect
oral votes from 32 states, to 161 from 16 states for Mr.
Roosevelt.
OTHER EARLY RETURNS
UNDATED, Nov. 3, 5:47 pjn.—A lead, helped by
a three to one majority in strategic Illinois, and lesser
margins in first returns from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Indiana, marked the swing of the Roosevelt ticket into
an early advantage.
With 266 electoral votes needed to win, Democrats
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Coast Returns
A [ Democratic
Few Exceptions
(By The Associated Press)
San Francisco, Nov. 4, — With
returns half complete Roosevelt
led Landon in California nine
hundred thousand to four hund
red thousand.
Seattle, Nov. 4, — All Demo
cratic national and state candidat
es were leading in early returns.
Roosevelt, Governor Martin and
state officers and congressional
candidate have a two to one edge.
Expected Knute Hill win out,
has a slight lead of former con
gressman John W. Summers in
the fourth district. There is a
heavy vote against seven of the
eight measures on the ballot. The
forty mill tax limit is carrying.
PORTLAND, Nov. 4, — Presi
dent Roosevelt continued to hold
Oregon by forty-five thousand, as
two-thirds of the precincts report
ed.
Senator McNary republican led
Willis Mahoney democrat by on
ly seven thousand. Nanny Wood
Honeyman democrat defeated Wil
liam E. Ekwall republican incum
bent, and becomes Oregon’s first
congresswoman. Other Oregon
congressmen were reelected.
SEATTLE, Nov. 4, — The state
of Washington repeated its 1932
landslide and gave Roosevelt a
2 to 1 victory over Landon, ap
parently returning a solid Demo
cratic delegation to Congress.
It elected all Democratic state
officers. The measure limiting
the property tax at forty mills,
passed, but seven other measures
were defeated including the pro
duction for use, legislators sal
aries increase, flood control, bond
issue bill to put the state in the
power business, civil service bill,
bill for a state income tax, and
a substitute for the old age pen
sion measure.
Seattle, Nov. 3, — Returns
from a fourth of the state’s pre
cincts gave Roosevelt and Gover
nor Martin a two to one lead ov
er Landion and Roland H. Hartley.
Portland, Nov. 3, — A third of
the state’s precincts gave Roose
velt a two to one lead over Lan
don, but Sen. McNary republican
held a slight lead over Willis
Mahoney, demo.
SEATTLE, Nov. 3, — Demo
crats were leading Republican by
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ELECTION RETURNS SHOWED
STEADY INCREASE FROM THE
BEGINNING FOR ROOSEVELT
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3,1035 p.m. Demo majorities
in both houses are indicated in fast accumulated, but
still inconclusive returns. The Democrats won eleven
seats to go with forty-seven holdovers. The Democrats
won seven house seats giving them 101. Of twenty
four senate seats unsettled the Demos lead 13 to the
Republicans’ 9. Farmer Laborite 1. Senator Norris run
ning independent lead Nebraska.
At 1 a.m. Roosevelt was leading in states with a
total of 519 electoral votes. Landon lead in states with
only 12 votes—Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Senator Borah had an overwhelming lead in Idaho
which has been captured by Roosevelt.
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—ELECTORAL VOTE—
Roosevelt 523—Landon 8
UNDATED, Nov. 4, — The Roosevelt landslide
! shook the nation today, leaving only Maine and Ver
mont clinging to Republicanism. The Electoral vote
is Roosevelt 523 Landon 8. The New Deal plurality is
likely to reach nine million votes.
California went for Roosevelt by half a million,
Illinois by six hundred thousand, Michigan 100,000 New
York by one million, Ohio by 300,000, Pennsylvania by
half a million.
In the senate the Democrats appeared to hold 75
seats, but senators Borah of Idaho and Norris of Nebras
ka appeared to have escaped the landslide. The House
! appeared to go strong for the Democrats. Prospects for
governorships showed Democrats had captured 12 and
were leading in 14 others. Republicans took 2 and were
leading in three more.
STANDINGS IN CONGRESS:
Democrats Senate—66; House—308.
Republicans Senate—14; House—100.
UNDATED, Nov. 4, — Associated Press returns on
thirty six seats in the senate compiled to noon today
EST showed the Democrats had elected 19, holdovers
47, giving them a total of 66 in the new senate.
Republicans elected three, holdovers 11, giving
them a total of 14 in new senate.
Farmer Laborites elected none, holdover 1, total l.|
Progressives elected none, holdoverl, total 1.
Seats still doubtful are 14. Necessary for major
ity was 49.
In The House
Associated Press returns on 435 seats for the new
House of Representatives compiled to noon today EST,
showed Democrats elected 267, giving them a total in
the new house of 308, vacancies 13.
Republicans elected 56 giving them a total in the
new house of 100, vacancies 4.
Progressives elected none, present total 7.
Farmer Laborites elected none, present total 3.
Seats still doubtful 112. Necessary for a majority
were 218.
STATE WASHINGTON RESULTS
SEATTLE, Nov. 4, — Out of 1612 precincts in the
state of Washington, of 2881, Roosevelt receibed 217248
and Landon 101009. Lemke 3570.
For governor 1598 precincts gave Martin 213618
and Hartley 90759.
RESULTS
AT 5 P. M.
Associated Press results at 5
p.m. today EST 98,175 districts
reporting Roosevelt 23,160,365;
Landon 14,423,777 Lemke 601331.
Electoral votes Roosevelt 523
Landon 8. ,
AP returns on 36 seats in the sen
ate compiled to 5:30 p.m. EST
showed Democrats received 23,
holdovers 47, total 70. Republi
cans elected 6, holdovers 11 to
tal 17. Farmer Laborites elected
one holdover 1 total 2. Progres
sives elected none holdover 1
total 1. Independents elected one,
holdover one, total one. Seats
still doubtful five.
AP returns o.n 435 seats in the
new house of representatives com
piled to 5:30 p.m. EST showed
democrats elected 300, Republi
cans elected 81, Progressive elect
d 6 Farmer Laborites elected 2.
Sats still doubtful 46.
Figurs for the present congress
—-Democrats 308, vacancies 13.
Republicans 100 vacancies 4. Pro
gressives 7, Farmer Laborites 3.
Out of twenty-five senate con
tests, twenty were conclusively
Demoratic, 5 republican and el
even in doubt.
Of four hundred and thirty five
stats in the house. 288 will be
democratic, 66 republicans five for
other parties, and 76 now in
doubht.
A s vc:r‘cd Pro- id ction re
suhs at 1:45 p.m. T'SF total dist
ricts 122.773 reported 90,389 gave
Roosrvelt 21,788.254 Landon 13,
575,602. Lemke 561.293.
Indicated electoral votes Rcose
velt 523 Landon 8 Lemke none.
Greatest Majority
President America
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, —
lames A. Farley declared that
Roosedelt received “an over
whelming vote of confidence, pro
oably the great majority ever to
ae given an American president.
In Montana at 10 p.m. Tuesday
Roosevelt held a better than two
Lo one lead over Landon. Twen
ty-two precincts gave Roosevelt
5689 Landon 2198.
In Idaho, Borah laping ahead
af a lagging republican ticket,
pulled away from Democratic
Governor C. Ben Ross. Seventeen
precincts gave Borah 1733 Ross
1145.
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