Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina • 1

Democrats Certain To Control House And Senate PRICK IVE CENT? DAILY AND SUNDAY LORENCE WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 9 1932 DAILY AND SUNDAY ESTABLISHED 1894 GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT ELECTED TO SWEEP COUNTRY IN ELECTION SMITH MAKES SWEEP to de rank 11 JOHN GARNER RANKLIN ROOSEVELT STATE BALLOT By The Associated Press hold fa from 7C 1 1 7 321 NO 3 7 NO 1 and 2 were 1 HAMBONE'S MEDITHIGNSg By Alley 10 1 19 1 II 1 3 Re 4 1 9 4 7 70 12 miles per toral voles is necessary to elect tU: 11 9 9 4 7 11 11 6 8 3 378 the Expected Says Senator Smith DEMOCRATS I STATE DEEAT 0 EASILY 2 2 8 17 16 3 47 13 4 8 Gasque Sees New Era compil on the In the latitudes of Belen said late 11 3 22 22 5 36 4 or or 4 29 14 11 9 COOPER EXPRESSES APPRECIATION 8 12 least 8 8 108 2 fi Aroused Democratic Party Cover Republicans With Landslide of Votes Senator and Roosevelt Given Mammoth Maj orities In State (fl 5 26 11 tn we era sof tJHAT It is evident that the time has not come for Republican success in South Carolina act is however that the opposition ajvakened the Democrats to the point that they went to the polls to express their convictions something they have not been doing in the past but must do in the future Wets Increase Their Number 'J' As for Miss Harri gal who opposed Senator Smith and Mr Ruffin who offered against Congressman Gasque they were lost in the shuffle as Mr Hoover Said Lots of people be lieve they will get their beer next week And their light wines too but they are warned to be patient most patient IkKwi 3 yl Did You Ever STOP TO THINK? ipiIAT The revolution thathas been expected to sweep the United States came yes terday when the Republican party was sent down feat I ULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS PATCHES JL CAM ULINA UNITED PRKM ABBOCIATIWR ITIIAT Even in South Car olina where the Hambright organization was making such claims the loss of con fidence in Republican pro mises was most apparent in the paucity of votes Mr Hoo ver received A Mt IM SC Vote 411 266 elec 8 4 11 23 HT 5 MU5TAK? WEfJ A PREER QuiT SAViM' bJK? Em STAHT SAvpV PE CocJMTRY this administration Happy Day Are Here Depression Downed By Roosevelt WEATHER South Carolina: Cloudy and col der probably ucoaalonal rain Wed nesday Thursday cloudy and col der on the coast and fair In the interior I Chairman Henry Cooperlo and Mrs Julian Dusenbury andJlB Harry Emails Miller ederal? election commissioners said latWf night they wished to thank the3 election managers for the effl dent manner In which they con ut ducted the election throughoutyi the county bl a By The Associated I a mernntm id of votes rolling westward diminished force has swept Democratic hintf ranklin Roosevelt into control of the national antl many I am delighted" said Congress man Allard Casque last night "The result of the election pro ves to the country what the Demo crats have been trying to impress upon the people for the past 8 or 10 years and bv this I mon that it proves me lanure 01 uic publican he said "I believe confidently that can now look forward to a new end the beeinning of the end the Congressman Gasque added that It would of course take time for the party to work out the salvation of the country "but I feel assured" he declared "that the Democratic carty through the Democratic ad ministration will lie able in a short tn pull the country out of the chins in which it has been plung ed by Republican mls rulc" "I am intensely gratified at the vnte of the Democrats of South Carolina and especially in lor ence county end the other coun tfrs of my district In view of efforts of the Hambrlgbt nrpanlMtlon the big Democratic vn'" Is especially Congressman Gasque snld if It re in his power would de clare a two diy holiday of rejoic ing for the fine thing that has me tn the American people in the election of Roosevelt Expressing gratification at the result of yesterday's voting tn South Carolina Senator Smith said it was an "insult to the intelli ccncc of the people for the repub lican party to make an attempt to make any worthwhile headway in this state this year" "The result in South Carolina of the rational election is verygra tnving remaps i snuuiu noi nuw said "ratifying It was what was i confidently expected was the most Inopportune time in fact It wna insulting to the intelligence and patriotism of thn pcople of South Carolina for the republican party to attempt to make any worthwhile headway in this state this vear "The contest between the demo cratic party and thn republican Dirty was not this year as it has 1 1 on The contest this year Is between the American people and those who have bankrupted the nation and brought the federal gov ernment into universal disrepute "The hope of the nation lay in repudiating and bringing in one that would be responsive to the cry of a despair ing nation everv national crisis South Carolina has always responded to what was best for the nation and this year she has re pudiated the attempt of the repub lican party to set uo an organiza tion within her borders South Carolina would have in any event been true to the doctrines of dem ocracy She would have been dis loyal to every sense of patriotism and decency had she given the re publicans within her borders any encouragement this HTH Under the leader ship of Governor rank lin Roosevelt safe and sane government is promised for a great country that since the days of President Wilson has been suffering sadly un der the mis rule of Republi can rpHAT No greater repudia tion of President Hoover and the Republican party could have been registered than in the sweeping victory itf Govwnor RO'fteveliiyt the election yesterday BEVERLY HILLS Calif Nov If your side lost don't take It too much to heart remember there Is always this difference between us and Italy In Italy Mussolini runs the country But here the country runs the president I dIspath this little mes sage alone late in the evening it looks like the only thing can beat the Democrats Is honest counting Certainly brought sut a big vote There was actually wo men went to the poll" that didn't have a new hat Humil iation couldn't even stop 'em Yours DEMOCRATS DI1CU SUE Ah fUkJil HilMflU gulfing President Hoovers ow a WVh the naio Jamaica Hit Bv Hurricane COUNTY CASTS HEAVY VOTE 5 a A a POPULAR VOTE Indicated Elec HAVANA Nov 8 z( North west Jamaica was being lashed by the trop'cal sform curving no out or me low cartooean ather Gutierrez Lanza University Observatory tonight Winds as high as 71 hour wire reported from Jamaica he stild lie located the center of CONTINUED oil PAGE SIX A COLUMBIA Nov 8 aroused South Carolina dem ocratic party its position in this state challenged for the first time since 1886 turned its vengeance on a republican bid for recognition to day and burled it under an aval anche of votes Spurred by the nomination of re publican congressional candidates the democratic ticket rolled up the largest majority and largest popu lar vote in the "modern" history of the state A Governor ranklin Roasevelt with returns trom 828 of the 1209 precincts in the state reported re ceived 84055 votes to 1700 for Pres ident Hoover Norman Thom as ths soeUilfsPtri Gdldntc Senator Smith of Lynch burg long a veteran in democratic ranks in Washington led the con gressional ticket in its sweep over the republican lineup headed by Miss Clara Harrigal Aiken hotel operator A While the vote from virtually every box was the same for Sen ator Smith as for Governor Roose velt many precincts neglected to report on the senatorial and con gressional races' Senator Smiths vote from 542 of the 1209 precincts was 52832 to 1004 for Miss Harri Every democratic congressional nominee was elected They are: irst district: Representative Tho mas' McMillan reelected Second: Representative ulmer reelected Third: John Taylor elected to succeed Representative red Dominick whom he defeated in tne CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX Laie Returns Indicate Vic tory for Most of Anti Dry Candidates By HAROLD OLIVER Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON NOV 8 AP Returns late todav showed a large number of candidates classified by wet and dry organizations as fav oring repeal or revision of the lain amendment elected to the house and anti prohibition referenda in three states rolling up comfortable majorities Of six members of the new sen ate already elected five of them democrats have been recorded as favoring repeal and one Senator Dale republican Vermont has not been classified definitely Elected to the new house were 55 democrats and 15 republicans described in various wet and dry organization polls as being for repeal: 9 democrats and 1 repub licans for submission and 5 rc I publicans cnd 1 democrat for pro 1 hibltion Tile prohibition views of 22 oth ers elected to the house had not been obtained The Incomplete returns showed Louisiana voting to repeal its prohibition enforcement act and tn titori convre's to call a con stitutional convention to propose repeal or modification of the 18th an'endment to the states irst returns in Michigan showed a three to onc vote to take the bone dry clause out of th? mnstoi'tlon and to authorize the legislature to set up a liquor con trol commission On he oasis nf initial scattered returns New Jersey was votlnt ten to one repeal the Hobart enforcement act The five democratic rnnafrH Blrted nnd described by nntl pro hlbltlon organizations as for re wnni cira kunhar lorida: Rua and George Georgia: Van Nuys Indiana nnd Wqgner New York Senate Table Associated Press returns ed to 1:45 a EST) nnrtlacl fnv this 34 Splits United States senate showed: Democrats elected 14 holdovers 31: total 41 Republicans elected 1 holdovers 30 total armer labors elected 0 overs 1: total 1 anil rfnnhtfnl 19 Necessarv for a majority 49 House Table Acenrlnterl Preu returns congressional districts at 1 :55 a (EST) on contests for the 435 seats in the new house of repre sentatives showed: Democrats elected 140 ppesent congress 218 Republicans elected 34 present congress 209 armer labors elected 0: present congress 1 Still doubtful 261 CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO (Copyright 1912 by Th Boll Syndicate 1 ife Party Is Almost Certain to Control Next House and Senate Biggest Outpouring of De mocrats Seen Here In Many Years Unofficial returns from 19 of 25 boxes in lorence county last night gave the following vote: or President Roosevelt 2666 Hoover 26 Thomas 3 or United States Senate Smith Miss Harrigal 25 or Congress 6th District Gasque 2677 Ruffin 25 Boxes not heard from were riendfleld Hannah Johnsonville Olanta Prospect Salem State Results Nine of 25 boxes for the amend ments gave the following results: a 1 nr 991 rklllVllWlUCtlb against 73 Amendment against 140 A mon rtTYl fR only ones of state wide Importance Kind the indications were that CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO GIGANTIC TIDE DEMOCKAT1U wins BURY GOP ORCES President Hoovet: Maintains Lead tn Six ranklin Roosevelt And jj Aligned orces Swept IntoOf fices Jj with un iw ent Democratic forces aligned 11 A 1 vrtvnrnmnnta UK IflV Slilll' KVl Cl In the Republican column of President Hoover only sdcm! nn vniiimo from xvnat raised to be a new record popular vote poured in early today from last eastern districts nnd the west The states were Delaware Maine New Hampshire Connecticutjr Pennsylvania and Vermont With over 14000000 votes counted one third the districts the Democratic standard bearer held a plur alily near the 3000000 mark for an electoral vote alreadj4 ove 400 out of a possible 531 If popular balloting mamtamfcj this pace in the remaining districts the voteno mis'es to exceed record of 3 1000000 by 000000 inaicauve 'strength were pluralities in such normally Republican states Michigan Indiana Ohio Kansas and Utah and mounUntf of victory on the wen Coast which apparently were eny gulfing President Hoover's owtD XO tintl ndHfinnl A VV I lk kkic BU4VJHU fa ccratlc senate anu house secmeC(g assured together with victories fOkt! this party in a majority the gubernatorial contests Accomgt panying these shifts were evidencejK' of an anti prohibition sweep many sections James Watson Of republican senate leader conceded! defeat while other national fifriA ures of the who were trall 1 4 ing included Senator Reed Smooffc of Utah Senator George Moses New Hampshire and Senator Wet ley Joqes of Washington Borne high upon a towering of democratic votes Governor sevelt's lead assured such impreBtSi slve proportions that soon midnigbt President Hoover conji ceded the New York GovemorVa election to the presidency or the first time since Woodrow Wilson laid aside the duties of highest office 12 years ago democrat will become the land! chief magistrate 8 He will assume office at a tlmJ of economic stress which furnlshT ed the principal talking points qg CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO 3 ws vw WKil rvi I I i HB I I VW I I A I I 3 jik IHI 1 1 Ml I I I I 'lLhzzffl 1 JkHOW THEY fffc VOTED fllb i i ffl I i ij niff PRESIDENT Abbeville 13 5 650 8 Aiken 34 24 3173 46 Allendale 12 10 1007 6 Anderson 52 S3 3028 20 Bamberg 15 6 128 13 Barnwell 11 11 1879 15 Beaufort 12 3 298 45 Berkeley 14 11 817 15 Calhoun 8 572 6 Charleston 40 35 4920 418 Cherokee 36 18 1297 25 Chester 21 15 1745 12 Chesterfield 29 29 2556 32 Clarendon 20 12 630 27 31 13 1015 5 Darlington 17 13 1250 31 Dillon 16 15 989 21 Dorchester 15 14 738 15 Edgefield 17 9 840 10 airfield 21 3 406 8 lorence 25 18 2639 26 Georgetown 19 14 1478 32 Greenville 78 61 6812 88 Greenwood 23 21 3153 15 Hampton 18 12 1405 18 Horry 47 24 1929 16 Jasper 6 3 253 10 Ke rah aw 26 13 (34 6 Lancaster 36 36 3103 5 Laurens 39 8 868 7 Lee 26 12 715 10 Lexington 42 36 2068 26 McCormick 17 8 349 2 Marlon 11 11 91! 12 Marlboro 13 10 582 22 Newberry 29 29 2975 12 Oconee 32 23 1527 14 Orangeburg 24 12 1875 86 Plekens 26 15 1735 44 Richland 45 32 3913 115 Saluda 20 0 622 6 Spartanburg 94 67 5887 137 Sumter 16 12 1657 56 Unlori 25 18 3139 14 Williamsburg 33 33 1486 15 York 23 23 3232 128 Total 1209 828 84055 1700 Alabama 2126 281 3236 27317 Arizona 468 76 3 359 7089 Arkansas 2100 317 2840 29239 California 10547 499 36916 64512 Colorado 1549 163 10 902 11767 Connecticut 169 141 266549 264626 Delaware 226 50 7671 5973 lorida 1272 387 17454 51061 Georgia 1811 1060 11 541 156060 Idaho 819 61 6177 8174 Illinois 7222 3003 874923 1252706 Indiana 3 691 867 230188 284371 Iowa 2435 621 101226 144344 Kansas 2676 568 75971 92617 ntucky 4184 Louisana 1452 292 4997 65465' Maine 832 598 162637 125 381 Maryland 1 371 732 86124 170710 Mass 1707 982 340231 401544 Michigan 3417 659 146772 151738 Minnesota 3716 3 9 61 979 85347 sissippl 1590 73 173 6668 Missouri 4233 846 55088 131702 Montana 1442 60 5751 9165 Nebraska 234 193 20264 34045 Nevada 234 79 1574 2995 New Hampshire 294 140 67790 61 585 New Jersey 3414 155 13351 40 848 New Mexico 41 1'927 6214 New York 3837 7974 17'18532 2408574 North Carolina 1829 977 85552 292565 North Dakota 2 240 64 5 663 7753 Ohio 8 678 1354 157316 178037 Oklahoma 3311 1235 55499 185921 Oregon 1783 137 5105 102 Pennsylvania 8 199 3483 612080 509244 Rhode Island 29 160 pl 73529 84810 South Carolina 1209 828 1690 83423 South' Dakota 1934 339 30524 47804 Tennessee 2255 1630 63692 126941 Texas X254 124 25822 193477 Counties Utah 812 82 381 9193 Vermont 248 222 42260 38315 Virginia 1636 1160 57620 1350 Washington 2682 30 1021 1630 West Virginia 2340 616 92282 106018 Wisconsin 2899 1272 160485 Wvoming 667 63 1060 1630 Total 119723 37133 5864604 3411450 Popular majority does mt elect a total ct at Ill.