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MANESUTA S SIFLY HOVERS G. 0. P. Also Claims Every Congressional Distriet But One. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 3.—That Herbert, Hoover will win the 12 electoral votes of Minnesota Tuesday is practi- cally certain, in the view of the best posted observers in the State. They are not looking for a landslide, as the sup- porters of Alfred E. Smith have several elements of strenzth and will poll a heavy vote in every district. The edge is clearly with Hoover, however. Republican leaders are now claiming that the Hoover electors will carry every congressional district in the State, save possibly the fourth, which is the St. Paul district. The outlook there is favorable to Smith. Campaign Sets Record. Both sides put in tremendous efforts this week. No such intensive campaign ever has been seen in State history. ‘The Republican organization now claims 1,300 Hoover clubs in the State outside the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which are organized by wards and pre- cinets into a number of clubs and work- ing units. They claim some 300,000 voters signed up for membership in Hoover organizations. The Smith clubs also are well sprinkled over the State, and have claimed as high as 200,000 members. Democrats still are hoping to pull Smith through in the State by a close vote, but their claims new are largely for tactical purposes. The tide has been against them lately. Republican candidates and managers hatled joyfully Mr. Hoover's announce- ment that he will call a special session on farm relief if the problem 1s not dealt with satisfactorily this Winter. The speakers who have been contending that the Republican nominee is intent | on solving the question and bringing real relief to agriculture have been hoping for such a statement. Some of them, as Gov. Theodore Christianson and Representative Andresen, had urged it personally on Mr. Hoover. The judgment of these leaders is that this announcement will add materially to Mr. Hoover’s margin in the State. It came just in time to prevent a pos- sible last-minute swing of farmers to Smith, which the speech of Senator George W. Norris was expected to start. 1In a determined effort to swing this vote and the “progressive” element in Minne- sota to Smith, Senator Norris was billed for & speech in Minneapolis Friday night. Chance for Nelson. Republicans felt that Hoover was safe in Minnesota before, but that the extra session pledge would “cinch” a good majority for him. They hope it will reach 100,000 or more, in which event there is a chance for the election of Arthur E. Nelson, Republican, over Senator Henrik Shipstead, Farmer- Labor. 2 A straw vote taken by the Duluth News-Tribune, covering Duluth and the jron mining communities, gives Hoover 17,846 and Smith 12,622, indicating & probable lead of 19,000 to 15,000 in that county for Hoover, on the basis of 75,000 to 90,000 votes. All vote records are going to be brok- en, and Secretary of State Mike Holm predicts a total of more than 1,000,000 | votes, compared with 850,000 four years ago. The outlook is that women will vote in much greater numbers, and that they will cast a larger percerftage of the total. This in the main, but not entirely, is to Hoover’s advantage. ; The Republican drive in the lagk wesk has stressed the senatorship. ‘Appeals are made for the straight-ticket. The exchanges between the candidates and their friends have been sharp and their organizations are making strenuous ef- forts, especially in Minneapolis, which will cast about 20 per cent of the lotal vote. Ttis a Republican city and strong for Hoover, but also leans to Shipstead because of his local residence. Senator Shipstead canceled all other dates to come into Minneapolis for the last five nights of the campaign, with a sched- ule calling for at least five speeches an evening. Stands By Dry Law. Senstor Shipstead made a short statement on prohibition, making good his promise at the time Mr. Nelson put the question to him from the same te form last week. The Senator declared that he always has voted for prohibi- tion enforcement measures, and would not vote for any measure “contrary to the letter or spirit of the eighteenth amendment without a mandate from the people.” Mr. Nelson declared this unsatisfactory as it did not specify what was meant by such a mandate. CHARLES B. CHENEY. SEES HOOVER MARGIN OF 50,000 IN MISSOURI By the Associated Press. ST. LOVIS, November 3—Dr. E. B. Clements of Macon, Republican na- tional committeeman for Missouri, de- clared today Herbert Hoover's speech here last night assured him a majority in the State of 50,000 upward. “Conditions were improved very ma- terfally by Hoover's address,” Dr. Clements said. “I should not be sur- prised to see him carry Missouri by 175,000 or more. “Hoover showed to the voters that the big problems in this country are economic and that he has vision for progress. On the tariff, on waterways, on immigration and on agriculture he took a position which meets the ap- proval of Republicans and thinking peo- ple of all parties.” Fred W. Pape, Republican city chair- man, likewise was optimistic. ““Hoover made a wonderfully fine im- pression,” he said. “He probably made 20,000 more votes in St. Louis, and I &hould not be surprised to see him carry | the ¢ity by 35,000 | This was approximately the mammy‘ recefved by Coolidge in St. Louis in| 1924; Democrats have claimed St. Louis this year by from 30,000 to 75,000. G. 0. P. GIVEN EDGE IN SOUTH DAKOTA Special Dispatch to The Star. SIOUX FALLS, S. Dak., November 3. —With only a short time intervening until the election, leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties in South Dakota are claiming they will caryy the State, the Democrats confin- ing their claims to carrying the State for Gov. Smith and for Gov. William J. Bulow, Democrat, who is seeking a second term. They make no claims of carrying the remainder of their State ticket or electing their cahdidates for the House of Representatives. In well informed quarters the belief yet exists that the Republicans will carry South Dakota for Hoover, will re-elect all three of their nominees for the House of Representatives, and will clect their entire State ticket, with the possible exception of governor. Gov. Bulow, it is admitted by many Repub- licans, will prove much stronger than his party, and will receive thousands of votes in excess of those cast for Smith, ~but the Republicans predict that Hoover will have such a commanding lead in South Dakota that he will pull through Buell F. Jones, present attorney general and Republican nominee for the gov- “ ernorship. ALFRED BURKHOLDER. | Congress for failure to reapportion. | the present census, Michigan would get IMISSOURI CALLED “TOSS UP” AS RECORD CAMPAIGN ENDS [Smith's Strength in Special Dispatch to The Sta KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 3.— Missouri appears to be a “toss-up” be- tween Hoover and Smith at the close of | the most interesting political campaign in this State since 1922, when Senator James A. Reed staged his phenomenal come-back. s in the registra- tion in every town and city the total vote in Missouri will exceed 1,500,000 If Hoover wins this State, it probably will be the woman voters. For example, in this city, with an increased regisira- tion of 32,000 this year, 23,000 are women. Offsetting is an increase of more_than 60,000 in St. Louis, the big wet Republican city, where the trend this year is to Smith. Virtually all landmarks by which elec- tions have been predicted are obliter- ated. A big upturn may come in St. Louis for Smith, or a landswell for Hoover out-State. The leaders of both parties are far aj on what will hap- en either in the “wet” area of St uis, or what may happen in the “dry” section of rural Missourl. 0dds Favor Hoover. If the unexpected does happen and a big majority is given either presidential nominee, Hoover probably will be the recipient. This is plain mathematics. There are about 500,000 votes in the | wet Republican area where the trend is | to Smith and more than 1,000,000 votes i in rural Missouri, where most of the | counties normally are Democratic but the trend this year anti-Smith. | Four years ago Coolidge carried Mis- souri by 75,733 votes, of which 53,139 | came from St. Louis and St. Louis County. The 10 counties with the larg- | est “wet” German vote gave Coolidge | 14,366 majority The best the Democrats expect in the | Outcome—Hoover Granted Edge if Landslide Occurs. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. St. Louis to Decide disaffected Republican territory in Eagtern Missouri is this: St. Louis to Smith by 25.000 votes. an even break in St. Louis County and a loss by Hoo- ver of about 10,000 votes in the 10 big- est German counties. Of course, the epublicans do not admit this will take lace, the leaders predicting an even | reak between Hoover and Smith in St. | Louis. Deduct from Hoover the Coolidge ma- joritles in St. Louis and St. Louis County, and a loss of 10,000 votes in the 10 adjacent German counties. That still would leave Hoover 12,000 votes ahead. Then assume Smith will carry St. Louis by 25,000 votes. That would place the Democratic nominee 13,000 votes ahead. Hoover would have to make up this 13,000 Smith lead in the 103 remaining counties, normally Dem- ocratic. 4,000 Precincts in State. ‘There are virtually 1,000 precincts in the “wet” German counties, and St. Louis, and about 3,000 precincts in the remainder of the State. If Hoover should poll an average of five votes to a precinct in the 3,000 precincts, where the trend now is anti-Smith, the Re- ublican nominee could carry the State. epublican State leaders assert that Hoover is considerably stronger than Coolidge was four years ago in rural Missouri and nearly as strong as Hard- ing was eight years ago, when he car ried the out-State by about 90,000 ma- | jority over Cox. Yet St. Louis, with a registration of more than 360.000 and with a territory surrounding openly hostile to pro- hibition, may more than offset the big dry Democratic deflection in the coun- try. The election in the State will be determined on how strong St. Louls goes for Smith. T. C. ALFORD. | HAGUE'S DEFIANGE BLOW T0 ST Observers "Give Hoover All But One County in New Jersey. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEWARK, N. J, Novemer 3.—Gov. Smith's appearance in this city Tues- day night served to arouse the Demo- cratic organization to a state of frenzy, and there is no doubt a record Demo- cnu& vote ;1‘}! be cntr ‘The -rally |- served one good purpose from a Demo- cratic viewpoint. It served to draw ate tention from the plight of Mayor Prank Hague, Democratic State leader, who has been under intense fire ali during the campaign. ‘The Democratic campaign had bgen when Hague refused to appear before a legislative committee, dominantly Re- publican, to give his version of numer- ous transactions in_his home county of Hudson that involved his name and administration. ° The Democrats had hoped Hnfie ‘would confound. his ene- mies and that’ the las{-minute reéaction wotld be of ‘advantage tg the Demo- eratie ticket: e - e By defying the committee, Hague left the impression among independent vot- ers, who must vote Democratic this year if Smith is to c the State, that the Democratic national committee vice charman was afraid to stand up under cross-examination. A tour of all of the 21 counties of New Jersey within the last few weeks by trained political observers disclosed no change in earlier reaction that all but one, Hudson, will give Hoover their vote Tuesday. The Hudson majority for Smith must go well over 100,000 for the Democratic candidate to carry the State, and there is little or no pos- sibility of this, The Democratic w now is that the bernatorial candidate, Willlam L. ill, will run so far ahead of Smith in the State that he will slip through and continue Democratic administral of the State for another three years. Last-minute calculations indicate de- feat of Edward I Edwards, who is completing his first term as United States Senator. Hamilton F. Kean is his Republican opponent. The Republicans will probably pick up one more seat in the House of Rep- resentatives, making the New Jersey representation 10 Republicans and 1 Democratic member. Mrs. Mary T. Norton will have no trouble retaining her seat from the twelfth district. JOHN J. FARRELL, Jr. MICHIGAN 6. 0. P. LOOKS T0 OUTSTATE Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mich., November 3.—A speech by Attorney General John G. Sargent af River Rouge, a down-river municipality near Detroit, this week in support of Herbert Hoover with contin- ued prosperity as the keynote, ended the speechmaking in the presidential cam- paign in Michigan. In the congressional fight a sudden aggressiveness on the part of a_number of Democratic candidates for Con; has been noted. The keynote of their fight is an attack on the Republican 1f Congress would reapportion on the 1920 census Michigan would get two more Representatives. If the reappor- tionment were made on the estimate of four more Representatives, a total of 17. The fight on the past attitude of Con- gress on reapportionment has been waged with particular vigor by William M. Donnelly. Democratic candidate in one of the Detroit districts. Mr. Don- nelly has attacked Nicholas Longworth | as the reapportionists’ most powerful foe and has demanded that his oppo- nent. Representative Clancy, make @ public pledge that if re-elected, he wil not vote for Longworth for the speaker ship. Clancy has ignored the challenge In the presidential campaign the fight continued to center on Wayne County in which Detroit is located. Republic- an managers admitted this week that the outcome in the county would nrove close from surface indications. i Despite pessimistic reports in_the | Michigan metropolis the Republican | managers say the usual 3 to 1 majority | given Republican presidential candi- dates out-State in past years will be | received by Hoover this year. This, it is held, will more than take care of any possible deflection in the customary 125000 Republican _majority _from Wayne County. P. C. POWELL. Girl Keeps Lover's Gifts. When & man and a maid’ fall out the maid may keep her lover's gifts, according to a decree of Judge Cohen of the District Court at Sydney, Aus- tralla. After the tilt Henry Morris ( | sued Dolly Reynolds for the-return of | a phonograph, a silk shawl and a steel guitar, together with $100 which he | said he loaned Miss Reynolds. Dolly said Morris had not loaned her money, but had placed bets for her on hor: and dog races, deducting his Invest- ment_if the animals won. The judge S| Citizens Are Urged to Display Flag On Election Day By the Associated Press. The United States Flag Associ- ation through its director general, t James A..Moss, issued a state- ment yesterday calling on all citizens to fly the flag of United States from their homes, places of business and other' buildings on election day. “In certain States, the law re- quires that on election day the fiag be displayed at all polling places,” said Moss, “and in our Jjudgment jt would be most. fit- ting and appropriate for the American flag to be displayed in this matter November 6, thus dis- fi:m‘ the cmblem which’sym- the sovereignity of the Na- tion. ’ Through this demonstra- -tion the Importance of electing the man who will be thé head of the Nation for the next four years will be materially emphasized.” G. 0. P. Claims Nominee Wil Roll Up a Record Majority. Special Dispatch to The Star. TOPEKA, Kans., November 3.—With the prospect of the largest vote ever cast in a Kansas election Tuesday, Re- publicans are claiming that the State will give Herbert Hoover and Charles Cul the largest plurality ever given the heads of a national ticket. This mans a plurality of better than 250,000, Four years ago Calvin Coolidge was iven a plurality of 351,352 over Davis, mocrat, and La Follette received nearly 100,000 votes in the State. The Socialists did not have a ticket that year. This year there will be three full sets of electors—Republican, Democrat and Socialist, plus three electors labeled In- dependent, the Foster Labor electors. The total vote on President four years ago was 662,451, Coolidge receiving 407,671, Davis 156,319 and La Follette 98.461. Heavy regis\rations in all the citles indicate that ihless the farmers do not vote at all, the total vote will run well over 750,000. Smith's vote is not dikely to run much over 150,000 to 160,000. If the farmers vote, Hoover and Cur- tis are expected to receive better than 500,000 votes, probably around 525,000 There is quite a group of farmers in this State, however, who are rather lukewarm about Hoover, but as a rule their wives are much opposed to Smith. Kansas does not elect a Senator this {EIL In the congressional contests, he election of the Republican nom- inees by large majorities is conceded in all except the eighth district. In the eighth Representative Ayres of Wichita, Democrat, is conceded the edge over Richard E. Bird of Wichita, Republican. This is the third time Bird has run against Ayres. He won by fewer than 200 majority in the Harding landslide of 1920, but lost by more than 10,000 in 1922. Bird’s only chance is that most of some 20,000 new voters in the eighth district this year will vote for him as well as for Hoover and Curtis. CLIF STRATON. COLORADO ADVANTAGE CONCEDED TO SMITH Denver Majority of From 5,000 to 15,000 Expected to Turn ¢ Trick. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. DENVER, Colo, November 3—With the “never admit you're licked” spirit that seems to imbue party chairmen, at least in this neck of the woods, both Republican and Democratic bell cows still are claiming Colorado for their | candidate on the eve of election day. There is one difference: Whereas Clarence C. Hamlin, Republican na- tional committeeman, asserts Hoover will win the State by 50,000, George A. Collins, Democratic national commit- teeman, says Smith will win by what- ever lead the rolls up in Denver, and he estimates that will range from 5,000 to 15,000. Collins asserts the last-minute switch in ‘the Hoover itinerary, which routed him through Southern'Colorado today and tomorrow, instead of through Wyo- ming, was a last desperate bid on the part_of the Republicans to corral the six Colorado_electoral votes. 'FLORIDA FORESEES VOTE OF 250,000 ARIZONA STRENGTH OF SMITH REDUCED G. 0. P. Still Claims Hoover Will Carry State by at Least 4,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHOENIX, Ariz, November 3.—No- ticeable uncertainty in the Smith camp and outspoken optimism among the Hooverites mark the eve of balloting in Arizona, with conditions continuing to favor Hoover carrying the State by & majority variously estimated at from 4,000 upward. The most significant development has been the noticeable swing to Gov. George Hunt, Democrat, at the same time that Smith seemed to be slipping, lemflng some color to the report cur- rent that Hunt strategists are lr:dms off Smith votes for their gubernal candidate. Three weeks ago both Re- rubhcln and Democratic leaders were inclined to consider Hunt's defeat cer- tain, whereas both sides now agree Tuesday’s gubernatorial contest will be too close to justify prediction as to the outsome. “Smith has lost the State anyway,” one Democratic politician is quoted as saying, “so we may as well save the !overnouhl from the wreck.” Ma- jority opinion eontinues to favor re- election of Senator Ashurst and Rep- || resentative Douglas, although Repub- || lican obserfers say if Hoover's majority is very large, the wave may carry for- mer Senator Cameron, contesting with || Ashurst, to victory also. Because of the intense interest | aroused in the campaign over the pro- hibition and_religious issues, careful calculators expect 80 per cent of the State’s registration to vote, or a total of 90,000. Republican committee of- ficlals' say Hoover will poll at least 48,000, while creditable Democratic spokesmen decline to make mathe- matical estimates concerning Smith FRANCIS K. DYAS. ILLINOIS 1S GIVEN 6. 0.P. BY 2000 Strenuous Campaign Waged by Democrats Will Re- duce Majority. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, Ill, November 3.—When the 3,000,000 votes which are expected to be cast in Illinois Tuesday have been counted, Hoover wil be found the victor | by some 200,000 votes, political observ- ers here predict. ‘This figure is much smaller than the number by which both Harding and Coolidge carried the State, just about equaling the majority given to Hughes in 1916 when he received 202,320 more votes than were given to Wilson. The strenuous campal waged in Chicago in behalf of Smith is responsi- More than one-third of the 3,000,000 voters who will march to the polls live n Chicago, where the Democratic nominee - is stronger politically than anywhere else in the State. Shortly after his two-and-a-half-day visit here, it was predicted that he would carry the city by 50,000 votes, Since then politicians of both parties privately ad- mit that he has not lost any of his strength; that if there has been any change in the situation, it has been in his favor. Straw ballots taken within the city by newspapers substantiates this gain by Smith. Where he was once just barely holding his own against Hoover on the basis of these straw votes, the || closing days of the campaign saw him gaining rapidly. A survey of the extensive mining dis- tricts downstate showed that in the sections where foreign-born voters pre- dominate, Smith was the choice by two to one. Among the American born voters, however the Republican candi- date had a two to one advantage. The Republican State candidates are || expected to win by larger majorities | than are expected to be received by Hoover. Predictions are made that Otis F. Glenn, Republican candidate for United States Senator, Louls L. Emmer- son, Republican candidate for governor || and the entire Republican State ticket will win by some 400000 votes, or double the number by which it is pre- dicted Hoover will carry the State. | No appreciable change is expected in | the State’s congressional ratio of 20| Republicans and 7 Democrats. i E. C. NORLANDER. | Religious Issue Is Main Factor as Campaign Comes to Close. Special Dispatch to The Star. JACKSONVILLE, Fla,, November 3.— With Democratic speakers heard in practically every city and town this week and Republican candidates for the United States Senate, House of Rep- Tesentatives and governor appearing in several of the larger places, The people of the State have had plenty of infor- mation and an oversupply of instruction regarding National, State and. county government. Interstate activities have included a speaking tour of former Sen- ator Hardwick of Georgla, and Florid- ians have had ample opportunity to get || via the radio the discussions and argu- ments of national campaigners. As it has been since the beginning of the campaign, Florida is divided into two important camps—the followers of the straight Democratic ticket, headed || by Alfred E. Smith, and the anti-Smith crowd, determined to defeat Smith, No || attempt is made to disguise the fact that Gov. Smith's religion has been | made the issue here, through the cam- paign started by Blshng Cannon, Rev. Straton and Mrs. Willebrandt. | Florida has but a small percentage of Catholics al]l:(i) irrnong ltlm Pmtg:mnw are many e casily prejudiced a one of that faith, j S e With but two or three exceptions, Democratic candidates for office in Flor- ida have all indicated their adherence to the regular ticket, but there is well known to'be an undercurrent that will bring the Republican vote much higher than ever before. In 1920 Florida polled 90,515 votes for @ov. Cox and 44,853 yotes for Harding, a total of 135,368, In 1924 the vote was considerably smaller and divided as follows: Demo- cratic, 62,083; Republican, 30,633; Pro- ca,nfl.fll':: ;‘gfll!;lbitlfi(l;'.] 5,498; l'-ha party, 2,315, making a total of 109,154‘_ This year, with registrations fiboYE 250,000, it seems probable that very nearly all who are qualified will vote. GEORGE HOYT SMITH. ble for the large reduction in the nor- || mal Republican votes of the State. || SN In face of betting odds and bally- hoo to the contrary, this correspondent believes Colorado will land in the Smith told Dolly to keep the gw,s and forget about the money, | rality, lumn, and by a very respectable plu- | o o Y e, DAY, . Entry into the telegraph field of beam || wircless service between Britain and Australia, caused a decrease in cable re- ceipis between those fountries of more than $400,000 in the kst 12 months, D. €. NOVEMBER %, HOOVER NEEDED TO MEET COAL TASK, SAYS DAVIS Secretary Believes Stabilization Should Be Advanced Through His Services. By the Associated Press. Secretary of Labor Davis in a state- ment yesterday declared that the stabili- zation of the soft coal industry demands “that the ability and experience of 1998_PART 1.° Herbert. Hoover be drafted to solve the problem.” “I am satisfied that if the people appreciated the real nature of Mr. Hoover’s services, his largest majorities would come from the coal districts,” the Secretary said in discussing Mr. Hoover’s efforts to settle differences between employers and employes of the coal industry. Aberdeen, Scotland, has just flven the freedom of the city to Earl Jellicoe, Sir T. Jaffrey, a benefactor of the city, and Dr. Laws of Livingstone, a ploneer. SNAKES AMONG LATEST | OF PET FADS IN GERMANY BERLIN (#).—Pet snakes have be- come the latest popular fad in Ger- many. Moccasins and coral snakes from the southern part of the United States, guaranteed by live stock dealers as “steady feeders,” vie with chame- lons, Spanish lizards and fly-eating geckos for popularity. South American chilidae, or “chen» chitos,” little fishes of fasolnating col- ors, have ‘somewhat displaced goldfish in public favor, although 10,000 pairs of the latter are still being sold every week by a leading firm of specialists in domestic pets here. The alligator trade is also looking up. They are sold the centimeter, two-fifths of an Baby alliga- tors . cost 25 marks, about $6 each. They are advertised as “leeding out of your hand.” Bigger ones go at 50 cents an inch. Among pet birds, albino canaries come easily first, owing to their rarity. They are worth about $25 a pair. 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