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RECORDS BROKEN BY NATION'S VOTE %dfcOOVER ELECTED IN DECISIVE BATTLE Reports Show That Republican C a n d i d a t e W i l l H a v e 4 4 4 ffli Electoral Vote# .t " i Herbert Hoover was elected to the ^'.|^residency of the United States on t fuesday of this week in the biggest •battle t)f ballots in the history of the ' eountry. Gov. ^ If red E. Smith will Jlrobably receive bat 87 electoral votes of the 531. Late reports show ifiat Smith carried only two states jlitaide of the remnant of the solid M>uth, being: Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This gives Hoover 40 of the V t ' ' , s* ' Mates and Smith only eight. , Mr. Hoover's policies for making jjpNhe country even more productive than present, for increasing the returns production and for the develop- ;5ft%jient of latent natural resources, will "fpe outlined by the President elect" in Ills inaugural address and in messages %> the Seventy-first congress, which he tit expected to call into extraordinary session shortly after March 4, 1929. The Republicans also make a gain ; fb both branches of congress, which #ill be more dry than ever. Below is given a summary of the , election from a national standpoint, which was compiled from the t»» turns received on Wednesday: ' j Summary of Election In the most remarkable outpouring . «f votes lsf"the history of American ^ |)olitics, Herbert Hoover was chosen ' for the Presidency by the most Impressive and decisive majority of the |>opular will ever recorded. Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the defeated Democratic candidate, carried only Alhhrtina, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island and South Carolina, seven states, to thirty-nine tor Hoover. Smith lost his home Mate, New York, which has four times elected him to be Its governor, and Hoover crashed the solid South with victories la Texas, Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, plus the border States. Nearly 40,000,000 Voted. Tbo total popular vote, estimated to Jie atvund 40,000,000, will not miss hat total far. Hoover's indicated plurality In popular votes Is In excess Of 6,000,000. Coolidge and Harding won by better than 7,000,000. The greatest total electoral vote previous to this year was given to 'Woodrow Wilson in his first contest for the office In 1912. He gathered 435 votes to 88 for Roosevelt and 8 .for Taft In the 1916 contest Wilson was re-elected with 277 votes to 254 •'for Charles Evans Hughes. Harding's total was 404 to 127 for Cox In 1920 and in 1924 Coolidge was given 882 to 136 for Davis and IS for La Foli 'lette. \ Popular vote pluralities for Hoover ranged from 5.000 In New Mexico and Utah up to 500,000 in California, 600,- 000 in Michigan, 600,000 In Ohio and I©00,000 In Pennsylvania. Governor Smith lost his own state, few York, by 100,000 and Wisconsin Dy 100,090. Hoover won Illinois by < %mnfi00 to 450,000. Hoover Triumph In East. The Republican candidate swept wet East, which Smith had relied .Jjw to cari j him into the White House. * IflHe swept the MldQie \7c?* and thu West, where the farmers failed 10 .' .bolt the Republican ticket in sufficient . lumbers to benefit Smith materially. Smith's hopes of the White House frent glimmering early In the evening of election day. When the first returns from New York Indicated that he had 'lost his home state, of which he has been four times governor, by. a plu- * raflty estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000. & Big Hoover Pluralities. Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut were carried by Hoover by derisive pluralities. In Delaware and New Jersey Hoover beat Smith two to one. If there was any doubt of the land- Slide proportions of the Hoover victory It was dissipated when unofficial returns disclosed that the Republican ticket had swept Missouri, with its electoral votes. When the returns from Virginia with only 300 precincts missing gave Hoover a lead of 17.000 In that state the Democratic central committee con ceded the state .to the Republican candidate. » Hoover swept Kentucky by s plural Ity estimated at more, than 150,000. Indiana. Illinois, lown, Michlstin Ohio and Kansas went to Hoover by Mfctffe ploraiities. ' Wisconsin foe Hofftuv. r I>ntest figures obtainable pointed to a Hoover sweep of Wisconsin of more than 100.000 plurality. Even Milwaukee, where the bolters predicted that Smith would get most all the votes hesitated to follow the La Follette lenders Into the Democrsitic cainn. But it was in the border and south ecn states where the monsoon of hal lots smashed through the tradition? •f sixty yea re In perhaps the most! remarkable political upheaval In the country's history. The Republican lead in Kentucky Blanket Indictment Carries 114 Names The grand jury returned two mote indictments in circuit court today about noon, one of which charges conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and includes the names of 114 McHenry county citizens, some prominent in official capacity. It mentions Peter WL Frett, mayor of McHenry; Jack Walsh, marshal at McHenry; Alford H. Pouse, former state's attorney; Roy Stewart, state representative and former county treasurer and sheriff; Joe Wandrack, deputy sheriff; Gus Peters, Woodstock alderman and many others already under indictment individually for prohibition violation- . The other indictment returned today is against Jack Walshl McHenry marshal, charging perjury. In the court this afternoon a large number of defendants are being called to enter pleas on their indictments. reStl- more like an Illinois or Michigan plurality. Oklahoma was won by Hoover bf a plurality of 30,000 or 40,000. , In 388 out of 1,203 precincts In Florida Hoover waS 12,000 In the lead. Tennessee was close, but tfie Nashville Tenesseean conceded the state to Hoover by at least 10.000, Virginia Sets Precedent. Virginia stepped out of the "solid South" for the first time In thp history of the Old Dominion. With ifiore than two-thirds of the precincts reporting H-lover bad a lead of approximately 16,000. I Swinging into the wheat and corn belt. Hoover ballots swept across Kan sag like a tornado. The state Is believed to be his by a vote probably of 3 to 1. Nebraska, despite the bolt of Senator George W. Norris, rolled up a large lead for Hoover. Returns from. 252 out of 1,987 precincts in the state gave him 43,134 to 27,576 for Smith. Early figures from Minnesota were close, but showed the Hoover trend. Reports from 305 out of 3,762 precincts in the state gave him 68.54*2 and Smith 58,097. In 137 precincts out of 2,197 In North Dakota Hoover had 18,839 and Smith 11,396. Hoover was Indicated as piling op a 2 to 1 vote in Colorado. California apparently relied up a handsome majority for her favorite son. In 425 out of 9,086 precincts in the state Hoover had 60,481 and Smith 28328. CHANGS# IN CONQAKifc Republican majorities were Increased In both bouses of congress. In the senate the Republicans gained at least five seats and possibly as many as seven or eight. Official returns may show that the seven radical Republicans have been dislodged from the balance of power. In the bouse the Republicans have gained at least fourteen seats snd probably more. The present howse Is made op of 237 Republicans, 195 Democrats, two Farmer Labor members, and one Socialist Incomplete returns show u Republican total of 251, or a gain of 14. It is believed that further repot 1* will show a number of other Republican gains. The {Democratic 'otal has been reduced to 181. The two Farmer Labor members and the Socialist appear to have been re-elected. The changes In both the senate and house membership represented net gains for the drys. Already both houses were overwhelmingly dry. So far as was apparent from unofficial returns, A1 Smith's wet. program failed to elect any new wets t» congress. ^ Burton Victor In Ohio. One of the Republican gaius fe* senate seats wa»- to Ohio, where Representative Theodore E. Burton, veteran legislator, who served first In the house, then In the senate, and then again in the house, was etectet to the plaee which t>ecame vacant last spring with the death of Senator Willis (Rep.). For the other Ohio senatorial seat. Senator Fess (Rep.) wa/f reelected over Charles V. Traux. Democrat Other Republican senators apparently re-elected by ample majorities Included Senators Van<l^nbers (Mich ). Frailer (N. D.), Thomas (hteh»^>. .ToI;n>.on (Calif.), Reed (Pa.), and Greene (Vt.). La Follette Easy Winner. In Wlscons'n. Senator i«a Koilette. radical Republican. who refused $$<> support Hoover, won over vYIH'"n II. Mnrkharn. Independent, without ditfi crlfy New Rcpiihlh-an senntors elects! f'»r the first time Include Otis F. Glenn, liepiihllrun, who vN>n in Illinois ove» A. .T. Cermak. Democrat, and Fred erlck C. Wuicott, Republican, w'o won In ('»nne» tlcut over Augustine I.twvrergan. I>en»ornt. Mr. ilenn w*'l (ill tlie McKinley seat, to which Frank !.. Smith was originally elected Mr. Wsilentt. will sueeeed Senator M<*Lean. Itcpuhllnin. \< h<> was not a candidate for renomln:ition. New Democratic Senators. Demon utlt senators re-el*rted inrhitlo Senators Swanson (Va.), Train mell (Fla.). and Stephens (Mian.) Senator Kendrick (\Y\vo.) won over Representative Charles E. Winter. Republican. and King (Utah) won over Ernest Bamberger, Democrat. A new Democratic senator Is Tom Connolly, now a representative, who won easily In Texas after defeating Senator Mayfield, Democrat, in the primaries. MUENRV TOWNSHIP GOES SMITH GETS 1,182 HOOVER 496 AND President and Vice President Elect McHenry Township Voters Cast CM Straight Democratic Ballots n| 284 Republican Election day dawned clear and cool in this locality with the weather ideal for the long trek of voters to the polls where a record-breaking vote piled up and probably eclipsed anything in election history foe this section. The polls were open from early morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon with voters appearing all through the day, although, as is usually the case, the greater number of votes was polled in the afternoon. The men from Terra Cotta and employees everywhere took time to vote and the ladies' vote wa - a, strong one bringing out the fact that today, as never before, the population realized the vast itnportance of the ballot. Probably the <Hdest voter in this vicinity casting a ballot on Tuesday was Eli Chase of Ring wood, who is 99 years old, and who has never failed to cast his ballot at a presidential election. People generally had their selection all made before going to the polls which were comparatively quiet looking places in this section, witfi the usual appearance of campaign work-' ers missing with the exception of a few cars hired to transfer voters to the polls. In many of the larger cities in the state bugles and whistles aroused the voters. , Radio Gives Returns On Tuesday night the radio was] moTe popular than ever with parties, gathered to listen to election returns while radios were installed in the Legion and Masonic halls to register the results of electiori for interested listeners. McHenry county had no political battles on Tuesday as the various candidates for county offices were not opposed. No doubt one reason for the large vote cast in this locality was the fact that many of the people were vitally interested in the success of a local citizen, Thomas A. Bolger, as representative from thia district He was given some loyal support by the people of this locality, many of the Republicans voting a split ticket for the purpose of giving the home man their support Every one of the three precincts gave Bolger the lead with a total of 3,231 votes in the three precincts. In the first precinct with its voting place at Ringwood. Bolger received 818% votes, in the second precinct, with its voting place at the city hall, he received 877H votes and in the third precinct with its voting place at the Colby building on Riverside drive, he received 1,535 votes, showing that he was loyally supported by his fellow townsmen. / Many Vote Straight There were 184 straight Democratic tickets and 110 straight Republican tickets, out of a total of 465 votes, polled in the first precinct, in the second precinct 139 straight Democratic and 94 straight Republican tickets, out of a total of 528 votes, were polled and in the third precinct there were 327 straight Democratic and 80 straight Republican tickets, 1 out of a total of 672 votes polled. There were five straight Socialist votes! cast. The demand for the Democratic-I ballots was the biggest in the history j of this locality for many years, this part of the country having gone Re- > publican for many recent years whenl the Democratic ballot has beCn more of a curiosity than anything 4lse. The Democrats in the three precincts carried a strong vote, not quite to [ J, for Alfred E. Smith for president, while Thompson beat out Emmerson almost 2 to 1 for governor. { In the race for United States senai tor, A. J. Cermak, the Democratic I nominee, defeated Otis F. Glenn, Re- , publican, better than 2 to 1, carrying ?very precinct William J. Stratton, - Republican nominee for secretary of state, carried the second precinct with 290 votes ' to 168 for Wm. D. Meyering, Democrat. although the other two precincts |-went for the Democratic candidate. I Frank R. Reid, the Republican can- 1 didate for representative in Congress, also carried the second precinct with j 235 votes to 198 for Edwin L. Wilson, [ ' Democrat, but lpat the first and third ! to Wilson. j The second precinct went for Oscar ; E. Carlstrom for attorney general on; the Republican ticket, with 231 votes ' to 196 cast for T. J. Courtney, Demo- «fat, and in these instances was the only precinct out of the three to carry a majority of Republican votes for any candidate. The big majority of votes cast fOT Thomas A. Bolger in McHenry's three precincts was a smashing one, although not strong enough, to carry him over the top, as was the case in all of the other candidates with the Republican party putting over a landslide in the county and state. ,*•", > K .OF C. MEETING The vnext regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held this Thursday eventing, Nov. 8, at the K. of C. hall. v * EMMERSON WINS OYER THOMPSON REPUBLICANS SW ILLINOIS Emmerson Will Have Majority ef About 500,000; Glenn Is Eltctpil U. S. Senator 11. S. Senator .... Otis F. Glenn (ft) Governor ... Louis L Entmersea (ft) HERBERT HOOVER .CHARLES CURTIS J Unofficial Returns of Tuesday's Election By Precincts in McHenry County BOLGER DEFEATED IN LEGISLATIVE RACE C One of the most interesting races in Tuesday's election was that for the offices of representatives at Springfield from the Eighth Senatorial district, due to the fact that Lake county had two candidates on the Republican ticket, McDonough and Lyons, Boone county one, Jackson, and McHenry one, being Thomas A. Bolger, Democrat Mr. Bolger was defeated in the final count "'of ballots, being the low man of the four by about 3,000 votes. Thus McHenry county will have no \local representative at Springfield during the next four years. Bolger received a splendid vote in this part of the county but Jackson acquired enough support in the south and west section to more than offset it and got 2,374 more votes in McHenry county than Bolger. Mr. Bolger conducted a very active campaign and had the loysl support of his many friends throughout the' following tables: JK8ULT IN TUBS I C0F\Ttt» County-- McDonough Jackson v Lyons Lake ^ 36.272 17,556 32,463 McHenry - - -- 6,103 17,138 7.W1 ltoone ... ---- -- UW whole district He endeavored to convince the voters of his home county that in order for McHenry county to be represented in the legislature it would be necessary to elect a Democrat this year as all the Republican candidates were from the other two counties. Mr: Jackson, although from Boone, is also the owner of a farm in McHenry, and he in turn used this as an argument for the support of the McHenry county voters. It was a great race all the way and the election return headquarters received more calls regarding this fight than any other in the county. The result will give Lake county the senator and two members of the Illinois legislature. Jackson was high man in the district. I^ke county voters were instructed to divide their Votes between McDonough and Lyons, which was bound to defeat one of the outside candidates. Thresult is shown in the Bolger 21,589 14,7C4 2,43* Per Representative By Ptedacts McDonough Jacks'n Lyons Bolger Riley 143 306 3 Marengo 1 242 1077 230 Marengo • 483 606 386 Dunham .; 124 515 126 Chemung 'I .„...311 1420 362 Chemung $ ...--322 1212 319 Chemyng| 69 244 78 Alden 86 619 89 Hartland 61 208 61 Seneca 139 408 1&8 Coral ^._„^...168 634 154 Grafton 344 560 276 Dorr 1 .... 230 1001 446 Dorr 2 269 1198 647 Lieut. Gov. Sec. of State .. State Auditor . State Treasurer Attorney Gen. . University Trustees Trees (R), J. W. Fred E. Sterling (R) W. J. Stratton (R) ,.. Oscar Nelson (R) . Omer N. Custer (R) O. E. Carlstrom (R) Merle J. Armstrong (R), W vS Mrs. Mary E. Busey (R). Frank H. Simpson (R). Congressman at Large .. Ruth Hiima McCormick (R), Riahard Yates (R) 196 3411 294| 2821 848 649 47 268 591 321 310 662 528 782 16,433 1,272 Total ...... ..48(574 PRESIDENT 51,127 41,696 " GOVERNOR Dorr 3 ...... >.^....255 1288 Dorr 4 .~_*U4~..105 174 Greenwood ._136 362 Hebron .141 715 Richmond >..171 1066 Burton 45 65 McHenry 1 115 McHenry i „......I24 McHenry I iNunda 1 .... Nunda 2 203 Xunda 3 a« Algonquin 1 ....*430 Algonquin S 549 Algonquin S 307 More than keeping pace with Hoover and Curtis, Lonis L. Emmerson. Republican, easily won the governorship of Illinois from his Democratic rival, Floyd E. Thompson; and the rest of the Republican state ticket, as given at the head of the column, rode . In comfortably on the great G. O. P.. wave. Considering the wet sentiment tn Chicago and Cook county and the fierce factional fight among the Republicans of the metropolis, the result was highly satisfactory to the leaders of the victorious party. Cook county gave Hoover a majority of about 100.000, and Emmerson captured It from Thompson with a majority that, added to the figures from the other counties, cave him tbe state kgr something like 500,000. , Glenn Wins Senatorshlp. ' Otis F. Glenn, who shared with Emmerson the brunt of the state battle, had a much harder fight to defeat his Democratic opponent for Gnlted State senator, A J. Cermak of Chicago, who was openly wet and popular and who benefited by the votes thjown 764 539 121 99 128 248 »...114* 115 .... 49 139 175 403 346 124 184 483 222 188 189 269 911 877 144 1533 70 422 376 242 700 300 463 907 467 309 377 502 707 737 393 404 1194 38.791 Total .. 6103 17138 7961 14764 U. & SENATOR Riley Marengo 1 . Marengo'2 ... Dunham Chemung 1 . Chemung 2 Chemung 3 . Alden Hartland Seneca Coral Grafton Dorr 1 Dor/ 2 Dorr 3 Lorr 4 Greenwuiod .. Hebron j Richmond .... Burton McHery I ....... McHenry l6.. McHery '3 _.. Nunda 1 Nunda 2 Nunda 3 ....... Algonquin 1 . Algonquin 2 Algonquih 3 Hoofer ...17» ...504 . ..45» ...266 .714 ...631 ...134 ...254 .121 216 ...312 ...378 < ...586 ...761 ...721 ...137 .247 ...438 ...462 ... 71 ...143 ...228 • ...12f 104 ...311 ...426 .607 ...768 ...478 Smith 77 169 14S 109 325 250 25 104 198 135 125 239 350 289 199 34 112 104 „ 194 107 340 300 541 129 92 122 159 267 421 Total 10,660 , 6626 "^SECRETARY OF STATE ~ Riley .... Marengo 1 Marengo 2 Dunham .... Chemung 1 Chemung 2 Chemung 3 Alden Hartland .. Seneca ^ Coral Grafton Dorr 1 • Dorr 2 Dorr 3 Dorr 4 ..... Greenwood Hebron .... Richmond Burton McHenry McHenry McHenry Nunda 1 Nunda 2 Nunda 3 Algonquin 1 Algonquin 1 - Algonquin-1 : Tohil .. Emmerson Thompson r/ 222 310 & .357 .140 150 Riley . Marengo 1 Marengo 2 . Dunham Chemung 1 Chemung Chemung Alden ... Hartland Seneca . Coral Grafton Dorr 1 Dorr 2 ...» DOIT 3 ..... Dorr 4 Greenwood Hebron .... Richmond button McHenry 1 McHenry t McHenry| Nunda 1 _ Nunda 2 Nunda 3 ... Algonquin 1 -- Algonquin % .... Algonquin S Glenn 130 ...515 137 ..-„._^...125 S-Mil i •! . *:4\i iL-'t .10,444 4918 Total .0626 4986 CONGRESSMAN A room to rent? Advertise^it ic onr classified department rmw Marengo. 1 MarengO S Dunham .... Chemung 1 Chemung 2 Chemung 3 Alden Hartland 2 Seneca feral Grafton Dorr 1 ......... Dorr 2 T^orr 3 .... Dorr 4 Greenwood . Hebron PichmoSd .. Pur'on McHenry 1 VrHenry 2 McHenry 3 \'und% 1 Nunda 3 Nunda 3 _ Algonquin 1 - Algonquin 2 Algonquin 1 Stratton 587 538 ...414 714 Meyering 65 124 113 89 277 220 16 82 lie 93 101 211 283 204 165 29 82 76 12if7 203 163 377 100 78 107 143 234 354 Itlley Marengo 1 .. Marengo 2 .... Dunham Chemung 1 . Chemung 2 .. Chemung 3 .. Alden * Hartland Seneca .......... Coral ... Grafton - *- rwirr 1 .'. Dorr 2 Dorr 3 Dorr 4 Creenwood .. Hebron .... Richmond .c.„ Burton ..... McHenry" 1 McHenry 2 MrHenry 3 Nunda 1 vund* 2 Nunda 3 Algonquin 1 Algonquin £ Algonquin 3 Reid 141 __.~482 ...........449 .^__244 .' 651 i 594 ..^.128 229 112 ...1.209 .802 ..- *370 :..,.499 670 1^.._ 664 .186 .224 SOS __i« Total .10,418 4332 Total -JHHWilson 64 ---116 •»<? •7 271 214 16 T9 186 •0 •7 205 292 234 181 • •: t;B 79 • 10 * 1|9 . / W 214 198 393- 166 s 139 804 388 4116 ATTORNEY GENERAL Riley Marengo 1 .. •Marengo 2 .. Dunham _.. Chemung Chemung Chemung Alden Hartland Seneca ... Coral Grafton ... Borf 1 „... Dorr 2 .... Dorr 8 ._. Dorr 4 Greenwood Hebron .. Richmond Hurton ... McHenry McHenry McHenry Nunda 1 . Nunda 2, Nunda 3 . c Algonquin 1 Algonquin 2 Algonguin 3 Touiy. Carlstrom Courtney) to him by tbe Thompson-Crowe ward leaders In Chicago. In that city and In Cook county Cermak had a big lead, but tbe down state returns not only wiped this out but put Glenn en the winning side with approximately 200,000 majority. Attorney General Oscar E. Cfcri strom, running for re-election, had the easiest time and led the state ticket, after Emmerson, coming closer to the Hoover majority than any other. He had the advantages of having held the office for four years, of having withdrawn from the gubernatorial contest In favor of Emmerson and of being an exceedingly able campaigner. so his victory over State Senator Thomas J. Courtney of Chicago never was tn doubt. Officials Re-elected. Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling and -State Auditor Oscar Nelson retain their offices. William JI. Stratton won the office of secretary of state, notwithstanding the strong' light put up f. v<s Democratic opponent. Alderman Wu- D. Meyering of Chicago. Omer N. i u. u • returns to the state treasureship In which he served a term ending two years ago; and the Republican candidates for places on the board ef trustees of the University of Illinois went in with tbe rest of the ticket without any trouble. To fill the vacancy on the Supreme court bench caused by the resignation of Floyd Thompson, Cyrus Diets was elected, defeating Warren H. Orr. Richard M. Yates was sent back M Washington as congressman at target and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick was elected to the similar position made vacant by the death of Henry R. Rathbone. The Illinois delegation la coo trees remains 20 Republicans and 7 Dezao» crats. The Democrats elected Htrry Baker In the First district, where Oecar De Priest, colored Chicago politician, was the Republican nominees bu£ in the Twenty-first district Frank M. Ramey, Republican, onsted the Democratic congressman, J. Bail Major. * Iu the state legislative contests the Democrats won some notable victories^ the chief of which was the defeat ef John (Dingbat) Oberta. Chicago eang leader and candidate for state senator In the Fourth district, by Frank M^> Dermott. However, the partisan plexion of the legislature was little changed, the Republicans retaimn£ the control of both cfcuDbem hf tnrgi majorities.