The Archive · 1930

Democrats Issue Statement

Washington, Nov. 7.

"the -soven "highest-placed men in "AhelDemocratic party to-day signed "acutatement—concorning results of, the flection of lant Tuesday, decar-"We regard the election asa remarkable victory. It is less a political triumph than an oppor tunity for constructive service."

"The statement said that snoral. revision of the tariff will contemplated as a result of the iphift in power.

Stemers of the statement wore hi Wir. John J. Raskob, Democratic rational chairman, former Governor} Yamos M. Cox, Democratic nominee "hor the Presidency in 1920, former Bovernor Alfred L. Smith who arried the party banner in its Inst. Presidential campaign, Senator joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas Who-is-being pushed as the next Presidential nominee, Representa. tive John Nance Garner of Texas, Mr, John W. Davis, Democratic Preeldontial notice in 1024, and Me. Jouett Shouse, former assist-'@nt Georetary of the Treasury.

"Teeonnection with the matter of "The job for our country to conjcontrats on now ig to take farther measures of ce-operation toward bringing about economic recovery. That is all I have to say"

Not in many years has such interest teen manifest, and at many points the campaigns have been marked by extreme bitterness. Prohibition in particular has caused startling developments, and several "wet" victories in the primaries—coupled with the anti-prohibition Pronouncements of Mr. Dwight Morrow and Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt of New York State—have caused anxiety among the prohibition supporters.

Entry effort will be made to "get out the vote" and indications are: that voters will turn out without urging, While in many states there are Local issues of importance, general interest attaches to national Issues at Ail points, and to-morrow's lection 4s expected to go far toward writing the national plat-Jforms of both the Democratic and Republienn portion for the next Presidential elections by disclosing the tenther of the voters.—United Press.

New York, Nov 5.

The most outstanding feature is the huge majority of 694,000 cly Jwhich Mr. Franklin Roosevelt has boon re-elected Governor of New York. This victory far exceeds anything scored by the former Governor, AI" Smith.

'Mr. Franklin Roosevelt's nomina.. tion as the Democrats' candidate for the Presidency in 1932 thus seems. assured—Reuter,

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