The Archive · 1940

Consolation Win For Mr. Willkie

Republican Rally Gives Candidate Victory in Michigan Voting

Detroit, Nov. 8, Coming from behind in the last hours of ballot counting, Mr. Wendell be settled shortly with the trainster of the courts to the Nenking Willkie, Republican Presidential can-fire regime. tw didate, yesterday squeezed out Presi-was visible 45 miles away, ana dent Roosevelt to win in Michigan. pier and a number of ware-After their arrival at the Third withdrawal from duty yesterday was The victory gave Mr. Willkie an were ibod, carried out q under orders quietly additional 19 electoral votes, boosting from Chungking, and their places his total to 82 as compared with were filled by the two chief pro-President Roosevelt's 449. curators, Judge Chiao Wan-shwan of Virtually complete but unofficial the the High Court, and Judge Sun Sao-figures gave Mr. Willkie a margin of seri kong, of the Second Special District about 4,000 votes in Michigan, Court. Minor judges and other offi-The Republican gubernatorial cancial of the court are expected to didate for reelection, Governor Luren assume duty under the Nanking B. Dickinson, "the Praying Gov-regime. ernor," was defeated, however, by his Judges Liu Chao-fu and Chou Tal-Democratic rival, Mr. Murray Van jen were appointed chief procurators Wagoner. Mr. Van Wagoner former-of the higher and lower courts rely the State Highway Commissioner, spectively, and Judges Wang Ken-piled up a lead of 130,000 votes. wel and Tang Li-min assumed the The Republicans scored a victory, duties of chiefs of civil and criminal however, in the Michigan Senatorial District Court was effected at 4 p.m. branches of the higher court respec-race. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, tively. Judge Yuen Shiao-keng and Transfer of Allegiance Republican incumbent, defeated Mr. Chang Min-sen are to serve as chiefs Frank Fitzgerald, Democrat.—United The taking over of the two courts of the civil criminal and civil Mystery of Two Distress Press, proved to be uneventful as most of branches of the higher court respec-Electoral Vote Results Calls Still Unsolved the Chungking officials realized tively. several weeks"ayo that the assump-New York, Nov. 8. tion of control by the new regime Strict Precautions Following are the electoral vote was unavoidable. They were, there-standings between President Roose-A feature of the transfer were the fore, prepared for yesterdays. velt and Mr. Wendell Willkie, based strict precautions taken by the

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