Word: margins
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...state was conceded to Roosevelt by the New York Republican leader. Lehman, in returns from half the state, was leading Donovan, Republican by half a million. The loss of the Empire State was believed to be an almost certain indication that Roosevelt would capture the presidency by an overwhelming margin...
While one or two states that it was anticipated would go for the Democrats have showed Hoover margins in scattered returns it seemed likely that the New York governor would sweep the country by a greater electoral margin than was accorded to President Wilson...
...necessity for such a drastic step ended when President Wilson was returned by a margin of eleven electoral votes. To Secretary Tumulty President Wilson expressed his belief in a parliamentary form of government which, in a crisis, falls as soon as it has lost popular support. Up to this week no Republican had yet suggested that in the event of party defeat President Hoover replace Secretary of State Stimson with Governor Roosevelt and then, with Vice President Curtis, resign...
Candidate of the Radical Party was Arturo Alessandri, 64, who had been President of Chile from 1920-24 until overthrown by a coup d'etat under a General Altamirano. He won by an enormous margin. Snarled defeated Colonel Grove: "I have returned to win now-or later" (presumably by attempting another coup d'etat...
Together with the Pit's slump, wheat tumbled in Winnipeg. Canadian prices have long been pegged at around 50?, a price which because of the depreciation in the Canadian dollar gives Canadian wheat an advantage in the world markets. Last week when the slump in Chicago narrowed the margin of advantage the Winnipeg peg was pulled. In a short time December wheat was selling at 47⅝? in Canadian currency, giving it a 2⅜? advantage over U. S. wheat. How this advantage works is seen in the September export figures. During the month Canada exported...