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Maintaining his lead established during the first day of the CRIMSON's presidential poll, Herbert Hoover swept to victory over Alfred E. Smith yesterday, as a result of strong backing in the College and Business School. Of a total of 4080 votes cast, Hoover polled 2080 while Smith received 1775. In the Law School Smith polled his only victory, receiving 54 percent of its total vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOVER TICKET CARRIES UNIVERSITY BY SLIGHT MAJORITY IN FINAL COUNT | 10/26/1928 | See Source »

With 52 percent of the total poll Hoover barely won a majority of the votes. Smith, with 44 percent brought the Democratic party up to a strength which is unprecedented in the history of CRIMSON polls. Norman Thomas, receiving 150 pasteboards, took only 3.7 percent of the whole...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOVER TICKET CARRIES UNIVERSITY BY SLIGHT MAJORITY IN FINAL COUNT | 10/26/1928 | See Source »

...opponent 39.6 percent. Four years ago the Republican majority had risen to 56.1 percent of the total, while the Democrats had fallen to a 26.2 percent vote. The loss of the Democrats that year was caused by the rising of a third party, which captured 17.2 percent of the poll...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOVER TICKET CARRIES UNIVERSITY BY SLIGHT MAJORITY IN FINAL COUNT | 10/26/1928 | See Source »

This year the Republicans dropped back to 52 percent of the total vote while the Democrats rose to 44 percent, leaving an almost negligible 3.7 percent for the Socialists. Final Results of Crimson Presidential Poll Department Hoover Smith Thomas Misc. Thrown Total College 1296 1024 106 83 62 2571 Law School 482 623 39 11 14 1169 Business School 292 128 5 8 7 440 Total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOVER TICKET CARRIES UNIVERSITY BY SLIGHT MAJORITY IN FINAL COUNT | 10/26/1928 | See Source »

With the final results of the CRIMSON poll published, it is evident that the University has run nearly true to form. Comparison with the votes of 1920 and 1924 indicates that, though the country may vary widely from campaign to campaign, the generations of Harvard men present a remarkably similar political aspect. The reunited Democratic vote and the results in the Graduate Schools are, however, of some significance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NO UPSETS | 10/26/1928 | See Source »

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