AMERICAN ELECTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1940, Page 6

AMERICAN ELECTION

MR ROOSEVELT’S RETURN SOME DETAILS OF VOTING. MR. EDISON ELECTED GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY. ' (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) NEW YORK. November 6. President Roosevelt’s election is assured. When 20 States, with at least 28G electoral votes, had given him safe pluralities. Mr. Willkie conceded his defeat and telegraphed congratulations to Mr. Roosevelt. One of the most interesting contests has been in Michigan. At 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Mr. Willkie had a lead of 12,000. This increased by 5 a.m. today to 85,000, but three hours later Mr. Roosevelt was leading by 16,000. The former Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Edison, has won the New Jersey Governorship.

PESSIMISM IN ITALY REGARDING RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES. (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 6. The British United Press Rome correspondent says Italians are most pessimistic about relation’s with the United States as a result of the Presidential election. > TOKIO DISAPPOINTED ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT’S POLICY. FOREIGN OFFICE VIEW. (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) TOKIO. November G. The immediate reaction to Mr. Roosevelt's re-election is disappointment in public circles, on account of a belief that a change and reorientation of American policy towards Japan would be more likely under a new Arministration. Mr. Roosevelt's re-election is interpreted as the American people’s endorsement of his firm policy towards Japan, for which reason alleviation of the present strained relations is unlikely. A Foreign Office spokesman said that no matter who was President, America’s foreign policy, especially in the Far East, must be reconsidered, because the policy of the United States in the Far East is “unfeasible.” POPULAR VOTE ROOSEVELT’S PRESENT MAJORITY. HOUSE & SENATE RETURNS. (Received This Day, 1.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 6. Election results to 4 p.m. show the following popular vote totals: — Roosevelt 23,175,000 Willkie 19,388,000 Figures of election to the House of Representatives are: — Democrats 249 Republicans 131 American Labour 1 The Democrats have made a net gain of fifteen seats. For the Senate, twenty Democrats have been elected and nine Republicans.