Campaigning at Case: Presidential Elections,
1892-2008
1928: Voting Machines
Voting machines were used in WRU’s straw vote for the
first time. The campus Republican and Democratic clubs along
with the student newspaper, The Reserve Weekly, sponsored
the vote. The vote count, disputed or not, was not reported.
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The Red Cat did a spoof of the
first choice of the straw vote.
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The Republican Party took out an ad for
presidential candidate Herbert Hoover in the WRU humor
publication, Red Cat.
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The League of Women Voters enabled women
to become informed about politicial issues, political
parties, and candidates for public office.
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Voting machines were brought to campus
for the first time to ensure an accurate tabulation of
votes.
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Ohio Popular Vote |
National Popular Vote |
Electoral Vote |
Herbert C. Hoover (R) 1,627,546 (64.9%)
Alfred E. Smith (D) 864,210 (34.5%)
Norman M. Thomas (Socialist) 8,683 (.4%)
William Frederick Varney (Prohibition) 3,556 (.1%)
William Z. Foster (Communist) 2,836 (.1%)
Verne L. Reynolds (Socialist Labor) 1,515 (.1%) |
Herbert C. Hoover (R) 21,411,991 (58.2%)
Alfred E. Smith (D) 15,000,185 (40.77%)
Norman M. Thomas (Socialist) 266,453 (.72%)
William Z. Foster (Communist) 48,170 (.13%)
William Frederick Varney (Prohibition) 34,489 (.09%)
Verne L. Reynolds (Socialist Labor) 21,608 (.6%) |
Herbert C. Hoover (R) 442
Alfred E. Smith (D) 87 |
Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve
University Archives, September 2004.
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