Lehman Polled Largest Individual Vote in N. Y.

The largest individual vote of the campaign in the five boroughs of New York was polled by Col. Herbert H. Lehman in his race for the Lieutenant-Governorship, final figures of the election show. His total was 1,167,508. The reason that his plurality lagged behind that of Senator Copeland, for whom 1.161.212 persons voted in the five horoughs, was that Ambassador Houghton received 620,348 votes in his race against Senator Copeland, while Charles C. Lockwood, Lehman’s opponent, received 652,012.

The largest total vote was cast in the Presidential balloting, of course, the total vote for both Smith and Hoover being 1,858,547. The total vote for both of the candidates for the Governorship in the five boroughs was 1,858,130 and that of the Lientenant Governorship was 1,819,520.

The pluralities of the various candidates in the five boroughs of New York City follow:

Smith over Hoover …448,633

Roosevelt over Ottinger…405,600

Copeland over Houghton ..540,864

Lehman over Lockwood …515,496

Tremaine over Crowley…501,952

Conway over Ward …502,042

Rabbi Samucl M. Gup, Temple Beth-El, Providence, R. I., will deliver the dedicatory address at the Rhode Island State College, Kingston, R. I., November 25, the occasion being the formal exercises incidental to the acceptance on the part of the State of the three new buildings, the Library, Gymanasium, and Engineering.

For the purpose of aiding Jewish students and Jewish organizations having difficulties owing to lack of funds, a new fund has been established in Seattle, Wash., with the first gift from Alfred Shemanski.

The University Student Jewish Loan Fund, started by Mr. Shemanski with a gift of one tousand dollars, will be used to assist students, who through lack of funds are not able to continue with their education.

Two of the executive members of the Alpha Mu Chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity,with an alumnus and a town representative will be in charge of the fund.